What are we supposed to think?

[ROBBO]

There is a difference, been in business most of my working life and know how tough it can be, I have concluded that anyone that has amassed enormous wealth must at some stage cut corners and done shady deals, the Saudies are in a different class, their record is one of subdjication of their countrymen, their treatment of women is appalling. I just conclude that morality has sunk to a new low worldwide and money takes precedence over everything.

[darren woolley]

Great read Dave.

[Rory]

Very good article. I particularly liked the Hank Scorpio simile.

A light but very significant point about how attractive immorality can be, and how the worst of humanity can tempt the rest of us by making (to them) relatively minor investment that, thanks to disparity of wealth, can translate to pretty major improvements to the standard of living and financial security of average people.

[WassallVillain]

So the FA allows someone with a diabolical human rights record to buy one of our premier league clubs, it just shows that money tops everything. I am by degrees turning off premiership football, the money, the so called top four, the way the peoples game has been hijacked by seedy people trying to use our sport to whitewash their reputations. While our lower league clubs struggle every day to survive the premiership is awash with ill gotten gains and corruption.

I don’t  think the FA had much choice once the government ceded to protect trade. Throw in the fact that one of the consortium is a direct friend and donor to BJ and and it’s not difficult to see how weak any resistance was to the deal.   You just hope the sitting tenant sponsors make some noise. Even this would be futile as there is no doubt a raft of in house sponsorship deal good to go.

[Drummond]

That'sa very good article. Sums it up well.

What's interesting for me is that I'll have no sympathy for their fans' choice though. I hope they all feel an inner turmoil and that they don't win anything too.