Dein goes – Wenger follows? (18/4)

[gooner.ed]

usual thread starter... my head's spinning. no takeover for 12 months anyway. but by that time, will we be resigned to a last season of arsene? wenger is at arsenal because of dein. frankly, he is unlikely to sign on beyond 2008 without dein in the frame, or maybe i'm being pessimistic...

[Rad]

I think these machinations have been occurring for some while. It is interesting that Ken Friar passed a number of his shares back to Hill-Wood recently. I have to ask why?

It is also of note that a man of Fiszman's standing in the business community did not know(according to Hill-Wood) who he was selling his shares to (and that he also went under the important 25% by doing so)

I am speculating that Dein has made an error of judgement and Fizsman may have been misled by Dein and has sold his shares to Kroenke in error thinking that he was selling them to another buyer. Dein may also have mis-represented Kroenke's true intentions and when the true buyer of Fizsman's shares became apparent Fizsman may have realised Kroenke & Dein were "in bed" together and could be the major power in the club if they influenced another board member to sell their holdings.

It is also worth noting that the 9.9% of shares owned previously by Granada have been openly on the market for some time and no member of the board sought to buy them. Are AFC board members willing to sell up to bidders or were they unable to buy those shares themselves as they lacked the finances to afford them?

Any comments or answers?

[Arsenal Analysis]

Wenger should not leave . look what happened with Ferguson at manutd.

And he is likely to get more funds with the American

[Ruby]

All I know is that we need this kind of shit like a hole in the head, troubled times ahead I think hope I'm wrong

[Woody]

I am glad Dein is gone. I thank him for Arsene Wenger but I will never forgive him for making us play our Champions League games at Wembley. Greed killed off three good chances of winning the competition.

[donaldo]

Woody without Dein NO Wenger, Without Wenger NO success And no champions league at all.Remember Hill-Wood gave Don Howe the managers job after he sacked Neill that gave us 3 years of dull defensive and losing football. And Hill-Wood wanted Houston to become manager after George was sacked. What Hill-Wood knows about football you could write on the back of a stamp. Do you think Wenger would be Arsenal manager if it hadn"t been for Dein? Tradition does not bring trophies.I believe Fitzman has stabbed Dein in the back why did he sell some of his shares to Kroenke just two weeks ago.Some fans are not old enough to remember the pre Graham/Wenger years.I dont want our club to return to the dark ages and it will do if Wenger leaves if not now but next year.And Hill-Wood and his gang will have blood on their hands.

[Woody]

I think it would be a mistake to portray Dein as some kind of knight in shining armour. He did some good things for us but he also used the Club to further his ambitions within football. In the process he took a hefty salary. The new power base is Fizman/Edelman and it has been for a while. Who knows if they will be good or bad for the Club. Only a couple of years ago it was received wisdom that Man U was doomed with the Glaziers in charge. Given Man Us success this season that view seems wrong. Perhaps the key issue is the identity of the manager and not the money men.