Английская Википедия:Hugh Adam

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Шаблон:About Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox person Hugh Adam (Шаблон:Birth date[1]Шаблон:Death date[1]) was an investor in, and director of, Rangers F.C., working closely with Willie Waddell.[1] He ran the Rangers Pools and later the Rangers Lottery.[2]

His surname is often misspelled as "Adams".[3]

Career

Adam started his involvement with Rangers as a key investor in the Rangers Pools, a pool betting syndicate. He had little knowledge of football but was a good bookmaker.Шаблон:Citation needed In the United Kingdom, gambling laws are strict but the government has no monopoly on betting, and anything freely traded is allowed under the common law.[Note 1]

1971

The 1971 Ibrox disaster was a crowd crush that led to 66 dead and over 200 severely injured.[1] Adam took charge of the club to ensure that such would never happen again. Unfortunately, a similar disaster occurred many years later in the Hillsborough disaster, and in its aftermath the Taylor Report led to all-seater stadiums in the top tiers of UK soccer.[3]

1990s

Adam predicted that Rangers would suffer in the 1990sШаблон:Citation needed, but he continued to invest in the club until his death.

1998

Шаблон:Main Sir David Murray bought out the club in 1998 and after that Adam had no financial interest in it.[3] Adam disagreed vigorously with Murray about how the club should be organised.

See also

Notes

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