Undercrank

The question now, which seems to drive right to the heart not just of Wimbledon but of modern football as it wrestles with issues of ownership and debt, is whether AFC can stay different. Because the higher they go, and the tougher the competition becomes, the more money it will take to sustain their momentum. And that’s when the temptation to sell out to an investor may start nagging incessantly.

Great article by Matt Dickinson in The Times this week; as he notes later on, after those dark days in 2002, we’ve had nothing but success in the years since, and inevitably that’ll slow down one day in the future.

Maybe Terry Brown has a point when he tells the players, “Enjoy the journey; sometimes it’s better than the destination.”