Anyone want to buy a football club?...

[Doggie_muz]

http://myfootballclub.co.uk

Basic premise: 50,000 people register and pay £35 per year each to purchase a football club (obviously going to be a Conference or lower team for £1.75 million) and then have a democratic vote on all issues - team selection, transfers etc. Basically, it's Championship Manager in real life. Great idea, doubt it'll work though...

 

[Hammond Organ]

http://myfootballclub.co.uk

Basic premise: 50,000 people register and pay £35 per year each to purchase a football club (obviously going to be a Conference or lower team for £1.75 million) and then have a democratic vote on all issues - team selection, transfers etc. Basically, it's Championship Manager in real life. Great idea, doubt it'll work though...

Why pay 1.75m for a conference club when you could have bought Leicester for thin air a la MM?

 

[Doggie_muz]

Why pay 1.75m for a conference club when you could have bought Leicester for thin air a la MM?

Because you would also have to have taken on Leicester's debt a la MM.

 

[Han]

yes, because thousands of people will have a say on who plays each week :icon_roll

 

[fox58]

it would never work

although it would be good if they brought F****t it would keep them on the downward spiral:icon_lol:

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

haha - look at the most votedf for clubs and the top two are Leeds and Notts. Forest

 

[City Fan]

They have reached an agreement to buy Conference side Ebbsfleet!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gravesend_and_northfleet/7089473.stm

 

[Disco Bob]

I reckon we should get their manager - all 20,000 of him.

Just imagine what a roaring success it would be here with people voting for Ferreira every week.

 

[OldGit]

I reckon we should get their manager - all 20,000 of him.

Just imagine what a roaring success it would be here with people voting for Ferreira every week.

But more would vote for Ferrari I suspect.

 

[andy15]

Can see this being a disaster. Its my home town club aswell:icon_sad:

 

[SwedeFox]

Sounds extremely interesting and I will follow the team with excitement. I would feel sorry for the fans though if it all goes wrong.

 

[GazLCFC]

The 20,000 are going to pick the team! How will that work, how will they know has been playing well in the reserves/youth team?

Cant see current manager staying around for long if he is over rulled on a decision.

When they need new investment how many of the 20,000 will have some more money to put in?

Nice idea, but it won't work.

 

[fitz]

Nice idea, but it won't work.

agreed, my mate is actually part of this and tried to drag me into it.....for some reason i thought it'd be more productive attempting to set up my own football club using my £35

 

[SwedeFox]

The 20,000 are going to pick the team! How will that work, how will they know has been playing well in the reserves/youth team?

Cant see current manager staying around for long if he is over rulled on a decision.

When they need new investment how many of the 20,000 will have some more money to put in?

Nice idea, but it won't work.

I think it's an annual payment so that's pretty good for a Conference club at least. But I can agree with you on the team selection part.

 

[LCFC 4 life]

can we do this for leicester then vote which members we want as the coaching staff?
Or just get 20,000 managers it would take MM at least 6 months to sack them all.