David Dein

And you know, it, the threat that he posed to the established order in, in all of those areas.

Um, so I don't, I don't really remember the immediate blowback, although of course there is that very famous David Dein quote about he's, he's parked his tanks on our lawn and he's firing-

Yeah

... £50 notes at us.

I said we'll get onto some quotes.

Um, given Abramovich's wide-ranging influence on football and his reluctance as well, I think, to speak to the media, let's come up with favorite quotes about him [laughs] not necessarily quotes that he's given.

So you mentioned that David Dein one, which is, is brilliant.

Any, any others?

Um, but other than that, I find it difficult.

It's like when people talk about David Dein, Elliot, like-

Mm

...

Yeah.

Sent it off, got a message to come in and meet David Dein-

Yeah

... who was the Arsenal vice chairman and effectively ran the club.

Are we, are we spreading the talent enough? And are there checks and balances on Mikel Arteta? 'Cause even at his greatest, you need ch- everyone needs a check and balance.

Um, and of course, where did it go wrong for Arsene Wenger? It went wrong when his check and balance was no longer there, who was David Dein.

Do you not think, uh, anybody at board level or, you know, Richard Garlick could be more of a balance on power towards-

I hope so.

Football did exist before the Premier League, but to borrow a phrase from the league's launch, this was a whole new ball game.

David Dein was the vice chairman of Arsenal in 1992 and was one of the main drivers behind the new league.

He tells Tim O'Callaghan about the challenges involved.

The first day in the history of the FA Premier League was rewarded with a feast of goals and some shock results.

It was a turning point for English football, and when you look at it now, well, we'll talk about where it's gone since 1992, but it's been a runaway success.

And the man behind it all...

David Dein, OBE, former vice chairman of Arsenal and the Football Association, currently an, an ambassador for both.

Anything else you'd like to know?

There was talk, if you remember, of moving to Wembley, which I'm so glad we didn't do.

David Dein wanted to do that, which would've saved us on the cost of the stadium, but it never really would've felt like home, would it? Let's be honest.

Um, Robin says, "That's what I told my Newcastle sup- supporting colleague.

Arsenal have built up overseas markets over the last 35 years." Yeah, we have, and we saw what happened when we won the league.