Very interesting responses, barring the predictable personal attacks from the usual suspects, which I’ll just ignore.
I must confess that I expected people to have a bit more sympathy from a purely human perspective given that gambling, like alcohol, can be addictive. If Swann was an addict, which seems likely though I don’t think he’s said as much, he certainly has my sympathy; and, no, it’s not something that’s ever happened to me, but we all know it can ruin people’s lives.
Either way, the point is that just saying none of the club’s money was involved does not absolve Swann of responsibility for the massive problems this has more than likely created, which seems to be what he’s trying to claim with his statement. On that basis I’d say there’s very high justification for him to let the club go for significantly less than the book value.
Whether Swann reads this board or not I find it hard to believe that nobody involved with the club does so. Do they pay any attention? Almost certainly not, but that doesn’t mean we can’t or shouldn’t express our views.
