Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart wasn’t one of Manic Street Preachers’ more subtle song titles but, appositely, it did drive at a certain truth. Power structures need to erect a façade in order to conceal some of the more unseemly activities they carry out to maintain power. There are far more serious power dynamics than KSE’s ownership of Arsenal, but Stan and Josh have struggled to control the narrative over their machinations. One of the main reasons that the Arsenal fan base remains so divided is because the club is minding a comms gap, nay, a comms canyon. The owner’s reticence to communicate is so legendary that he earned the nickname ‘Silent...
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