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[Football] Own a bit of nothing for just £29.99 a year



nickbrighton

Well-known member
Feb 19, 2016
2,062
North of the border, it seems they have discovered a new way to get fans to pay for absolutely nothing. This (unless I am missing something) offers fans the chance to own a bit of nothing at all. For the princely sum of £29.99 you get to "own" (for 12 months anyway) a bit of the virtual pitch, not the real pitch mind, just a virtual representation of it.
You get an electronic certificate proving you own--well nothing

For the life of me I can not see any reason for buying this

 




Jul 20, 2003
20,432
I have vague memories of paying a fiver or a tenner for my name on an A2 piece of paper representing The Goldstone. (About a third of the way from the front, just left of the goal in the north stand).
 


Papak

Not an NSC licker...
Jul 11, 2003
2,205
Horsham
You clearly didn't read very carefully as you missed this:

Through Sportli’s unique platform, fans can now purchase and own virtual sections of the pitch at The CalForth Construction Arena at Tannadice Park. Each virtual area represents a real-life segment of the stadium, offering fans a new way to connect with the club and their favourite players.
 


Happy Exile

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Apr 19, 2018
2,037
Might be fun if it could be used like a raffle or lottery. So owning the bit of turf from which Enciso used his foot-like-a-traction-engine against City won you a prize. Could be one moment per game. Not sure what moment it’d be for yesterday though.
 






Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash
Jul 6, 2003
71,878
North of the border, it seems they have discovered a new way to get fans to pay for absolutely nothing. This (unless I am missing something) offers fans the chance to own a bit of nothing at all. For the princely sum of £29.99 you get to "own" (for 12 months anyway) a bit of the virtual pitch, not the real pitch mind, just a virtual representation of it.
You get an electronic certificate proving you own--well nothing

For the life of me I can not see any reason for buying this

How to sell you a worthless NFT without saying they're selling you a worthless NFT?
 












Dec 29, 2011
8,118
Might be fun if it could be used like a raffle or lottery. So owning the bit of turf from which Enciso used his foot-like-a-traction-engine against City won you a prize. Could be one moment per game. Not sure what moment it’d be for yesterday though.
That's actually an awesome idea
 






Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
NSC Patron
Oct 8, 2003
54,652
Faversham


Dick Swiveller

Well-known member
Sep 9, 2011
9,415
How to sell you a worthless NFT without saying they're selling you a worthless NFT?
Is an electronic certificate fungible? What if you print it? Does that mean the star my mum named after me isn't fungible? Or just my name? What about a name tag?

Actually, is my non existent share from DK and his book an NFT? I demand answers.
 






Rowdey

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
2,564
Herne Hill
Me too.

I have a suspicion it was a scam.
And me too (paid, not think it was a scam).. back in 2002 that was... Forever Bury did actually collate all the actual names and what seats at some point.. they then morphed into Bury FC Supporters Society, but cant see any link to that seat/supporter list on website.
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
NSC Patron
Oct 8, 2003
54,652
Faversham
And me too (paid, not think it was a scam).. back in 2002 that was... Forever Bury did actually collate all the actual names and what seats at some point.. they then morphed into Bury FC Supporters Society, but cant see any link to that seat/supporter list on website.
Not scam perhaps, but failure to deliver, with uncertain deployment of the cash.

Makes me think of my local student union in 1978, earnestly collecting money for the Sandinistas, then not knowing how to get the money to the Sandinistas.

So they spent it all on drugs.
 


The Clamp

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jan 11, 2016
25,546
West is BEST
Seems like the “buy a piece of the moon” type schemes.

You’d be better off printing out a picture of the pitch and writing your name on it. For free.

It means about as much as the club’s scheme.
 




AZ Gull

@SeagullsAcademy Threads: @bhafcacademy
Oct 14, 2003
12,760
Chandler, AZ
I have vague memories of paying a fiver or a tenner for my name on an A2 piece of paper representing The Goldstone. (About a third of the way from the front, just left of the goal in the north stand).
It was £20, back in 2002:-

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GS2.jpg


I honestly can't see much difference between what the Albion offered over 20 years ago, and what Dundee United are offering today. :shrug:

By the way, Krispies is pictured in the programme I've linked to, on page 9.
 




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