The financial fair play laws should mean that the need for a billionaire owner in order to win anything should disappear, of course the problem is that since the guys who become billionaires all have done so by breaking the rules and subverting legal routes for their own benefit it still won't make any difference. those teams owned by Mafiosi and oil despots will still be able to outspend everybody.
ttfn Richard Triumph Computer Services 01273 505214 07974870424 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Cundell Sent: 20 December 2013 06:02 To: Mark; Eric B; Ian Murray Cc: Leeds List Subject: Re: [LU] football's gone mad. I think to echo Ian's sentiment the question shouldn't be why aren't rich UK people buying our football clubs but do we need or want rich people buying football clubs? Once a club is 'owned' by a benefactor it ceases to be come the club it had been for a 100 years and becomes the benefactors plaything to do what he wants with. This includes change kit colour, change name and move location. As community assets this is plain wrong. It is the unsustainable business models that require bottomless pit funding that create the benefactor (soon to be franchise) demand. The majority of us followed football before 1992 and sky and would still do without it. Benefactors don't make football, fans make football. Cheers Paul _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
