Jim Ratcliffe has returned to Nice … and they are struggling again

The article discusses the struggles of Nice, a French football club owned by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's company Ineos, since Ratcliffe regained operational control of the club. The article notes that Nice had their "best season" when Ratcliffe and Ineos were "forcibly distanced" from the club due to UEFA regulations, and Ratcliffe himself admitted that the team "has been so much better without our interference." However, since Ineos regained control at the start of the summer, Nice has faced a series of setbacks, including an early exit from the Champions League qualifiers and three losses in their first six Ligue 1 games. The manager of Nice, Franck Haise, has acknowledged that the team is not "swimming in joy and confidence" at the moment. The article suggests a pattern of declining results whenever the owners intervene in the club's operations, similar to the experiences of Manchester United fans.