Would you buy your club?

I asked this on a leeds forum just to see the response .
IF YOU WON SAY 80 MILL EURO LOTTO WOULD YOU TRY AND BUY YOUR CLUB?I HAD SOME INTERESTING REPLYS.OVER TO YOU GUYS..

I wouldn't personally.

As a fan, I think you'd always make decisions that would be too emotive. This could lead to taking risks that, although may feel a good idea at the time, could be detrimental to the future of the club.

To do well as an owner of a football club, you need to have a level head. I'm not sure that can happen if you're also a supporter of that club.

It would be far too likely for your heart to rule your head.

Would possibly buy a small amount of shares and maybe then have the opportunity to sit on the board, but never go as far as being the person that is running the club.

Going back years, it would be local people who would own the clubs. But now, particularly in the top two tiers, there is a lot more to running a football club than there was then. Being a supporter of the club and being the owner would just complicate things.


Besides, you would need a lot more than £80m. While that would be enough to buy most clubs, it's also a fact that most clubs in the top two tiers operate on a loss. That £80m would be gone very quickly, so therefore you would need several high value investors.

To be in a possession to succesfully run a football club, you will need to start with a mid to high nine-figure amount and ideally have a number of other businesses too.

80 million is nowhere near enough.

80 million is nowhere near enough.

My thoughts exactly, but if I had the money, I'd buy it and sell it. Even if I lost 50% I'd probably survive on £40M til I die!

80 million is nowhere near enough.

My thoughts exactly, but if I had the money, I'd buy it and sell it. Even if I lost 50% I'd probably survive on £40M til I die!

Buy it and sell it?

How would that work?

if i was rich enough, 100% yes. Cardiff City has the potential to be a giant club, i mean, you look at most of the big clubs, theres usually 2/3 sometimes alot more clubs competing with each other in the same area, you get cardiff going right, and you could easily have large chunks of wales watching. although if i was rich and money no object, i would probably prefer to buy a non league club, and work my way up. the emotionl of all decisions would be removed as i wouldnt be a fan

I would most definitely buy Leeds if I had £80 million.

Turn that into £200 million really quickly selling Phillips, Bamford and Raphina.

Sell the club.

I would most definitely buy Leeds if I had £80 million.

Turn that into £200 million really quickly selling Phillips, Bamford and Raphina.

Sell the club.

So you'd use the 'Swansea Formula' as a rule of thumb...?

I would most definitely buy Leeds if I had £80 million.

Turn that into £200 million really quickly selling Phillips, Bamford and Raphina.

Sell the club.

So you'd use the 'Swansea Formula' as a rule of thumb...?

Absolutely.

Would rip them apart as much as possible.

Not a chance Put your money just to be abused by people who just pay for a ticket and abuse you for not putting more money in Happy to just be a fan and do the criticising

I asked this on a leeds forum just to see the response .
IF YOU WON SAY 80 MILL EURO LOTTO WOULD YOU TRY AND BUY YOUR CLUB?I HAD SOME INTERESTING REPLYS.OVER TO YOU GUYS..

Racehorse will lose you loads, boats a fortune and a football club will take all your money and demand more, ask Sam and Tan !!!

I wouldn't put in a penny ever, even if I won £3000Billion!!!

if i was rich enough, 100% yes. Cardiff City has the potential to be a giant club, i mean, you look at most of the big clubs, theres usually 2/3 sometimes alot more clubs competing with each other in the same area, you get cardiff going right, and you could easily have large chunks of wales watching. although if i was rich and money no object, i would probably prefer to buy a non league club, and work my way up. the emotionl of all decisions would be removed as i wouldnt be a fan

These lot would be calling you a kent for not buying Bale by the end of the week

It's a definite no from me

I would most definitely buy Leeds if I had £80 million.

Turn that into £200 million really quickly selling Phillips, Bamford and Raphina.

Sell the club.

So you'd use the 'Swansea Formula' as a rule of thumb...?

Absolutely.

Would rip them apart as much as possible.

Nah.. I’d set up a non league club to play in England.. that’d be more fun than the Championship/ PL