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Originally Posted by maccawozzagod
on the face of it I can see the pluspoints behind the scheme, and also think that a club like Stanley WOULD flourish under it, however having 50,000 owners sounds like a logistical nightmare.
But can you imagine the potential of all those people wanting to buy a bit of merchandise? or at least a programme sent by mail order every game?
Or trying to get a ticket for the next match? would they become more important than season ticket holders if it came to a big cup game? Wembley play-offs final and we get 30000 tickets, then all of a sudden 50000 'owners' clamour for a ticket whilst 1500 die hards can't get anywhere near.
I suspect it would be fun for a while watching the club get a massive influx of new money, but what happens a year down the line? what happens if we start to pay massive wages that we can't afford if buy-the-club moves on?
And would the Sportsbar have to be renamed the buy-a-club, Buy-the-House Lounge?
If this move comes anywhere near us I think the OSC should be increasing members ten-fold in order to fight it.
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Obviously, only a small percentage of MyFC members would live close enough to attend home matches regularly, but that would be an increase in regular attendance. And the club would undoubtedly get a huge boost of support on away matches as members who live throughout England attend the matches nearest them.
You're right that there will be a huge boost to merchandise sales. The members are aching already to starting buying replica jerseys.
But the vast majority of members are very aware that whatever club we buy will already have a club culture and traditions. We're not anxious to change any of those -- no renaming the pub, no renaming the ground, no changing the colors and kit. We're just looking forward to adding ourselves to the committed fans already supporting the club. As I mentioned, our first hope is that all the loyal fans of the club we purchase will immediately join MyFC so that we can profit from their experience and insights to the club. It's a pretty cheap way of getting a say in how your own club will be managed.