Dimples wrote:So Qatar, the PSG owners, want to invest in a PL club. At the moment Dippers and MU are up for sale or heavy investment. Spurs desperately need investment.
Qatar, corruption, human rights abuses, etc... go hand in hand, out there in the open since their successful WC bid.
Very tempered responses from the media so far re Qatar potential investment in the PL. No outrage, no rants, no critism, no lead headlines, etc... blasting Qatar. Especially when compared to the reaction when Newcastle were in play. Gary and Jamie have gone quiet as well I think? I assume the media 'sitting on the fence' is because one of their big earners, Dippers or MU (or Spurs), could attract Qatar's $$$$.
If that happens, watch the media spin a silk purse from a sow's ear.
To be fair, there are lots of differences.
Qatar 'human rights abuses' are many times worse in Saudi, a country 10x the population, it's a massively repressive society (despite reforms). Qatar is quite the player politically for it's size and generally go about things, much like the AD regime, in a fairly classy/understated way and obey the first rule of international order - don't get caught doing stupid shit like dismembering journalists in foreign countries.
I was pretty impressed by the way the Qataris didn't rise to any of the media provocation during the world cup
QSI are also well known for being good owners/benefactors of PSG, wheras the saudi regime is an unknown quantity
There's perhaps also a dawning realisation, that middle-east sovereign funds are far better owners for our sports institutions than pretty much any other ownership model given their long term objectives.