Forgive me but I didn't see anybody criticising Arsenal's business plan /astute financial management until the headlines over David Dein. It seems to me that Arsenal's business plan is on track: a new stadium against a fixed-rate 25 year loan; a stadium that is selling out every week (and an 80,000 waiting list)!; a company which a lot of commentators beliueve is undervalued and might be the most valuable Club in the country; etc etc. If anybody believes that an American investor would have the success of Arsenal FOOTBALL TEAM (as opposed to profits) more at heart than Peter Hill-Wood, Danny Fizman, Ken Friar, etc. than they must be kidding themselves. Maybe Arsenal need to bring in an executive who Wenger is very comfortable working alongside. I don't know. The only thing I want is for Arsene to stay for another 7 seasons (at least) and remain on the Board fo Directors for life. Maybe David Dein would come out and FULLY EXPLAIN what he thinks is currently wrong with the Arsenal business plan. I would urge all Arsenal fans to think what is best for Arsenal Football Club over the next 35 years (not just the next few years). Frankly, I suspect that the Arsenal business plan currently has the flexibility to give Wenger the funds he requires over the next seven seasons or so. Obviously, the bottom line must be to keep Arsene Wenger.
Since Dein left, Arsenal have gone into panic mode. Wenger fuelling speculation he'll go ASAP, which means the likes of Henry, Fabregas etc will walk with him. I think Arsenal, who were perfectly fine as they were, have shot themselves in the foot by alienating Dein and they underestimated just how close he was to Wenger and a lot of key players.
