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All of what you've said could happen with a new owner or worse. How would that be better?

How will I know?

We won't know so we'll just have to hope for the best if it happens.

It won't help to get new owners if we don't also get the right management, like DOF, CEO, CFO, scouts or the guy that gets all the sponsorships. Man U have more debt than us, but is still richer because they have the right people in place.

To be fair, FSG have been pretty good with bringing money in the club, we have always been woeful before they arrived, I remember hearing stories that the club shop was shut after we won the CL in 2005, so fans/tourists who wanted to go and buy merchandise couldn't.

Its hard to compare to Man Utd as they are a much bigger operation with sponsorship etc, they are a law to themselves really in football with the deals they can make.

But I agree, we need the best people in those roles, from a managing the club from the commercial point of view, FSG seem to be doing well.

As I said I'd rather go down fighting than continue this slow creeping cowardly death under FSG's moneyball recruitment strategy. One Mickey Mouse cup in Seven years, will not attract new fans nor will it replace the natural wastage from the existing worldwide fan base. If we're to consistently compete and challenge at the top, and win an occasional title, together with the occasional cup, we need owners with the ambition and the resources to compete. FSG have shown, for too long now, that they have neither the ambition nor apparently the resources required. Therefor I'm prepared to take my chances with either Ms. Stavely or some other owner with the ambition and desire to compete. I want FSG to do an amicable and orderly withdrawal from this club ASAP.

As I said I'd rather go down fighting than continue this slow creeping cowardly death under FSG's moneyball recruitment strategy. One Mickey Mouse cup in Seven years, will not attract new fans nor will it replace the natural wastage from the existing worldwide fan base. If we're to consistently compete and challenge at the top, and win an occasional title, together with the occasional cup, we need owners with the ambition and the resources to compete. FSG have shown, for too long now, that they have neither the ambition nor apparently the resources required. Therefor I'm prepared to take my chances with either Ms. Stavely or some other owner with the ambition and desire to compete. I want FSG to do an amicable and orderly withdrawal from this club ASAP. [/quote]

But there's no guarantee that any new owner will be any better and surely that will mean we suffer the same fate as we would under FSG. You're assuming that we'll get a sugar daddy type owner which is what we'll need as unless we have that kind of money, we'll struggle to compete with the riches of City, Chelsea and Utd.

I'm just trying to urge some caution as who we get next might not be the type of owner we all want.

Even if FSG do sell and we get even worse owners then it doesn't change much - we don't win anything now so may as well live in hope the new ones would be better.

Wilki loves the Quo.

But there's no guarantee that any new owner will be any better and surely that will mean we suffer the same fate as we would under FSG. You're assuming that we'll get a sugar daddy type owner which is what we'll need as unless we have that kind of money, we'll struggle to compete with the riches of City, Chelsea and Utd.

I'm just trying to urge some caution as who we get next might not be the type of owner we all want.[/quote]
I'll take my chances, with a new owner there's some hope, with FSG there's none, as I said I'd rather go down struggling than face a slow lingering cowardly and undignified end.