Now David Dein has dumped (or more likely, been dumped by) Stan Kroenke, he is full of his usual self serving quotes. Even before the club has announced that Wenger has signed a new contract, Dein is trying to take the credit for it:
“I wouldn’t have advised him to if I didn’t have Arsenal’s best interests at heart."
"I want to see Arsenal become the best team in the world, and to that end I’ve been instrumental in getting Arsène to sign a new contract.”
Grating to say the least. Remember this is the guy who wanted Arsenal to share Wembley. What a farce that would have been.
I have been surprised by the board not upping their stake - holding 45% of the shares leaves them in a vulnerable position, even if they have friends among the other share holders. Lets just hope they are trustworthy.
The other option available to them is to invite Kroenke on to the board and form an alliance with him. He is in a position now where he can't get his hands on many more shares, and can't effectively mount a takeover without co-operation from the Board, so he maybe content with a seat on the Board. It is obvious Kroenke doesn't want much to do with Dein, so he may be prepared to sign up.
I just hope all this doesn't distract from our excellent start to the new season, and weigh everyone at the club down.
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