The Irish Guy ranks every Premier League club owner from best to worst, including the bosses from Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United. Business enquiries: irishguybusiness@gmail.com
He's not though, he's not taken any money out of the club, the glazers have taken over 1.5 billion. Boehly is present within the club and has set up a structure, whilst investing his own money and showing ambition, our owners have sold their control within footballing decisions, shows exactly what they care about
@newdelhiman3083 I know, but he is the face and the one who is the most active (after him is Eghbali). But many other fans (not CFC fans) don't know that, so I mentioned Boehly instead of Clearlake of simplicity.
Something that elavates Luton 2020 even higher is that during the rise to the premier league Luton were the first EFL club to pay at least the living wage to all people employed by the club and refuse all gambling sponsorships.
To continue the Irish Guy's point about Bournemouth's crazy new plan, Billy Foley bought an NHL Franchise in Las Vegas, a market that at the time didn't have a single professional sports team. Since the Vegas Golden Knights' inception, Vegas has gained a NFL team and a MLB team. His success creates ripple effects. If you're wondering about said success, he promised playoffs in 3 years from their inception, they went on to go all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. I can't stress enough how impressive this actually is. Then he promised a championship in six years from their first season, they won said championship in 2022-23, which was you guessed it, their sixth season. Bill Foley's word has never been more valuable to sports fans. If I was a Cherries fan and I knew just how relentless Bill Foley is when it comes to spending and making his projects better, I'd be as excited as I've ever been.
Interestingly enough many NHL fans looked down on Vegas because they wouldn’t treat their players well in terms of always spending big and letting go of loyal players to make the money work. But in the end he did deliver on his promise and has definitely worked wonders for that franchise
Bill Foley is insanely determined to win. it's bananas. I would still be surprised if Bournemouth made it further than the Conference League, considering the premier league's quality nowadays...
Maybe it's just coincidence or great timing, but the Vegas Golden Knights happened as EXACTLY the right time. Oddly enough, every 50 years an expansion team makes the Stanley Cup finals in their first year. And 50 years after the last one, Vegas did exactly that.
@@JimTheFly I don't know if I'd say it happened at the exact right time for that reason, or because it was 1 year after teams signed SO MANY BAD CONTRACTS in free agency (seriously, the 2016 NHL Free Agency summer is legendarily awful), couldn't afford to keep some of their undervalued assets & Vegas was able to pick them in their expansion draft (guys like William Karlsson, Marchessault & others). Plus being able to take an elite goalie like Mark-Andre Fleury, because the Penguins went on back-to-back Cup runs with his young backup (Matt Murray) in net & they couldn't protect both, so they chose the young guy.
Note: One of Bill Foley's other teams, the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, were created in 2017 & Foley said at that time that he had a timeline of being a contender for the Stanley Cup (their season-end trophy) within 5-6 years. They made the finals in their 1st year & made the final-4 in years 3 & 4 & won the Cup in year 6. So yeah, when he talks about 5-year plans for Bournemouth, I believe him.
@@alliallii The Buccaneers had an amazing team when they took over, Bill Foley had to start from scratch in a league that is notorious for having Expansion teams be horrible in their first year. Expansion era Ottawa Senators anyone?
@@alliallii My point is more that when Bill Foley talks about long-term plans of success, he has a history of success with his other teams that gives credence to what he plans to do with Bournemouth. Also, the Glazers totally lucked into that Superbowl. They'd been mostly horrible for almost 2 decades, until they got Brady & Gronk.
