Arsenal director Josh Kroenke believes the board have grown closer to the fans over the past year.
Kroenke admitted that the decision to sign up to the controversial Super League was wrong but believes it's made his bond with fans "closer".
"I think that whether or not they fully understood the concept of what we're trying to do, it didn't matter," said Kroenke to Road Trippin'.
"They didn't want the change. That was the only thing that mattered that we were going to make changes to the system they love. I understood that.
"I think part of being a good leader is making unpopular decisions on behalf of the group and part of being a good leader is listening to the group and understanding when to back off.
"That's what we did. Once we had a full understanding of what was going on – very quickly – the right thing to do as a leader was to get out of the process.
"I'm encouraged by the whole process because it's brought me and our whole staff closer to our supporters than ever before.
"I really enjoy sitting down and talking with our fans about sports because whether we see it through the same lens we all want the same thing and that's to win."
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