Sevilla News and Takeover looms

September 17, 2007 on 7:52 pm | In Arsenal FC | posted by Block19er |

Goal of the weekend, Adebayor, player of the weekend, Cesc Fabregas, top of the league, Arsenal. You wouldn’t think Arsenal were a club in crisis. Top of the league with a game in hand at that, let’s crack on, Wednesday is a massive game and we are bang on form and ready for Sevilla.

Sevilla coasted to a 4-1 win at the weekend so they are likely to be up for their first Champions League match too. Both the other teams in our group drew at the weekend, let’s hope they draw with each other on Wednesday.

Former Scummer Kanoute recons he can help his side ‘block’ Arsenals’ experienced Champions League stars. Kanoute thinks Arsenal are weak defensively and that is how they plan to beat the Arsenal. Sevilla have a fully fit squad ahead of their match against us. No excuses then Freddie.

Walcott has told Wenger it is a massive year for him, Wenger thinks the same, he said, “If you don’t get in the team at 18, 19, 20 doubts start. He’s at an age now where you expect him to exert his personality and turn up in big games. OK he will still look young on occasions but as well it is [time] to show that this guy can be a player.”

“I think he will.”

In a World where shares are dropping, Arsenal stock is rising, today 320 shares in Arsenal were sold. The cost was £2.6Mil. It is likely to be Silent Stan, or even more likely Red and White. According to the Sunday Papers (People and Mirror) it is thought Kroenke will sell his shares to Red and White. If this happens, Red and White will have a massive share of the club. Red and White own Dein’s 14.5% share, plus possibly today’s 0.5%, and a possible further 12% from Kroenke, that’s a huge 27%+ stake, taking them above the level of Danny Fiszman. Although the 0.5% sold today seems a small move, it could all be adding up nicely for Red and White, while things are going well at the moment on the field, I think fans will see a takeover as increasingly negative.

This news will be shortly followed by Arsenal announcing record profits. The question still remains, why do we need a takeover?