As a Man City fan, I would have put Tony Bloom ahead of Sheikh Mansour 😂 Sheikh Mansour has used his money so well (compared to Chelsea or PSG lol) to bring incredible success to the club, but the work Tony Bloom has done with relatively limited funds is even more impressive imo
I'd of put Mathew Benham a lot higher. Brentford was on the verge of bankruptcy when he took over. He gave the club a loan and said pay me back what I loaned with 0% interest and if you decide not to ill buy the club. Absolute gem of an owner. Wiped out the clubs debt too
Levy might get some abuse for being tightfisted. But he has done wonders taking spurs from being a midtable team we a few super players to being one of the leagues most established teams, arguable one of footballs best stadiums and a team that is self sufficient and doesnt need dirty money to run. Spurs are just an excellent ran club. He's made some bad decisions over the last 5 years but he's gotten a lot right over his tenure
Yeah buy up as much talent as possible no matter the price. What has he spent in the last month on the Dodgers a little over a billion in overall contracts?
I wouldve thought beheading journalists a tad worse than boehly spending 100s of millions on some of the most sought after players in the world but go off i guess
Amazing how different owning an American sports team is than a English football team In America Boehly is viewed as by far the best owner in baseball Took a team in massive financial trouble and the rival Giants were in the middle of a dynasty, first full season took the NL West and has won 10 of the last 11 division titles and is working on a record streak of four 100 win full seasons in a row The Glazers are viewed as NFL success stories Took the second team in Florida who had never won anything and was the worst franchise in sports, won them a Super Bowl, then rebuilt the team, signed the GOAT and won another ring FSG are viewed as elite owners as well Took a Red Sox team that hadn't won a title since WW1, and was dealing with a dynasty in their division, dethroned the Yankees, and made the Sox the only team with four rings this century Kroenke is viewed as arguably the best owner in American sport with his success across multiple sports Moved the Rams out of L.A. because he realized how tough it was being the second team in L.A., built such a good staff that made such a good team that they made a literal grocery bagger into the best player in the world and a Super Bowl champ instantly when they had never won a Super Bowl before Then realized that being in a small market in St. Louis was significantly hurting the team compared to being the top team in L.A. so he moved the Rams back, rebuilt the team and won another ring Got the Avalanche a Stanley Cup in his very first season and recently won another Won an NBA title with the Nuggets who had never come close to a title before
with drafts and the way free agency works sport in the us is just so different from the way most of the rest of the world works. it kinda makes sense, different game really.
Honestly I think Brentford have to be higher, such a smart owner and his recruitment strategies on a tight budget have been absolutely perfect, as well as the sales he has made. Meticulous to say the least
Nothing alike, he cares, he's heavily involved, he invests his own money and has ambition, the glazers aren't present or heavily involved and have taken out over 1.5 billion pounds in dividends out of the club, they couldn't care less, hence why they've sold the footballing power of the club to SJR
I'd have boehly over the glazers any day of the week, at least he's heavily involved, actually cares, and has actually invested his own money into the club. He's at least set up a structure at the club etc, and has actual ambition.
I'd probably rather have an indifferent owner, than a hilariously incompetent owner that keep sticking his beak in where it does most harm, and that is just about everywhere even remotely related to how the actual footie is handled
I would have Boehly over the Glazers. How do you go from Champions of Europe to mid-team fodder? After investing the square root of nawt. And being over a billion in debt. And to add salt to the wound spend a Billion + in transfers that weren't structured to sucess.
As a Man Utd fan, I can admit that Todd is probably worse than the glazers, totally opposite issues though. One spends too much, one takes money out of
@@harveythatguy2757 Glazers unlike pretty much every other owners have always taken money out of the club instead of investing their own money in. United is a massive club so they can still spend a lot but most of it is wasted by overpaying in transfer fees and salaries
I do find it insane that well supported huge clubs are letting footballing decisions be taken by the highest bidder just the person that gives the most money
I mean listen I'm sure they'd win more games with 12 players so is it really a bad idea? Just like pay the refs and gaslight everyone I'm sure it'll work.
FSG, Kroenkes and ENIC need way more credit for building their clubs towards sustainability at the highest level. The only reason to put them down is obv their super league shenanigans.
