Dave Checketts spoke yesterday at the Leaders in Football conference about American ownership interest in the Premier League.
Checketts, owner of St Louis Blues hockey team and Real Salt Lake soccer team in the USA, was commenting about New England Sports Ventures' move for Liverpool.
Checketts stated that most US businessmen moving into club ownership this side of the Atlantic see it is an opportunity to invest and then exit and multiply their investment.
"But like most American sports owners they think they are going to go in there, do a job and be a big hero and win many championships" he added. "Sometimes that doesn't work out. See Exhibit A, Liverpool.
"I don't think the owners there built a relationship with the fan groups. I don't think they listened."
