Which of the top Premier League sides has the best owner(s)?

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Think Leicester City seem to be favourites but that could be hype due to FA cup win etc

But lets see if there are other good ones

 

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Can't imagine any other club with this owner relationship. The harmony from top to bottom - owner, staff, players, fans.

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Stan Kroenke of Arsenal wouldn't even know what colour his team is in the game without someone telling him.

 

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One opinion:

https://www.givemesport.com/1679399...ed-from-worst-to-best-after-super-league-mess


20. The Glazer family (Manchester United)
The Glazers were leaders in the European Super League plans and that is the tip of the iceberg for many Manchester United fans. The sooner they leave, the better as far as they’re concerned. "They are scavengers and need booting out of this football club and booting out of this country," Gary Neville said on Monday. Can't argue with that.

19. John W. Henry (Liverpool)
John W. Henry has done plenty of good for Liverpool but he’s made far too many mistakes now and there are bound to be protests against his ownership in the coming days, weeks and months. He’s very lucky to have Jurgen Klopp under him.

18. Stan Kroenke (Arsenal)
Arsenal fans have previously demonstrated against Kroenke’s ownership and his lack of funding which has seen the club tumble from the elite. Like with the Glazers and Henry, Kroenke faces a battle to stay in his role now.

17. Mike Ashley (Newcastle United)
Ashley will be delighted there are a few owners considered worse than him right now. Sure it won’t be long until he’s dropping back down this list, though. He's turned Newcastle into a bit of a laughing stock in recent years but never attempted to make them leave the league...

16. David Gold and David Sullivan (West Ham)
Years of false promises and lies and yet Gold and Sullivan are only the 16th worst owners in the league. That sums up the disgracefulness of the European Super League.

15. Daniel Levy (Tottenham Hotspur)
Levy may be spared some hate from Tottenham fans for the decision to sack Jose Mourinho this week. But supporters have previously slammed his tight purse strings and joining the ESL didn't go down well.

14. Alan Pace (Burnley)
Pace only took over the club in January so it’s probably too soon to judge him right now.

13. Abdullah bin Musa’ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Sheffield United)
They invested enough this summer in an attempt to help Chris Wilder’s side but they ultimately overachieved last season and ended up parting ways with the legendary manager. It’ll be interesting to see what happens on their return to the Championship.

12. Steve Parish, Josh Harris and David Blitzer (Crystal Palace)
You maybe don’t realise how much of an achievement establishing yourself as a mid-table Premier League club is until you get relegation. However, there’s fear that Palace have been standing still for too long and they’ve become a bit boring under Roy Hodgson.

11. Roman Abramovich (Chelsea)
Like Man City owner, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abramovich has been accused of buying success and that led to being the catalyst of the European Super League idea. But he’s also saved the club from bankruptcy and turned them into Premier League giants while doing some admirable work during the coronavirus pandemic.

10. Shahid Khan (Fulham)
Fulham spent far too much money the last time they were promoted to the Premier League but it seems Khan learned his lesson this time around - albeit it appears it will end in relegation. He's stuck with Scott Parker, though, and, generally, appears to run the club well.

9. Guochuan Lai (West Brom)
They didn’t invest too much on their return to the Premier League and their sacking of Slaven Bilic was questioned. If Sam Allardyce can keep up, though, their decision will be justified.

8. Gao Jisheng (Southampton)
Jisheng deserves praise for his refusal to sack Ralph Hassenhuttl for losing 9-0 TWICE in recent years. They seem to be a really well-run club despite their recent run and have invested adequately.

7. Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Manchester City)
When we did this list back in September, we put the City owner in second. While the club were the first to officially withdraw from the Super League, they should have stood firm and not joined in the first place. Although they have pumped a lot of money into the club and have been accused of buying the Premier League, they have done a lot of work around the entire club and community. Their work hasn't all been ruined but, their decision to sign up to the ESL has knocked them down a few places.

6. Andrea Radrizzani (Leeds)
Radrizzani has helped turn a bit of a circus club into a Premier League side who appear set to be regulars in the top-flight in the coming years. To attract Marcelo Bielsa to the Championship and keep him at Elland Road is a masterstroke.

