What now for Walcott?

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Originally Posted by tpyo

We do appreciate how long him and his ancestor have been in charge of the club? Let's take a look at Wikipedia:




I find "amateur" a bit of a strange word to choose given his experience. Childish perhaps but that guy has a ton of experience and service to this club. I'm not saying he's "right" I just think it strange that people have chosen to isolate this individual for our present state given he's been chariman since '82.

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He is not in charge of any day-to-day business at the club, which is generally run by CEO Ivan Gazidis, with manager Arsène Wenger responsible for football and first team affairs.

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That's telling.

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Originally Posted by Syn

Well he says it is about money. But just that the difference in what he's asking and what we're offering is not too big.

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Where does Wenger say that?

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

Where does Wenger say that?

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“Contrary to what some media write he is not obsessed by money, there is just a little difference we hope we can, at some stage, find an agreement with. That is it basically.”

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That's telling.

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Well mebbe he used to before Ivan Gazidis? idk.
But then I probably disagree with you chaps having not much an issue with how the club is run... that is unless they've started paying out a divvi on the shares... anyone know if they do or not? They never used to but I heard rumours they started a year or two back.

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Originally Posted by tpyo

Well mebbe he used to before Ivan Gazidis? idk.
But then I probably disagree with you chaps having not much an issue with how the club is run... that is unless they've started paying out a divvi on the shares... anyone know if they do or not? They never used to but I heard rumours they started a year or two back.

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no need to worry about dividends if the share price goes up and they sell up.

just wait for the next batch of commercial deals to be sorted - price goes up, shares go on sale

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Originally Posted by Syn

“Contrary to what some media write he is not obsessed by money, there is just a little difference we hope we can, at some stage, find an agreement with. That is it basically.”

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That doesn't confirm it's about money, though.

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no need to worry about dividends if the share price goes up and they sell up.

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Yes but tbh you're a bit of a prat if that's your complaint. A share shows how much the club is worth but a divvi takes money _out_ of the club. There is a massive difference between owners making money on the value of their shares and of taking money out of the club. As long as the money stays in the club our future will always be bright throughout this sugar daddy era. However if the money is taken out we're in trouble in the future which makes the way the club is being run now not okay.

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Originally Posted by tpyo

Well mebbe he used to before Ivan Gazidis? idk.
But then I probably disagree with you chaps having not much an issue with how the club is run... that is unless they've started paying out a divvi on the shares... anyone know if they do or not? They never used to but I heard rumours they started a year or two back.

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Used to before Gazidis but he's not involved with the contract talks so he shouldn't be speaking out of term.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

That doesn't confirm it's about money, though.

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That's clutching at straws. Of course he's talking about 'money' - he's not going to break away mid-sentence about another issue without clarifying it.

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Originally Posted by tpyo

Yes but tbh you're a bit of a prat if that's your complaint. A share shows how much the club is worth but a divvi takes money _out_ of the club. There is a massive difference between owners making money on the value of their shares and of taking money out of the club. As long as the money stays in the club our future will always be bright throughout this sugar daddy era. However if the money is taken out we're in trouble in the future which makes the way the club is being run now not okay.

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depends who we sell up to. not sure what sort of a future you think there will be being passed onto the biggest bidder every other season. still, if you're happy with that, that says it all.