My own feeling on this is that Simon probably did have something to offer regarding sponsorship links. However, the shareholders have been split among those who contributed the most financially. If Simon has been disgruntled because he isn’t a big wig, he needs to get his ego checked. I remember when that news article didn’t include him among the saviours, until hours later when he was included. I wonder if that was him with some angry phone calls.
I do feel like he has an ego. Photos with Jimmy at the operation and being at Hilton’s side when Hilton needed some credibility. The problem with Simon and Hilton was that he opposed anyone who dared call out Hilton at the time, which goes against this portrayal of him as tirelessly working to save the club (people were citing Simon’s say so for why they trusted that Hilton had the funds). Compared to Michelle, Roj and Sharp his contributions seem to have been minimal. A streamlined board will serve us better than Simon, if he did kick up a fuss about shares. I don’t think his advantages with bringing in sponsors from Volkswagen or BMW outweigh him being a potential trouble causer because he wants his name in lights.
