Nothing implicit from my side. I am just commenting on the argument of taking on owners with questionable morals and saying that it’s not always ‘black and white’ (no pun intended). Actually, for the record, I rather liked Mike Ashley and think his model of prudence could be applied to plenty...
My point is more that we are in a position to say thanks but no thanks to Saudi (or Chinese) money. If those guys had stepped in during the Archer/Belotti/Stanley years and there was no Dick Knight or Tony Bloom on the horizon, then it’s a much more difficult discussion.
I don’t claim to know...
No doubt that Albion struck lucky with Tony Bloom, arguably a better owner than probably any other (Man City a possible front runner there too, to be fair!).
I suppose the more valid question is that if we were still owned by the likes of Archer, playing non-league football at Gillingham, and...