The Diversification of Sexy
I’m sure many of you have seen the reports of P. Diddy’s interest in purchasing Crystal Palace. No, not the one in Baltimore. Brendan Guilfoyle, one of Crystal Palace’s bankruptcy administrators, stated that he’s a big hip-hop fan and would love to discuss the purchase with Mr. Combs. Slow down, Brendan. Palace is in this situation because of poor financial decisions. I sincerely hope that your interest in negotiating with Diddy isn’t because you’re a big hip-hop fan. To scratch that itch, it’s much cheaper for you to just download a few songs. If cost is an issue, you can download them illegally. I won’t tell.
I’m still trying to wrap my head around this one. I’m not saying that Diddy can’t be successful at Palace. I am saying that Palace fans might not want Farnsworth Bentley (of no relation to David Bentley) as your second in command when your manager falls ill.
On the other hand, Palace is in a position where it will need fiscally responsible owners. This is where Diddy has some value. Diddy’s ability to diversify his sexy will minimize the risk of Palace going off the deep end again. But Palace fans need to consider whether they would rather go into debt again or see a reality show on MTV Europe where 15 young men live in a house and sing songs, facing elimination each week, to determine who will play left back next season. Some people are in to that sort of thing. But I’m just saying you might want to think about these things before you jump in head first with Diddy.
Jay-Z Gunning For … Well, Nothing. He Just Said a Few Words on Arsenal.
In an interview with Arsenal Magazine, my favorite hyphenated rapper Jay-Z stated, “I am a businessman, and I will always look at an opportunity… I don’t know a lot about the business of soccer, but in the future if the right opportunity presented itself, then who knows?”
I love businessmen. But Jigga needn’t worry about being a soccer novice. There are a lot of Premier League owners these days who don’t know about the business or the game of soccer. So don’t count yourself out, Mr. Carter. (I refuse to use a “99 Problems” reference.)
You may want to think about my earlier suggestion though.
