If so, then sign up with MyFootballClub. This website was set up by Will Brooks, a man with a dream, a dream to own a soccer team...and he wanted to share this dream with everyone he could because he certainly could not afford it on his own. Basically, you sign up and pay $72 bucks American (35 British Pounds) apiece and you will get membership in a trust that owns the football club after it's been purchased. You'll get an equal say in team selection, player transfers and the overall running of the club. The Vancouver Sun states:"They started collecting dues when they hit their membership target this week; $215,000 poured in during the first six hours..." and "Four teams have already approached [Brooks] for negotiations..."This really is a pretty good idea. Why this hasn't been thought of for teams like the Nashville Predators or some other failing team in American sports, I just don't know. I doubt it would fly in the tightly held ownership groups of American sporting leagues...but for a minor league team or even an Arena league team, this would be fantastic.
The sport is supposed to be for the fans, why not see what happens if you let the fans own the team and determine how it should be run? We already have millions of bloggers out here stating how things should be run, billions of fantasy sports leagues, why not get a group together and own a team? I'd love to see it happen, wouldn't mind being a part of it too. I might send in my $72 bucks just to get in on this...and I don't even like soccer! I know my first vote will be to get some hot Japanese women to show up and kick the ball around like they are above.
Link to MyFootballClub.com
Link to Vancouver Sun
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