Arthur Bach

As little as 20 years ago you had two types of potential owners, you had your relatively local businessman or mildly successful overseas investor who would often become owner for little money or buy up a controlling stake and use existing revenue streams and an outlay in order to attempt to build some infrastructure foundations and inject talent into the squad. This was seen as hum-drum and a continuity takeover, often by an existing board member but was seen as prudent and future proof. You then had your sugar daddy takeovers done in a blaze of glory and with sweeping changes and promises of glory. With no rules these were often seen as the holy grail for middling and under acheiving clubs. Now, most football club owners are mega rich, they have to be. But the net value of an owner is now irrelevant to what they are allowed or prepared to spend or indeed they ambition or involvement with the club itself. When I hear of rumours of takeovers involing Wednesday it falls on deaf ears as you can no longer take seriously for example... ...Canadian billionaire worth 3.6bn obsessed with English football wants SWFC in takeover that will bring past glorious back to Sheffield. The game is so sophisticated now that 'money' simply isn't enough just as 'good intentions' isn't enough. Any old dingbat could throw huge sums at clubs and a little of that goes a long way, even with little knowledge of the game. But we have seen at Hillsborough how, quite literally, tens of millions can drip through the club with barely any return.

Saints were electric that night. I certainly don't look back at that game as some kind of bell weather to Xisco or our sesson as a whole. Then Hull away, again, we were in with a shout. It's not long after that we fell off a cliff.

I also remember the Luc Nilis one. More so as we were linked with him at the time.

Is it...!?

Are you referring to those football fans in that photo specifically? Posting the photo without context is a cheap shot. The issue of acceptance of homosexuality within football can be aimed at so many more facets of the game. Not least the increasing cosmopolitan ownership of clubs that deem homosexuality illegal and punishable by death. I look forward to hearing what Rylan has to say on the subject however considering he is most likely an authority on the subject.

By posting this you are only highlighting your own prejudice.

Rylan Clarke was a season ticket holder at West Ham for many years when ne was younger.

No he wasn't.

I like to look through old copies of Your Sinclair that way.

That they have. But refreshing to see 5 sides still in with a shout of title as we enter the new year. Villa team of the year so far regardless, they'll be kicking themselves for that defeat to Manure.

Goes to show what an idiot oppurtunist Tony Blair really was

Working class fan! lol. They're tourists wearing half and half scarves and filming opposition corners.

Athleticism has helped L2 and non-league the most. Even Sunday league footballers look after themselves, go to the gym, warm up etc. Remember when old pros would fall down tne leagues but still turn in great performances? Thats because they were still far superior technically, it simply didn't matter how unfit they were. Now, a below average L1 player would give an old pro the runaround because they are so much more fitter.

He makes it up?

Sad old man, looking for attention.