Usmanov

[bluestevon]

Don't know why, as they have loads of cash and backing.

Because a huge slice of Arsenal supporters want Kroenke out mate and Usmanov allowed some form of say int he club.

They have an owner who has consistantly not invested to the sort of degree they arecapable of, and one of the Richest men involved in sport sat on his hands unable to do anything

 

[The Cowboy]

Unbelievably brilliant Stadium on the Mersey

The USM Arena does have a tidy ring to it.

 

[Tramps_mate]

I don't want to be in the killjoy camp but didnt Moshiri sell his Arsenal stake to Usmanov?

That would not fit with both of them deciding they wanted out of Arsenal and to use Moshiri as a stalking horse to get his foot in the door at Everton.

Don't me me wrong through, I think this sponsorship is very good news, great news potentially.

We need to get with the times in the PL - whatever creative imagination/accounting needs to be done to get money into the club on a legitimate basis - these guys are past masters at this sort of thing - circumventing "rules" and exploiting opportunties.

I am sure that those seasoned in doing business on such a large and successful scale in Russia and the former Soviet Union simply just get things done and the FA/UEFA are not even considered small fry to these people.

It is exactly this sort of mentality that we need at Everton - as Nike say - "Just Do It" and entire galaxies away from what an Elstone-led commercial operation can deliver.

Well done Moshiri, very well done indeed.

The quick way in to Everton was for one to buy the other out. Moshiri leads the way with an Usmanov follow on at his own pace.

Usmanov overpaid by some way for the Moshiri owned Arsenal shares..

 

[Bud McBlokeski]

It's mad all of this. If someone had told me two years ago that these shenanigans would be going down, I would have laughed them off the forum. Exciting times to support our club.

 

[Zatara]

Gazprom have never sponsoured inside Britain before i dont believe mate - or shown any interest, they have done internally in Russia (and i blieve a couple of teams in europe - czech/german from memory) they are obviously big sponsors of European footy, to get involved with us would be absolutely monumental on a scale you cant imagine (think of them as the fatted calf everyone would like to have)

anyways thats running away with specualtion as nothing remotely linking them atm

I know Gazprom mate.

 

[Blue Cheese]

Well this is exciting isn't it.

 

[brieverton]

What seems likeliest as to the shirt sponsor then - USM Holdings, MegaFon, or Metalloinvest?

Where are the links with Gazprom coming from?

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Gazprom have never sponsoured inside Britain before i dont believe mate - or shown any interest, they have done internally in Russia (and i blieve a couple of teams in europe - czech/german from memory) they are obviously big sponsors of European footy, to get involved with us would be absolutely monumental on a scale you cant imagine (think of them as the fatted calf everyone would like to have)

anyways thats running away with specualtion as nothing remotely linking them atm

Am still standing by MegaFon being the shirt sponsor...

 

[Wat Tyler]

Putins Pies

Lol

 

[anton66]

The price of steel for a new stadium doesn't seem that costly today.

 

[bluestevon]

Am still standing by MegaFon being the shirt sponsor...

Megafon is who i have my netowrk on mate, actually a bloody good company

Mail.ru wouldn't be a shocker either, huge firm and think they got bought out last year by USM/Megafon and have a really aggresive marketing strategy (have grown really fast as a company over the past few years)

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Megafon is who i have my netowrk on mate, actually a bloody good company

Mail.ru wouldn't be a shocker either, huge firm and think they got bought out last year by USM/Megafon and have a really aggresive marketing strategy (have grown really fast as a company over the past few years)

Well MegaFon have just sold rights to mail.ru havent they for 750m....? they have money to burn at the moment!

Edit sorry wrong way around... Megafon bought from USM https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...uy-mail-ru-stake-for-740-million-from-usmanov

 

[Seathestars]

Well this is exciting isn't it.

It is indeed, I think I need a lie down.

 

[everton2004]

I'll forever be reminded of this day every time I watch Die Hard

 

[gaino92]

The coverage this is getting is huge. Bloomberg have a write up on this as well