Also on Fulham, their director of football is Shahid Khan’s son, Tony, who seems to spend most of his time on his knock off WWE show, and argues with fans on Twitter despite the fact he’s like 40 and a billionaire. If you want a good laugh google him hugging his wrestlers, guy looks like a child who’s dad is leaving for a tour of Iraq
As a chelsea fan I agree... Boehly and these new owners are the worst. Even worse than the glazers because they spend money just to appease fans and get over other clubs(like Mudryk, enzo, caicedo) without even thinking whether they are needed meanwhile the squad gets worse. Massively overspending for all players too
i think Michael's given Palace a bit too much credit there. 11 seasons on and Palace's highest position was 10th. otherwise they have never even come close to breaking into top half, let alone any European competition. they have only contested a single cup final in that time. it seems like they're never far from a relegation scrap. the supporters have every right to be unhappy. in the time palace have been in the premier league, they've seen Brighton, Wolves, Southampton and even Burnley reach the Europa League. they've waited long enough for the tide to start turning and show some ambition.
fsg have been put too high. they have flopped transfers again and again. if klopp got the financial backing of pep, we would be winning 2 trophies every season. FSG OUT
As a supporter of both the Cherries and the Vegas Golden Knights (the NHL Team that Bill Foley owns), when he says he has a plan to do something, it's a good idea to believe him. He had a plan for Vegas to win the Stanley Cup within 6 years and DID. So, as a Cherries supporter, I'm excited to see what how this plan unfolds.
As a united fan, glazers are absolutely terrible and deserve to be bottom of the list. That would be the case if todd hadnt literally dropped chelsea from a champions league winning team to a mid table mess and potentially getting relegated for FFP. Im surprised the todd protests havent started yet tbh, I havent seen any movement against him.
Everton don't sell your club to 777 they haven't got thé money (Standard Liège here,777 bought thé club in 2023,said they would invest instead we made a 20 million loss😢😢😢
Brentford should be way higher they have been selling their best players as long as I remember and have improved every season despite it. Even before selling the likes of maupay, Watkins and benhrama they fleeced Birmingham under harry redknapp for jota, dean and Colin for 10 mil which is incredible business on their part cuz they were shite
I’m biased, but Luton should be 1 and Villa 2. Sawiris and Edens have brought the feeling and belief to Villa Park that I’ve been waiting for since 1990. And 115 charge/Super League proponents Moneycheater should be nowhere near the top
I’ll buy Bournemouth in Europe within five years. Bill Foley’s prediction with Vegas: “playoffs in three, cup in six” Reality: playoffs (and cup final) in one, cup in six
I mean can you name another club that fits Boehly better? If we know the doomed Murican ownership is an inevitable reality then which club serves as a better sacrifice than Chelsea?
im not an arsenal fan but id rank their owner Stan kroenke lower he literally stated at one point he "didn't buy Arsenal stakes to win trophies" (look it up) what owner is that tone deaf to his teams fanbase!
You would put Mike Ashley 20th if he was still there, let's not fool yourself. You only put them 5th because of their money. Yes, I think they invested sensibly, but let's not kid, if they had bought superstars, you would have them higher. the project Newcastle are on looks sound, it should be higher than 5th. I would say: 1st: Sheik Man Saur 2: Amanda Staverley (she is the face of the club, I know that guy owns it is the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman). 3: Brighton owner.
I'm sorry but the Glazers have to be last. Sure Todd Boehly is clueless but at least he's invested into the club. Something the Glazers have never done
Honestly Boehly should be a lot lower, like there should be an entire bottom tier for him, out of this list of 20. He’s everything that is wrong with American owners of European clubs in a typically European sport like football multiplied by 100
Swap Brentford and Crystal Palace for goodness sake! There's no reason to put Brentford below Bournemouth, Wolves and Palace given what Benham has done for that club! - Also.....As bad as the Glazers have been there's no way Man U should be below Everton on this list!
Don't forget that FSG have gone cheap in the last few years and have held the club back for lack of signings. You say Newcastle is being held back by FFP like that's a bad thing that will change. If so, don't witch and moan and groan about Man City breaching FFP then. Either it's good everywhere or it all sucks and needs to go and breaching it is not a problem.
