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Article: Don't bank on the punters taking charge.(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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Byline: JOHN GREECHAN
THE fans want to own their club. Who wouldn't? Who, indeed, could possibly argue with such a noble sentiment? Perhaps only the gentlemen at Lloyds, who might seek a more speedy repayment plan than the proposed collective -- a kind of Govan kibbutz -- might be able to manage.
Talk of a supporters' buy-in, mooted over the weekend, was in the dank air at Tannadice yesterday although, to be honest, the rising roar of a popular uprising struggled to be heard above the usual party songs.
The SPL's 'fit and proper person' test may be stretched just a touch, if the people involved in the vocalising are to be among those handed a ...