I have absolutely no idea why people keep banging on about fans buying into a football club, it is an absolute none starter. Football is a business and all it sells is bums on seats, a bit of merchandise and a few pies on match days. Unless you are in the premiership receiving an obnoxious amount of money from television companies, or getting parachute payments for failure, you will be running at a loss.
Any sensible business owner has to have a reasonable profit margin to succeed, or pump millions of beer tokens they can afford to lose, into a venture that they a prepared to take a gamble on. I'm not sure our current owner falls into either category, as the latter gamble needs a sensible long term plan and get out clause. Clubs these days need very wealthy owners who like to throw millions into a deep hole for their own and I am not sure how many Oldham fans or willing purchasers there are around with pockets that deep. Discuss.