Arsenal laid off over 55 staff members due to the economic impact of the pandemic. The owner is not at fault for the cost-cutting measures.
Most of the Arsenal fans I know have made the name of their favorite club into a pejorative word. Every time the Gunners would make a mistake off or on the pitch, they would say: “That’s so Arsenal.” or “It’s so Arsenal.”
Despite winning their improbable 14th FA Cup on Monday, Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang managed to drop the vaunted FA Cup.
It was so Arsenal.
The North London club’s new trophy and a ticket to the Europa League were unexpected and brought the feels among its silverware starved fan base.
The delight came crashing down like a wayward satellite when the club announced that 55 members of the staff were going to be laid off due to “redundancy.” Arsenal’s recruitment department was gutted.
The ax even fell on the Gunners head of recruitment, Francis Cagigao, a highly reputable employee with 24 years of service.
The screams of moral outrage from Arsenal fans and footies, in general, were unanimously against the club’s ownership and majority share-holder, American businessman Stan Kroenke.
Arsenal fans fury at their club’s owner is based on a combination of egalitarian ethics and not acknowledging all the facts in the case.
Due to circumstances out of his control and the unintended consequences of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, Kroenke was forced to take drastic cost-cutting measures.