1st I didn't say it was foul play
correct, you didnt, i did
2nd, I didn't hear a lot of german bragging about an "extremely well run club" when the players decided to kick Ancelotti out and shit was hitting the fan, Flick happens to be a miracle, he wasn't supposed to stay more than a couple of months. Good for you but we can't say that a club where players decide who's the coach is "extremely well run".
We prefer that to the other method of stubbornly sticking with a wrong decision in order to keep looking infallible and powerful (japanese WW2 officer style). The team would have little success with their waterglass mutiny if the management had been convinced about Ancelotti and Kovac, but they all played football themselves and they know a coach out of his depth when they see one. Also, while Flick was still standing in, the contact to Tuchel and other candidates was made. I'm pretty sure if the Flick experiment had gone wrong, Tuchel or Nagelsmann would be signed by now.
3rd Even if it's not foul play, it weakens your league, the way Lyon did with Ligue 1 in the 00's, taking the best players for a bargain. Ligue 1 was actually a very decent league in the 90's, but bad management + Lyon's recruitments totally crippled a lot of teams.
That shit doesnt get old, does it. The players who came for free had let their contracts run out. They would be gone to another club if Bayern hadn't made an offer. Or do you think Lewa, with opportunities at all top clubs, would have stayed at BVB? Same with Goretzka.
4th Your management is trying to play the moral high ground card but they were really happy to take Qatar Airways as a sponsor.
yes they do and yes they are scumbags and hypocrites*), but by no stretch of any facts more so than other club bosses *cough* Watzke *cough* Tönnies *cough* Hopp *cough* Kind *cough* Kühne* cough *Mateschitz*
They see a lot of pressure from the more critical fan base for the Qatar thing.
*) this refers to the old echelon of Beckenbauer, Hoeneß, Rummenigge, who are on their way out or have already withdrawn. The current/future mgmt team with Kahn, Salihamidzic etc. until today have only a few traffic tickets and impregnated barmaids to their name but given time, i have no doubt they will prove to be worthy successors