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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
The American owners are the big problem imo, far more so than some sheik or oligarch, they seem interested in what they can take out of clubs rather than what they can put in, I liked it when local businessmen who were fans owned the clubs but much like the fans they were used to they've been priced out to.
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I don't think American owners are a problem. The idea of a club being a business make sense from everyone's stand point as then they're constrained by market forces and not making a loss, which is surely a healthy approach to a football club.
I also prefer the old system too. I liked it when Arsenal were owned by several people who had long associations with the club but there you go.
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Wage inflation is out of control but I can't see any ffp wage savings being passed on to the paying punter, I remember linaker at spuds being the countries best paid player on a grand a week and Chris suttons move to Blackburn being criticised because he was earning 5000 per week, halcyon days
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No I too doubt they'll be passed onto the punter but at least it would curtain it getting worse and the clubs won't lose as much money. Only a handful of clubs made a profit last year. The state of football's finances are shocking. I think we need a even more retribution of money from the likes of Arsenal, City, Chelsea etc to the rest quite soon.