Comments on: More 4 on Usmanov controversy

By: Rumbold

Rumbold — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:59:23 +0000

Sahil:

True enough- and I cannot see him ever selling.

By: sahil

sahil — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:49:58 +0000

“Luckily Milan will never be taken over by a dodgy billionare businessman.”

Well he may be a dodgy billionare but at least he’s mine and your’s dodgy chairman plus he’s amusing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkDp-6t-keA&feature=Views&page=3&t=t&f=b

By: Jagdeep

Jagdeep — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:17:47 +0000

If Usmanov buys Arsenal at least we’ll know who ate all the pies eh, El Cid?

By: douglas clark

douglas clark — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:02:20 +0000

This is really not an easy issue to get across in, what, three minutes or so?

So, well done Sunny.

Given the restrictions they placed on you, the boy done brilliant, as they say…

You are starting to look a lot more comfortable under the TV lights.

By: Rumbold

Rumbold — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:26:18 +0000

Sahil:

Luckily Milan will never be taken over by a dodgy billionare businessman. Oh wait…

By: sahil

sahil — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:46:24 +0000

“As a Gooner I am certainly not happy about funny Russian money tarnishing my club and am also perturbed by the heavy-handed legal attack on bloggersâ€™ free speech.”

Especially now that Arsenal are playing ‘beautiful’ football and winning!! I wonder if Abramovich will make a trade of chelsea for arsenal. Arsenal fans beware!!

By: Nyrone

Nyrone — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:51:51 +0000

You did fine Sunny, you made the point in a calm and collected manner under the glaring lights, so credit to you for being able to do that.

These heavy-handed (read: understatement) techniques are going to blow up in Usmanov’s face. The story appears to be growing exponentially.

I also recommend everybody also read Craig Murray’s ‘Murder in Samarakand’ it is an astonishing book, crucially written from the inside the system by somebody with the balls to stand up and say what needed to be said about the corrupt Uzbekistan regime.

By: Anthony Barnett

Anthony Barnett — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:41:39 +0000

Nice to see you in action Sunny

By: El Cid

El Cid — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:11:08 +0000

Have seen it now though — good stuff.

Message to Usmanov/Dein: Tony Montana was also a political refugee

By: El Cid

El Cid — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:03:03 +0000

Jeez, where have I been?
I wish I’d seen you.
As a Gooner I am certainly not happy about funny Russian money tarnishing my club and am also perturbed by the heavy-handed legal attack on bloggers’ free speech.
These are clearly 2 separate issues but they will become entwined. Is this man fit for purpose to lead our club?
No way! I’m firmly in the eff off Usmanov/Dein camp.
I hope to be involved in any anti-Usmanov campaign.
What a dog you have become Dein

By: sahil

sahil — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:50:35 +0000

It was fine, did they let you know which questions they were going to ask you before the interview or was it just on the spot questioning. But anyways you got the main points across: freedom of speech; Blogs not just mindless thugs; and duty of care of webhosting companies.

By: Leon

Leon — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:26:00 +0000

I thought you did alright mate, especially given the restrictions. You made a pertinent point that we’re not a pitch fork waving mob out for blood well.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:14:39 +0000

Oh and I was under strict instructions not to refer too much to the case or controversy in case I said anything libellous.

By: Sunny

Sunny — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:14:05 +0000

Ahh well, not one of my greatest performances, but at least they covered the story. Craig Murray couldn’t make it apparently and none of the Arsenal bloggers/writers wanted to say anything either.

By: Nick Booth

Nick Booth — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:31:12 +0000

Nice job Sunny. I hope they let you stay on to watch the Daily Show in the Green Room.

By: Mike Power

Mike Power — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:10:03 +0000

The interview has been posted HERE

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By: Philip Hunt

Philip Hunt — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:49:29 +0000

Unfortunately I’m going to miss this. If it turns up somewhere — like YouTube or BitTorrent — can someone let me know?

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By: Sid

Sid — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:40:20 +0000

More4 news is the dog’s nads. Jon Snow’s ties raise a bigger cackle in my house than the strained formulaic humour on the Daily Show. The Daily Show ain’t funny anymore.