Hello all.
Sadly, I have been exceptionally busy these past few weeks and will be for the next few.
As a result, I will not be able to write posts on a consistent bases. None the less, you can still follow me on twitter (@TheProudGooner). I will be able to update on a fairly consistent basis from there.
All I ask is to check back in every week or so; I may have some posts up.
Regarding Arsenal, I'll make it quick. We are a young squad, but we lack experience and mental strength, despite what Arsene says. And speaking of Arsene, we as Arsenal fans should trust him and the club.
If you have any questions or comments, email me at TheProudGooner@gmail.com
Cheers all.
Cmon dude you can do it - we want to win the title - help the team to do it NOW
ReplyDeleteThree things that made me happy today
ReplyDeleteby Andrew Weber on April 12, 2011
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ShareOne: Robin van Persie and Abou Diaby had an altercation in the changing room at half time of the game against Blackpool as a result of the Frenchman’s needless first-half booking for kicking the ball away.
Two: Jack Wilshere said that Jens Lehmann was so vocal and passionate on Sunday that it was like having an assistant manager on the pitch.
Three: Johan Djourou is back in full training and Wojciech Szczesny is set to return against Liverpool this weekend.
That is all.
Thanks for the support anonymous 1.
ReplyDeleteIn regard to Andrew Weber- i agree totally.
I have been thinking long and hard about Kroenke now getting a major share holding, and as I said previously I knew about Fiszmann being in London and that he has had several meetings with Hill Wood and David Dein. It is very complex and I would rather wait to see how things develop. The total value of our club with the 143 million debt still outstanding is about 900 million, so I can't see how Kroenke can pay cash up front judged by his own wealth,though he has stated he will not put the club in debt.He of course has a wife who has more money than him through Walmart and he may dispose of some of his assets in America, but my gut feeling with Fiszman being terminally ill is that this has been planned for quite a while.Joint ownership is better than one single owner, but as you know our directors do not take dividends from profits,but kroenke may do this for one reason or another,but hopefully not. I don't think much will change for the moment.I noticed Terence said that Hill Wood had just sold his shares for 5 million, which is totally incorrect,unless I misunderstood what he said. We won't be like the Glazers but I see Kroenke in it for the long haul(remember he has been involved for three to four years already)but ultimately he will be buying the club to eventually make a profit.
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Just picked this from another site & made a slight addition.
ReplyDeleteIs kinda relevent to this post. Read….
The interior of one of Arsenals local pubs… A darkened room with a very conspiratorial atmosphere. REG and STAN are seated at a table at one end of the room. FRANCIS, dressed in Activist gear — black robes and a red sash around his head — is standing by the bar. He is addressing an audience of about eight MASKED Activists. Their faces are partially hidden.
Reg: What has Wenger ever done for us?
Xerxes: Changed our perception from ‘boring Arsenal’ to one of Europes most entertaining teams.
Reg: Oh yeah, yeah he did that. Yeah. That’s true.
Masked Activist: And the new stadium and training ground!
Stan: Oh yes… the stadium and training ground, Reg, you remember what the Highbury used to be like limiting our attendence to 38K.
Reg: All right, I’ll grant you that the way we play and the stadium and training ground are three things that Wenger has done…
Matthias: And the world class players…
Reg: Well yes obviously the world class players… the players go without saying. But apart from the way we play, the stadium and training ground and the world class players…
Another Masked Activist: Premiership trophies…
Other Masked Voices: FA Cups… Community sheilds… Champions League final…
Reg: Yes… all right, fair enough…
Activist Near Front: stability and consistency…we always qualify for the champions league
Omnes: Oh yes! True!
Francis: Yeah. That’s something we’d really miss if Wenger left, Reg.
Masked Activist at Back: A decent youth policy!
Stan: And it’s great to feel we are where we are off our own backs.
Francis: Yes, he certainly knows how to buy a bargain… (general nodding)… let’s face it, he’s the only one who could in a transfer market like this.
(more general murmurs of agreement)
Reg: All right… all right… but apart from better stadium and training ground and players and trophies and youth policy and cup finals and shrewd buys … what has Wenger done for us?
Xerxes: Secured our future?!
Reg: What!? Oh… secured our future!? yes… shut up!
Haha that's brilliant, and true. But what that dialogue forgot to include is the financial safety and the amount of community service the club participates in.
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