Arsenal board member slams politics

Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has warned that internal politics at the club threaten the side’s chances of success.
The north London outfit are renowned for living within their means and as such will not break their wage structure for star players.
As a result the likes of Gael Clichy, Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas have left in recent times, and Robin van Persie is refusing to sign a new deal at the Emirates Stadium.
The Russian executive, who is the outfit’s second-biggest shareholder, is warning that politics could lead to another trophyless campaign in 2012-13.
“We d...