Red and White Holdings, the investment firm co-owned by Alisher Usmanov (tireless advocate for the oppressed, friend of small animals everywhere, winner of Mister Universe seven years in succession) has increased its stake in Arsenal football club to 24%.
Not a major news item but I daresay he remains about as popular as a Big Mac at a Vegan convention across a large chunk of the blogosphere....
Would anybody have seriously thought some nasty bloggers were able to thwart the gentleman's plan(s)?
ReplyDeleteAn aside: why has your name changed to jans in mybloglog?
ReplyDeleteTHat was a wonderful bit of solidarity wasn't it Sean?
ReplyDeleteAh Liz, that happened when moving over to yahoo. I recreated a new id but with a typo!
Indeed, Jams, it was.
ReplyDeleteAs for Abramowich London, Gazprom Schalke, Usmanov London, Berlusconi Milan etc. - I am glad whenever those clubs demonstrate that money can't buy titles.
Jans? LOL Are you going all Scandinavian on us?
ReplyDeleteVegans Cower In Fear After A Rampaging Big Mac Attack!
ReplyDeleteI'd buy a periodical with that headline!
I wish that were always the caser Sean. Methinks money talks in the majority of cases!
ReplyDeleteAh just a typo Ewbl! I understand that one of the main providers of such headlies, the weekly world news, is no more. The forst time I saw the paper I was entranced!