Reposted by Nigel Heaton
This is about how the English game lost control by not caring who bought clubs in the 2000s.
The Manchester City case is the logical (or crazily illogical) conclusion of that free-market anarchy
www.nytimes.com/athletic/767...
nytimes.com
How the Premier League’s great sell-off changed the fabric of English football (Gift Article)
The 2000s were the 'spin-the-wheel' era - some clubs prospered, some did not. The response from the game's authorities was a shrug
