what happened to the original purchaser of Cardiff? TG Chan or something?

wasn't he the one who purchased the club?

hull city and fulham owners take not of this....

probably tony fernandes. QPR is still in top 3 of championship (1 step below BPL) and Cardiff is 1 point above relegation-threatened clubs.

with any luck QPR under harry redknapp will get 1 slot of the promoted clubs while Cardiff might be relegated back if sunderland, fulham or crystal palace get their act together just in time....

Blackburn is a lost cause, the best hope for Blackburn fans is another rich guy with too much money buy the rovers off venky's and do a slow rebuild.

sorry shebby, guess not all pundits can be successful, so the adage that "those who can, do. those who can't, criticize" is true in your case....

and the brits returned the favour in kind by denying his son's friend a work permit to work at the club.

vincent tan needs to realize that this is not Malaysia where he can get anything done because he's some chinaman crony....

tony did what is required of a good club chairman: sit back and let the pros do their jobs.

that's why I wondered why Vincent tan took over from his 'front man' TG chan. I recall it was TG chan who turned around the club from a championship midpack team into serious contenders culminating with the 2012 carling cup final and being last season's champions....

maybe he smelled success too early?

wan't it the other way around?

"i thought Tan only gave him the money to buy the club. the rest he let Chan handle."

the glazers bought MU in a leveraged buyout.

from what I understand this means they borrow money to buy the club and use the future earnings of the club to repay the borrowings.

if the americans can do it so can anyone then?

but last time I heard Liverpool was almost for sale by the John henry sports group up until john henry decided for one last time and somehow they are in top 3-5 place right now....

that used to be the case.

but now I read that TV royalties are the main source of income for professional sports clubs.

even if stadium is empty they still get money from matches shown on tv.

and since it's pay tv the royalties are higher....

the man u fans tried something similar (newton heath club), but ultimately they failed due to several reasons, among them:

1. the glazers respected the man u heritage by not changing/destroying the jerseys, logo or any other sacred heritage/tradition.

2. the club made money from sponsorship deals and merchandise and don't have to rely on local fans so much

3. the owners did not intrude on the day-to-day management of the club and supported almost every player buying/selling without forcing any spending limit (at least within their financial and regulatory means, UEFA will impose financial fair play to curb big spending clubs etc)

man u fans are more well off than Cardiff fans.

and wales isn't exactly football country, they are more famous for rugby....