I know nothing, but I'll try to clear up what I think the doomsdayers are trying to say. Normally, a stadium would be owned by the company - not one person OR multiple people. By splitting it up, these individuals can stake a claim to their share of rent money. The rent money would be paid by the company for the use of the stadium. That means, if the consortium sell up, they can retain the stake in the different parts of the ground and hold any new owner to ransom for the use of the stadium, guaranteeing a few hundred thousand quid each every year until they die. NO idea if this is what they mean, and even less idea if it's feasible, but just trying to clarify their point.