Arsenal’s board went into yesterday’s AGM determined to make one key point, but in the end they made two.

A year ago, the atmosphere in the room was toxic and mutiny seemed on the cards.

Arsenal’s transfer kitty is in safe hands with new chairman Sir Chips Keswick, according to former custodian Peter Hill-Wood – but whether manager Arsene Wenger spends any of that on Luis Suarez before the transfer window slams shut remains to be seen.