23-01-2023, 10:31 PM
The PST were forming plans for another angel funding Tifosy round from the fans (one assumes for North Stand repairs) when the Eisners turned up with their offer.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the fans owning the club, but pre-purchase, the revenue raising had turned into an annual exercise and we as fans can only give so much.
Then of course, Covid happened. There is no denying that the Eisners bankrolled us through that - the evidence is in the accounts. There is simply no way we could have remained profitable through Covid under fan ownership.
With the Eisners, the song "you don't always get what you want, but you get what you need" comes to mind. Football has left us behind, the top two leagues are eye-wateringly expensive compared to our previous tenure at that level, and we as a football club have no option but to take our medicine off the pitch.
On the pitch, I am as underwhelmed as the next supporter with the academy investment and the playing squad.
But can we focus solely on that when we critique the owners? In my view, no.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the fans owning the club, but pre-purchase, the revenue raising had turned into an annual exercise and we as fans can only give so much.
Then of course, Covid happened. There is no denying that the Eisners bankrolled us through that - the evidence is in the accounts. There is simply no way we could have remained profitable through Covid under fan ownership.
With the Eisners, the song "you don't always get what you want, but you get what you need" comes to mind. Football has left us behind, the top two leagues are eye-wateringly expensive compared to our previous tenure at that level, and we as a football club have no option but to take our medicine off the pitch.
On the pitch, I am as underwhelmed as the next supporter with the academy investment and the playing squad.
But can we focus solely on that when we critique the owners? In my view, no.