What were they ran for then? Because I can't remember a time they were ran for altruistic reasons? To be honest, I don't know what point you are trying to make?    Are you wistfully wishing we were back in the 19th Century?    As far as I have been following football, individuals (wealthy individuals) ran football clubs. 

Lol yeah. Ban all 12 clubs from next season's Champions league!   I can't wait to see a CL with Leicester, West Ham, Everton, Leeds, Villa and Wolves as the representative of the league, with Serie A represented by Atalanta, Napoli and Lazio and the La Liga represented by Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Betis.     This joke of a competition will very well prove the 12 clubs right, that their names and presence is the very draw of the Champions League. 

I'm guessing the establishment of the PL was a bit like Brexit.In part to remove rules that restricted owners making more money without having to worry about pesky things like employees being protected and profits being restricted by their wellbeing?

I don't really want or expect FSG to sell up. I just want them to do better, at least attempt to make the illusion that they aren't a gang of cunts. Surely it's not that difficult to just put a bit of extra thought into things, or hire some kind of advisor that will steer them away from making these mistakes, or at the least get them to wrap everything in a way that's more palatable for the fans.    I also don't want or expect them to suddenly start spending their own cash on players, but I'm sick of us being sell to buy. I want them to invest the profits that the club are making on the pitch, we're getting bigger and bigger sponsorship deals, TV deals, and over a hundred million a year extra from having good runs in the champions league, why isn't that money being spent?    They're cunts, but I think instead of some wanting to hound them out the club, or some thinking there great and we should suck them off for getting us out of debt and winning a few trophies, can't we just be indifferent to the people and still hold them to account for their mistakes and push them to be better next time?

I’ve always had a soft spot for Stan after he played for my hometown club, Southend United, and then eventually got the move us here at Liverpool.   He’s had a chequered past but it appears he genuinely wants to help Southend who are dead certs to drop out of the Football League.   It’s a long video but it highlights some of the struggles of clubs in the lower leagues and, I think, paints Stan in a pretty decent light.   https://youtu.be/zDY8WIS8KnU