Sorry.
Those are the toilets area in which one is supposed to dispose of bodily waste of Ebbsfleet
United, the club which became famous as part of that fan-ownership experiment some years back,
leading to the theory that the common man doesn't care much about the loo. They're taking part in
and currently leading a competition to find the worst restrooms in English football, the "winner"
of which will get £100k in order to spruce up the facilities with a nice TOTO setup, one would
imagine.
We like to paint the world in perfectly ordered opposites. On the one hand, as an American, I
have grown up with the cold familiarity of the franchise sports model. Here's how the cookie
crumbles in the States. Basically, a businessman (or woman) who has made billions in selling
chemicals or prescription drugs hits middle age, gets bored, doesn't want to start a foundation,
and picks a small Midwestern city to inject with happiness and PR via a sports team.
A couple of stories today:
First, the Arsenal Supporters Trust met last night and voted unanimously to reject chairman of
the board Peter Hill-Wood's suggestion that Arsenal shareholders sell their shares to Kroenke. The
AST, which I believe holds 3 shares in its own name and manages dozens more under the fanshare
scheme, is not a major shareholder in terms of percentage of the club owned, but has been a very
active and passionate voice for Arsenal fans.
Our latest guest post comes from John McGee, gaffer of Carlisle United website, Bring Me the Head
of Keith Mincher. The topic of fan ownership has been hotly debated on blogs and twitter in recent
weeks. Here, John attempts to make sense of the strident opinion swapping. The topic of fan
ownership has become something of a footballing hot potato recently with first The Guardian's North
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