OK before I start can I say I'm commenting only on rumours that have done the rounds and I'm in no way shape or form saying its true or happened .
What is it with football ( soccer if your from the USA ;) ) how can clubs allowed to be taken over by foreign owners ,well not just foreign to be fair about it and then for the Bigwigs of the FA to allow and watch as the clubs are systematically torn apart and ruined. We had Risdale at Leeds who saw them go from the last Division 1 winners and champions league semi (I think or 1/4 finalists,its a while since ) to the 3rd Division and almost into oblivion all in swoop.
In the last couple of years we have had Pompey ,who are still fighting for their lives and are on the brink of extinction. We have Rangers in Scotland who a couple of weeks ago went into admin with massive tax debts and other stuff that I have no idea about. In Spain Santander have also huge problems apparently with the fella that wanted to buy Blackburn Rovers.
My team are rumoured to have all sorts of problems with The Venky ownership. Rumours of not playing players because it costs too much in bonuses, rumours of tax issues , rumours again of not playing players because it triggers contract extension's, rumours of the manager (head coach like in NFL terms) being a stooge for the Venkys and that he is told who to play and who not play,all our best players have been sold and not replaced (well they have but with inferior standard players), rumours of the venkys not paying banks....like i said earlier these are rumours doing the rounds and I have seen no proof.
Could this only happen in football only or could it or has it happened in the NFL , MLB, NBA. rugby ,cricket etc.
Could an NFL franchise be taken over by owners from afar and then piece by piece be sold off for profit.I know theres no transfer money involved like in football but do trades involve under the table backhanders so to speak. Could an NFL team be stripped to the bones and go completely bust? If it did what would happen to the owners? are there rules in place to stop this?
Fans... What would you do if it happened to your club? would you stand up and protest against what was happening? Would the owners tell the manager to try and divide the fans and cause friction? Would ex players who have been legends at your club stand up for the owners and call the protesting people not fit to burn? would the media stick up the local club or would you just sit down shut up and do nothing.
I'm very interested in what NFL fans think or do you know of this happening to other clubs throughout the world. What can be done ?
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