Middle East consortium 'to bid for Arsenal'

[milla]

I'll question it, its outright nonsense. Sounds like its probably from Usmanov's PR team.

I do not believe this story one bit. UAE and Qatari businessmen are rivals. They do not work together normally. Then putting an offer this big is insane. And running to the papers is a nonsense.

I do not believe this story one bit, but unfortunately its done it purpose which is make fans want Kroenke and co to leave, asap.

Many Qatari and UAE businesses are in the same bed now, especially after the ME property business collapsed in 2010.

[GP]

Crooks are crooks, no matter what dune they crawled out of.

[mastermind84]

Many Qatari and UAE businesses are in the same bed now

doubt it.

This story is crap to me, and only serves to rile up more anger against Kroenke and co.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This sounds completely made up.

[Niall_Quinn]

Good one by Usmanov. Next he leaks Kroenke wouldn't sell and the fans will be up in arms. Only way anyone is investing 1.5bill is if that money needs urgent washing and they are happy to lose half of it in the process. Then you wait for the other shoe.

[Globalgunner]

Kroenke will sell. Why wouldnt he?. He is obviously only in it for money and who woulnt be happy with a 80% return on a 3yr investment.
True he doesnt have a track record of selling but then maybe noone has wanted any of his shitty franchises.

The sad part is that Arseanal do not need this investment in order to be much more competitive. We just need to stop wasting £50m each year on overpaying mediocre and non contributing players and staff AND we need a manager who actually wants to win things and has the acumen do do so. Not one who has found his personal Eldorado and is on a dream mission to nowhere.

[Letters]

What's better, fake club with bought success or shite club with no success as we are now?

If I had to pick one I'd say shite club with no success. Yes, of course I want us to be competitive but not like that.
I can't take any of City of Chelsea's 'success' seriously. I know a lot of their fans don't care how it's been achieved but they're idiots.
I do know some more discerning Chelsea fans who completely understand how they've won their trophies and aren't that impressed.
They won the CL and FA Cup last year, then sacked their manager Their fans have spent all season being pissed off about that.
They're a joke of a club, I don't want to go down that road.

Its not ideal but football has changed. It's time Arsenal changed with it. If you can't beat them which we can't then join them

I don't think those are the only two options. Even without a billionaire pumping money in we are one of the richest clubs in the world. We probably can't compete with City but we could definitely be doing a lot more to try. I'd be happy if we were doing that.

[Power n Glory]

If I had to pick one I'd say shite club with no success. Yes, of course I want us to be competitive but not like that.
I can't take any of City of Chelsea's 'success' seriously. I know a lot of their fans don't care how it's been achieved but they're idiots.
I do know some more discerning Chelsea fans who completely understand how they've won their trophies and aren't that impressed.
They won the CL and FA Cup last year, then sacked their manager Their fans have spent all season being pissed off about that.
They're a joke of a club, I don't want to go down that road.



I don't think those are the only two options. Even without a billionaire pumping money in we are one of the richest clubs in the world. We probably can't compete with City but we could definitely be doing a lot more to try. I'd be happy if we were doing that.

There not idiots on that basis. As said before, it's practically impossible for a small/medium sized club to break into Europe's elite purely by playing football.

[Letters]

There not idiots on that basis. As said before, it's practically impossible for a small/medium sized club to break into Europe's elite purely by playing football.

They're idiots if they can't see that all their trophies are entirely related (whether directly or indirectly) to a billionaire pumping money in and buying top players and managers till they blunder their way to the top. If you want Arsenal to achieve success that way then fair enough. I can't see the point. I don't care which billionaire's penis extension beat which other billionaire's to which trophy. Maybe it is the only way to the very top these days but football is the poorer for it.

[Marc Overmars]

I can't see us becoming a penis extension right now, not with the club so vocal and set up towards FFP. After that who knows, but the only thing that needs to happen now is for a football man at the top to ensure the club makes the most of the resources it generates, and to also put an end to the '4th place' culture at the club.

Abramovich is a bit of a **** but at least he's there at every Chelsea game and keeps the bar raised very high for the team to meet.