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Former Premier League manager to Swansea co-owner Snoop Dogg: Leave the football decisions to the football people
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Another Welsh football club got an infusion of American celebrity this summer as Snoop Dogg has joined the ownership at Swansea, and Tony Pulis believes a celeb owner can have its perks — as long as they keep away from the football decisions.
The Swans joined Wrexham as a Wales-based club with Hollywood connections in bringing the legendary rapper aboard, as Snoop Dogg deepened his roots in the game with a stake in the Championship side.
For Pulis, who managed teams across several tiers of the English football pyramid, a famous owner shouldn't be much of a problem for a club unless they meddled with the operations.
"Would I be pleased if someone like that came into a football club? Yeah, as long as they didn't poke their nose in and start picking the team and picking the players and picking the tactics, it'd be no issues to me," Pulis told sports betting site BetVictor.
Snoop Dogg joins Luka Modric as part of Swansea's ownership group, with the Croatia and former Real Madrid midfielder having become a minority owner and investor in April.
Pulis thinks Modric's footballing experience will be an invaluable addition to Swansea, especially if the new Milan star can find time to spend at the club's grounds.
"I've met Luka Modric," he said. "What a wonderful, wonderful man. An absolutely fantastic player. Top, top player. And I mean a top, top player, but he's a fantastic lad as well.
"Having Luka around would be unbelievable. Snoop Dogg, I don't even know what he sings!"
