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

[nickbrighton]

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

Own a Virtual Piece of Tannadice Park! | Dundee United Football Club

Own a virtual piece of the Tannadice turf! United supporters are being offered the opportunity to own a digital piece of the hallowed Tannadice turf following the launch of an innovative new partnership...

www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk

 

[Pevenseagull]

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]

Own a Virtual Piece of Tannadice Park! | Dundee United Football Club

Own a virtual piece of the Tannadice turf! United supporters are being offered the opportunity to own a digital piece of the hallowed Tannadice turf following the launch of an innovative new partnership...

www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk

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]

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.

 

[Weststander]

Wrong thread. I had thought Steve Parish was crowdfunding.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

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

Own a Virtual Piece of Tannadice Park! | Dundee United Football Club

Own a virtual piece of the Tannadice turf! United supporters are being offered the opportunity to own a digital piece of the hallowed Tannadice turf following the launch of an innovative new partnership...

www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk

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

 

[MTSeagulls]

I think I had a seat at Bury.
Never got to sit on it.

 

[pigmanovich]

Wrong thread. I had thought Steve Parish was crowdfunding.

Or Textor looking for a schmuck to buy his shares.

 

[Official Old Man]

I've nothing to do, so had a look. Could only see a few patches had sold.

 

[maffew]

Utterly ridiculous.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

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

 

[studio150]

Makes me want to reply to my email from a Nigerian Prince, as his offer seems more attractive.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I think I had a seat at Bury.
Never got to sit on it.

Me too.

I have a suspicion it was a scam.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

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.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Sod that!

 

[Rowdey]

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]

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]

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]

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:-

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

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

 

[RandyWanger]

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

My first thought was this sounds like a Web3 project.