On Saturday I went to a football match in Kingston. It was AFC Wimbledon versus Football Club United Manchester. Today’s quiz is what do these two teams have in common? Yes of course – they were both started and are owned by their fans after corporate greed took old Wimbledon to Milton Keynes and Manchester United into debt. So what’s all that to do with shopping I hear you say.
Well not a lot necessarily but both clubs are examples of people taking control over something important to them and refusing to be part of the corporate treadmill. Somethings belong to the community and have a value beyond pounds shilling and pence. Both clubs are flourishing because they have the energy and vitality of their supporters behind them. What was the result I hear you ask? 2.0 to the Dons but people not profits were the real winner.
Ah, socialist football. Cloughie would be proud…
What happened to the South London boy?
Its still south London – just West not East. And anyway you can take the boy out of south London but you can’t take blah balh…..