Analysis: Why do successful businesspeople keep thinking they can run football clubs?

"The quickest way to become a millionaire in football is to start off as a billionaire."

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire's famous observation has become one of the game's most enduring truths because it punctures perhaps the greatest myth in sport: that football clubs are sensible investments run according to rational business principles.

Every few years, another wealthy entrepreneur, investor or corporate titan decides they have found the answ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...