Well, at least at this point, the ownership isn't changing. Does this mean that results on the pitch are more important than real estate projects? Maybe. Do we see them more willing to spend and back the manager(s)? Who knows. A lot of supporters felt that when Poch reached the Champions League finals in 2019, that the ball was dropped and that was an opportunity to bring some players in and show some ambition.
There's no question that ENIC has done well. They've brought big concerts, some go-kart thing, and obviously a lot of NFL games to the stadium. From that perspective, it's been enormous. From the perspective of on-field success, it's a whole other issue. Have we been more successful than the team down the road? Sure. We won a major European trophy and had a quarter of a million fans line the streets for a huge celebratory parade! But we also had a fantastic team in 2015/16 and arguably the best striker on the planet, and came away empty-handed year after year.
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