The family that owns the Cubs looks upon Fenway Sports Group as an inspiration. They took their GM from Boston and made him the president of the Cubs. You know him as Theo. The neighborhood around Wrigley Field has been changed in the same way that FSG did with the area. When FSG said they weren't going to go over the luxury tax, which caused them to trade Mookie Betts, the Ricketts were clearly inspired and took it to another level, slashing and burning their 2016 World Series winner over a few seasons.
They want to follow in the footsteps of FSG by purchasing a top club. They are not going to get the welcome wagon that FSG got.
The #NoToRicketts was started by a man who was the first black player in the history of the club. The emails from the family matriarch that were racist against Muslims are what caused the social media protest.
Here is what Joe Ricketts wrote.
Muslims are our enemy due to their bias against non-Muslims.
Come on, Joe has apologized. The family issued a statement condemning racism. Come on.
It would be awkward for the offspring to use Racist Dad's money to become their boss if they had two Muslim players in the first team. It wouldn't align with the ever evolving support of Chelsea.
Lower on the levels of concern is how the club would be run by the Ricketts. They don't have the money to find someone to run the club efficiently like FSG did inLiverpool, and they don't have the knowledge or connections to find someone. Even though the children struggle to tie their shoes correctly, they did find a way to get to him. They immediately tied his hands after they got the World Series and all the improvements they wanted.
This is not buying the Cubs from the Tribune. A prospective owner is going to have to win over the fans before entering. The Supporters Trust of Chelsea is going to meet with every prospective buyer.
The fans still get a say in the affairs of the clubs at the top of the pyramid, even though the league has become a multi-billion dollar business and the clubs at the top are some of the biggest organizations in the world. The first to pull out of the doomed project was the supporters of Chelsea, who took to the streets to voice their displeasure. It didn't hurt that Abramovich didn't need the Super League money, but he and his executives certainly heard the noise.
There are some similarities for the Ricketts, as they have a home that needs some work and is behind the competition in size. They will not get public help on that.
The way American sports work and America capitalism are held in suspicion in the U.K. and Europe. Which seems odd, given that Saudi ownership just happened to be in the area. The previous owner almost destroyed the club. There was a promise of an open checkbook to turnNewcastle into a Northeast. Both of those are not acceptable reasons to be welcoming to a Saudi regime.
There are two situations in West London now. He turned a mid-table club into a world power despite being a friend of a dictator. Fans expect that to continue. If there are any fans of the club who hope the Ricketts will come with a similar amount of money.
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