Pack your bags Roy

[RichC]

I'm pretty sure it would amount to the same thing, shy of the massive expense required to own 15% of the shares. He'd be running things, without the need to dip into his own pocket. And be paid handsomely to do it.

Happily take David Dein at LFC, one of the major factors for Arsenal being where they are today.

Perhaps a "watch this space" come Friday or Monday morning after "the bound to fail" 2018 bid on Thursday

[red g]

I hope so. Having said that, was he actually a CEO at arsenal?

He was Vice-Chairman of Arsenal between 1983 and 2007. He was appointed when he bought a 16.6% share of the club for £292,000 (he later sold a significant proportion to co-director Danny Fiszman) At the time of Dein's purchase of the shares in Arsenal back in 1983, Peter Hill Wood Arsenal's Chairman described Dein as "crazy" to invest his money in the club stating that "to all intents and purposes it's dead money".[1] Arseblog.com</ref>. Dein built up his shares until he owned 42% of the club in 1991. During his time at the club, he was responsible for football matters taking an active role in the transfer of players and contract negotiations where he was able to use his extensive network of football contacts. Dein was behind the appointment of the then little known Arsène Wenger to the manager's job in 1996; under Wenger Arsenal have won the FA Premier League three times and the FA Cup four times, and Dein strongly backed him and his transfer wishes throughout.[1]

David Dein was also influential in the transformation of Highbury into an all-seater stadium. Following the Hillsborough stadium disaster a report by Lord Justice Taylor called on all Premier League clubs to introduce all-seater stadiums. Dein was behind the introduction of a bond scheme to finance the redevlopment of Highbury's North Bank and Clock End terraces into all-seater stands.

Dein also helped obtain Arsenal's entry into the G-14 group of major European football clubs in 2002, and became President of the G-14 in October 2006.[2] A keen promoter of women's football, he was also President of Arsenal Ladies Football Club, the most successful English women's football team, while Arsenal vice-chairman.

David Dein’s legacy at Arsenal cannot be overstated. Alongside Arsene Wenger he has helped to transform the club both on and off the pitch. Today Arsenal is seen as an example of a leading club in world football and is admired around the world. David Dein has been instrumental in transforming Arsenal into what it is today.

David Dein was responsible for bringing Arsene Wenger to the club. Following the dismissal of George Graham in February 1995 he tried to convince his fellow-board members to appoint Arsene Wenger as manager. They seemed reluctant to bring on board an unknown Frenchman managing in Japan and opted instead for Bruce Rioch. Following the dismissal of Rioch a year later, Dein again suggested that Arsene Wenger should be appointed as manager. His efforts proved successful 2nd time round and Arsene Wenger was appointed manager of Arsenal in October 1996. It was David Dein who introduced Arsene Wenger to his fellow board members and convinced them to appoint him as manager. No one denies that without Dein, Wenger would never have been appointed manger.
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David Dein's success in recruiting Arsene Wenger as manager in September 1996 is enough to ensure his legacy in the history of Arsenal. Together they spent the next decade transforming the club and helping it join the elite clubs of European football.

Dein believed that English football was falling behind other European leagues and was not embracing a forward-looking plan to improve. He saw Arsene Wenger as the man to help push Arsenal forward embracing new methods to achieve this. Dein also believed that Arsene Wenger would change Arsenal's style of play which was seen as dogmatic and one-dimensional to one based on technique and speed more attuned with the approach adopted by teams from the continent.

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Dein was instrumental in convincing some of the world’s biggest talents to join the club.

In September 1991 he helped Arsenal sign Ian Wright from Crystal Palace for £2.5 million

In June 1995 Dein flew to Milan “and returned with the signature of, for the first time in Arsenal’s history, a true international superstar” Arsenal bought Dutch International Dennis Begkamp for £7.5 million from Internazionale.

Over the following years, Dein was also responsible for recruiting players such as Patrick Vieira, Emmanuel Petit, Marc Overmars, Thierry Henry, Davor Sukur, Robert Pires, Sol Campbell, Gilberto, Gael Clichy Kolo Toure, Cesc Fabregas and Robin Van Persie. All were to contribute heavily to the success of Arsenal.

On 18 April 2007 it was revealed by Arsenal that he had left the club with immediate effect after "irreconcilable differences" between himself and the rest of the board. It is thought that he was in favour of a possible takeover of Arsenal by an external benefactor seeking to invest money into the club. Arsenal had invested heavily in the development of their new stadium which forced the club to take on heavy debts which meant the club was in need of new revenue. The other members of the board were said to have signed a contractual agreement that they would not sell their shares for a year, and they jointly expressed their intention to retain their shares in the longer term.[3] Dein was replaced as G-14 chairman by Olympique Lyonnais chairman Jean-Michel Aulas the following month.[4]


food for thought..........

[wavydavy]

That was an horrific decision (to appoint him), absolutely horrific. His record speak for itself ffs, what were they trying to achieve?

They were trying to sell the club and appointing this dick head was the equivalent to painting your walls magnolia when trying to sell your house. I really believe that. A ****ing nodding dog of a manager.

[DannyMan2006]

Dein sounds like the dream appointment.

[npinn001]

And could explain why no movement on manager yet if we're awaiting his input

[Baracus]

lets not get ahead of ourselves. England could win the bid. And that means dein if he is being courted by jwh would have to decide england Or lfc. If england win not alot really needs doing except building anfield 2.

[wildman]

Would be happy with Frank and not just because he's ABR. Top, attack-minded manager.

no he's not people think coz he's been a barca he's this and that, he should of done well with the players he had at his disposal I wouldn't have him anywhere near us, didn't do so well at gala did he?

[Roboklopp]

Roy as magnolia- I like that. His football's certainly like watching paint dry...

[Tatterdemalion]

What is ABR?

[Reece]

Anyone but Reece

[banditos]

no he's not people think coz he's been a barca he's this and that, he should of done well with the players he had at his disposal I wouldn't have him anywhere near us, didn't do so well at gala did he?

He had good players at Barca coz he signed them and he put together a bloody good team. I'm not sure failure with Gala as an accurate measure of his abilities. It's a new frontier in terms of football. There are bound to be all sorts of problems with trying to get your message across to the players there in terms of both football culture and language.

[little dave hedgehog]

Anyone but Reece

[Tatterdemalion]

Anyone but Reece

Come on guys. Stop messing with me.

[Reece]

Come on guys. Stop messing with me.

Sorry, I thought it would become obvious from my last post

It's "Anyone but Roy". That's it.

[Exiled_red]

Could we not have ABH (Anyone But Hodgson) it sounds a more aggressive campaign