Well done you Red Soxs. Seems like we share owners who, now they have made their money, are interested in creating sporting giants - a much more risky way of using your capital.
From this side of the pond, all I can report is that I am mightily impressed in the way that Fernway Sports have approached taking over one of the most famous brands in world soccer, here in Liverpool.
They are deadly serious, extremely measured and professional, understand the concerns of the local fan base and respond to them.
In fact, they are in danger of giving US owners a good name in this country!!! lol.
I am sure that you are only intent upon your own team, as a good supporter.
But I have started following the Red Sox online and am getting the baseball bug.
You may or may not find it interesting that the Liverpool area in England is the only one which has a baseball league. The roots of this go back to WW2 when many US troops were stationed in the area and taught the locals the joys of baseball. I suppose we have kept the baseball going because we love our sports, like yourselves.
I have been to most major cities in the US, but never to Boston - much to my regret. Liverpool, like Boston, is a very Irish city.
But my next trip is planned, and I just hope I can get a ticket to see the Red Sox when I get to Boston.
I think there is an opportunity here for sports fans to get together under a "Reds" banner where, even though we are thousands of miles away from each other, we can join hands and celebrate our mutual love and devotion to our teams.
Perhaps there could be exchange trips where Liverpool soccer fans went over to Boston to see the Red Sox, and Boston fans could come to Liverpool to see the soccer,
And we can be equally baffled by a sport we do not understand.
Here's to next season.
Give them hell.
Peter
