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Daniel Levy - Chairman

Grays_1890 said:
Yeh I think alot of history reimagined as always where people want to hold all other clubs as a higher standard and slate Spurs, seems abit trendy. But also away from that did they not have a really bad period of having to lose players like Sanchez and then paying others beyond ridiculous wages so not to have their backs to the wall again which bite them hard. The idea they have done everything well and to a well thought out strategy is a lie until now when in fairness they stuck with a stripped back plan and went for youth and stuck with a manager their fans wanted gone ages ago. Thats the thing, maybe with what Levy mentioned about getting things wrong and their having to be a new a time of reflection and change thats our moment, the problem is the fans have to play their part and if Ange is our version of Arteta and we have a year or two of development then so be it, not sure it will go down well though.

And as for their years of success mentioned earlier, that bulk if not all that generally came during the ownership with Sugar (who did well, so not a dig) but Arsenal were a dot on a horizon then. The fact we finished so many seasons above them and the people now see them and the other bigger clubs as direct rivals on and off the spreadsheet (as mentioned on countless threads today), just goes to show there has been a progression people won't acknowledge but allude to in their own expectations.
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No no no I want jelly and ice cream and I want it now.
 
Mcfee said:
If our recent managers and players were as good at their jobs as Levy is at his then I’m fairly sure we would’ve won something.
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So the implication in that statement is that it's all the different managers and players over the last 20 years who are at fault for not winning a trophy while Levy, the one constant during that time, has done a great job? I'm afraid that sounds almost cultish.
 
Grays_1890 said:
This is something I agree with...I know wow haha. But in all the anti Levy stuff that I've read that alot have been speculation or
lies (not saying you BTW) This is the biggest truth and example of a terrible few years that's probably not been focused on.

The biggest issue I have is that after the last 4/5 years the Kane situation is indicative of the decline, to lose him under the whole situation of him going now or a free next year...its a crying shame. I would have loved those story to end better.

It is a crying shame
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Agreed mate. And to be clear, you can agree with me on one thing and disagree with me on everything else - totally fine by me, and most people on this forum are basically that way at this point. ;)
 
DubaiSpur said:
Agreed mate. And to be clear, you can agree with me on one thing and disagree with me on everything else - totally fine by me, and most people on this forum are basically that way at this point. ;)
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Hahah we have had many a debate so we know where we stand, but I don't have you down as some of the others who basically lie about things in order to compound issues, thats the twitterati and youtube posse I reserve that comment for.

For me, Levy is a lucky bloke to survive this situation, in three to four parts, the Lewis situation helps him, Ange seems a real positive so deserves a stable ship, he is stepping back (lets see) and he has seemingly pulled a decent deal out of the Kane situation, but as I say, the Kane situation should never of been allowed to get this far with the football decline.

I am most certainly in the camp where Levy deserves praise where its due, but he has to take today on the chin too....thats how it works
 
DubSpur said:
The whole world spent 3 years working through zoom calls on deals, do you not think he is involved when needed?
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parklane1 said:
Who would have guessed.
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A lot of defending on this issue. Just surprising for anyone who works in a major international institution, I see senior management frequently cancelling planned trips away due to business priorities (we can argue about whether that’s right or wrong separately). But if you’re the CEO and you’re selling your most valuable asset, I don’t think in the private industry you would be taking time out for a break, regardless if Zoom is available or not.
 
