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This concluding chapter critically assesses the successes and limitations to date of supporter ownership in English football, taking in the range of case studies and dynamic social, political, economic and cultural contexts covered in this book. The overall aim is not to assign blame for any weaknesses or failures, but to learn valuable lessons from which the supporter ownership movement, in whatever form it takes, can go from strength to strength.
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Porter, C. (2019). Conclusions: Culture, Ownership and Class. In: Supporter Ownership in English Football. Football Research in an Enlarged Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05438-0_9
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