A done deal?

The Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra is claiming that his offer to buy 30% stake in Liverpool FC has been accepted in principle. Funding is to be raised through a state lottery. I am disturbed by this news, if indeed it is true. There seems something very unsavoury about a state purchasing a large share in a football club when things like poverty and human rights could perhaps, maybe, be better addressed. I caught a scathing interview from the BBC on NewsRadio this evening with the interview barely containing his rage that those who run Thailand seem to feel that their country is best served by buying a club. I am hoping that this is the general sentiment that shall great this deal. Obviously this is a financial transaction, nothing more. Thaksin just wants to invest and it doesn't matter in which team. He's looked at Fulham and stated that any club would do. As I may have said before, loadsa cash coming into Livepool would be nice but it's not a guarantee of success and more importantly, when it is coming from a a questionable source that seems to have no qualms about taking the money from his country any success would be bittersweet. In fact, I don't even think it would be sweet, just bitter.