5. Farhad Moshiri (Everton)
The appointment of Carlo Ancelotti and the brilliant recruitment sees Moshiri high up this list. Oh, and there’s the brand spanking new stadium on Liverpool docks to come. The statement Everton put out regarding the European Super League was also fantastic.

4. Tony Bloom (Brighton and Hove Albion)
A new stadium and a side playing very attractive football. You can’t argue with his investment and appointment of Graham Potter.

3. Nassef Sawiri and Wes Edens (Aston Villa)
Villa have spent heavily since being promoted to the Premier League and it’s paid off this season. They’re a big club and are now very well run.

2. Guo Guangchang (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
The owners have guided Wolves from League One to the Premier League, stuck with Nuno Espirito Santo and have invested fairly. They will be looking to bounce back into European contention next season.

1. The Srivaddhanaprabha family (Leicester City)
They care about their fans, invest money, incredible recruitment, appoint Brenden Rodgers, challenge for the Champions League. Superb.

 

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chelsea and man city, it obvious, there clubs are toys for there owners.

 

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Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour will cover the costs of the official fans' trip to the UCL final in Portugal next week.

 

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Sheikh Mansour. He has made Man City a powerhouse in the Premier League, and one of the most valuable clubs in the world.

 

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How Leicester City’s 36-year-old Thai owner bucked the trend of fan’s hostility in the Premier League compared to the ‘Big Six’

For the first time in their 137-year history, Leicester won the oldest trophy in club football. More importantly, their triumph broke the so-called ‘Big Six’ hegemony in English/European football.


“The Wembley net bulges from the Belgian’s strike,” match commentator Martin Tyler belted out on TV, as Leicester City took the lead against Chelsea in the FA Cup final. But going beyond Youri Tielemans’ super strike and Kasper Schmeichel’s wonder save at the death, the real dilly-ding, dilly-delight – paraphrasing Leicester City’s theme song (dilly-ding, dilly-dong) – moment came after the trophy presentation.
Schmeichel ushered in club owner Aiyawatt ‘Khun Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha on to the pitch and the Foxes revelled in a close-knit family. At a time when club owners, players and supporters don’t always see eye to eye, Khun Top comes like a breath of fresh air.

How significant was Leicester’s FA Cup win?

For the first time in their 137-year history, Leicester won the oldest trophy in club football. More importantly, their triumph broke the so-called ‘Big Six’ hegemony in English/European football. Leicester had won the Premier League in 2015-16. Their FA Cup success on Saturday meant that a club outside the European Super League breakaway group lifted silverware. Manchester City have won the league and the League Cup. They will face Chelsea in the Champions League final, while Manchester United are considered to be overwhelming favourites against Villarreal in the Europa League final.

How the Leicester camaraderie came to the fore during post-match celebration?

Eyes were on Khun Top throughout the game. The 36-year-old Leicester City chairman took up the mantle from his late father Vichai to guide the club to more success. As Schmeichel invited him to the pitch, Khun Top hugged the players and made a beeline for Brendan Rodgers, the first-team manager. The two had a long embrace. It was in stark contrast to what has been happening elsewhere in English top-flight football, where supporters are at war against club owners.

“I don’t think there is a club more connected from top to bottom as what we see with this club,” former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand said on BT Sport. Former Chelsea and England midfielder Joe Cole agreed. “There will be some big clubs out there and some I played for who will be jealous and envious of these owners. I don’t think you will see another owner come on the pitch and be loved like this man has been loved, to be embraced as he has been embraced.”

How are Leicester City owners different to the majority of their ‘Big Six’ counterparts?

‘GlazersOut’ is arguably the most used football hashtag at the moment. Manchester United supporters allege that the owners have drained more than £1 billion from the club. The sextet’s botched attempt to unveil the European Super League – along with six other continental bigwigs – proved to be the catalyst. The owners’ apologies weren’t accepted. A fortnight ago, United fans invaded Old Trafford, forcing their game against Liverpool to be called off.

