I’ve had a few jobs over the years ,some national quoted companies and some smaller private ones who have appointed directors ,I can’t remember them being appointed for cash, they were appointed for certain skills in an area of expertise .
Michelle at SUFC will be using her vast knowledge of the local sponsors to try get them back on board etc for instance .
It’s always odd to se how football fans put weird values on a business it’s employees and management purely because it’s a football club. Look at the attack on Sharpe for instance, it was a business transaction ,but purely based on him having Iron posters on his wall as a kid he’s expected to lose his life savings for purely emotional reasons ,he put money into a business in good faith to keep the wolf from the door and feels he was duped, courts will decide that