Diamond Lights said:
A lot of defending on this issue. Just surprising for anyone who works in a major international institution, I see senior management frequently cancelling planned trips away due to business priorities (we can argue about whether that’s right or wrong separately). But if you’re the CEO and you’re selling your most valuable asset, I don’t think in the private industry you would be taking time out for a break, regardless if Zoom is available or not.
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CEOs don’t work in a seasonal environment
I work for a huge Danish company… the whole board pretty much take July off
I needed a contract signing and I’m 2 from the from the top
I had to contact around 35 people to find someone in to sign it … it’s over £100m so Kane levels
People take holidays especially if they are being deliberately difficult
Level has, IMO, never wanted to sell Kane. But I do believe he agreed with the Kane clan that if a suitable offer came in the6 would accept it
Bayern finally, finally came up with that 2 days ago and levy handed it over to Kane and gang
 
Glenda's Legs said:
I understand there's a lot of emotion around today but that is just total melodrame.
I would wager that a) the fanbase is not finally broken and b) this is far from the end of Levy.
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It’s fan boy anger
I find it odd TBF that one one who is a football player intermediary finds a club selling a a player odd
It’s his lifeblood
 
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Grays_1890 said:
This is something I agree with...I know wow haha. But in all the anti Levy stuff that I've read that alot have been speculation or
lies (not saying you BTW) This is the biggest truth and example of a terrible few years that's probably not been focused on.

The biggest issue I have is that after the last 4/5 years the Kane situation is indicative of the decline, to lose him under the whole situation of him going now or a free next year...its a crying shame. I would have loved those story to end better.

It is a crying shame
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levy has tried IMO to succeed within the limitations of the club (not the ownership)
He has appointed proven winners who have failed for varying reasons, some were the clubs and some were the managers
The club has started to spend real money the the market takes another unpredictable turn with players with one season now being worth £110M…. Mental
We need an additional injection every year now to remain competitive or a lot of luck a good judgement
Anges coaching will really help
The fans being behind him will help
But with top prem clubs viewing a £300m window as the norm, with turnovers averaging around £250m it doesn’t add up
Something has to change or break
Bayern, a huge huge clubs have funded Kane by selling players
They still need a keeper
Their a bigger club than us and 15 other premier league teams
It’s all built on sand… gulf sand TBF
And now we have the head case at Chelsea trying to be Roman Mk2. He may well have a genius plan somewhere but the fact he looking at borrowing more again makes me wonder why questions aren’t being asked
 
Fudge me, he sold an asset that was deprecating every month due to his contract situation for what if it isn't a world record must be bloody close to it and still people are moaning.
Harry wanted to leave, for anyone with a Brain or eyes that has been obvious for two years, there was nothing levy or the club could have done about it.
We got highest possible amount of money and have not sold him to a direct rival, there could not have been a better outcome.
 
Glenda's Legs said:
I understand there's a lot of emotion around today but that is just total melodrama.
I would wager that a) the fanbase is not finally broken and b) this is far from the end of Levy.
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Agreed. But it's a good start, and a welcome thing to have both Ali Gold and O'Keefe publicly call out the club and Levy over the last couple of days, since they're the mouthpieces a lot of the younger crowd on Reddit, Twitter et al look to for info.

Fingers crossed for more as the tide continues turning. :)
 
If people really think they are going to sell up because some of the fan base want a sugar daddy in charge then you are going to be very disappointed. You have more chance of Enic staying in charge for the next 20 years than them selling up.
 
Finney Is Back said:
‘That being the case, it is my duty to point out that after excluding debt service reserves and amounts owed to other clubs on past transfers the balance reduces to £149m.’

So, like I said…. Probably about £40m they had to hold for the debt service reserves.
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Lol.
 
Lilbaz said:
Lol.
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I don’t get you?

From another article….

“The Gunners have also held £36.8million in debt service reserve accounts under the terms of the bonds, that sum acting as security for future payments. They will no longer be required to retain this sum.”

So it was actually under £40m they were holding as a direct result of their debt.
 
Finney Is Back said:
I don’t get you?

From another article….

“The Gunners have also held £36.8million in debt service reserve accounts under the terms of the bonds, that sum acting as security for future payments. They will no longer be required to retain this sum.”

So it was actually under £40m they were holding as a direct result of their debt.
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Every club has debt service. Every club owes money for players. But arsenal had a huge cash balance so the argument they couldn't spend because of the stadium is plain wrong.

He even said that even with that all taken into account they'd have £149m in the bank.
 
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