Names In The Game That Were In It For Their Own Gain

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Names In The Game That Were In It For Their Own Gain

Post by Longside4evr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 6:40 pm

The list is debatable so here goes
Ken Bates
Robert Maxwell
Sepp Blatter Jack Warner and Nicolas Leoz
For spiralling detrimental reasons Jimmy Hill
Jack Haywood from the fans point of view
Doug Ellis
and mentioned in a thread on the page that got me thinking debatable again
David Dein and now possibly Richard Scudamore is in my reckoning all though say the greed of the league would not be as big as it is but for his work
And last but not least the Oystons got to take your hat of to the lashers for sticking it up them.
Is there anymore of these characters you can add and your take on the aforementioned.

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Post by Fenwick » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm

The two chaps at West Ham?

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Post by summitclaret » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:12 pm

Risdale

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Post by Longside4evr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:12 pm

The two Dave's Gold and Sullivan certainly all though Karen Brady got out before all the shenanigans Carson Yeung former club of Brady's was another and happy Harry's Dog didn't do to bad

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Post by summitclaret » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:13 pm

BFS?

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Post by tim_noone » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:16 pm

The Glazers? The yanks at Liverpool ..

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Post by tim_noone » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:19 pm

The chap at Burnleys done ok...can't remember his name now..into Building

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Post by Billyblah » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:19 pm

Tony Philiskirk.....laziest player to ever put on a Claret shirt

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Post by conyoviejo » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:24 pm

Fenwick wrote:The two chaps at West Ham?
The Dildo brothers. ;)

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Post by Tall Paul » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:31 pm

All of them.

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Post by bfcmik » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:42 pm

Tall Paul wrote:All of them.
Beat me to it.

However, I had a career as a Registered Nurse for people with learning disabilities - I did it because I could but I did it for the money, even though I loved what I did. I have never volunteered to do anything outside work. when I 'retired' I became an international van driver - guess what, I did it for the money, even though I loved the job. I never drove anywhere for any company for no pay.

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Post by evensteadiereddie » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:44 pm

Businessmen in trying to make money shock !!!

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Post by Longside4evr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:52 pm

Tall Paul wrote:All of them.
You offered a brilliant bit of information their please elaborate as its looks like the sort of quote that highlights a fact that i hate the game its become statement
"All of who players management owners" Bolton is a prime example of greed and demoralisation and could be a case of none nonexistence and Owen Coyle and Slimeside are in there too, just a thought it only takes a little contribution as all of them is a bit wide of the mark I wish i had been a pro footballer
evensteadiereddie wrote:Businessmen in trying to make money shock !!!
yet another its the incite of it all i am interested in and all that comes with the deception as if they haven't made enough these bad eggs in the game
nowt to do with a business model its the pure corruption of their actions i am aiming at if you cant put incite on the topic dont bother

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Post by Jeffbfc » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:03 pm

Shakin' Stevens & Mick Hucknall when they joined Fulchester United.
If pop stardom wasn't enough Bstards.
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Post by Buxtonclaret » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:07 pm

And Billy the Fish was a slimy little bugger too
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Post by Tall Paul » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:45 pm

Longside4evr wrote:You offered a brilliant bit of information their please elaborate as its looks like the sort of quote that highlights a fact that i hate the game its become statement
"All of who players management owners" Bolton is a prime example of greed and demoralisation and could be a case of none nonexistence and Owen Coyle and Slimeside are in there too, just a thought it only takes a little contribution as all of them is a bit wide of the mark I wish i had been a pro footballer
I'm not sure what there is to elaborate on. Everyone in football is in it for their own gain, in one way or another.

It'd be much more difficult (if not impossible) to give an example of someone who isn't.

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Post by Bosscat » Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:51 pm

Eric Openshaw chairman of Warbury.....

Mind you he probably isn't now, its 20 years since I saw the Sun Newspaper cartoon series :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by Clarets4me » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:07 pm

Robert William Lord ...

" This Club should always pay a dividend " .. :D

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Post by Longside4evr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:37 pm

Clarets4me wrote:Robert William Lord ...

