副主席戴恩离开了阿森纳!

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 16:59 GMT 17:59 UK
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戴恩的突然离开,让人震惊

因为与其他董事会意见不一致,他离开了俱乐部!

美国亿万富翁Stan Kroenke买了9.9%的股份,还从主要股东Fiszman那里买了更多的股份。

这一举动引起了收买阿森纳的传言,但主席Peter Hill-Wood 制止了这一动向。

他说占有45.45%股份的其余股东会成员一致通过至少在一年内不会卖掉他们的股份。

在Hill-Wood的通告中他说:“我代表股东会其他成员,对戴恩在多年来为忠诚地为俱乐部作出的贡献表示感谢。”

“我们十分遗憾,由于戴恩先生和股东会其他股东意见的不一致,致使他决定离开。”

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枪手前教练George Graham说:“我相信温格对他的朋友戴恩的离开一定非常失望。”

太让人失望了,没想到戴恩的野心那么大!居然想排除所有股东会其他成员,与美国亿万大亨独揽阿森纳俱乐部!

为阿森纳俱乐部的前景担忧!

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原文如下:

Dein’s sudden departure from Arsenal is a stunning development

Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has left the club with immediate effect because of “irreconcilable differences” with the rest of the board.

American billionaire Stan Kroenke has bought 9.9% of Arsenal and more shares from major stakeholder Danny Fiszman.

It sparked takeover talk, but chairman Peter Hill-Wood played down moves.

He revealed remaining board members, who own 45.45% of the remaining shares, had agreed not to dispose of their shares for at least one year.

In a statement, Hill-Wood said: “On behalf of the board I would like to express our gratitude to David Dein for the many years of loyal service he has given to the club.

“We sincerely regret that irreconcilable differences between Mr Dein and the rest of the board have necessitated a parting of the ways.”

Earlier in April, ITV plc announced that they had unconditionally sold their 9.99% shareholding interest in Arsenal Holdings plc to American Kroenke’s KSE UK INC.

Kroenke Sports Enterprise have also co-owned American Football franchise St Louis Rams following their relocation to Missouri, while NBA side Denver Nuggets and the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche are now too under the group’s umbrella.

That development was not seen as the first step towards another American takeover of a English club, although the move to buy ITV’s stake came less than a month after KSE stated they had “no interest or intention” of buying into Arsenal.

Both Dein, who joined the Arsenal board in 1983, and fellow director Fiszman had previously stated their intention to keep their shares.

Dein, chairman of the G-14 group of Europe’s most influential soccer clubs, was instrumental in bringing French coach Arsene Wenger to Highbury in October 1996.

Fellow Premier League clubs Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool are owned by Americans, while champions Chelsea, are owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

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