There is no point trying to understand it based on logic or ethics because they play no part in their thinking. It is greed and selfishness.Blue & Maroon wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:19 pmI mean I get the injection of cash and success but the whole Ashley hating thing started with him binning Keegan, apparently that was morally reprehensible. The treatment of Jonas (and even Raylor) was disgusting and people were willing to get up in arms about it. The treatment of Hughton and Benitez caused uproar... But Saudi involvement doesn't ? It makes very little sense from those who (righlty) fought against the above but are more than happy to have Saudi flags in their twitter namesDonkey Toon wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:22 am
Money plain and simple. I've said before, if the Saudis were bringing no more money to the table than Ashley has been, then they wouldn't want them either. They expect a massive cash injection and the success and trophies that that will bring, so principles are for sale.
By the same token, if Ashley had injected the necessary cash for success then they would have made excuses for him and not criticised. Excuses will be made for any owner who brings success or even brings the hope or expectation of success. That 97% of those signing on for the trust support this takeover leaves me extremely disillusioned about humanity, no wonder the world is so f***ed up.
Ashley wouldn't spend enough to buy success, the Saudi's with their immense wealth suggest that they will, so nothing they do will be criticised so long as that is a possibility. The interesting thing would be if the takeover happened and then the free spending didn't materialise. My opinion under that scenario is that the same fickle fans would eventually turn on them too, as their ongoing human rights violations brought shame on the club without the anticipated success to compensate or offset the negative press.
If you have empathy and principles that aren't for sale then you won't understand that way of thinking and be thankful that you don't.
