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We dastardly Americans tried to ruin English football with Super League, you should never sell off 150yrs of tradition | The Sun
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BRAD GALINSON has told fellow American owners in football: Don’t mess with tradition.
When he bought Gillingham last Christmas they became the 22nd team in the top four tiers under US control or influence.
Yet Galinson wants to strike a balance between jazzing things up and protecting British football history.
And he was horrified by the proposed breakaway European Super League some of his compatriots on the other side of the Pond are still hellbent on creating.
Four of the six Premier League teams that wanted to join — Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United — are US-owned while there is significant American investment at Manchester City.
Galinson said: “It was dastardly Americans trying to ruin the English football pyramid system. It’s a horrible idea.
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“The big six clubs wanted to get a franchise value that you get in the States. For example, NFL teams that don’t win are still worth three to four billion dollars minimum because they’re in a franchise.
“But I’d say their profit isn’t worth what you’d have lost, which is 150 years of football tradition.”
Galinson has been careful not to mess too much with Gillingham apart from improving the business and fans' experience.
And he believes fusing the best of how they do things in the States with English football can be a match made in heaven.
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