Head in the sand stuff about FPP. They were hands off investors. They probably did want SD to be in charge, because what are the alternatives? They buy us and then have to appoint a chain of people to run the club, all of whom are ultimately answerable to the 3 blokes at the top who are less qualified than you or I to evaluate how to get out of League One? people at that level of wealth know what they don't know, and they avoid getting into situations where their most valuable commodity - their time - is invested in something that could become a millstone for them.
Some people come in and want to manage a business day to day. Some come in and appoint someone else to do it, but it's their passion and they stay close. Others? They see it as purely financial. There are a number of clubs up divisions who have part owners and full owners who are basically not involved day-to-day. My own business has hands off investors at a similar level. They aren't in it to tell anyone what to do on a day-to-day basis, they're there because they like being part of it and want to see it fulfil it's potential, and hopefully there'll be some fun times along the way and a profit at the end of it.
The biggest mistake we have made as a collective is believing FPP were our saviours. They never were and in their defence, never purported to be. Everything they did was completely normal for what they ended up doing. Not everything is black and white, they can be somewhat in, somewhat out. It doesn't mean they were wrong for us, it doesn't mean they wouldn't be a huge help at some point, it means that for now, they weren't necessarily interested in mucking in on the shop floor, because they'd rather see how a small investment was used before going a bit further in future if they felt they wanted to.
None of this is bad for us. There will still be a club after FPP and Donald are gone.
I struggle with this post mate. They have the means to buy it and invest in a top chief exec to do everything for them, recruitment, structure etc. It is not a binary choice between donald and doing everything themselves.