news and gossip (tid bits really)

[jazzypom]

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[chrysa]

Ugh they are both assholes. I think they're engaged in an on-going battle to buy up all the shares in Arsenal so neither of them feel like they really "own" Arsenal and therefore neither want to give us more money =_= like, "The other guy doesn't, why should I?" etc.

Tbh even if he's shady as fuck, I'd still rate Usmanov higher than Kroenke. It appears more like he bought a share in Arsenal because he likes the club / he likes football where as Kroenke seems like a collector and only interested in seeing Arsenal as a cash machine. I'm sure Usmanov has ulterior financial motives with Arsenal, but i'd rather still have someone interested in football than someone who's a distant asshole not even interested in the sport.

Speaking of which, have you heard that Kroenke wants to move his american football team, the St Louis Rams out of St Louis and into LA? HAHAHAHAHahahhahahah ಠ__ಠ St Louis (to give you a little context) is pretty close to where Ferguson (#i can't breathe) is and is not a very wealthy city in America, and plus the Rams aren't very good so the people of the city don't care much about them.

But, get a load of this -- he wants to move because the city won't pay for a new stadium. Usually in the US, there's a mix of the city / sponsor / a little bit of the team paying for a new stadium. Apparently the city is supposed to chip in because it brings tax revenue into the area by creating jobs.

When I heard that I was so close to punching him in the face you can't even imagine.

[the4thjuliek]

Yup. I'm not sure about Usmanov's motives entirely but Silent Stan has no intentions of giving us any money. In fact, he took out $3 million for his own use and most of the fans were pissed because they raised the ticket prices again. I think the cheapest seat in the Emirates is about £63!

Is he actually serious about trying to get the city to pay for a stadium? He's loaded with cash! He should be Stingy Stan not Silent Stan. What a cheap ass. I think when Arsenal decided to build the Emirates, the borough of Islington didn't give any money and it's created so many jobs (they even have a page on their website praising us, lol). And really, can L.A. even afford it?

[chrysa]

well Usmanov's criticized the club for "lacking ambition" or something in an open letter which...why are you being an asshole. You have access to the board, and I'm sure they could've all told you we didn't have any money and you have a fuckton of it. *tries to strangle him too* But he holds something like 26% of shares and Kroenke owns like 42%. I'm sure if he were the largest shareholder, maybe he would be more generous, but he's definitely not going to if he's the second. But based on the letter, it does seem like he cares about Arsenal winning (like a fan would!) rather than Kroenke who is happy to just get money from us and his other teams, no matter how well or shitty we're doing.

But seriously, fuck him. Sometimes I get these delusions of grandeur and I'm like WHEN I HAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS I WILL BUY OUT ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB FROM THESE ASSHOLES but that will never happen. also their corporate structure is so that it's impossibleee to get in really. :( sigh. I hope he croaks over and dies.

STINGY STAN IT IS

[the4thjuliek]

From what I read somewhere, the Arsenal board don't really want Usmanov to take over the club. He bid several times (he's BFFs with Abramovich) but they shut it down. I guess it's because no one wants the whole 'shady Russian sugar daddy' image hanging over the club like it does for Chelsea. And I think the fact that we've always been a top club (unlike Chelsea who were Europa League level at best) also contributed to it.

[chrysa]

that's true. We can still win without a sugar daddy 8)

I don't think there's such a thing as a benevolent overlord when it comes to football. Except maybe City's Sheikh. It doesn't seem like City fans have a problem with him :P