Stan Kronke to rule Arsenal FC ?

US businessman and sports team owner Stan Kroenke has increased his stake in English Premier League club Arsenal to 29.6 per cent, just 0.4 per cent short of that required to force an obligatory takeover bid for the club

http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/170858/kroenke-ups-arsenal-stake?utm_source=sbinsl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nov04

As a die hard supporter of the club i think Kronke is a better person to takeover the gunners than his immediatte competitor Usmanov. Unlike the American investors in a few other EPL clubs i find Kronke quite genuine.I read a couple of his interviews and you get the feeling that he is indeed trying to pave a way for the club where by he is able to balance the finance and the trophies. I think he is also got a very good working relationship with Arsene Wenger.

So all in all...good news if you support the red and white

Edit: The following statement was released by Plus Markets this morning:

On 4th November 2009, Arsenal Holdings plc (the "Company") received notification that on 4th November 2009 KSE, UK, Inc ("KSE"), a company controlled by Stan Kroenke, a Director of the Company, acquired 200 ordinary shares of £1.00 each in the Company ("Shares"), at a price of £8,500 per Share.
Following the acquisition, Stan Kroenke has a beneficial interest in, and controls voting rights over, 18,594 Shares, representing 29.9% of the issued Shares. 100 of the Shares acquired by KSE were sold by Peter Hill-Wood, the Chairman of the Company.Following the sale, Peter Hill-Wood has a beneficial interest in, and controls voting rights over, 400 Shares, representing 0.6% of the issued Shares.

For England and Fabio the road does not end with the world Cup 2010

At the moment Fabio Cappelo and England supporters might be totally focussed on the upcoming world cup in South Africa in 2010. But a look at the ages of the players in the squad will make you realize that the road won't end in South Africa.

Agbonlahor, Gabriel 23
Barry, Gareth 28
Beckham, David 34
Bridge, Wayne M. 29
Brown, Wesley M. 30
Cahill, Gary J. 23
Carrick, Michael 28
Cole, Ashley 28
Cole, Carlton M. 25
Crouch, Peter J. 28
Ferdinand, Rio G. 30
Foster, Benjamin A. 26
Gerrard, Steven G. 29
Green, Robert P. 29
Hart, C. Joseph J. 22
Heskey, Emile W. 31
James, David B. 39
Johnson, Glen M. 25
Lampard, Frank J. 31
Lennon, Aaron J. 22
Lescott, Joleon P. 27
Milner, James P. 4 23
Robinson, Paul W. 29
Rooney, Wayne M. 23
Terry, John G. 28
Upson, Matthew J. 30
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C. 27

In fact by the 2014 world Cup more than half this squad would have retired ( or else would be too old to play, not everyone can be a Beckham)including the likes of Stevie G, Lamps, Terry who are lynchpins of the current team. Additionally, England would lose poachers like owen , hesky and the experience of rio,upson, robinson,james ( if he plays at 43 it would be a miracle)

Most probably Rooney would be made captain but a study of the current crop of English players in the EPL would make one realize that the 2010 team would leave some big boots to be filled.
So for Fabio and England post the 2010 world cup it's going to be a long and winiding road till 2014. We might start seeing Fabio in attendance at Second division games as well post 2010 !!!.