catcherintherye
Player Valuation: £80m
Theres a lot of noise here though, and I have to say articulate noise, but noise never the less.
Do the companies who sponsor Manchester City have different boards, different shareholders, different senior employees etc? They are legally defined separate entities arent they?
What you are saying, is there is a crossover of some shareholders, and at times staff. That happens, but its not exclusively an issue for Muslims. For example, FSG have someone like Le Bron James on the payroll (and I believe board) and he is also has a senior consultancy agreement with Nike. Does that mean FSG/Nike are the same entity? Of course not. They too are legally different entities.
There is some supreme arrogance to think that you, or I can dictate what a market rate is, better than participants in the market. If you dont think City are worth the sponsorship revenue, then dont sponsor them for that value. It's quite simple.
And I wouldnt be happy with anyone other than Everton winning the PL. But I also appreciate, trying to prevent other clubs getting better sponsorship deals isnt going to help us do what we need to do to get better. If you are well run enough, you will overcome those obstacles anyway, rather than whining about other peoples successes.
If they achieve good sponsorships from the market, that should be celebrated, not chastened.
