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Posted December 30, 2024 20:49 · last edited December 30, 2024 20:56

martinb
As well the club is happy to play on loyalty and cap in hand when they come asking the members to eat costs during COVID times. 

It is a business, but very few businesses have customers chanting ‘Phoenix till I die’ and saying’In Chief we trust.’

This is a very different kind of business model, tied to an old club as well requiring a kind of honour code. 

This isn’t American greed capitalism or conspicuous consumption (well in the a league) In fact, in many cases football started as a way for factory bosses to entertain factory workers on their half day off. 

You got that last sentence 100% right.  British ownership of public utilities (telephones, electricity, water)  in Uruguay and Argentina in early 20th century, combined with nascent trade union movement in those countries, created perfect conditions for the imported games of association football (for the masses) and rugby union (for the elites) to thrive in those countries through financial and logistic support of the largely English management executives of those companies.  The mighty Peñarol started as a football club for the (British-owned) Uruguayan railways.
It might have been a slightly different pathway in other Sth American countries but it largely produced similar results.

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Unknown editor edited December 30, 2024 20:56
martinb
As well the club is happy to play on loyalty and cap in hand when they come asking the members to eat costs during COVID times. 

It is a business, but very few businesses have customers chanting ‘Phoenix till I die’ and saying’In Chief we trust.’

This is a very different kind of business model, tied to an old club as well requiring a kind of honour code. 

This isn’t American greed capitalism or conspicuous consumption (well in the a league) In fact, in many cases football started as a way for factory bosses to entertain factory workers on their half day off. 

You got that last sentence 100% right.  British ownership of public utilities (telephones, electricity, water)  in Uruguay and Argentina in early 20th century, combined with nascent trade union movement in those countries, created perfect conditions for the imported games of association football (for the masses) and rugby union (for the elites) to thrive in those countries through support of the management.  The mighty Peñarol started as a football club for the (British-owned) Uruguayan railways.
It might have been a slightly different pathway in other Sth American countries but it largely produced similar results.
Unknown editor edited December 30, 2024 20:54
martinb
As well the club is happy to play on loyalty and cap in hand when they come asking the members to eat costs during COVID times. 

It is a business, but very few businesses have customers chanting ‘Phoenix till I die’ and saying’In Chief we trust.’

This is a very different kind of business model, tied to an old club as well requiring a kind of honour code. 

This isn’t American greed capitalism or conspicuous consumption (well in the a league) In fact, in many cases football started as a way for factory bosses to entertain factory workers on their half day off. 

You got that last sentence 100% right.  British ownership of public utilities telephone, electricity, water)  in Uruguay and Argentina in early 20th century, combined with nascent trade union movement in those countries, created perfect conditions for the imported games of association football (for the masses) and rugby union (for the elites) to thrive in those countries through support of the management.  The mighty Peñarol was a football club for the (British-owned) Uruguayan railways.
It might have been a slightly different pathway in other Sth American countries but it largely produced similar results.
Unknown editor edited December 30, 2024 20:53
martinb
As well the club is happy to play on loyalty and cap in hand when they come asking the members to eat costs during COVID times. 

It is a business, but very few businesses have customers chanting ‘Phoenix till I die’ and saying’In Chief we trust.’

This is a very different kind of business model, tied to an old club as well requiring a kind of honour code. 

This isn’t American greed capitalism or conspicuous consumption (well in the a league) In fact, in many cases football started as a way for factory bosses to entertain factory workers on their half day off. 

You got that 100% right.  British ownership of public utilities telephone, electricity, water)  in Uruguay and Argentina in early 20th century, combined with strong trade union movement in those countries, created perfect conditions for the imported games of association football (for the masses) and rugby union (for the elites) to thrive in those countries.  It might have been a slightly different process in other Sth American countries but it largely produced a similar result.