A few days back, Casey Stoney announced her decision to step down as manager of Manchester United Women and tensions between her and the club over poor facilities for the players were pointed out. Daily Mail reported that players were “unable to shower in between training and meals before makeshift portacabins were installed” and the “nearest toilets are a 10-minute walk from their training pitch”.

Just hours before the FA Cup final, Tottenham Hotspur fans gathered outside the club stadium and protested against owners ENIC and chairman Daniel Levy. Spurs have won just one League Cup in 20 years, although they were a part of the ESL.

“Get out of our club,” Arsenal fans recently unfurled banners to protest against club owner Stan Kroenke, while Liverpool fans have been putting out banners: “£nough is £nough, FSG (American owners) Out”.

Leicester City in contrast are a club which, as Cole said; “has got everyone to man, woman and child pointing in the right direction”. At a time, when the majority of the owners allegedly use their acquisitions as money-spinning machines, the Foxes have embraced football, footballers, staff and community. Khun Top is carrying forward the legacy of his father after the latter’s death in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium on October 27, 2018.

As Ferdinand said, this is an ownership with a ‘face’, which is the “difference.”

What attests Leicester City owners’ good work?

There have been examples aplenty, from gifting each member of the 2015-16 title-winning squad a luxury BMW to donating £2 million to Leicester Children’s Hospital for setting up intensive care units. Last year, LeicestershireLive reported that a survey of 3,000 English football supporters had voted King Power as the best club owners in the Premier League. The report also mentioned how Khun Top paid for 75 hotel rooms for a group of fans who got stuck in Calais during Storm Ciara after travelling to support Leicester’s Belgian sister club OH Leuven.

How have they been doing on the pitch?

Leicester are placed third in the Premier League table, on the verge of securing Champions League football next season. An excellent recruitment policy has helped. Figures put out by Squawka show how they profited from the Ben Chilwell deal with Chelsea last summer, selling the left-back for £50 million and bringing Timothy Castagne for £18 million as his replacement. In 2018, they sold Riyad Mahrez to Manchester City for £60 million, replacing him with James Maddison for £20 million. Maddison has grown in stature since.

In the same transfer window, the Foxes sold Harry Maguire to Manchester United for £80 million and brought on Caglar Soyuncu for £13 million. They are now very close to landing Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare at a bargain £20 million deal, sensing that Wilfred Ndidi – N’Golo Kante’s replacement in 2017 – might leave in the summer.

There has been stability top down, from owners to the manager. Little wonder then that Maguire doffed his hat after the FA final. “Vichai will be smiling. Congratulations @LCFC,” the United captain tweeted.


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Friday, 4 June was a momentous day in the recent history of Manchester United. The club's ownership spoke directly to the fans.

Not once previously in a stewardship that dates back to the summer of 2005 had any representative of the Glazer family engaged with supporters.

But on that day, co-chairman Joel Glazer spoke with 11 representatives at a virtual fans' forum.

He started with an apology, followed quickly by an admission that the distant nature of United's American ownership "was not right". Over the course of the following two hours, Glazer went through some of the plans he feels will make the club more inclusive and give the fans what they want.

However, many do not trust the 54-year-old.

They argue Glazer's presence at the meeting was due entirely to the simmering discontent around his family's ownership of United that erupted following the collapse of the European Super League.

They claim the £8m that will be paid to the family in dividends announced on 17 June is proof nothing is going to change.

Those fans are not interested in listening to the Glazers. They just want them out of their club.

Manchester United fans held up 'Go Glazers' posters on their return to Old Trafford against Fulham in May
At the meeting with fans, Glazer set out his stall.

"There are many factors that lead to a club's success," he said. "However, we realise that, ultimately, for a club to be the most successful, it requires everyone - the club and its supporters - to all be working together.

"While no team can win every match, everyone pulling in the same direction gives us all the best chance for that success. We believe there is a bright future ahead for the club, but we need to try to break down areas of conflict."

