Now I'm starting this thread with a plea. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE can we just discuss this hypothetical scenario without getting into a slanging match. I'm not condemming anyone here, neither am I taking sides.
So, I wanted to start this thread to pose a few questions to all saints fans on this site. Just suppose that Markus and Cortese bought this club because they saw an opportunity to grab a bargain and make some serious cash. Cortese was charged with maximising revenue quickly to ensure as large a profit as possible. Just suppose (remember this is hypothetical) that all that "we are custodians of the club" was just PR b*llocks, designed to assist the primary aim of maximising profit.
Suppose that fans were seen purely as a means of achieving this profit, that all were ignored when requests were made to open constructive dialogue with the club. What if organisations and even fellow saints fans were threatened by the club with legal action on more than one occasion?
How would people feel about this if this was the reason that Markus and Cortese took over and we ultimately find out a few years down the line that they don't give a sh*t about the fans? That's a genuine question by the way, I'm really curious about what people would think if that was a real scenario.
I guess what I'm also wondering is what would Cortese and Markus have to do to lose your support or at least make you concerned?
I HOPE THIS CAN BE DEBATED WITHOUT GETTING INTO A SLANGING MATCH
I'm interested in all (polite) responses.