That's a very negative light on your torch. I think by setting an example, leading the field and wanting to win, would encourage other clubs to seek new methods of player development, stadium support capture and the seeking of financial support.
I know I have a talent for negativity, but this is one area where I feel it's particularly justified. We're not talking tactics or diving here - when people move to match fixing it's because they've consciously taken the decision that winning is more important than keeping the law or playing fair. Corrupt people almost always stsy corrupt. People who rig games don't care about whether it can be done fairly anymore, they care about buying their way to the top. Sure, you can provide a shining example of how to build a winning team without breaking the law but the point is that there can only ever be one winner and so long as teams are not that winner, if they have a history of cheating, they will consider cheating again to restore their former fortunes.
Corruption is very, very hard to root out. I just don't think it can be trusted to go away just by setting a good example. It will always come back so long as those who previously did it are allowed to remain in the game. The only way to beat corruption is to use harsh applications of the law - and even that's not perfect. We'd be better off avoiding all leagues with a history of corruption.
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