I know. The club I support (FC Porto) is fan owned but we've also had a few problems in recent years due to our president getting very old (he's 84 now and has been president for 40 years) but because it was him that basically transformed our club it's hard for fans to see that he's destroying a bit of his legacy. Overall though I'd rather it be this way than it being like the English clubs that feel soulless, even Liverpool aren't the same as they once were and if my club was ever sold I think I'd stop supporting them.
Edit: Also the Bundesliga has a few exceptions like Wolfsburg (Volkswagen), Leverkusen (Bayer), Hoffenheim (Dietmar Hopp) and Leipzig (Red Bull) and they're all hated by other teams.
I've been watching Bundesliga for the last two years. They have great support up and down the table. If I ever have enough money, I'd love to go watch a Dortmund or Koln match.
All Bundesliga clubs are fan owned, btw!
La Liga has a good theoretical model of fan ownership, but their are some problems with it in practice (see Barcelona).
I know. The club I support (FC Porto) is fan owned but we've also had a few problems in recent years due to our president getting very old (he's 84 now and has been president for 40 years) but because it was him that basically transformed our club it's hard for fans to see that he's destroying a bit of his legacy. Overall though I'd rather it be this way than it being like the English clubs that feel soulless, even Liverpool aren't the same as they once were and if my club was ever sold I think I'd stop supporting them.
Edit: Also the Bundesliga has a few exceptions like Wolfsburg (Volkswagen), Leverkusen (Bayer), Hoffenheim (Dietmar Hopp) and Leipzig (Red Bull) and they're all hated by other teams.
I've been watching Bundesliga for the last two years. They have great support up and down the table. If I ever have enough money, I'd love to go watch a Dortmund or Koln match.