A takeover bid and
new ownership of the club would be a major change and perhaps the one that is needed to shake up things at the club.
- Andrea Radrizzani told an Italian newspaper he expects to complete the deal giving him
full ownership of the club in 10 - 14 days:
Usmanov is the far more favoured shareholder at the club by Arsenal fans, much more than Stan Kroenke and so it is generally feared that if Usmanov was to pull out of Arsenal, then Kroenke would snap up the 30 %
ownership of club shares that Usmanov currently owns.
Usmanov desires
gaining ownership of the club one day, but time may be running out, and without any change at Arsenal, the Russian may look to offer his large investments elsewhere.
Usmanov doesn't exactly have a fruitful relationship with Kroenke and with the pair practically rivals for owning the club outright, it is unlikely that the American businessman will be allowing Usmanov to take up any
more ownership of the club, or to even have his say on a board of directors.
Our board are the least ambitious of the lot, it's sad to say, but # 203 million is nothing these days, especially over 3 years, and the prospect of Kroenke taking
complete ownership of the club, the future looks bleak I'm afraid.
Orrr, how do you think I am able to manage 30 %
ownership of the club despite the clear and brutal attempts by the yank to kick me out completely?
In truth it is probably a mixture of brainwashing from a partisan media, a nagging uncertainty about the
future ownership of our club and the result of a diet of success that was far too rich for our own good for several years.
It would be naà ¯ ve in the extreme to suppose that one successful season in the Championship could be a panacea, reversing decades of drifting gradually apart — not least because the most fundamental problem, Ashley's
continued ownership of the club, is unlikely be resolved.
I agree with you but us fans can't affect
the ownership of the club.
Any problem if you want to call it a problem, rises because
the ownership of the club wants to compete in a way that in today's enviroment is extremely hard to do.
Do you think there is a connection between that
an the ownership of the clubs?
It has been a turbulent summer at Elland Road, with Italian Massimo Cellino taking on
ownership of the club and making the surprise appointment of former Forest Green Rovers boss Hockaday as manager.
The ownership of the club by the American pair has drawn protests from Liverpool fans and news of Benitez's impending departure will also lead to question marks over the futures of several key players.
Ownership of the club is harder to change, but Wenger needs to go.
Arsenal Supporters Trust (AST) who have as their members a large portion of the small independent share holders, sought to agree with Kroenke at the point of his bid and Ivan Gazidis as CEO that they would set up a Fanshare scheme to enable ordinary fans to have an opportunity to buy shares and so participate in
ownership of the club.
If Gold and Sullivan intend to pass on
ownership of the club to their families there can be and never will be a new promised land in east London football.
3 years ago our friends across town opted to move
the ownership of the club to a company in Delaware, which just happens to be the most secretive financial location in the world.
He moved to United in the summer of 2015 to take
ownership of the club's famous number seven shirt, once worn by Ronaldo — a player that the Dutchman has often been compared to — and has proven to be a game - changing presence in attack for Louis van Gaal's side in Europe.
A float of shares could clear the debt and change the landscape completely, but the Glazers have manoeuvred themselves into a position where they can continue to operate without diluting
their ownership of the club without too much discomfort.
The fans at Orient were fed up with
the ownership of the club, and invaded the pitch to show their displeasure with the ownership.
The statement read, «the change of identity became expedient since
the ownership of the club has been transfered from Osogbo Local Government to the state government years back, with full financial and administrative responsibility.