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Far Cough 11:50 Fri May 19
Alisher Usmanov anyone?

Richard Conway, BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent

Alisher Usmanov has wanted control of Arsenal for some time.

A long-standing critic of the current board, he has attempted to curry favour with fans by calling for greater investment by Stan Kroenke. He believes the team should be performing at a much higher level.

Now, with questions swirling over Arsene Wenger's future and with a lack of Champions League football next season looking inevitable, he has made his move.

However, he has been rebuffed.

The big question is whether this was a final throw of the dice by Usmanov? And, with seemingly no prospect of Kroenke selling, will he turn his purchasing power towards another Premier League club?

The Fonz 12:46 Sat May 20
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Hope so.

zebthecat 1:00 Sat May 20
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No thanks
We will do well wish the extra dosh of course but will turn in Chelsea oligarch mk2

Crassus 1:41 Sat May 20
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So, an oligarch, with a point to prove or what we have ....

I'll have to think about that

But not for long

Ronald_antly 5:45 Sat May 20
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Crassus 1:41 Sat May 20


Well?

Coffee 5:55 Sat May 20
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Patience, patience.

Ronald_antly 6:47 Sat May 20
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I want to know NOW!!!!

Full Claret Jacket 10:48 Sat May 20
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Death of our club if we give it to some idiot foreign owner. With so many examples of failed foreign ownership, I'd rather stick with what we have and build slowly and sensibly.
Yes it will mean will mean we probably never get champions league football and have to sell our best players all the time but whats new.
Why are people so eager to risk everything for the slim chance of some success?

If we had a decent manager we could have competed in Europa league and the cups this year. No reason we shouldn't aim for that as a step in the right direction.

The likes of Usmanov don't care about the club and supporters - only their own egos and the pecking order in the billionaires club.

Hermit Road 10:55 Sat May 20
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The only thing we'll build with the clowns who currently own us are diminishing memories of hope.

The Fonz 11:07 Sat May 20
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Turn into Chelsea?

Take a look at what they have won since the Russian took over.

Would not mind that at all.

Iron2010 11:20 Sat May 20
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Full Claret Jacket 10:48 Sat May 20

This lot are not building "slowly and sensibly." They are firefighting every year in a desperate attempt to stay in the money league. So they can sell for the maximum amount when the profit share clauses in our stadium contract expires. T

This chap has been around English football for years, hates the guy who owns Arsenal and has the money to launch us into the big time and buy our ground.

Private Dancer 11:36 Sat May 20
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All this 'we might turn into Chelsea' is wearing a bit thin now. Is Sullivan a better owner than Abramovich? Would Chelsea want to turn into us? ie, a joke? Don't we want to win anything?

As for Usmanov, decent shout, but realistically not gonna happen. I assume he would have to sell his 30% stake at Arsenal if he wants to buy another PL club.

bowboy 11:39 Sat May 20
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Full Claret Jacket. It would be nice if we could build slowly and sensibly but we are not. The club is just happy existing. There does not seem any real ambition with our owners.

Side of Ham 11:44 Sat May 20
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So far old school Chelsea i know have seen them lift a good few PL titles FA Cup's and even the ultimate CL.

Yet some of us think that we should do it the Spurs way of raping lower leagues of their talent to sell on for extreme money for them to spend it all on top players.

Neither is right but the former actually gets you to places we can only dream of which is what football is really about.

Johnson 11:49 Sat May 20
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Given the way as a fanbase we completely sold our souls to go along with the lying BERKS cunts killing the club as we know it, I don't think anyone is in a position to be now saying they don't want us to turn into Chelsea.

We sold out to become exactly the sort of club we hate, don't think this is West Ham United on a bigger scale this is now West Ham London - we might as well get someone in who can make us actually good as that is what this whole disastrous project was for wasn't it?

If they'd told the truth and said sell our home, move but we'll still undeliver and ultimately it just saves us a few bob on our bottom line, more people might have challenged them.

This fella isn't Gold and Sullivan so I'm all for him coming in and them fucking off.

Sven Roeder 11:49 Sat May 20
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Kroenke has said he is going nowhere

Usmanov is a mate of Abramovich and imagine its all about bragging rights so he is getting the hump.
Up to him whether he wants to hang in there or sell HIS shares and walk away.
Roman probably sympathises that its not like the old country where if someone else owned a company you wanted and there were METHODS to change their minds so that they sell to you. Or even give you the shares.

Charoo 12:15 Sat May 20
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Can he play up front?

Iron2010 12:22 Sat May 20
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Private Dancer 11:36 Sat May 20

Stan Kroenke would buy that 30% in a heartbeat.

Darby_ 12:51 Sat May 20
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Knowing our luck, he'll probably buy Charlton.

RBshorty 1:08 Sat May 20
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Why would Usmanov want to buy into us.? He would be in the same position he currently in at Arsenal. Instead of dealing with a Yank parasite.(Kroenke.) He got a British pair. (2bob's.) Diddy Dave has said on numerous occasions he is willing to sell part of the club. But NOT his overall control. So this one is a non starter.

BTW. Yank owners are the cancer of the league. Because the league rewards clubs with finishing 4th. The yank owners won't ever feel the need to chase the likes of Man City or the Chelsea's of this world.

Side of Ham 1:14 Sat May 20
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As per usual grassy Johnson, your gripe is with football itself, what West Ham have done is try to move with how the game is going, trouble is the owners do a lame job when it comes to player/squad investment which is where club status is really achieved.

If we stayed where we were we'd have to hope to do a Leicester miracle which is exactly that.People like you don't have to do the localised flak from other London clubs supporters because you are in butt fuck knowhere most the time away from West Ham's catchment area.

Best thing you've done for yourself is walk away because a West Ham can only be a weekend thing for you.

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