Been a member for 12 or 15 years...I can't remember exactly...since it started. Used to be a paid member when there were 3 or 4 folks who claimed to have real inside info. I can't remember their names...something like Kenny007 and someone called Tom and someone with the date the club was founded in the name. Was good fun but probably all [oops]
I also sent Dunk 10 to 15 quid for that book that never materialised! Anyone else do that?
Anyway, back to the owners. Here's the "problem" with the owners...I think. They seem sound, rationale business managers with a long term commercial and football strategy.
Few of us want that. We don't want "rationale" strategies or "long term"
We want big fat sugar daddys to drop 100's & 100's of millions of quid into the players and the club...asap. And never care if they lose it all. Rarely happens. Only a handful of clubs in the world like that.
Our owners are not in that wealth bracket so it's a bit unreal to compare them to Chelsea, PSG, City etc. We can get [oops] off but...whats the point.
Taking out the mega rich sugar daddy clubs....I think the owners have done well. I won't go into it all on this post unless it kicks something off
More fun is the Mancs. I really think they are in trouble. Their debts are around 400M and they pay 71M a year to service the debt! They have massive, massive revenues but make a very small profit. The minute those revenues dip they will hurt big time. Not as much success on the pitch, merchandising dwindles (especially internationally), fickle fans don't fill the 75,000 stadium every week, new manager spends 100M and still doesnt get into CL - it can happen. I think the owners of the Mancs have based their finances on the assumption of permanent success. We'll see. Next year will be critical for them. If they spend and don't get into the CL....compounding problems for them.
