Laporta is arguably the dumbest President in Barca's history.
With the amount of success the team had in his tenure, he lost it all by letting Rosell make the moves for a takeover from 2005. The guy can whine all he want, but he let them take control of the club. Not just by being lethargic and not preparing a capable successor, but also by letting them align the with biggest and most influential media group in Catalunya, which is why Bartomeu and Rosell almost never receive any negative press.
He didn't do anything about it.
That's the worst part of Bartomeu and Rosell. Their business connections with Grupo Godo(MD, RAC1, La Vanguardia etc.). How can you do anything about it when the media tells all the socis living in Catalunya that everything the board is doing is right and everyone who questions them is wrong.
That's not to say Laporta is a saint by any means. He had his flaws, and his half-assed campaign along with the media support for Bartomeu sealed it.
This division in Barcelona is ruining everything. They need one candidate which all the morons stand behind. One candidate against Bartomeu.
No Laportistas, Rosellistas, Nuñistas.
None of that BS.
Get behind one candidate in the next election. That's the best and only way to neutralize the influence the current board holds.