From Alex : Couple of questions
I have a couple of questions for you.
Of course, I do not expect them to get answered directly – I appreciate that the last thing you want to do at any point in time is satisfy every ANR reader out there. But I would hope that it might jog some thoughts when considering an upcoming piece.
1/ Which team frustrates you more – Arsenal, or England?
2/ What is worse – Champions League glory to bankruptcy in 5 years, or treading water near the top but never achieving during the same period?
3/ Billionaire playboys that buy football clubs because they have gotten bored of yachts – good or bad for the sport?
Many thanks, and keep up the good work!
Myles replies :
After midnight my thinking is tired, my typing even worse than usual.
Arsenal frustrate me more because they play more often.
When you talk about bankruptcy, I presume you’re referring to the Leeds of Peter Ridsdale. Publicity Pete got carried away. He talked too much. Even I had his mobile number. But I never called him because I had no questions.
Right now, England are also-rans and Capello cannot improve them. For the next two years England will be very similar to now. What you see is what you will get, Sadly, the same is true of this Arsenal squad, even when the new keeper comes in May.
Rip-off Yanks like the Glazers and Tom Hicks are far worse than Abramovich.
The oligarch didn’t put the debt on the club. He turned it into equity. It’s harder than you think, being a billionaire yacht owner. You need Gurkha guards with guns. When you dock, you have to fax ahead details of the armaments you have on board. It’s all a bit of a chore. Some places won’t let you dock if you’re too heavily armed.
Staff on superyachts, anchored in some of world’s most scenic spots, in lovely climates, are invariably not allowed in the sea if the owner is swimming. But I heard two years ago that Roman lets his crew swim. Not in the same place as his family.
It’s 12.30 a.m. and time to knock off.