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@cornelius_blackfoot
if West Ham got the stadium for a £12k kickback to the Tories, then you've got to say it's money well spent..
I think you've got to oil the politicial wheels a bit more than that to get the olympic stadium funded by the taxpayer...
on a managerial note, mr j. wilson noted tactical scholar has written a nice article on managers winning the league with different clubs. You'll be shocked to know it's not been done by that many...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/may/27/jose-mourinho-manchester-united-title-history
"Wealthy clubs tend to conservative appointments and that means the mavericks and the geniuses – men such as Busby, Shankly or Clough, or indeed Mourinho in his first spell at Chelsea – no longer get their chance until their powers have begun to be spent. With shareholders to satisfy, perhaps that is understandable, but it is hard to avoid the thought that a more radical appointment, while obviously a risk, has the potential to take a club to greater heights."