• You never have a billionaire owner who destroys the team with meddling
  • You never have a billionaire's failson in your personnel department or something
  • The city never gets extorted into building a billion-dollar stadium for a billionaire owner
  • The team never moves
  • You never have an ownership group that prioritizes profit maximization over on-field competitiveness
  • CoralMarks [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Thank god they didn't sell to the Saudis yet. I mean the Glazers are obviously inbred Central Park material, but imagine the Saudis owning this club.

    IMO something like the German 50+1 rule would be very good for a start:

    The 50+1 rule (German: 50+1-Regel) is an informal term used to refer to a clause in the regulations of the Deutsche Fußball-Liga. The clause states that, in order to obtain a license to compete in the Bundesliga, a club must hold a majority of its own voting rights. The rule is designed to ensure that the club's members retain overall control, by way of owning 50% of shares, +1 share, protecting clubs from the influence of external investors.

      • CoralMarks [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I think, if my memory serves me right, it is a similar issue as with UEFAs FFP rules.
        If someone with enough money comes around the corner and won't back down, they would most likely lose a case because of some EU economic competition bullshit.
        You are correct it is not ideal, but that is why I said it might be a good place to start, see what they did and improve upon it.