
The Prince who would be King
Will Shakespeare once wrote in rhyme and high jinks
That the Fans they doth protest too much, me thinks
Fans driven to despair by a Prince who became King
In all but name, he controlled everything
It was eleven years hence I remember the hour
When Arsene the Prince had expanded his power
With Duke Dein in exile the Great Counsel did fret
That whilst a Palace was paid for the Empire would face debt
However, the Prince had assured them his army could stay
Close to its rivals and in European Fray
The Counsel so grateful handed the Prince the key
The key to the coffers of the Arsenal Treasury
The Prince was true to his word and up there Arsenal stayed
He saved coinage on transfers and the fans taxes were raised
Now six years had passed and The Prince’s passion still burned
The Counsel requested the Keys to the Treasury returned
Return to your troops and lead them they said
But sadly the power hand gone to his head
Get back to your troops and let us the Kingdom run
Yet the Prince would be King, the counsel undone
Even the Emperor watching from a far off land
Would not challenge the Prince, so his powers would stand
Powerful was he and whilst not yet deranged
What the Prince has not realised was that times they had changed
Whilst running the Kingdom his hand tight on the till
Other armies and Generals, had not been stood still
Yes, he had bought in new gladiators now spending the gold
But his methods were ancient whilst others were bold
The other leaders had gold too but their tactics were new
The Prince often outmanoeuvred knew not what to do
It was time to adapt and move with the times
Failure to do so might be seen as war crimes
A Prince who gave so much but had much reward
Must now contemplate to fall on his sword
The sword that once conquered and led the attack
Must now be laid down lest it end up in his back

Passionate fifty-something Arsenal supporter who has been making the journey to N5 regularly since the early 1980s – although his first game was in 1976. Always passionate when talking about The Arsenal, Dave decided to send a guest blog to Gunnersphere in the summer of 2011 and has not stopped writing about the Gunners since.
He set up his own site – 1 Nil Down 2 One Up – in February 2012, which he moved on in 2016 to concentrate on freelance writing and building Gunners Town, which he launched with Paul in 2014.
The objective of GT was to be new and fresh and to give a platform for likeminded passionate Arsenal fans wishing to write about their team. Dave still of course, writes for the site himself and advises the ever-changing writing crew.
get over your self!!!!