Given their size and heritage, Arsenal are generally a cautious club when it comes to big money transfers, which is why the team rarely dominates eras, but also rarely endures catastrophe. The Gunners have not been relegated for over 100 years now, a season in mid-table- much like the current one- is about as disastrous as it gets. However, every now and then Arsenal will decide to flex their fiscal muscle. Often this has emanated from a sense of panic or poor planning. Bryn Jones’ £14,000 transfer from Wolves in 1938 was debated in Parliament due to the size of the fee [it remained a British record fee for 20 years]. The outbreak of war prevented him from fully grasping the mantle as...
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