" This Club should always pay a dividend " .. :D
Our very own how could I not forget him
Remember been on the bus and the all bus was talking about another player being sold I was only about 9 at the time I knew it was the obliteration of our squad it seemed like a consent conveyor belt of players being sold Its a good job we had Ian Brennan and Dave Thomas

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Post by dougcollins » Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:41 pm

Jeffbfc wrote:Shakin' Stevens & Mick Hucknall when they joined Fulchester United.
If pop stardom wasn't enough Bstards.

Shakin' Stevens' debut was one of the funniest things I've seen.

'Oh Julie!'

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Post by Royboyclaret » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:02 pm

Longside4evr wrote:Our very own how could I not forget him
Remember been on the bus and the all bus was talking about another player being sold I was only about 9 at the time I knew it was the obliteration of our squad it seemed like a consent conveyor belt of players being sold Its a good job we had Ian Brennan and Dave Thomas
Brennan was sold to Bolton for £25,000 and Thomas to QPR for £165,000.

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Post by Longside4evr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:16 pm

Dobson to Everton Flynn Leeds skippy to Wolves Taffy to Derby in 75 rapped us proper
did Lord

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Post by Royboyclaret » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:38 pm

Longside4evr wrote:Dobson to Everton Flynn Leeds skippy to Wolves Taffy to Derby in 75 rapped us proper
did Lord
Only Leighton James of those four was sold in 1975.

Bob Lord sold players when the Club needed money, or when a replacement was already available.

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Post by Tricky Trevor » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:55 pm

All the managers who take money out of the game for the buying and selling of players.one has a dog with a Monaco bank account.
They are paid to improve players they shouldn’t get a bonus for doing just that.

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Post by Longside4evr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:57 pm

Royboyclaret wrote:Only Leighton James of those four was sold in 1975.

Bob Lord sold players when the Club needed money, or when a replacement was already available.
Your right Roy and that's why I put 75 has a back stop after his name your older than me as i said I was only nine and probably my nine year old take as no one in my family was into football and i used to go get scrap metal so i could go to games and saving my dinner monies and I was a dab hand at playing coins nearest to the wall takes all
now i sound like a pikey
I appreciate your knowledge but iam there or there abouts with what i so as a nine year old and believed what I heard and it stuck probably why i am get cantankerous
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Post by Longside4evr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:22 pm

Reynolds tried and proper made a mess out off his own infrastructure

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Post by Bosscat » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:23 pm

dougcollins wrote:Shakin' Stevens' debut was one of the funniest things I've seen.

'Oh Julie!'
Chico ...... Its Chico time.....
Now that was funnier and cringeworthy

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Post by LeadBelly » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:25 pm

I don't agree that Deadly Doug should be in that original list.
He pumped a lot of his own money into Villa over the years, doubt he got much profit on what he put in when he sold to Randy Lerner. He gave a lot of money to charity too- so hardly a selfish skinflint.
I think he loved his club and did the best he could (another owner may or may not have done better - who knows).

Many fans just like to moan about directors /owners taking money (as per some posters on here inaccurately intimating that our directors are coining it in). Sometimes it's the truth (Blackpool the obvious topical example but the ManU mob also) but often it aint so.

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Post by Longside4evr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:25 pm

Chico ...... Its Chico time.....
Now that was funnier and cringeworthy

Yes but what about the parachutist if we are going down that route
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Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:26 pm

Michael Knighton.at Man Utd.

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Post by Longside4evr » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:32 pm

I also reckon the Mk Dons consortium fiasco is up their but its turned out to be a skeleton of a move

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Post by Chester Perry » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:14 pm

I posted this on the Magic money tree thread - but it has as much relevance here - pretty damning stuff but no different (apart from scale) really to the local business men made good who wanted to increase their standing in the community - like Robert William Lord

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Post by Longside4evr » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:40 pm

Reading into that and what meany suspect is that FIFA is the most corrupted of them all and the powers that be where monies involved concerns golden hand shakes and how much will it cost to win being the hosting nation
Russia and Qatar being a prime example they knew where to deliver and what hunting grounds would pay for the price.
Its gone very quite on this very on going investigation i would imagine they have to be cagey about who is involved and what dark horses that may be revealed this will be a lot deeper than the dark web

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