Post by thad on Mar 4, 2022 13:51:08 GMT
Blimey, who knew...(?) Well would you believe it, only turns out that our Roman is a little bit of a dodgy bloke... or at least he has some very suspicious chums & business associates.
I guess Roman and his ilk can claim a double-standard argument, we all know there are other football club owners out there - some are home-grown & in particular some Middle Eastern State-related parties - who are no paragons of virtue either.
Of course, all right-minded people can no longer ignore the terrible atrocities in Ukraine... although all of Roman's pal Vlad's earlier excursions over previous decades were conveniently airbrushed away and that reflects how no-one in authority has been too bothered about it before. But there is always a final point where a clear stance needs to be taken, better late than never.
Not just football authorities open to scrutiny either. For how long has the Financial Services, Art & London Property Market at the top level - which we all know is the driver for the UK property market - been a money-laundering operation for dubious overseas investors, people are now expressing similar concerns about the Cryptocurrency & NFT markets too. It will be very interesting to see how their future arrival in football club stake-holding is viewed...?
But then again, who wants to the miserable bugger to spoil the party for everyone. Believe me - people do not want their dreams shattered & are not always prepared to accept reality of dodgy dealings, even when the evidence finally becomes overwhelming.
I guess Roman and his ilk can claim a double-standard argument, we all know there are other football club owners out there - some are home-grown & in particular some Middle Eastern State-related parties - who are no paragons of virtue either.
Of course, all right-minded people can no longer ignore the terrible atrocities in Ukraine... although all of Roman's pal Vlad's earlier excursions over previous decades were conveniently airbrushed away and that reflects how no-one in authority has been too bothered about it before. But there is always a final point where a clear stance needs to be taken, better late than never.
Not just football authorities open to scrutiny either. For how long has the Financial Services, Art & London Property Market at the top level - which we all know is the driver for the UK property market - been a money-laundering operation for dubious overseas investors, people are now expressing similar concerns about the Cryptocurrency & NFT markets too. It will be very interesting to see how their future arrival in football club stake-holding is viewed...?
But then again, who wants to the miserable bugger to spoil the party for everyone. Believe me - people do not want their dreams shattered & are not always prepared to accept reality of dodgy dealings, even when the evidence finally becomes overwhelming.