Posted by marky on February 14, 2001 at 16:05:19:
In Reply to: Hull City go into Receivership over �500,000/Man Utd sign Multi-�million Marketing Deal with New York Yankees ! posted by John on February 08, 2001 at 16:24:52:
: Not an anti Man Utd rant.....But more a question about responsibility and responsible behaviour by the rich clubs and the supposed guardians of the game
: A small club could die in 2 weeks time if it doesn't find �500,000..Meanwhile the coffers of all the top clubs are set to swell by another �1 billion minimum as the new TV deals kicks in.
: Don't come out with this "it's big business now and all about survival of the fittest" as an excuse to justify the insatiable greed of the big clubs.
: The wealthy do have a responsibility towards the welfare of those who cannot compete and in the name of sport, the FA, The Premiership and all those associated with the financial aspect of the game MUST find a better way to distribute resources equally.
I agree that the larger clubs should help lowlier clubs whenever they can. However I understand that Hull's problems stem from some very bad finacial decisions on the part of the directors of Hull.
Therefore if this is thier own doing and we follow your idea that larger clubs help out. At what point do they stop? Just this time? the next time Hull's management make an arse up? They time after? Or do you just keep letting them make mistakes and bail them out ad infinitum? If this is the case would the larger clubs have a claim on future decisions made by clubs like Hull (eg giving them first refusal on promising youngsters etc?).