Takeover?

[IBK]

Who knows if the Kroenkes might sell, or how long that might take? I think we need to concentrate on things that we can change: CEO > Technical Director / DoF > Head coach. Get the right people running the show and the Kroenkes can just fade into the background - they’re good at that.

At the very least I think Vinnai needs to go ASAP. Seems like a nice enough guy, but he’s been made to look like a mug twice now: once when he got grifted by that fake car company and now with this super league business. Either he was complicit in the attempted ESL coup, in which case he should resign in shame, or he was kept in the dark by the owners and not trusted, in which case he should resign on general principle. Either way his credibility is gone and I don’t think he’s up to the job - we need someone strong at the top who can set a clear agenda: vision, values, standards, process and execution.

Jury’s still out on Edu, for me. Last summer was kind of chaotic, with Raul suddenly going and the shorted timeline, so there’s not much evidence to go on when it comes to how he operates on his own, free from influence. Our business was certainly better in the second half of last summer, after Raul left, and he had a decent January, moving on a lot of the crap and making a really smart loan move in a problem area. And, tbf, he does generally seem to be on top of contract situations. However, the fact that Arteta had to be promoted to manager to supposedly share some of his responsibilities is a worry. Was that move about concerns over his competence, or was it a slap-down over trust (i.e. a means of adding oversight to what he was doing because no one was sure how involved he was in Raul’s shenanigans)?

I can’t even think about the manager / head coach role atm - not until I’m certain that we have the right people in place as CEO and TD / DoF. Right now I just don’t trust anyone at the club to make that appointment.

CEO definitely needs to change though, and that can and should be done immediately. And the board also needs some football men on it - again, that should be done right now.

I guess the best we can hope for is that their refusal to sell means that the Kroenke's are going to try to put the executive role positions under greater scrutiny. Not holding my breath, though...

[Mac76]

I guess the best we can hope for is that their refusal to sell means that the Kroenke's are going to try to put the executive role positions under greater scrutiny. Not holding my breath, though...

zero chance of that - after all, the ESL mess is the Kroenke's own fault not the executive

[IBK]

zero chance of that - after all, the ESL mess is the Kroenke's own fault not the executive

I'm not sure the 2 issues are necessrily connected. The Kroenke's are in this because of an ESL type opportunity, and have invested (or allowed quite significant investent) in players to try to keep us at the top table. Even they have to see that we face a double whammy after the ESL fiasco has sen us burn our bridges with the European club game, and if we are allowed to run down further then ultimately it may affect their bottom line. There is a chance that this might encourage the owners to pay greater heed to how the club's resouces are being applied.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Ek is giving an interview on CNBC at hte moment.

Confirms he has secured teh funds to make a bid so lets see if Kronke will consider it.

He talks about being a fan since he was aged 8 etc so perhaps it will be good but i still have some doubts. He is only worth 3 billion and if you are spending 2 of that buyin the club, i hope he has enough funds left to make signings etc. The club made a loss this year etc so hell need more on top of the money to buy the club.