usmanov in sunday papers

[mikeyb772001]

on a few twater posts that he is in an exclusive in a sunday paper. Telling all about how club is run, money and transfers

[Rugby Gooner]

Should make for interesting reading.It will at least make a change from listening to Shaun Custis talking bollocks on Sunday Supplement!!! I sat next to the knob once,going to Arsenal v Newcastle,(the one when their chairman was filmed swallowing his pint,and the *word censored* Barton made his re-appearance by clattering one of our players).I made a point of refusing to engage in conversation with him,or massaging his ego by acknowledging who he was.

[mikeyb772001]

meant to be talking about tickets, money, transfers and the future of the club.

[olgitgooner]

on a few twater posts that he is in an exclusive in a sunday paper. Telling all about how club is run, money and transfers

How the fuck would Usmanov know exactly how the club is run? He's a major shareholder. But he's an outsider. Not on the board. Not privvy to what goes on at board meetings.

Oh wait...maybe he's being briefed by someone who really knows everything about everything?

USMarty has been very quiet recently.

[Rugby Gooner]

on a few twater posts that he is in an exclusive in a sunday paper. Telling all about how club is run, money and transfers

How the fuck would Usmanov know exactly how the club is run? He's a major shareholder. But he's an outsider. Not on the board. Not privvy to what goes on at board meetings.

Oh wait...maybe he's being briefed by someone who really knows everything about everything?

USMarty has been very quiet recently.

US Martin,your Bat Phone is ringing

[augie]

on a few twater posts that he is in an exclusive in a sunday paper. Telling all about how club is run, money and transfers

How the fuck would Usmanov know exactly how the club is run? He's a major shareholder. But he's an outsider. Not on the board. Not privvy to what goes on at board meetings.
Oh wait...maybe he's being briefed by someone who really knows everything about everything?

USMarty has been very quiet recently.

Surely as a major shareholder he would be entitled to see the books and financial records of the club ?

[brazilianGOONER]

on a few twater posts that he is in an exclusive in a sunday paper. Telling all about how club is run, money and transfers

How the fuck would Usmanov know exactly how the club is run? He's a major shareholder. But he's an outsider. Not on the board. Not privvy to what goes on at board meetings.
Oh wait...maybe he's being briefed by someone who really knows everything about everything?

USMarty has been very quiet recently.

Surely as a major shareholder he would be entitled to see the books and financial records of the club ?

that's what i think too, augie. being a major shareholder he surely at least knows how exactly the club is run, even if he does not have a major say in it?

it's what i would expect tbh.

[olgitgooner]

Augie, I'm not sure about this, but I think Usmanov would only be entitled to as much information as somebody holding a single share.

Which is probably the same information which is available in the public domain, when annual accounts are published.

[MK Gould]

meant to be talking about tickets, money, transfers.....

I think we all know how the club is run in that respect.....!

....and the future of the club.

This might be the interesting one.....how Usmanov would run the club in the future given half a chance? Anything he says about how Silent Stan will run it though surely has to be speculation......

[USMartin]

meant to be talking about tickets, money, transfers.....

I think we all know how the club is run in that respect.....!

....and the future of the club.

This might be the interesting one.....how Usmanov would run the club in the future given half a chance? Anything he says about how Silent Stan will run it though surely has to be speculation......

Not necessarily...don't forget that Stan Kroenke has sat on the Arsenal Board since 2008 and thus has approved every policy at Arsenal since then certainly and every policy prior to then apparently.

What's less certain is how Mr. Usmanov would run the club right now because he can say anything now to curry favor with supporters desperate for someone to make the changes we need to make.

This is the tragedy of the failure of our Board to live up to the trust placed in it and to cash in for obscene personal profits. Arsenal is just another good investment rather than a special football club to anyone who would seek to own and run it now. Where Arsenal and its owners where once wholly part of Highbury and its fabric in every sense now we are just another healthy stock to acquire and improve and cash in on.

We trusted the wrong people, and we'll never be able to fully trust anyone running this club again.

[Dan_85]

Quotes from Usmanov courtesy of Tim Payton of AST...

