Quote Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz View Post
The spending these clubs are doing is no different at all to the branding exercise of any ‘self sustaining club’ and just as ‘immoral’ as making as much money as possible from marketing the shit out of the club through overpriced goodies to man, woman and child.
Agree with that ultimately, but it's a deep argument that keeps on going. In the end we need to exploit slave labour in the far east more effectively than our competitors if we want to grab top spot. But there's still the idealism of genuine sport to shake off. Difficult to do because it's appealing and seems worthy, compared to the faceless corporate shit that sits like a terminal cancer at the heart of everything.