Arsènal: The Making of a Modern Superclub

ARSÈNAL
–
The
Making
of
a
Modern
Super‐Club
by
Alex
Fynn
and
Kevin
Whitcher
Published
by
Vision
Sports
Publishing
on
August
11th.
Based
on
unprecedented
access
granted
to
the
authors,
including
exclusive
interviews
with
Arsène
Wenger
and
other
key
insiders,
Fynn
and
Whitcher
analyse
Wenger’s
role
in
transforming
“boring,
boring
Arsenal”
into
one
of
the
world’s
most
exciting
teams,
a
footballing
super‐power
and
the
third
richest
club
on
the
planet.
Football
guru
Alex
Fynn
and
The Gooner
editor
Kevin
Whitcher
use
interviews
with
Wenger,
key
protagonists
former
Vice‐Chairman,
David
Dein,
and
Chairman,
Peter
Hill‐Wood,
and
former
players
such
as
Frank
McLintock,
Alan
Smith
and
Bob
Wilson,
to
create
an
authoritive
look
at
the
transformation
of
Arsenal.
They
reveal
the
inside
story
on
the
boardroom
manoeuvrings
that
brought
Wenger
to
Highbury
and
the
sacking,
11
years
later,
of
the
man
who
championed
his
cause.
Fynn
is
as
close
to
Wenger
as
anyone
outside
the
club,
and
he
and
Whitcher
examine
his
footballing
philosophy,
training
methods,
unique
scouting
system,
and
relay
his
admissions
of
failure
and
hopes
for
the
future
‐
as
no‐one
has
ever
done
before.
With
the
help
of
key
sources,
the
authors
also
provide
a
detailed
analysis
of
the
financial
dealings
that
brought
plans
for
the
state‐of‐the‐art
Emirates
Stadium
to
life
and
reinvigorated
the
club,
yet
left
the
manager
with
sparse
resources
with
which
to
build
his
team.
ARSÈNAL
paints
a
compelling
warts
and
all
portrait
of
Wenger
the
manager,
businessman
and
family
man,
and
Arsenal,
a
club
which
has
climbed
to
the
top
of
the
new
footballing
world
order
where
money
talks
and
there
is
no
room
for
sentimentality.
"Alex
Fynn
is
a
football
guru,
and
I'm
always
interested
in
what
he
has
to
say."
‐
Arsène
Wenger.
About
the
authors
:
Alex
Fynn
‐
A
director
of
Saatchi
&
Saatchi
advertising
for
nearly
20
years,
Alex
was
one
of
the
consultants
used
by
the
FA
during
the
creation
of
the
Premier
League.
The
Sunday
Times
called
him
"the
spiritual
godfather
of
the
Premier
League".
He
has
lectured
and
broadcast
on
the
politics
and
the
business
of
sport
and
is
the
author
of
a
number
of
best‐selling
books
including
The Glorious Game: Arsène Wenger, Arsenal and the Quest for Success,
along
with
Kevin
Whitcher.
Kevin
Whitcher,
editor
of
the
influential
The Gooner
fanzine,
is
the
author
of
several
books
on
Arsenal
including
Gunning for the Double: Story of Arsenal’s 1997‐98 Season.
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