Contrasting styles of foreign ownership

This blog essay contrasts the style of ownership at Charlton Athletic and Sheffield Wednesday.  At Charlton, the eccentric decision-making of Roland Duchatelet and his unwilligness to engage in a dialogue with fans, or ‘customers’ as his chief executive has called them, has led to a vigorous campaign of fan protests.

This blog essay contrasts the style of ownership at Charlton Athletic and Sheffield Wednesday.  At Charlton, the eccentric decision-making of Roland Duchatelet and his unwilligness to engage in a dialogue with fans, or ‘customers’ as his chief executive has called them, has led to a vigorous campaign of fan protests.

It’s a complete contrast at Sheffield Wednesday.    The Thai owners at Leicester have also done very well, but that may just be coincidence, rather than cultural traits.