The Kroenke Problem

[Luzh 22]

cant even get his cronies to hire a decent manager ffs

It's funny how you criticise him, when it was Gazidis (whom you proclaimed to be the man to take the club forward) and Wenger (who you wanked over for the longest time) who are responsible for this mess.


So Kroenke and you seemingly had the same opinion about Gazidis and Wenger. Go figure

[Sims]

cant even get his cronies to hire a decent manager ffs

It's funny how you criticise him, when it was Gazidis (whom you proclaimed to be the man to take the club forward) and Wenger (who you wanked over for the longest time) who are responsible for this mess.


So Kroenke and you seemingly had the same opinion about Gazidis and Wenger. Go figure

put me in charge of this club!!!!

marco rose IN

a hit on bald man gazidis STRAIGHT AWAY

[Luzh 22]

lol

[Santi]

Unfortunately think the only way he fucks off soon is with a massive payday from somebody with more money than sense.


But then will they want to keep splashing or making their money back? Need a power hungry c*** who runs a country like City’s owners.

[Luzh 22]

Um, he refused a billion pound offer from Usmanov. Think again.

[Nuggets]

The man has short arms and deep pockets.

[Santi]

Um, he refused a billion pound offer from Usmanov. Think again.

Yeah what Usmanov offered was just above a fair price for the club. I’m talking about f***ing double that, some completely ridiculous offer.

Otherwise he’s here for 15 more years til he croaks and then his son will take over anyway.

[Luzh 22]

15 years it is then. Sad times.

[Santi]

Seems like it

[rewb1]

Why are you guys worried about the owner with the new FFP rules coming for force anyway? its too late for an oil baron to come in now. The times of the likes of psg, city and chelsea spending money they dont have is over. Even if we get a rich oil money owner we will still have to conform to the new and improved FFP rules.

[Nejch]

I reckon tho that if we keep up this mediocrity and realize where all our problems start, the fans won't be as forgiving as when Wenger was manager. People didn't want to make a fuss about the state of the club because they idolized Arsene and felt that doing protests and boycotting showed disrespect.

I feel that our core fanbase can be just as fierce as any other in taking action and demanding change. If a couple of passionate fans take initiative I believe it's possible to create a hostile enough environment and enough of a financial loss that Kroenke could sell. It's not going to be easy and things can get ugly but sadly I think it's the only way to have a chance of returning to winning major trophies. The reach of this current boards' philosophy is contending for major titles, at best, but not actually winning them. I am worried about the current state of the club but I'm cautiously optimistic because when fans finally decide enough is enough they'll have an easier time uniting towards a common enemy, without antagonizing each other over a specific manager. That's why it was crucial that Wenger left and a step in the right direction.

[Nejch]

Why are you guys worried about the owner with the new FFP rules coming for force anyway? its too late for an oil baron to come in now. The times of the likes of psg, city and chelsea spending money they dont have is over. Even if we get a rich oil money owner we will still have to conform to the new and improved FFP rules.

That's also true. I myself don't argue for spending ridiculous amounts of money just for the sake of it, even if we were allowed. It's (ironically) a cheap way to win trophies. We do, however need to spend more and that's just a fact. We should go for an occasional superstar like Auba but a lot of the shortcomings in our squad could be fixed with players costing no more than 30-40m.

On the flip side, FFP actually would help clubs like us if they actually enforced it properly. Banning City from the UCL would send a strong message to the oligarchs that just injecting crazy money into clubs wont work anymore.

[CrimsonGunner11]

Why are you guys worried about the owner with the new FFP rules coming for force anyway? its too late for an oil baron to come in now. The times of the likes of psg, city and chelsea spending money they dont have is over. Even if we get a rich oil money owner we will still have to conform to the new and improved FFP rules.

That's also true. I myself don't argue for spending ridiculous amounts of money just for the sake of it, even if we were allowed. It's (ironically) a cheap way to win trophies. We do, however need to spend more and that's just a fact. We should go for an occasional superstar like Auba but a lot of the shortcomings in our squad could be fixed with players costing no more than 30-40m.

On the flip side, FFP actually would help clubs like us if they actually enforced it properly. Banning City from the UCL would send a strong message to the oligarchs that just injecting crazy money into clubs wont work anymore.

Yep. Normally I would be for our self sustaining model IF everyone else was made to abide by the same philosophy. But since this has never been the case, the idea should have been scrapped when it was clear the consequences against clubs like Chelsea, City, etc. was meaningless

[Santi]

City aren't abiding by it, any time a new rule comes in they pay themselves around it from some company funded by their owner.


You can still spend what you want you just have to be more creative.

[CrimsonGunner11]

City aren't abiding by it, any time a new rule comes in they pay themselves around it from some company funded by their owner.


You can still spend what you want you just have to be more creative.

This is exactly my point and my issue with Kroenke and company. If fans like us, who only care what happens on the pitch, can realize this then why cant experienced businessmen. If the reason is not pride like I mentioned earlier then it can only be incompetance