No, I don’t think they would have put in 5 million without the prospect of a return, that would be insane. Thing is GPC they didn’t have to change managers with the tenacity and frequency they did exposing themselves to the subsequent financial consequences. They didn’t have to back each of them in the transfer market to the extent they have? Where does the club currently sit in the salary league table? None of this needed to be financed to the degree it has if they were just here to make a killing? My view is they would have recruited cheaper managers, kept them for longer, reduced the budget, IMO these are not the actions of solely rapacious individuals, it’s so contradictory it’s ridiculous? Do I question their judgement in putting 5 million into a league 2 club over the length of time they have given the obstacles they have faced over the land, absolutely. Do I think they are mercenary, land grabbing parasites here to make a quick killing, absolutely not, and I am yet to see one reasonable explanation on here to address the contradiction?
I agree, Its much easier to chuck other peoples money down the drain in attempts to maintain league position especially if you believe it to be already in the account. So simple high stakes gambling that turns into bad management when it goes wrong and we get relegated and the deal goes awry?
What part of any prospective land deal were the Chinese going to benefit from compared to the club and the current owners of the club? I dont pretend to know the details surrounding the brief partnership between the parties although I do remember reading about it and thinking it's not a simple straightforward takeover even though they appeared to have put the monies for a controlling stake.