Stan trying to buy up Usmanov's shares

[Ash]

Apparently this will enable him to register the club in the USA, and not have to release any accounts.

[PSRB]

Apparently this will enable him to register the club in the USA, and not have to release any accounts.

Rumour is, it will be a leveraged buyout......

[redgunamo]

Rumour is, it will be a leveraged buyout......

It worked for Manchester United, I suppose :-\

[PSRB]

It worked for Manchester United, I suppose :-\

who generate oodles more cash than we do......

[Ash]

Rumour is, it will be a leveraged buyout......

If true: Evil fackin scum b.astardo capitalist shítcùnt.

Him, not you.

It's ok though. It is his possession by law. He is quite morally entitled to do whatever he likes with it. :-\

[redgunamo]

who generate oodles more cash than we do......

Won't this be an opportunity for us to match them on that?

[PSRB]

Won't this be an opportunity for us to match them on that?

In a word, no.

[Ash]

Won't this be an opportunity for us to match them on that?

Not sure that Man Utd's commercial revenues are a direct result of their debt to the Glazers, tbh.

I'm sharpening my pitchfork as we speak.

[redgunamo]

In a word, no.

Wenger out :-(

[redgunamo]

Not sure that Man Utd's commercial revenues are a direct result of their debt to the Glazers, tbh.

I'm sharpening my pitchfork as we speak.

Good point. It's all Wenger's fault for insisting we Summer in Austria rather than ̶g̶l̶o̶b̶e̶t̶r̶o̶t̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶c̶a̶s̶h̶ work to promote the Arsenal brand globally, in the interests of football.

[Ash]

Good point. It's all Wenger's fault for insisting we Summer in Austria rather than ̶g̶l̶o̶b̶e̶t̶r̶o̶t̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶c̶a̶s̶h̶ work to promote the Arsenal brand globally, in the interests of football.

He can insist has much as he wants. It hasn't happened in years. Bring back the Barnet pre-season imo.

[redgunamo]

He can insist has much as he wants. It hasn't happened in years. Bring back the Barnet pre-season imo.

But we turned up our noses and missed out when the groundwork for the current deals was being laid. Our mindset was all wrong and set the wrong tone from which we are struggling to recover.

It's made even worse by the fact that we've now completely reversed our position. We don't even command the moral high ground anymore :-|

[Ash]

But we turned up our noses and missed out when the groundwork for the current deals was being laid. Our mindset was all wrong and set the wrong tone from which we are struggling to recover.

It's made even worse by the fact that we've now completely reversed our position. We don't even command the moral high ground anymore :-|

Ok, yeah. Whatevs.

Wenger out, then. I suppose. :shrug:

[SWv2]

But we turned up our noses and missed out when the groundwork for the current deals was being laid. Our mindset was all wrong and set the wrong tone from which we are struggling to recover.

It's made even worse by the fact that we've now completely reversed our position. We don't even command the moral high ground anymore :-|

We never did. It just suited our penny pinching modus operandi.

Wenger out.

[Burney]

Ok, yeah. Whatevs.

Wenger out, then. I suppose. :shrug:

I think even Wenger wants Wenger Out these days.

[Burney]

We never did. It just suited our penny pinching modus operandi.

Wenger out.

Latin now, is it? There's fancy.

[Ash]

I think even Wenger wants Wenger Out these days.

He'll certainly have had enough if our owner is bantering what money we do make off to his ranch, while City are still spending the billions squeezed out of the blood of slaves in the UAE and Chelsea roll in the billions stolen from Russian grannies.

[redgunamo]

We never did. It just suited our penny pinching modus operandi.

Wenger out.

Yeah, we did, in bravely resisting the forces of globalisation, and especially Americanisation :glazer::notforsale:

Wenger out.

[redgunamo]

I think even Wenger wants Wenger Out these days.

Not actively, I think. He will simply go when His time is up and not a moment before. Like Neil McCauley in Heat.

[SWv2]

Yeah, we did, in bravely resisting the forces of globalisation, and especially Americanisation :glazer::notforsale:

Wenger out.

We didn’t resist it, we just simply chose to bury our heads in the sand and ignore it.

We did not need globalisation or it’s sort.

But it’s okay because we are a remarkably well run club who does things the right way. Do you know there will be blue and white flowers in the boardroom on Sunday, worth at least a goal start that, and not just because they are all pooves.

[Burney]

He'll certainly have had enough if our owner is bantering what money we do make off to his ranch, while City are still spending the billions squeezed out of the blood of slaves in the UAE and Chelsea roll in the billions stolen from Russian grannies.

Do you remember when our idea of an evil chairman was Doug Ellis, Ron Noades or Ken Bates? The worst they ever did was a dodgy property deal, casual racism or a slight oversight on their tax return. Those were the days. :old:

[redgunamo]

We didn’t resist it, we just simply chose to bury our heads in the sand and ignore it.

We did not need globalisation or it’s sort.

But it’s okay because we are a remarkably well run club who does things the right way. Do you know there will be blue and white flowers in the boardroom on Sunday, worth at least a goal start that, and not just because they are all pooves.

We are a very well-run club, imo, that does things the right way, up until the moment somebody demanded we try to win the European Cup :-|

https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_16x9/public/images/boardroom_highbury.jpg?itok=p9xVKnYT

[SWv2]

Do you remember when our idea of an evil chairman was Doug Ellis, Ron Noades or Ken Bates? The worst they ever did was a dodgy property deal, casual racism or a slight oversight on their tax return. Those were the days. :old:

I find it hard to dislike City.

The financial strength of their parent company does not bother me a jot, in fact I quite like the way they spend money with complete abandon and as a team to watch play football I find them a joy at times.

Sadly when I watch us of late I find myself getting bored.

[SWv2]

We are a very well-run club, imo, that does things the right way, up until the moment somebody demanded we try to win the European Cup :-|

https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/large_16x9/public/images/boardroom_highbury.jpg?itok=p9xVKnYT

I wonder who gets the big chair?

[World's End Stella]

I find it hard to dislike City.

The financial strength of their parent company does not bother me a jot, in fact I quite like the way they spend money with complete abandon and as a team to watch play football I find them a joy at times.

Sadly when I watch us of late I find myself getting bored.

I was in the room with the telly on for about 70 minutes of the game last night.

I probably actually watched about 10 minutes. :-\

[Burney]

I wonder who gets the big chair?

It just seems a very small table, doesn't it? They must all be elbowing each other during board meetings.

[redgunamo]

I wonder who gets the big chair?

The chairman obviously.

[redgunamo]

It just seems a very small table, doesn't it? They must all be elbowing each other during board meetings.

I gather the new one, at the Emirates, is much larger and also impeccably appointed. Parkinson's Law, innit :-\

[SWv2]

The chairman obviously.

You're annoying me now. Who is the chairman?

[redgunamo]

I find it hard to dislike City.

The financial strength of their parent company does not bother me a jot, in fact I quite like the way they spend money with complete abandon and as a team to watch play football I find them a joy at times.

Sadly when I watch us of late I find myself getting bored.

I don't mind all that either, but when Manchester City are on, I play FIFA. Or more likely, take the dogs out.

[redgunamo]

You're annoying me now. Who is the chairman?

:clap: lol. I don't know!

[SWv2]

:clap: lol. I don't know!

Damn you :hehe:

[Burney]

I gather the new one, at the Emirates, is much larger and also impeccably appointed. Parkinson's Law, innit :-\

I'm not sure old PH-W would've squeezed into that narrow chair, would he? He was a well-upholstered gentleman of a certain age and carriage, after all.