Royal Lady I know it's reckoned that JM is worth about £300 million, but if that were me and I were his age, and I really loved this town and this football club, I'd think "you can't take it with you" - I'd make sure that my kids had enough money to not have to struggle necessarily, but I'd still want them to make their own way in life and have to work for a living, a few million each behind them would make them comfortable enough. Therefore, I'd think, "you know what, I'll sell off some of my companies, put some money in trust already for the kids, and with some of the other money I'd put it into the club so that I could try and get us back into the Prem and see us trying to compete before I die." Sure he can do what the hell he likes with his money, but like I say, if it were me and I really love this club, I'd be looking to sort out my finances so that I could put more into the club.
I understand the sentiment but having seen interviews with him I don't think his thinking towards money is the same. He does acknowledge the whole 'you can't take it with you' mentality but he doesn't see himself as someone who should/could give XX millions to RFC without recouping some of it. You can tell with his new house he is open to making grand gestures to his family and you can tell by his pointing out that he didn't just give 500k away, that every donation needs a good reason.
I am not boasting here at all as actually I think it is quite sad, but I am the most football obsessed person I know. I am passionate about RFC, but if it came down to it and I had £10m I was prepared to give away, I would question giving it to a football club rather than saving lives and helping people.
Club owners do not recoup what they invest in clubs if they have 'ambition', therefore it is inevitable that is becomes a plaything for rich people. By definition this can threaten the long term stability of football clubs.
