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Article: Foolish gamble or capital idea? Throwing money at a club is not the answer, says Milne.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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Byline: STEPHEN MCGOWAN
WITH a personal fortune standing at [pounds sterling] 250million, Stewart Milne could well afford to challenge Vladimir Romanov to a hand or two of poker.
But no one should expect the owner of Aberdeen to indulge in a high-stakes battle for SPL supremacy with his Hearts counterpart any time soon.
Romanov may do things differently, but in the north-east they breed their millionaires canny.
As debts at Pittodrie soar close to [pounds sterling]10m, Scotland's biggest independent house builder takes home an estimated salary of [pounds sterling]5m a year.
On radio phone-ins and in crowded bar- rooms, Milne ...