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by real_darlo_85 » Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:23 pm
Football and professional sports are just a reflection of society. You have the haves and have nots, the rich getting richer and poor struggling to make ends meet, there is no equality - that's life.
Occasionally you get a bit of luck with a backer bankrolling a dream, a bit like an individual with relatively little winning the lottery.
What I object to is this attitude some owners have and have had at many clubs throughout history, where they go in with all good intentions and ambition but quickly forget the financial burden the cost of running a club can be - football clubs are for life, not for business, rings so true. The attitude should be they are custodians of the club for the period of time they are owners of the club, but the very existence of the club for the good of the town/city/community is the be all and end all. You will rarely make money as an owner of a professional sports team, so any financial input shouldn't be seen as 'investment' and more a 'donation' because its very foolish and selfish to expect anything back.
"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"