I'm re-reading Brain Reades book "An epic swindle: 44 Months with a pair of cowboys" and the story behind Tinkler and Newcastle shows some similarities...and to be honest certainly encourages me in doing what I can so that our ownership group is accountable and that supporters have some avenue to have a say at board level of our club.
"An Epic Swindle is the inside story of how Liverpool FC came within hours of being repossessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. It is the tale of a civil war that dragged Britain's most successful football club to its knees, through the High Court and almost into administration.
Players Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher tell of their anger at the broken promises, as well as their pain at watching loyal fans in open revolt. Manager, chief executive, board members, leading fans and journalists reveal the turmoil at a revered sporting institution run by two men at war with each other, who trampled Liverpool's cherished traditions into the gutter. No story sums up the naked greed at the heart of modern football quite like Hicks' and Gillett's attempt to turn a buck at Liverpool. No-one has had as much access to the truth, or tells it with as much passion, wit and insight as Brian Reade. An Epic Swindle is the riveting story of how close one of the great football clubs came to financial implosion."
See the reviews here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Epic-Swindle-Months-Pair-Cowboys/dp/0857385992
Another good book (if you can get it) that also gives a good insight to the running of a Football (round) team is "Floodlight dreams" by Ian Ridley
(No similarities to any NRL teams are intended or implied....)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Floodlit-Dreams-Save-Football-Club/dp/1416511458/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323754232&sr=1-1
"The Southern League team of Weymouth FC were in dire straits: nearly half a million in the red, dogged by boardroom squabbles, a decrepit ground, falling turnouts and an end of season performance that saw them lose 5-1 to arch enemies, Yeovil Town. Join Ridley on his rollercoaster journey as he shows just what can be done with a dose of obsessive commitment and unstinting optimism. It's a story of political backstabbing and petty rivalry; of euphoric highs and personal pain; of a man that thought that it should be simpler. Who thought that football - that Weymouth - deserved better. Brilliantly observed, infused with Ridley's trademark wit and peppered with fascinating insights into the machinations of boardroom football, FLOODLIT DREAMS is a compelling journey into the hinterland of the beautiful game. "