Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) I hate to say that on other forums I widely predicted how catastrophic a shared ownership structure would propagate. Rarely in modern football does shared ownership work well. There are of course examples of fan ownership in climates and cultures far different from our own where it works but when it comes down to a multitude of businessmen owning the club, the outlook is rarely good. The phrase 'the camel is a horse designed by committee' will invariably spring to mind but our current circumstances would see a more fitting analogy of 'the camel is a committee designed by a horse'. With multiple owners of various power and interests you inherit multiple board members of various power and interests and the end result is messy. Pathetic infighting and shambolic leaks that would put Harchester United to shame are par for the course and you really wonder where we are heading. Frankie earlier posted an article on RM that suggested we are in a similar state to the Craig Whyte era and that was not far off the the mark. The sad thing is as shambolic as our current shared ownership structure is, there seems to be nobody half decent interested in outright control. Ideal scenario? An intelligent money man appears out of the wood work free from controversy and puts the club back where it belongs. I won't hold my breath. Charles Green for all his efforts proved to be another joker trying to make a quick buck out of us, and we can only hope that the next businessman to show the same endeavour, does so with a bit more intelligence. Edited May 20, 2013 by Ser Barristan Selmy 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 We weren't paying tax in the Craig Whyte era. While the current situation is a bit of a farce and needs sorted, I still can't help but feel there's some overreaction and exaggeration going on. Perhaps i'm just naive though. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 two things camels are better designed than horses. the run faster they run longer they run further they drink and eat less. second do we really have shared ownership? ahmed often claims green has a proxy for the majority of the club. green promised us shared ownership (though he never told us why that was good) but he never delivered it it seem in actuality. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plgsarmy 111 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Until we get fan ownership where every single penny is put back into the Club and not lining the pockets of individuals we will always have a problem. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,767 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Rarely in modern football does shared ownership work well. What do you think that the difference is between our various owners and those of clubs who make it work? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 The problem with fan ownership is always going to be getting working capital. The Spanish system is rotten with debt, so I would look at the German system on how they organise things. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,413 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 We do indeed need a leader,rich leader,to get us heading in the right direction. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,413 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” http://www.rangersmedia.co.uk/?p=333 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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