Pseud O'NymRoyal Lady it seems he's using some of the club's money to fund his other ailing businesses.
I really have no desire to keep this pointless circular debate going, particularly on a thread where one would hope to find discussion of yesterday's game, but I just can't let that one go.
SJM is a businessman who has invested a great deal of money in RFC and, if RFC is generating a profit, then he has every right to use that return on his investment as he sees fit. That profit is not "the club's money" and it is disingenuous to describe it as such.
Chairmen who invest in football clubs in order to take out for returns for themselves, rather than ensure the best possible chance of success for that club, are likely to face an awful lot of stick from the supporters if that club fails to perform. They are also very disingenuous if they make out that they were investing for the good of the community/club, rather than to take a return at a later date!
As I said earlier, it's understandable if Madejski decides to use income from the stadium/club to help bale out his other businesses but he should cease spouting about PL ambition and expecting plaudits from the supporters if he does so.
PS. It was RL and PS'N who hi-jacked this thread first! My initial comment on the thread was re Williams' performance.