Usmanov in News of the World: 'I don't want to be on the board of a trophyless club'

"If the role of a board member is to oversee a trophyless period, while making significant personal profits and asking fans to pay the cost with inflation-busting ticket price increases then, no, I would not want to be on the board."

"In terms of doing things differently, let me give you a very clear example. Arsenal has all of its major commercial contracts coming up for renewal in the next couple of years. It is no secret that to maximise the value of those you want to have success on the field and to be winning trophies. To do that you need to invest now in building a winning team".

"Clearly an increase in ticket prices of this magnitude is not fair, when combined with the lack of success under current board. While I agree with self-sustaining model, do not believe can properly work with the debt club is carrying, interest bill strips funds every yr. That is why I wrote to board & suggested that the rich shareholders should support a rights issue with sole purpose of reducing the debt. The board rejected idea and it is clear their priority was to take money out through selling their shares, and not to put any in"

"Clearly the first priority for Arsenal must be to hold on to its star players such as Nasri and Fabregas. Cesc is not only one of the best footballers in the world, he is also the captain and leader of the club. What is not clear is whether the board shares this view. For too long they have seemed happy to sanction second, third and fourth as being acceptable, whilst at the same time they were planning to sell their shares."

"I've always been clear about my admiration for Arsene, he has managed to create team that plays most exciting football despite limited resources. If I had concerns, it is that he's not been supported enough and too much has been expected of him on his own. Once Arsenal had Dein out there every day living & breathing AFC, working closely with Wenger to secure best players. Haven't had that for 4 yrs""

[1989]

Usmanov is absolutely spot on and speaks from a fan's point of view.

Just our luck that we ended up with Silent Stan rather than him!

[Bergkamp-Genius]

Quotes from Usmanov courtesy of Tim Payton of AST...

Usmanov in News of the World: 'I don't want to be on the board of a trophyless club'

"If the role of a board member is to oversee a trophyless period, while making significant personal profits and asking fans to pay the cost with inflation-busting ticket price increases then, no, I would not want to be on the board."

"In terms of doing things differently, let me give you a very clear example. Arsenal has all of its major commercial contracts coming up for renewal in the next couple of years. It is no secret that to maximise the value of those you want to have success on the field and to be winning trophies. To do that you need to invest now in building a winning team".

"Clearly an increase in ticket prices of this magnitude is not fair, when combined with the lack of success under current board. While I agree with self-sustaining model, do not believe can properly work with the debt club is carrying, interest bill strips funds every yr. That is why I wrote to board & suggested that the rich shareholders should support a rights issue with sole purpose of reducing the debt. The board rejected idea and it is clear their priority was to take money out through selling their shares, and not to put any in"

"Clearly the first priority for Arsenal must be to hold on to its star players such as Nasri and Fabregas. Cesc is not only one of the best footballers in the world, he is also the captain and leader of the club. What is not clear is whether the board shares this view. For too long they have seemed happy to sanction second, third and fourth as being acceptable, whilst at the same time they were planning to sell their shares."

"I've always been clear about my admiration for Arsene, he has managed to create team that plays most exciting football despite limited resources. If I had concerns, it is that he's not been supported enough and too much has been expected of him on his own. Once Arsenal had Dein out there every day living & breathing AFC, working closely with Wenger to secure best players. Haven't had that for 4 yrs""

Are you sure this is from Usmanov...this all sounds very familiar, not just the content but the way it's worded...either Uzi's writing on the forum or someone from the forum is giving statements to the NOTW in Uzi's name...

[QuartzGooner]

Usmanov says nearly all the right things in the quote from Tim Payton/Dan_85.

He echoes what many on this Forum have said.

I actually think the current debt level is sustainable contrary to what Usmanov says.
But agree that the funds in the bank need to be used for players.
And would not have any problem with a further share issue.

[Its Up 4 Grabs Now]

I’ll take everything he says with a pinch of salt cos they’ve ALL got one agenda or another, I wouldn’t take anything any of them say at face value. It’s also easy to say you’d do x,y,z when you know you’re not in a position to have to follow up on it any time soon. But he’s definitely saying the right things there, and regardless of how genuine his words are if it leads to more proper scrutiny of what's going on that's gotta be a good thing.

Thought I better get in on this thread before Marty McFly hops in his DeLorean and flies it back to 2005.