Arsenal legend Perry Groves has taken no prisoners with his assessment of how the club has been run since they moved from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium.
The switch of home venue was made to give Arsenal a long-term boost financially which it was hoped would translate to success on the pitch.
Arsenal, however, have only finished higher than third once in the last 13 years since moving to the Emirates, with the club's barren league run stretching back to when they won the title at the end of the 2003/04 season.
Groves has taken aim at the way the club was managed by former CEO Ivan Gazidis from 2008 to 2018, with Groves insisting his stint at the Gunners has had a negative lasting impact.
"The dream for Arsenal fans was to go from Highbury to the Emirates so you can compete because we needed a bigger stadium," Groves told talkSPORT.
"Arsenal are now further away than they have been since I was playing in the late 80s.
"Ivan Gazidis was one of the worst CEO’s a business has ever had because he let players run their contracts down and leave for nothing."
Groves, however, did provide a soothing caveat on what he believes is some positive signs of building in regards to Arsenal's new approach in the transfer market.
"But if you were to say to me that they're buying young, hungry, up and coming players, I can see our policy because it's very similar to when George Graham took over and he went into the lower leagues," Groves added.
