Iceman10
Established Member
The ESL was a concept many thought was inevitable down the line, no one thought it would happen so soon, but Covid played a part in that.
The good news is this clumsy tried and failed effort changes the inevitability of the breakaway now.
The bad news is once the project was announced I knew a "blink" would be a very bad scenario for Arsenal. We are already a club going through challenging times, but now we are being villainised instead of City and Chelsea in part due to the nature of Sky Sports and in part due to misguided stupidity that is an element with all "populist" uprisings. Furthermore we are now weakened with leverage all gone and the status quo that was already not good for us puts us in danger of a pathway from here of further significant decline.
There is only one possible silver lining here because the status quo of government and media does not really want a 50+1 ownership model, just the way things were before this flamed out ESL drama. That silver lining is the brand and value of Arsenal is so tarnished that the Kroenke's have to sell to Dangote. That's the only glimmer of hope to hold to right now, and it feels horrible, because I doubt his money is pure, only perhaps less impure than Russisn oligarch, Middle Esst, and ChiCom money.
It's just an "if you can't beat them, join them" solution, but that's all we have as I see it right now, especiially with current stupidity where Chelsea and City fans have no conscience, and think their clubs are heroic (smh).
If Dangote does not buy here we are all going to have to further endure diminishment of ths club, both on and off the pitch. Remember that managers are only brought in to fit a profile the Kroenke's want, with associated constraints.
The good news is this clumsy tried and failed effort changes the inevitability of the breakaway now.
The bad news is once the project was announced I knew a "blink" would be a very bad scenario for Arsenal. We are already a club going through challenging times, but now we are being villainised instead of City and Chelsea in part due to the nature of Sky Sports and in part due to misguided stupidity that is an element with all "populist" uprisings. Furthermore we are now weakened with leverage all gone and the status quo that was already not good for us puts us in danger of a pathway from here of further significant decline.
There is only one possible silver lining here because the status quo of government and media does not really want a 50+1 ownership model, just the way things were before this flamed out ESL drama. That silver lining is the brand and value of Arsenal is so tarnished that the Kroenke's have to sell to Dangote. That's the only glimmer of hope to hold to right now, and it feels horrible, because I doubt his money is pure, only perhaps less impure than Russisn oligarch, Middle Esst, and ChiCom money.
It's just an "if you can't beat them, join them" solution, but that's all we have as I see it right now, especiially with current stupidity where Chelsea and City fans have no conscience, and think their clubs are heroic (smh).
If Dangote does not buy here we are all going to have to further endure diminishment of ths club, both on and off the pitch. Remember that managers are only brought in to fit a profile the Kroenke's want, with associated constraints.
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