Highest I think, you called them ****, not me.
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It's nearly 60% of the salary of a 100kpw player. While we can consider ourselves fortunate that it's not 30m a year it isn't peanuts. He is making money on his investment as the share price rises, and whether he cashes in his chips or uses that value in some other way he is already getting a good return.
My honest opinion is that it's for some marked-up consultancy work, they did give some examples around commercial networks and data analytics at the time, but to suggest he's a bad owner for taking a fundamentally quite modest fee from the club is a bit of a stretch. Also, he doesnt pick the team, impose signings on the manager or have a constant hotline to the press briefing against other people in the club.
Honestly, as far as absentee foreign owners go, we could be a lot worse off. Most people would be hard pushed to name a better alternative, Joe Lewis? Venky's? The Indian bloke with the massive tache that bought Fulham but not the massive nonce statue?
But there are people who do actually support the team, despite the constant sneering of people who aren't there. In fact, some of those who make the most noise about how unhappy they at times are also some of those who are also offering the best support at other times. Most home support at most grounds is pretty quiet, anyway. There wasn't a peep out of the Sunderland fans last sunday until their pelanty shout, despite them being bigged up as being great supporters by the commenators beforehand.
We could have 55,000 in there like Rich, who basically back the manager and the owner, but would never open their mouths to sing because they think its a ridiculous thing to do. You'd still be bantering them off even if they never booed or moaned to Arsenal TV about the manager. In fact many in my block are a bit like that. The most complaints I hear are from a bloke who gives a bit of support too.
Oooooh you bitch!
That said, I'll take an away game over a visit to the Emirates every time. I'd be happy not to go back to that depressing ****hole ever again. I just want Burnleh, Blackboooourn, Leeds and Bradford back in the premier league so I can make it to more games.
I think you are also misunderstanding my friend :driving:
I'm saying the muggybanner****s arent exactly ultras, they arent setting the standards for loud and voluble support or wonderful tifos.
The home fans are the home fans, same as they were at highbury, though the club made a huge error in dispersing NB/CE fans amongst the sssssssshhhhhhiiiiidaaaaahn types.
Sack the ****ing manager and bring back George. Look at him in that blazer. Lovely