Rantboy
International
- 27 December 2002
- Team
- Fluminense FC / Arsenal
He can't ignore it and he would have read it and did whatever he wants with it, but it still doesn't make any difference. Just because he didn't come out and say anything after it, doesn't mean he just ignored it.
The letter should make us think that we should be glad that Uzmanov is not the majority shareholder as his petty one up manship is clearly contradicting himself in that he says he wants the best for the club. Also the fact that David Dean is strongly connected with them and his son does his very best to organise moves away from Arsenal for all of our best players. Anyone with a bit of sense can see what they are trying to do and it isn't for the best of Arsenal it is for the best for them.
If this open letter happened with a well respected member of the board, then it would be a bit of a crisis and would make me think harder about it. But once you know it is from Uzmanov, you have to take it for what it is and that is a great big fat piece of propaganda for the interests of Uzmanov and nobody else.
You say because he released the statement after Van Persie shows it is 'obviously' a crisis? why? it was obviously orchestrated by Uzmanov to be that way and as I said backfired on him and Van Persie. There was no crisis, but Uzmanov wanted there to be one for sure.
The only crisis I can foresee is Uzmanov having a controlling share in Arsenal and it seems like they are trying to stop that as much as possible which is a great thing imo.
The statement about Gazidis calling the Russian company is below and we have only heard it from Uzmanovs corner, which should be taken with a huge pinch of salt and it was designed to undermine Gazidis.
*'Secondly, OJSC MegaFon (Russia) received a cold call letter from Mr Gazidis requesting a meeting to discuss a possible international partnership deal including shirt sponsorship. MegaFon is one of the three largest mobile phone companies in Russia and also happens to be over 50% owned by Alisher Usmanov. Is this really the level of professionalism that is being applied to securing long-term commercial contracts?'
I don't know about you, but other businesses I have been in, when you show interest in a company you look at the basics/fundamentals of what you need and then ask if they would like to meet to discuss. If they accept, then you look much further into the company and how they are formed and what is behind the scenes. There is no point wasting time and energy searching about every detail of a company before you even know if they will be interested in speaking to you?
Anyway, I always counter because I don't like people to just believe one side of a story or a news article or an opinion. There could be many reasons why things are happening the way they are.
I also think fans should be appeased by the signings of Podolski and Giroud as well as Cazorla? I think you keep forgetting about them because they haven't lit up the world in their first two games.
The Walcott situation I have mentioned a couple of times in the last page or so and as you know I don't think it is mismanaged, because I understand why they are in this position and 95% goes to Walcott and his associates and I think Arsenal have done the right thing personally.
Especially if there was no chance of getting a replacement for him before the transfer deadline and even if we could, Walcott has all the experience in the prem. Who is to say how long a new person would take to settle in?....and we have a very tough month up ahead and we need the team as settled as possible.
I really do think your reasonings are tainted by exact print of what papers and other people who really don't know what is going on say, rather than thinking about things more broadly and asking yourself, why are they doing this? what could the other reasons be? etc
Because if I have learned anything, it is not to trust the papers and not to trust Big Fat Uzbekistani Billionaires
You're almost sounding like I'm on Usmanov's side mate. Gimme a break
I'm questioning things because I like to question, to contest. I'm not happy with the way football is being run at Arsenal and I'm not gonna wear the tinted glasses most Arsenal fans seem to do.
You're taking everything I say and twist it to look one-sided. I didn't forget or write off Podolski and Giroud. I left them out of my argument on purpose because they were signed before the RvP statement.
I still think what happened last month was a political crisis inside the club. Two major shareholders colliding like that is like Civil War. Or should I say colliding really? Silent Stan is just taking everything on the chin.
Forget that it was orchestrated, and think of it as a PR exercise. The stakeholders who are closer or more involved with the club might know the truth about Usmanov. But what about the press, the people in the outer circles?
I still think that open letter shouldn't have gone unanswered. Never seen such apathy before in my life.
It's as if they're trying to ignore Usmanov and shut him off reality. You can't pretend the guy doesn't exist. He owns 29% of the club and when he talks shit like that it's bad for the club.
Let's be clear on this: I don't like Jabba the Hutt either. The link with Dein father and son is obvious and stinks of sabotage all over it.
But on the other hand, what is Kroenke doing to make things right? He isn't doing anything to endear himself to the fans. There's nothing substantial, not a single thing we can use to defend him.
Like I said, we're between a rock and a hard place. Usmanov is a fat prick and Kroenke for all we know is just an absent investor who visits London once every 2 years and just lets his people run the club for him, as long as he gets his return on investment.
My reasonings are not tainted by anything other than frustration maybe. I have no doubt that those statements are a political maneuver from Usmanov. But in turn, what is Kroenke giving us? What do you have to say in his defense, Bobby? I'd say he's suspect to say the least.
I'll always support Arsenal but I cannot support this current ownership with the way things are going.
All I can do now on this, another deadline day where us Arsenal fans are left to wonder what could of been.
and Squillaci has a contract til 2013 he`ll take golf lessons for the remaining year! I think Arsenal has too many new players tbh. Everyone plays w/ a mild-dyslexia and adding more players might take us taking special classes w/ pop-up books. Let the season continue...
(be happy for just us scoring in general 
)
