Just mentioned Spurs.** Bing-bong ** VillaDawg to the thread...EDIT: woah, that is fucking spooky!
Interesting how they mentioned that the "fans can be a problem, so you need to put in a bit of money, so you get them on your side"That's how i always thought we were viewed, and i mean we as in all football fans. It's not surprising really though is it, i just kept thinking about Portsmouth, Blues, Notts County and now Leicester, they all fit the bill for these dodgy owners.Football is being taken away from the fans, there must be a way to claim it back.We are comparitively lucky with Randy, but he is still in it for the money as was Doug, as is every owner.It's no surprise the Yanks haved moved into the PL more prominently, i thank God we are not in Blues position.
It's hard to say. Wasn't he the first club Chairman to pay himself a salary?And something like 95% of his personal wealth was generated via Aston Villa FC.The financial aspect was definitely a huge motivation, I'd say.The kudos and the networking with the great and the good in football was a nice bonus.
Quote from: KevinGage on July 18, 2011, 09:29:40 PMIt's hard to say. Wasn't he the first club Chairman to pay himself a salary?And something like 95% of his personal wealth was generated via Aston Villa FC.The financial aspect was definitely a huge motivation, I'd say.The kudos and the networking with the great and the good in football was a nice bonus.If it's true that he invested £500k at the beginning of the 80s, that was a large investment into a football club. I don't think even Doug could have known at the time what was coming with Sky 10 years later.
Quote from: Villadawg on July 18, 2011, 09:50:24 PMQuote from: KevinGage on July 18, 2011, 09:29:40 PMIt's hard to say. Wasn't he the first club Chairman to pay himself a salary?And something like 95% of his personal wealth was generated via Aston Villa FC.The financial aspect was definitely a huge motivation, I'd say.The kudos and the networking with the great and the good in football was a nice bonus.If it's true that he invested £500k at the beginning of the 80s, that was a large investment into a football club. I don't think even Doug could have known at the time what was coming with Sky 10 years later. Without wanting to kick off a Doug thread, he only ever invested his own cash in the late 60's. About £50k at the time (which was a fair amount back then). In the early 80s he just guaranteed the overdraft, then sold the 82 team.