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.
I agree. I'm not saying that I support the ownership structure of City and Chelsea, in an ideal world the clubs would be owned by the supporters, there would be wage ceilings in place and a much more equitable distribution of money amongst all the clubs; however, I don't get why some fans seem to continue to criticise their ownership structures while paying lip service to what our board is doing. Our board are worshipping at the altar of the free market, treating us like a private sector enterprise, while Chelsea and City's sugar-daddies are using the club as a symbol of their power and status. Neither structure is appealing.