Good morning and I hope you’re all having a pleasant weekend. Yes, indeed. I do.
Bernie Ecclestone. Fuck off. Seriously. Do we want a man who’ll ‘have a go’ at anything ‘if its cheap enough’? Do we want a man who goes to Chelsea when he has nothing else to do? Do we want a man whose involvement with Arsenal will have come through his friend David Dein who appears to be quite willing for anyone to buy Arsenal for him? No, we don’t want a man like that. In fact, we don’t want any man. Or woman. No sorts. No kinds of money.
For those who think the takeover opposition is simply because Kroenke is American then then think again. I hate the way Arsenal has now become some kind of a plaything for the über-wealthy.
“Oh, Arsenal? Yes, I might buy that actually. Or will I buy an island? Or a jet airliner? I am so rich and bored.”
Fuck off. Cunts. I also hate the fact that these knights in shining armour manage to work it into every story that they will come and save the club and the job of Arsene Wenger. Erm, haven’t they already noticed he’s doing his job at the moment and there’s every chance he’ll sign a new deal whether it’s Orangetache© Inc or anyone else. It’s insulting to fans and to Arsene Wenger who realises that Arsenal is more than one man, more than him, more than David Dein, more than anyone.
As the Man from East Lower pointed out yesterday, you would really have to question the intentions of someone who launches a hostile takeover so close to the start of the new season. Bleatings that it was in the best interest of Arsenal would be hard to bear, as well as being completely unbelievable.
In the Sunday Mirror Steve Stammers reports that the current board are holding firm and are bemused by reports that Kroenke has been secretly upping his share holding. He also talks about Danny Fiszman being in it for the long haul and not willing to sell his shares to the first billionaire who comes along. I know Stammers was always a fairly reliable source of info when he worked for the Standard so it’s quite good to hear.
In other news the People reports that Freddie Ljungberg could join West Ham this week for £3m. During the week Arsene Wenger said he was 90% sure Freddie would stay but in the world of football that’s a big 10%. We’ll wait and see what happens.
The Telegraph has an article about how 14 of our 15 academy scholars are eligible to play for England, which is more than any club apart from Boro, or something.
The Angel di Maria signing story appears to be have been another hoax, this time perpetrated by Arsenal Shorts who has promised never to do anything like that again because he got too much grief for it. Coming so soon after the Palacio story, which was also a complete hoax, it’s a good lesson for fans not to believe anything they read (unless it’s on Arseblog of course) and journalists who cog their copy from blogs to make their exclusives. Good morning Mark Irwin from The Sun.
And that’s about it for this Sunday morning. Enjoy what’s left of your weekend. Do, please.
