14-12-2018, 16:57
I`m a bit out of touch down here so I hadn`t heard those rumours but, yes, I do get the gist.
I`m amazed the FA allows that - the non-disclosure of full accounts, I mean. Mind you, I`ve always said that football`s finances are the finances of the madhouse and I suspect that it`s a similar tale at most clubs that are in private ownership. It would explain why so many dodgy foreign 'businessmen' are so keen to buy into football in this country. I wonder what the legal position would be if somebody applied to see the full accounts under Freedom of Information Act disclosure rules?
Then again, football is no different to the society in which it exists. I think I`ve mentioned before that I worked in the City for a while at one time (many years ago now); believe me, I could tell a few stories about the financial shenanigans that went on there that make your hair curl.
I`m amazed the FA allows that - the non-disclosure of full accounts, I mean. Mind you, I`ve always said that football`s finances are the finances of the madhouse and I suspect that it`s a similar tale at most clubs that are in private ownership. It would explain why so many dodgy foreign 'businessmen' are so keen to buy into football in this country. I wonder what the legal position would be if somebody applied to see the full accounts under Freedom of Information Act disclosure rules?
Then again, football is no different to the society in which it exists. I think I`ve mentioned before that I worked in the City for a while at one time (many years ago now); believe me, I could tell a few stories about the financial shenanigans that went on there that make your hair curl.