An article on co-operative ownership of football clubs in the League of Ireland.
Might be of interest to some in this group.
It looks at the success of co-operative ownership in Irish professional football and the threat of new investment to the model.
Can it work? Would you want to own your club?
Will big money kill off community ownership in League of Ireland? (rte.ie)
Of course it can work. If you want it to remain exactly the same however, only changing the owners - that won’t happen. I’m perfectly comfortable with the Premier League no longer being the pinnacle of club football and to pursue some serious sustainability whilst hopefully devolving power to more clubs.
The PL’s voting system essentially means the wealthiest clubs (a group which keeps getting bigger) will never allow it to happen. It would have to come from national legislation.