myfootballclub.co.uk

[magoo]

Search doesn't seem to be working for me so 'BALLS' to you if it's been posted before!

http://myfootballclub.co.uk/

Could be fun, not sure i like the idea of us being bought though.

 

[RM-Taylor]

Was posted about a week ago, think it's a fraud though as you can't really own a football team.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Was posted about a week ago, think it's a fraud though as you can't really own a football team.

Why cant you?

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

It was featured on Soccer AM last Saturday, not a con it is genuine.

 

[readingstockport]

Supporters Direct are trying to find out more information about this but at the least it seems that £7.50 per member per year is to be tajen for admin costs for the orgnisation. That means a cool 375000 pounds per year on admin, not the admin of the club itself but the admin of myfootballclub.

Additionally the idea is to use a vehicle called an Industrial and Provident society to buy the club. If this ips were to then use voting to influence club matters it could possibly come into the same realm as west ham and the 'outsiders' influence.

It's a con, simple.

 

[readingstockport]

It was featured on Soccer AM last Saturday, not a con it is genuine.

It's been featured on lots of things. Thats means absolutley jack shit.

It's a con.

 

[Normal Rob]

Wait a minute - he wants 50,000 registees (?) to pay £35 each and is hoping to buy the club for £1,375,000.

the rest of the money goes to memberships fees - ie paying for his house!

Secondly - if the club bought is, say, Leeds (currently favourite) then how would i get to have a valid opinion on who should play in each position if i never get to see them play?

if this ever gets off the ground (which i do not think it will) in 5 years time the team is guaranteed to be playing 5 leagues lower than they do now Therefore your £175 investment (it's an annual fee) would probably be worth about 38 pence.
great idea.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

It's been featured on lots of things. Thats means absolutley jack shit.

It's a con.

Whoa..easy tiger.

 

[Wozza]

Can't be arsed to read the smallprint - because it's GASH - but someone said it's a YEARLY fee to boot.

 

[readingstockport]

Not trying to have a go at you Bevendean but the problem is that this thing is gaining credibility because people aren't asking this person any serious questions. As Normal points out you would struggle to buy Crawley town for 1 milloin and if this joker is seriously going to take £7.50 as is reported per member PER YEAR in admin costs there's only one person or rganisation that stands to gain from it. If you want to own your club get organised and form a supporters trust. Then you may stand a chance of really owning your own club.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Not trying to have a go at you Bevendean but the problem is that this thing is gaining credibility because people aren't asking this person any serious questions. As Normal points out you would struggle to buy Crawley town for 1 milloin and if this joker is seriously going to take £7.50 as is reported per member PER YEAR in admin costs there's only one person or rganisation that stands to gain from it. If you want to own your club get organised and form a supporters trust. Then you may stand a chance of really owning your own club.

Fair enough.

 

[surrey jim]

Wait a minute - he wants 50,000 registees (?) to pay £35 each and is hoping to buy the club for £1,375,000.

the rest of the money goes to memberships fees - ie paying for his house!

Secondly - if the club bought is, say, Leeds (currently favourite) then how would i get to have a valid opinion on who should play in each position if i never get to see them play?

if this ever gets off the ground (which i do not think it will) in 5 years time the team is guaranteed to be playing 5 leagues lower than they do now Therefore your £175 investment (it's an annual fee) would probably be worth about 38 pence.
great idea.

surley everyone would want a difrent football team, and what if at the end the owner of the team wishing to be purchased wouldnt sell


although if we all chpped in £35 to get palace we could go to see them playing in confrence south

 

[magoo]

My initial gut reaction was one of mistrust. All sounds like bollocks to me.

 

[pasty]

Brighton 5th

 

[Wozza]

My initial gut reaction was one of mistrust. All sounds like bollocks to me.

I thought your initial reaction was that "it could be quite fun".

I signed up because of your recommendation!!!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Additionally the idea is to use a vehicle called an Industrial and Provident society to buy the club. If this ips were to then use voting to influence club matters it could possibly come into the same realm as west ham and the 'outsiders' influence.

I'm not sure that the influence of the IPS would be the same sort of 'outside' influence that applies in the West Ham case. The IPS members would be the owners of the Club and could influence its affairs quite legitimately.

Where I think the whole thing falls down is the suggestion that members of the IPS could exercise control over the day to day decisions of the Club - like team selection, transfer decisions, etc.

The Rules of an IPS normally require due processes to apply to decisions made by members. It's normally necessary for a properly convened meeting to take place before any 'decision' is taken. Polls on internet forums are unlikely to qualify, within the rules of the IPS (that have to be registered with the FSA).

It's also EXTREMELY unlikely that any Team Manager would ever accept a contract of employment that took away his authority to take the decisions necessary to do his job. People don't work like that. And I speak as someone who is both an employee (in a management capacity) of an IPS and the Company Secretary of that IPS.

 

[readingstockport]

I'm not sure that the influence of the IPS would be the same sort of 'outside' influence that applies in the West Ham case. The IPS members would be the owners of the Club and could influence its affairs quite legitimately.

Where I think the whole thing falls down is the suggestion that members of the IPS could exercise control over the day to day decisions of the Club - like team selection, transfer decisions, etc.

The Rules of an IPS normally require due processes to apply to decisions made by members. It's normally necessary for a properly convened meeting to take place before any 'decision' is taken. Polls on internet forums are unlikely to qualify, within the rules of the IPS (that have to be registered with the FSA).

It's also EXTREMELY unlikely that any Team Manager would ever accept a contract of employment that took away his authority to take the decisions necessary to do his job. People don't work like that. And I speak as someone who is both an employee (in a management capacity) of an IPS and the Company Secretary of that IPS.

I bow to your puperior knowledge on this then your lordship. I was essentially repeating concerns that have been raised on the supporters direct mailing list over this affair.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

And I haven't got round to thinking about the risks to the employment rights of players that are inherent in the proposals for team selection. Who would play for such a team?

 

[magoo]

I thought your initial reaction was that "it could be quite fun".

I signed up because of your recommendation!!!

HAHA!

i'm a minefield of contradictions me!

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

Unless I'm wrong, there's a team in the French leagues run exactly this way...