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Owner with a passion for football



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Published Date: 16 October 2008
IN AN era when big football clubs are increasingly becoming the executive toys of multimillionaire foreign owners who prefer to be described as "investors", Eddie Thompson stood out as a successful businessman who was a genuine Dundee United supporter long before he accumulated the fortune that allowed him to buy the club.
United fans had good reason to be grateful for Mr Thompson's passion for their team, because at one stage the club appeared on the radar of a prospective owner who has since racked up the kind of debts at another club that would have all but finished...



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  • Last Updated: 15 October 2008 8:48 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
 

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