First published on the Sonstrust site as On the money again.
When it comes to football, it seems that money is rarely out of the news. The media focus right now is on the
crisis at
Dundee. But the SFL is also
searching for new League Cup backers after Co-operative Insurance
called time on their 12-year involvement with the competition, there are
rumblings at
Partick Thistle… one could go on. Over at Dens Park, manager
Gordon Chisolm (who Sons fans will remember from his involvements at
Clydebank and this weekend’s
opponents Airdrie United)
reckons an expanded SPL is the answer. But BBC journalist
Jim Spence, who has been following the situation for many years,
points the finger at another multi-millionaire investor and says Dee fans, who are being asked to fork out yet again, deserve better. The Club’s Trust,
Dee4Life, are naturally putting out appeals to the faithful.
Here in Scotland we could really do with an equivalent to the redoubtable
Dr John Beech, unpicking the threads and putting sense back into management and finance. While we wait for his next instalment, which concentrates on English clubs but has valuable lessons for lower league supporters here too, can I also recommend
Wyn Grant‘s
Football Economy blog. There’s plenty of useful news and info there – including basic financial data on a number of Scottish clubs.
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