Comments on: What is the proper goal for a professional sports team, profits or championships? http://smartfootball.com/business/what-is-the-proper-goal-for-a-professional-sports-team-profits-or-championships Analysis and strategy by Chris. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Top Sports Star http://smartfootball.com/business/what-is-the-proper-goal-for-a-professional-sports-team-profits-or-championships/comment-page-1#comment-16247 Top Sports Star Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:54:09 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=828#comment-16247 What makes a company great? The simple answer is... great people. A company is successful only because the people working in that company are successful people. What makes a company great? The simple answer is… great people. A company is successful only because the people working in that company are successful people.

]]> By: The Desert Lamp » Campus » Monday Morning Links, 21 March 2010: Paradise Lost http://smartfootball.com/business/what-is-the-proper-goal-for-a-professional-sports-team-profits-or-championships/comment-page-1#comment-6397 The Desert Lamp » Campus » Monday Morning Links, 21 March 2010: Paradise Lost Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:59:21 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=828#comment-6397 [...] – Should professional sports teams be pursuing profits or championships? [...] [...] – Should professional sports teams be pursuing profits or championships? [...]

]]> By: joe83843 http://smartfootball.com/business/what-is-the-proper-goal-for-a-professional-sports-team-profits-or-championships/comment-page-1#comment-5646 joe83843 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:00:14 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=828#comment-5646 It's kind of ironic that you mention the NFL limiting the number of teams to remain profitable (but everyone wanting to start a franchise because they can make a profit), because while it wasn't really profitable for awhile, the AFL was basically started up because the NFL wouldn't give Lamar Hunt his own expansion team. I doubt history will repeat itself anytime soon, but still kind of funny. It’s kind of ironic that you mention the NFL limiting the number of teams to remain profitable (but everyone wanting to start a franchise because they can make a profit), because while it wasn’t really profitable for awhile, the AFL was basically started up because the NFL wouldn’t give Lamar Hunt his own expansion team. I doubt history will repeat itself anytime soon, but still kind of funny.

]]> By: bighousemike84 http://smartfootball.com/business/what-is-the-proper-goal-for-a-professional-sports-team-profits-or-championships/comment-page-1#comment-5509 bighousemike84 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:03:41 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=828#comment-5509 Excellent work Chris, very intelligent and engaging post. It really gave me something to think about that never occured to me before. Bravo Excellent work Chris, very intelligent and engaging post. It really gave me something to think about that never occured to me before. Bravo

]]> By: Sam http://smartfootball.com/business/what-is-the-proper-goal-for-a-professional-sports-team-profits-or-championships/comment-page-1#comment-5474 Sam Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:56:04 +0000 http://smartfootball.com/?p=828#comment-5474 I think the difference is that the American leagues are structured with the teams as "franchises" rather than independent entities under loose affiliations like the Premiership / Football League in England. This allows the leagues in the U.S. to impose regulations on the minimum financial wherewithal of the prospective owners and the ability of the club to take on debt. Recall that the major reason why Art Modell had to eventually sell the Browns to Steve Bisciotti was because the management company that he owned that controlled Cleveland Municipal Stadium was in financial distress. In Spain, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are also "owned" by the fans (FC stands for "Futbol Club"), but that doesn't stop them from taking on debt. I think the difference is that the American leagues are structured with the teams as “franchises” rather than independent entities under loose affiliations like the Premiership / Football League in England. This allows the leagues in the U.S. to impose regulations on the minimum financial wherewithal of the prospective owners and the ability of the club to take on debt. Recall that the major reason why Art Modell had to eventually sell the Browns to Steve Bisciotti was because the management company that he owned that controlled Cleveland Municipal Stadium was in financial distress.

In Spain, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are also “owned” by the fans (FC stands for “Futbol Club”), but that doesn’t stop them from taking on debt.

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