Originally Posted by
notwist
For the record:
As the stadium empties the camera catches “silent” Stan Kroenke, de facto owner of the club, and “old Etonian” Peter Hill-Wood, flag-bearer of old money and the traditional Arsenal ethos, in secretive conversation. Both are able to speak without moving their lips, Stan on account of his 1970s moustache and Peter because he is eating plums, but you can just about make out their thought process. “They’ve paid to watch 90 minutes, at 78p per minute, and by my reckoning we’ve saved £7-80 of wear and tear on that seat”. “So losing’s not such a bad thing then, Peter?” “Oh no, not at all. If we can sell all the seats and empty them as early as possible the stadium won’t need refurbishing for decades”. “No money spent then.....” “So more for you”. “And not forgetting you”. “Of course old chap”. “Result”. “2 nil I believe. But who’s counting?”