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tangerinedream
Density of Sound
Final said:
So you basically are in a position where you are telling fans of lower league clubs what would be good for them but not wanting your own to be taken over?
Yes the fans can sign up - but their influence will be completely watered down won't it - They won't have a say over their own club any more than someone who doesn't go to games or even know the name of the ground.
Imagine if Daniel Levy said - "right oh my little media darling supporting munchkins, a load of arsenal fans are picking the team from now on ...but it's ok! - For £35 you can help them! - The years of support and finance you have provided mean nothing by the way"
You cannot concieve of your club being taken over, so from your position of safety you half think about how it will be 'good' for some other team that is nice and distant.
It's not instantly good to be flooded with money despite what you may think. The scheme will likely cause disonance aand fracture the fanbase - just like takeovers like Glazer's and those of Salzburg etc have done. Yes, the method or intent might not be as explicitely corporate as those, but it is equally blithe about the club and it's import to it's local community. You could be sending your £35 to help out a team trying to run its self through a supporters trust, not lecturing other fans on 'what's good for them' because it will provide a bit of fun for you.
tangerinedream said:
lol - I didn't say I didn't want my club taken over. I said that I wouldn't want them taken over by someone with less cash to invest than the current owners. (eta: currently very pleased with the amount of cash being thrown into Spurs. Joe Lewis, Daniel Levy - I salute you! )
Yes, some people might do silly things with their votes, but it'd take a huge percentage of them to make any impact.
All your other criticisms are equally valid in any take over situation.
tangerinedream
Density of Sound
How are all 50,000+ members going to watch the games, in order to be able to vote?
Surely they won't be able to, and as such it will be a sham and piss off both players and yer actual fans.
Does that not bother you? Or should they just be grateful for your £35 and shut up?
Surely they won't be able to, and as such it will be a sham and piss off both players and yer actual fans.
Does that not bother you? Or should they just be grateful for your £35 and shut up?
tangerinedream said:
Some will no doubt pay to go to the games (maybe buying a replica shirt while they're there), thus providing better attendances and more merchandising revenue.
Other than that, the head coach will provide reports and reviews etc.
http://www.myfootballclub.co.uk/faq.php
tangerinedream
Density of Sound
Final said:
So would you be happy if Spurs' team was picked by a lot of people reading match reports. Would that be better than if Martin Jol did it? Would that be something you'd want to see at 'the Lane'?
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Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
So, Ebbsfleet United. Conference side in Kent. I've spent £30 on very silly things before but the right to have a small statistical influence on the formation of Ebbsfleet United for a season has to be the daftest.
To be fair, I failed to read the small print and thought that I was buying a sellable interest.
To be fair, I failed to read the small print and thought that I was buying a sellable interest.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
tommers said:
As far as I understand, now that I am sober, MFC sells memberships. A membership lasts for a year, although current memberships will expire a year from the date that Ebbsfleet is purchased.
Newer members have exactly the same voting rights as older members. The question of who determines the content and wording of referenda is, unsurprisingly, murky.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
I don't think there will be many MFC members after the first year.
Its a one year gimmick to say that you are a football club owner, or were once a football club owner.
However say the model works and you take the club all the way from the conference to the championship what do you get as your reward? Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero.
Meanwhile the guys behind the idea are probably paying themselves tidy little salaries and will be getting kickbacks all supported by the mug members.
Its a one year gimmick to say that you are a football club owner, or were once a football club owner.
However say the model works and you take the club all the way from the conference to the championship what do you get as your reward? Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero.
Meanwhile the guys behind the idea are probably paying themselves tidy little salaries and will be getting kickbacks all supported by the mug members.
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
tommers said:
Yes, quite. I couldn't agree more with Marius about the likely membership curve and feel a bit sorry for the Ebbsfleet support who will have to shell out £35 a year in addition to their season tickets to keep their club afloat and an Internet chancer in clover.
christonabike
Elm Park Bencher
I really can't see how it would work
It says the members have a say in transfers
Now, to do that, all members will need to know how much the player costs, how much will go to the agent, and how much the players salery will be, so they can make a decision
That'd be a fucking nightmare to organise, and all that information would probably be confidential
I reckon once you join, you might not have that much say in how the club is run
It says the members have a say in transfers
Now, to do that, all members will need to know how much the player costs, how much will go to the agent, and how much the players salery will be, so they can make a decision
That'd be a fucking nightmare to organise, and all that information would probably be confidential
I reckon once you join, you might not have that much say in how the club is run
Prince Rhyus
Spokesman of King Antonio
OMG!
Cambridge United Footie Legends running show!
(Alan Kimble and Liam Daish formed part of our defence during the glory days of the early 1990s.)
Cambridge United Footie Legends running show!
(Alan Kimble and Liam Daish formed part of our defence during the glory days of the early 1990s.)
out of yer £35
g force
Affects Shatner's Basoon
Sounds like the Barca system too in that each member (note not season ticket holder) gets a vote for the president. But although in theory there's control over spending etc the reality is very different. That is the only explanation to signing Bogarde and Cocu in one season.
Gmart
Well-Known Member
I think it's a great idea. Get the fans to choose the formation by democratic clicks of the mouse, and then get them to vote for which player they want to fill each position, with the stats provided by the coaching staff. So, if a player is only 80% fit, then this information would be communicated to the website so that the vote can reflect this situation. All the manager would have to do would be to train the players, maybe give scores as to their current fitness levels, and then issue the teamsheet given. Of course there would have to be a cut off point where the internet stops and the manager starts, say an hour before the match, to take into account any injuries or illnesses that might happen in that time, but even that would be scrutinised later on the website. You would need someone to setup the site well and in tandem with the manager.
Would facilitate finance as well, meaning that better players could be bought, though I don't see how this could be done by the fans bar sending someone you know for a trial for the club. that could be done online, using the fanbase as a resource for weeding out decent players who might have been overlooked by other clubs.
Would facilitate finance as well, meaning that better players could be bought, though I don't see how this could be done by the fans bar sending someone you know for a trial for the club. that could be done online, using the fanbase as a resource for weeding out decent players who might have been overlooked by other clubs.
Gmarthews said:
It's not 'the fans' though is it? It's a bunch of middle class nu football fans wanting to play Championship Manager with a real football club regardless of what the actual real dyed in the wool fans of that club want. Gravesend & Northfleet FC (to give them their correct name) have been around for decades and have a reasonably large number of people who've been watching them for years. Why should they have their club fucked around with by the sort of people who think Daniel Finklestein's column in the Times is something worthy of serious analysis?
