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Old 05-12-2005, 06:38 PM   #4897
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Originally Posted by packt up
Most clubs in this country would be glad to be taken over by a billionaire. Some clubs are going into administration and you're throwing a hissy fit cos a billionaire bought your club? What makes this guy so special that everyone thinks he's gonna drive them into the ground? He turned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from a joke of a team to the Superbowl champions and apparently is generally liked by their fans.

I'm as confused as Ogen.

If you float your club on the stock exchange and then run it as a very good business (as Man U have) then your asking to attract take over bids - you're a PLC for fucks sake.
He isn't using his own money so it doesn't matter if he is a billionaire or not. It's totally different from Abramovic buying Chelsea. He'll be gone in 5 years. We probably will be too though.
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