But many fans argue that the major area of conflict stems from the Glazer family - and their complete lack of communication previously.

"Cynicism from supporters is understandable," said Ian Stirling, vice-chairman of the Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST), which attended the forum.

"There have been 16 years of Glazer family ownership - practically zero communication. But cynicism was in place when the Super League plans were announced, when people said it couldn't be stopped. It was there for the fans' forum offer, saying Joel Glazer would never meet us or commit to anything."

Glazer has committed to strengthening the forum. In addition, he said a fans' advisory board would be created, which would "advise and consult with the club's senior leadership on a regular basis".

He also wants to continue discussions with supporters' groups on a "mutually beneficial fans' share ownership scheme" that carries the same voting rights as the Class B shares that are almost exclusively owned by the family.

It has been a stated aim of MUST for United fans to have a meaningful say in the running of the club.

On 25 June, MUST launched the Sign for United campaign. Backed by legendary former United captain Eric Cantona, the scheme asks fans to "register their commitment to becoming a supporter shareholder". Within four days, 50,000 people had signed up.

However, there are issues.

The Red Issue fanzine, which has more than 58,000 followers on Twitter, has questioned the motives behind it.

They argue "direct action" such as the protest before the Premier League game with Liverpool on 2 May that saw two lots of fans storming security around the stadium - and the match being called off as the coronavirus bubble around Old Trafford was breached - is the only way to force the Glazers out altogether, which is what they want.

Although it was suggested to BBC Sport the will may not exist to repeat those scenes, there have been rumours of more protests at the pre-season game against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on 24 July.

Practically, it is not clear how a fans' ownership scheme would operate.

Firstly, there are major investors in the club already whose shares have no voting rights. United have also carried out extensive work on how the share issue could fit within the legal and regulatory realities of the club's New York Stock Exchange listing, but the thoughts of those Class A shareholders are unclear with regard to a new lot of shares being made available exclusively to fans that theoretically have more power than theirs.

And how many fans will sign up?

On 27 June, the Newcastle United Supporters' Trust said it had received more than £100,000 in pledges as it tries to raise money to buy a stake in the club amid the massive discontent at the ownership of Mike Ashley.

Yet the belief was Ashley was going to sell the club to a consortium from Saudi Arabia for around £300m. Even to secure a 5% stake at that valuation, it would take £15m. Manchester United is worth around £1.8bn according to its share price, so a 5% stake would cost £90m.

"At Newcastle, is there any prospect of building a meaningful stake?" said Stirling. "Does Ashley want supporters at the centre of the club?

"If that prospect for change was offered to supporters and they knew their shares were protected, you would see far bigger sums than £100,000.

"We believe the desire is there from Manchester United fans to build a meaningful stake. It doesn't happen overnight. It is going to take years.

"We are not asking for £1bn worth of shares to be handed over to us immediately, but that vehicle has to be in place for supporters to be able to invest.

"We have to build for the future. Unless you start, you will never achieve what you want to. Look at the position we were in three months ago compared to where we are now. Look at where we could be if legislation is introduced following the government's fan-led review. It would be stupid not to plan for that."

Is 50+1 realistic?

MUST is one of a number of supporters' groups to have already met the government's review team as the drive for a reset in the wake of the European Super League storm continues.

Germany's 50+1 model, where supporters have a golden share that stops private investors taking control of clubs, is seen by many as the aspirational aim.

However, there is no clear solution about how to achieve that state in England, where almost all clubs are privately owned.

For now, the best United fans can hope is that the Glazer family honours a commitment to be more inclusive of the people from whom they have enjoyed such a significant financial benefit.

"Direct action has played its part in speeding up the process of bringing the Glazers to the table, but there is lots of work that has gone on to bring us to this point as well," added Stirling.

"People enter these things on different levels with different motivations. Ours at MUST is long term.

"Joel Glazer's words weren't woolly. There were commitments in there and we have to hold him to account on them.

"We want to get the best deal possible for supporters. Not for ourselves, but to protect the club. Whether he appears genuine is immaterial. It is what actions come out of it and what is delivered."

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