Yes, worst case scenario. They get to keep the club, and will presumably keep syphoning off money (though that would take many years to recuperate their £31M) and the club - and the supporters - keep being shafted. Plus, a Latvian money launderer waltzes off with a £27M profit from his £4M...
No. It's a different thing altogether - cunning is a basic animal instinct Yes, you can be cunning AND intelligent, but you don't have to have one to have the other.
You shouldn't confuse cunning with intelligence. Many people have become rich through low cunning; many intelligent people have lead worth-while, honest and blameless lives without ever getting rich.
It's such a shame that not all of us can have such absolute faith in the wisdom of the judiciary; if we could, the phrase, 'The law is an ass' would not exist. Sadly, it does!
Great! British judges order £31M to be handed over the a Latvian (alleged) money launderer! Lovely to see the Oystons skinned for £31M, but I wish they could have found a more worthy recipient(s).