Usmanov

[Eggs]

...in all seriousness, I don't think Usmanov will be centrally involved as a shareholder in EFC. Hope I'm wrong, but everything points to this being Moshiri's baby.

 

[Azza]

Is sponsoring a training ground even a thing?!

AON sponsor United's training ground and training kit. 2013 they extended it to 8 years reportedly worth £180m.

 

[matty1878]

It's on the news now wooooop it's on. Well providing we get filthy rich I mean I'm not clued up on all that stuff. I'm sure someone can post what it will mean or That is still unknown I suppose ;(

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

So essentially he can't become an owner in any way as he's still owns shares in Arsenal. Against the rules, fine. But he's going ahead and bankrolling us anyway through indirect means, what a guy.

Love how nobody saw this coming.

 

[coollino]

Depends mate, i read we where the only one, but someone said both City and United have ones as well.

Either way though it's excpetionally rare at best - and unheard of for a club of our 'profile'

PSG do it apparently

 

[matty1878]

...in all seriousness, I don't think Usmanov will be centrally involved as a shareholder in EFC. Hope I'm wrong, but everything points to this being Moshiri's baby.

Oh aye so it's not really to be excited over?

 

[Eggs]

.....if we're awash with dosh, it would make more sense if we actually owned USM FF.

 

[ijjysmith]

Could someone who understands this all fully tell me if how I just described it to a mate at work is right:

Basically, the bloke who put a load of money into last year is best mates with the 56th richest man in the world. Alisher Usmanov. He owns a large chunk of Arsenal. But the Arsenal major owner won't let him spend anything on Arsenal. So our new guy has got him into us via sponsoring our training ground (as if that's even a thing!) so he can spend gazzilions on us instead. All the while keeping his stake in Arsenal.

 

[nsno-chris]

Just listened to some of the Roger Phillips phone in on Radio Merseyside yesterday. Conspiracy theories all over the show re BMD. Any links with Usmanov will send that lot over the edge.

I listened to that on the way home,pure class.

You could literally smell the fear and taste the tears through the radio

 

[Quim]

.....if we're awash with dosh, it would make more sense if we actually owned USM FF.

Think I read we have to wait another year or so before the first option to buy back period comes into play.

 

[peteblue]

.....if we're awash with dosh, it would make more sense if we actually owned USM FF.

It may also be a clever way of putting cash into LCC..........

 

[bluestevon]

...in all seriousness, I don't think Usmanov will be centrally involved as a shareholder in EFC. Hope I'm wrong, but everything points to this being Moshiri's baby.

I stand by what i said initially mate, i just don't think those two would split completely over such a long held ambition, flies against everything there relationship ahs been and apparently still is. may not be today or tomorrow, but eventually i think Usmanov will come on board, but at a time of his choosing after Moshiri has done all the grafting and got everything in place - Stadium/reorganizing the clubs infrastructure/commercial deals etc. Until then it looks like he's found a way around FPP in order to help out in that process

 

[Eggs]

Oh aye so it's not really to be excited over?

...it's good news and it's a great thread but I think folk are putting 2 and 2 together and making 5. I suspect Moshiri owns part of USM and I also suspect this is a way of circumventing fair play rules (as Man City do via their sponsorship).

I won't believe until Usmanov shows the slightest inclination of selling his shares in Arsenal. Until then we are just awash with Mosh dosh.

 

[Seathestars]

If Usmanov wants it to be so, then so it will be...

Is right lad, all hail our new Messiah

 

[blue61]

I listened to that on the way home,pure class.

You could literally smell the fear and taste the tears through the radio

Imagine the streets of Oslo looking like this.