Learning Lessons and Positive Change: Besiktas

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Saw a thread on FF that I thought might be of interest and relevance here.

 

It was about Besiktas, who have just won their Champions League Group and have managed a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for the club, both in scale and speed.

 

 

Recent success is made more prodigious by the fact that five years ago the club was in a financial crisis, facing 142 lawsuits and suspended from UEFA competition over match-fixing allegations. President Fikret Orman took on a job nobody wanted and, in retrospect, hitting rock-bottom turned out to be a blessing in disguise as the board set about making sweeping changes.

 

"Over the last few years we have built something for the future, rather than short term goals like the title race," Orman told ESPN FC. "It was a big step for us involving recruiting the right players, right coaches, brand management, sponsorship agreements, financial arrangements, communication tools and more. What we are witnessing now is our vision starting to come to fruition.

 

Full ESPN article

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/espn-fc-united/68/post/3297858/besiktas-eyeing-place-in-europes-elite-after-group-success-in-ucl