One emerging problem with the "benefactor model" of club ownership is "what happens next?" Blackburn Rovers have struggled with this problem since their 1990s benefactor, steel magnate Jack Walker, died in 2000. And current owners Venky's are not, yet anyway, the solution. Walker, who famously took Rovers to/bought the 1995 Premier League title, made some post-benefactor plans, forming the "Jack Walker Settlement" (JWS), a trust based in the Jersey tax haven, where he lived from 1974, when his riches attracted taxes which the great benefactor was.

Ahsan Ali Syed, the man with a Midas touch who rode into Blackburn as their saviour until several financial irregularities exposed by the BBC forced him out of contention is back in the news.

The mug happy Indian businessman is now the focus of increasing media scrutiny over a global scam involving millions of dollars.

No, I'm not expanding coverage to include Pakistan, or even Pastikan, I just thought there were one or two interesting names in the Olympic Qualifier squad. They are currently in Thailand preparing ahead of their opening qualifier against Malaysia.
When was the last time Bradford Park Avenue had a player on international duty?

SANTANDER, Spain — Indian businessman Ahsan Ali Syed and the new owner of modest Spanish First Division club Racing Santander turned up to a rapturous welcome at the home league match with Valencia on Monday and said he dreamed of making them a world force. Syed who made an unsuccessful 300-million-pound (480-million-dollar) bid to [.