Comments on: Kroenke: Attitude, aspirations and ambitions http://thegoonblog.com/2009/11/kroenke-attitude-aspirations-and-ambitions/ | Arsenal news and opinion - transfer news - financial news Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:28:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: The Goon Blog | AZ obliterated/Kroenke/3 points at Wolves please http://thegoonblog.com/2009/11/kroenke-attitude-aspirations-and-ambitions/#comment-6994 The Goon Blog | AZ obliterated/Kroenke/3 points at Wolves please Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:03:00 +0000 http://thegoonblog.com/?p=1677#comment-6994 [...] day after I wrote about Stan Kroenke’s share gobbling, (check the commenter from the Colorado Rapids blog with a good knowledge of Kroenke) he moved [...] [...] day after I wrote about Stan Kroenke’s share gobbling, (check the commenter from the Colorado Rapids blog with a good knowledge of Kroenke) he moved [...]

]]> By: Nick Thomas http://thegoonblog.com/2009/11/kroenke-attitude-aspirations-and-ambitions/#comment-6846 Nick Thomas Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:34:03 +0000 http://thegoonblog.com/?p=1677#comment-6846 As a writer on the Kroenke-owned Colorado Rapids, I'd like to give my opinion here. Great piece by the way. As an owner of the Rapids, Kroenke has done nothing except allow the club to exist. After all, it is his money that allowed the club to be founded and to continue. It's not as if ticket receipts are going to cut it given the poor attendance at games. However, he cares nothing for this club in terms of any kind of emotional attachment. It is a vehicle for him and that's it. He doesn't invest in players, he never goes to games, he hasn't allegedly even met the manager, Gary Smith. I doubt he would have any emotional attachment to Arsenal although, once Americans actually watch football, they tend to get why non-Americans love it so much. So, he could be come a convert. My guess at this point is that he would largely leave Wenger alone. I don't see him interfering - what right would he have to do that? He may become the owner but he would surely be wise enough to leave the footballing decisions to someone who knows what they are doing. Any such decision to buy Arsenal would therefore be strictly a business one for him. It's not as if he would become fan. Would that really matter for Arsenal? It really matters for Colorado because he doesn't invest anything in the team. With a well-run, profitable club like Arsenal with a gerat manager, ownership could be just a sideshow and not integral to the team. If anything, Arsenal would have some major cash to work with for new players. I just wish he would spend some of it here in Colorado where the top-earning player is paid approx GBP 200,000 a year. As a writer on the Kroenke-owned Colorado Rapids, I’d like to give my opinion here. Great piece by the way.
As an owner of the Rapids, Kroenke has done nothing except allow the club to exist. After all, it is his money that allowed the club to be founded and to continue. It’s not as if ticket receipts are going to cut it given the poor attendance at games. However, he cares nothing for this club in terms of any kind of emotional attachment. It is a vehicle for him and that’s it. He doesn’t invest in players, he never goes to games, he hasn’t allegedly even met the manager, Gary Smith.
I doubt he would have any emotional attachment to Arsenal although, once Americans actually watch football, they tend to get why non-Americans love it so much. So, he could be come a convert. My guess at this point is that he would largely leave Wenger alone. I don’t see him interfering – what right would he have to do that? He may become the owner but he would surely be wise enough to leave the footballing decisions to someone who knows what they are doing. Any such decision to buy Arsenal would therefore be strictly a business one for him. It’s not as if he would become fan. Would that really matter for Arsenal? It really matters for Colorado because he doesn’t invest anything in the team. With a well-run, profitable club like Arsenal with a gerat manager, ownership could be just a sideshow and not integral to the team. If anything, Arsenal would have some major cash to work with for new players. I just wish he would spend some of it here in Colorado where the top-earning player is paid approx GBP 200,000 a year.

]]> By: goonertank http://thegoonblog.com/2009/11/kroenke-attitude-aspirations-and-ambitions/#comment-6831 goonertank Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:03:29 +0000 http://thegoonblog.com/?p=1677#comment-6831 Even if he ends up as owner very little will change. The clubs mantra is self sustainability. The board would not have invited him on as a member if they didn't feel he shared the same ideals. If he does takeover we won't see cash splurges on players but he will certainly turn a nice profit as the debt decreases. Although we are re-negotiating the highbury square loan for an extension as its currently all due by april 2010 at present Even if he ends up as owner very little will change. The clubs mantra is self sustainability. The board would not have invited him on as a member if they didn’t feel he shared the same ideals.

If he does takeover we won’t see cash splurges on players but he will certainly turn a nice profit as the debt decreases. Although we are re-negotiating the highbury square loan for an extension as its currently all due by april 2010 at present

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