17 Sep 2014 17:35:26
Blue Bill gets some stick from some supporters, but never has from me. I see him as a blue blooded supporter. not a chairman as in some clubs I could mention. In fact I will mention one poor club. Tranmere Rovers. It is well known that Peter Johnson kept his girlfriend on as chairman of Rovers when he "joined" us. The decline of our club under his guidance was nothing short of remarkable. Ble Bill came in and initially steadied the ship. Now he has taken us on to another level. We are making record signings and hopefully will have a new state of the art stadium in the next few years. For those supporters who think he is milking our club, I suggest you have a good long look at Tranmere Rovers and think about what might have happened to our club. Birmingham City, Hull City and Cardiff are other examples whereby ego filled chairmen want their cake and to eat it. Chelsea and Abromovic are the only club that I can think about whereby an individual has poured millions in without changing the philosophy of the club. But I would rather us earn our right to be at the top of the pile. We did it before and we can do it again.
I agree that we should earn the right to be successful and not rely on a sugar-daddy - especially any whose sources of wealth on on record as having been, shall we say, subject to unflattering observations in the legal system ;-)
Totally agree gents I would look at Fulham for a more recent comparison El-Fayed could be compared to Bill as he looked to build Fulham into a foootballing force but still got slated from certain quarters. New owner and now look where they are. At least with Bill we all now his heart is in the right place.