Stan and Josh Kroenke issued a statement to supporters on May 18 ahead of Arsenal’s penultimate league game against Burnley, urging unity as the club stands two points clear at the top of the Premier League and chases a Champions League final on May 30.
“We will give everything we’ve got to win major trophies and you can rest assured that everyone at the club will continue the hard work to make the coming weeks unforgettable,” the Kroenkes wrote, laying out a case for backing the team as Arsenal pursued what the owners described as an exceptional season.
The timing of the message matters: Arsenal sit top of the Premier League by two points with matches against Burnley and Crystal Palace remaining, and they are due to take on Paris St Germain in the Champions League final on May 30. The Kroenkes pointed to the scale of what is at stake, noting that “never before have we won as many games in a season as we have this time out – our 43 victories so far surpassing the 41 of our double-winning 1970/71 season.”
The ownership statement, which also ran in the Arsenal matchday programme before Burnley, mixed gratitude and ambition. “The connection we feel with our supporters fills us with pride,” they wrote, and added: “Between us, we are building something very special, and, wherever this month of May takes us, there will be no standing still when the season ends.”
Manager Mikel Arteta has cast the crowd as a crucial element in that push. “They are our 12th man and the magic player,” he said, describing supporters who he said give the team energy, “When the stadium provides that level of energy, passion and optimism, they play every single action with the team.” Arteta has repeatedly contrasted the current atmosphere with the club’s recent past, recalling that “it was the first thing I wanted to change because a few days before I was appointed here, I was on the other bench with Man City and that image, that feeling of the stadium, the crowd, 50 per of the stadium was empty.”
The Kroenkes framed their remarks around a long view as well as the immediate run-in. “We talked about reaching new heights during our pre-season tour to Singapore and Hong Kong, and those wins show the journey we’re on to achieve that,” they wrote, before adding: “We have made great strides and now we all hope and believe we can take the final steps required to reach the top. We will do it together.”
That forward-looking line — “There will be no standing still when the season ends” — is the clearest promise from the ownership in the upcoming days. It lands while the team still needs results on the pitch: the next match against Burnley and the final regular-season fixture at Crystal Palace will decide whether Arsenal finish the league campaign clear on points, and the Champions League final on May 30 looms less than two weeks away.
The tension is obvious. Supporters will flood the Emirates and look for immediate payoff in league form, while the club prepares for a single, high-stakes match in Paris. The Kroenkes’ declaration of unprecedented winning numbers — 43 victories to beat the 41 from the 1970/71 double season — raises the bar for what fans expect now. It also highlights the thin margin separating a historic double from the near-miss that has defined so many seasons: one result at Burnley, one at Crystal Palace, and then the outcome on May 30.
By closing with an appeal to the crowd and a pledge of sustained ambition, the ownership has shifted the conversation from ownership questions to immediate deliverables. Supporters and the club alike will judge those promises by one thing in the coming days: the arsenal result — on the pitch against Burnley and in Paris on May 30 — that determines whether this month of May becomes unforgettable.
