I’ll say for myself, I’d be happy to take Qataris or whoever basically allows us the best opportunity at success. I appreciate that some assess the morality of everything, but I’ll concede I’m not one of them. Not that I ‘support’ murder or whatever it may be, but these things have been a part of the world my whole life and I’ve become numb/desensitised to that that does not impact me. Like, I’ll hear something on the news about an incident in Colorado and it will be gone from my mind the next day.
Ultimately, when it comes to me enjoying my football, the last thing I’m concerned with is the politics of what I’m watching. I want to enjoy the game and prefer if my team wins. I have enough things going on in my life and community to be hugely invested I’ll be honest. Football is an escape for me and the last thing I want to do is be caught up with tracing every dollar.
If I was offered a job in Dubai paying £500k per year, I’d take it as it would serve me and my family without requesting a full audit as to how everyone gets paid. I’ll let those in charge determine what’s legitimate regarding this, and if a owner that will help my club pass whatever government checks then personally that’s fine by me. In another context, I’d likely take a more moral approach, so like many, I’ll concede to picking and choosing what upsets me, likely based upon any personal impact.
I say this ultimately to avoid anyone calling me out for changing my tune later. Makes little sense to me to hope that someone who barely has the money owns United because he helps old ladies across the street. I feel like I do have some limits, I’d be against being owned by the Cali Cartel - but I guess a sovereign state does not fall the wrong side of the line for me. I’d be happy to debate their politics in a different context, but not in the football one. I’m not massively fussed.
