West Ham United Takeover

The Sports Economist looks at the world of sports with an economist's eye. Today they looked at the situation at the English Premeirship club West Ham United. For those of you who don't already know, there have been rumors of a takeover of them this season. They've spent much of the season in the relegation zone and one would assume the ownership mess has been a factor. But what the fans are likely most upset over is not only a potential change in tradition but the possibility of getting moved into a stadium that would be too large, have the dreaded running track and overall be a bad move for the club. This is also a club that's traditionally had local control. The possible takeover of West Ham and the protests by it's fans is not a simple case of xenophobia.