You know, this one really gets me. People say they don`t want a arab or a russian billionaire like those at City and Chelsea who are happy to pump their own coin into the club in the pursuit of success and trophies on the pitch. Oh no no no ! we`re to classy for that shit......... But are quite happy to have an English billionaire tax exile who`s only interested in keeping his coin in his own pocket waiting for big pay off when the apples are ripe enough. Weird
Couldn't agree more. As others have said, we are playing the corporate sell out game just as much as anybody else but losing at it. If you don't think we are just have a look at our preseason/postseason tours, new stadium naming rights, red kit sponsors and whatever else you can think of.
For me it's less about justifying how we operate in a corporate market that is almost impossible to avoid in the modern game. More about questioning where the money that's bankrolled the top two over the last decade or so has come from.
The bond villain made his money by robbing from the russian taxpayer, and the Sheikh uses his football club to launder the image of a regime guilty of some of the worst human rights abuse in modern times. In fact both owners are exploiting their clubs and the Premier League for their own political gain.
Joe Lewis may be a tax avoider of the worst kind, but he made his money legitimately enough.