100% correct. And most PE doesn't know most of the people around them are so odious fans actively despise them. They need to be real, but they need to be likeable.
It also helps if you give a good manager time. Modern football has such an instant demand for success that managers are swapped too quickly. I remember fans wanting Parkinson out when he didn't turn things around at the start but sometimes you have to ignore the noise and commit to your strategy. One of the greatest managers of our generation, Ferguson, was famously 1 game from being sacked before he went on to win an unprecedented amount of trophies.
"The real takeaway? Celebrity does not scale. Authenticity does." This. #Preach
Truth bomb. Fame’s got a ceiling. Realness doesn’t. 🤠
Investors also need to look at how other clubs are performing under new owners rather than focus on a potential outlier.
100% correct. And most PE doesn't know most of the people around them are so odious fans actively despise them. They need to be real, but they need to be likeable.
It also helps if you give a good manager time. Modern football has such an instant demand for success that managers are swapped too quickly. I remember fans wanting Parkinson out when he didn't turn things around at the start but sometimes you have to ignore the noise and commit to your strategy. One of the greatest managers of our generation, Ferguson, was famously 1 game from being sacked before he went on to win an unprecedented amount of trophies.
Pretty sure they didn’t put any equity money in at all.