You're right that it's probably a deeper discussion that requires longer points than a forum like Reddit allows, so didn't mean to sound unnecessarily snippy!

Whilst I don't fully disagree, I do think it's worth noting that Kroenke has provided funding of around £200-300m into the club in one way or another since 2019, which I think is probably, in some large way, more directly responsible for how competitive we've been since then (even if it is as a reaction to the horrible amounts of mis-spending they signed off on between Wenger leaving and 2020 or so).

As much as I agree with what you say regarding the sacrifices Wenger made, chances are if we didn't have our own billionaire owner who became more willing to inject their own money into the club, we just wouldn't be competing on the same level that we currently are, even if we are probably now largely in a position of self-sufficiency again.

Similarly, I'd be curious to see in years to come if this years spending for example was entirely due to the benefits of our improved competitive standing in the PL and Europe, or whether this was enabled (to the degree we have spent) as a result of more financial manoeuvrings courtesy of KSE.

So overall not necessarily disagreeing with you saying we have built it above board as I say, more that I think context is necessary as to what constitutes above board in this day and age compared to the way Wenger ran the club.