Originally Posted by
Taksin
But I didn't do that, tough, did I. I said they were oligarch run clubs. They are easily identified as such and widely despised for it by fair minded punters. People don't like those clubs because they bought their success. A friend of mine calls them clubs where the players become the harem of the owners. PSG, Chelsea and Man City were mediocre clubs who have risen because their owners wanted to own a plaything and had enough money to make it happen.
We, on the other hand, are generally seen as having earned our success the honest way (if you ignore the conspiracy theorists at Everton). That's a reputation that I think we deserve and that's how I want to keep things. FSG have helped to restore us to the top by good management, not by furnishing their personal fantasies (eg. Shevchenko).
It turns out you have the little boy's fantasy of buying everything he wants. "just imagine it" you ask.. no thanks. And ultimately you have reduced success to money - something that should be seen as contradictory coming from a self described socialist. Although socialists tend to appear to be obsessed with money in my experience. Klopp isn't though, interestingly.
But as an aside, I think the model we are currently operating is superior in the medium to long term, that's one of the reasons I prefer it. What that means is I think we are better run than Chelsea and Man City. Our growth is more organic and that will lead to better decisions being made all around. The problem we will have is when FSG decide to sell. Then we will be at the mercy of either an oligarch or a set of fools. That's not something to look forward to.
As for bias, you can't even have a discussion about how well FSG have done. You are too emotional to talk any sense on the subject.
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