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Dein leaves with immediate effect
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Was just coming here to post the same, seems strange - I thought he was Mr Arsenal. Although I hear his name all the time, must have his fingers in a lot of pies.
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Bit of a surprise! As has been said he seemed to be Mr Arsenal whenever anything to do with Arsenal business wise it was always him in the media spotlight which I never really got seeing as he isn't the chairman only vice chairman.
Is he still a big wig in the FA or did he jack that in?
Always seemed a pretty savvy bloke so presume there's something big going on behind the scenes for him to pack this in when he's been there for years.
Is he still a big wig in the FA or did he jack that in?
Always seemed a pretty savvy bloke so presume there's something big going on behind the scenes for him to pack this in when he's been there for years.
Psycho Ned said:
He left a while back.
I get the feeling he wanted to sell up, and the other major share holders didn't.
It will be interesting to see who will become the new chairman as I expect Dein to take over shortly, as Hill-Wood isn't exactly young. Dein was great for English football, he got us the likes of Wenger and Bergkamp.
Thanks Tango man.
Massive mistake by arsenal board, they should all leave and let Dein and the Americans take control!
From what I've heard Dein wanted outside money so Arsenal could compete with the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United financially.
Dein like Moore at Liverpool was willing to self sacrifice and sell his shares etc to the americans for the better of the club whereas the other boards members wanted to keep ahold of Arsenal especially with the new stadium.
Maybe this is just fantasy making out Dein as a perfect being but it seems the most likely he's a big Arsenal man.
From what I've heard Dein wanted outside money so Arsenal could compete with the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United financially.
Dein like Moore at Liverpool was willing to self sacrifice and sell his shares etc to the americans for the better of the club whereas the other boards members wanted to keep ahold of Arsenal especially with the new stadium.
Maybe this is just fantasy making out Dein as a perfect being but it seems the most likely he's a big Arsenal man.
Linoge said:
Daywalker can be the only explenation.
Dein is still involved with the G14 clubs though as some executive chairman I think
http://www.g14.com/main.php
Well that's a bit of a shock, I thought he'd be there until he pops his clogs, like the Hill-Woods.
I'm not surprised the rest of the board want to keep things in-house, it's been a bit of a closed shop for generations and Dein wanted to bring us on to the 21st Century and to compete with the very best.
Not sure what to make of it at the moment, no doubt there will be some announcement pretty soon, although I'm not sure how I feel about being taken over either, it's just not the way we've operated throughout our history.
I'm not surprised the rest of the board want to keep things in-house, it's been a bit of a closed shop for generations and Dein wanted to bring us on to the 21st Century and to compete with the very best.
Not sure what to make of it at the moment, no doubt there will be some announcement pretty soon, although I'm not sure how I feel about being taken over either, it's just not the way we've operated throughout our history.
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I have no doubt in my mind we'll see Dein back at the club if Kroenke is successful with his takeover bid.
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Will_3rd said:
I believe Dein wanted Wenger at the club before the appointment of Rioch and part of the deal for Wenger coming was that Bergkamp would be at the club when he eventually arrived.