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Do you really think that oil rich billionnaires, and Arabs really give two fucks about the clubs they toy around with? Really??Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Who do you think cares more about their clubs?
Mr Hillwood, who's family have been running Arsenal for decades?
Or some billionnaire who doesn't give a fuck about football.
They're all ****s. Distuigishing between any of them is a load of rubbish.
That's totally inappropriateQuote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Much like your face....though I have changed it. Apologies for any offence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flavs
I don't see why "throwing money around" is used in a derogatory sense. It's as if the aim of football is to do the best you can by not spending money. Well wrong, if we can get an individual who is willing to invest in the club and isn't dodgy (like Sinawatra at City for example) we should at least consider it rather than dismissing it out of hand.
And I still don't see the big issue with City's owners. Their actions so far have been sensible. They gave Hughes time to succeed, realised he wasn't good enough and got Mancini in. They seem to stay out of the football side of things, and from what I know haven't yet decided to fleece the fans with price rises. I know they are Arab and that immediately brings the stereotype of the "more money than sense" oil sheikh, but if we judge them by their actions, you can't really complain. I'd much rather them own the club than the Old Etonians who clearly hold the little people (i.e. the fans) in contempt.
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Originally Posted by Joker
Have you ever thought where these billionnaires get all their money? You can be sure as shit it is through dumping on the little guy in a far worse way than the Arsenal Board charging us £5.00 for a coke.
They're not angels, and it pisses me off the way we don't push the boat out a bit more than we have been....but to make these rich owners out to be better than the "old etonians" is as short-sighted as it comes.
Their actions have not been sensible. They have spent hundreds of millions (or are we into billions yet?) for slow gains, not even domination. That's not sensible, that's utterly ridiculous save for the fact they have even more utterly ridiculous bank reserves. It's not good football club custodianship no matter how greedily you may want to drool over trophies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joker
Abrahmovic seems to care about it to some degree, he wants to win and has pumped his own money into it and seems to get pleasure from watching them succeed, if you like football and you own a football club then yes you will care.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Hillwood doesn't give a toss, if he did he wouldn't treat the fans with such contempt, his comments when Dein bought it sum him up really, he's only interested in the value of his sharers or else he wouldn't be telling us 4th is a great achievement and settling for that etc etc
I think both aren't great unless they're fans, however the current board are just moneymen who don't give a damn about football or the fans and that bugs me a lot.
thankfully the bbc give this more context than your selective quoteQuote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
"Football was struggling with a poor image, a seemingly unshakable hooligan element and inadequate stadia.
Then-chairman Peter Hill-Wood said at the time: "Some rich men like to buy fast cars, yachts or racehorses.
"But David is more interested in Arsenal. I'm delighted he is - but I still think he's crazy. To all intents and purposes, it's dead money.' "
Makes me laugh really, if PHW cared about Arsenal he certainly wouldn't treat it's bread and butter (the fans) in the insulting way he does. He's a fat cat with a cigar in his mouth who doesn't have a clue about the realities of modern day football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz
Say what you like about him but David Dein cared about the club, PHW made sure he along with a few others were tossed out on their ear because they wouldn't toe the line, that's why we are where we are.
You can see when someone really cares about a club and PHW in my opinion doesn't, it's a business to him.
Yeah, that's why we're going down :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe