GuyGermanLatic Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) There are a few more than you might expect but none in any league worth mentioning apart from AFC Wimbledon, Portsmouth or Exeter City. Probably already too late for most Premiership teams. Edited August 14, 2013 by GuyGermanLatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy_Fent Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 the only way it would ever happen is if everyone did it and that includes the Premiership clubs backed by their sugar daddies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 How does the term "fan-owned" work then? If I won £150m on the Euromillions, bought the club and ran it on my own, would it still be "fan-owned" or would I be a "sugar daddy"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I wouldn't want some of our fans anywhere near owning/running the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I was watching a program on TV last night about being German. The guy presenting was living as an average German in Nuremburg. He went to watch Bayern Munich, and got good seats all for the price of 15 euros, and I think that includes public transport to the ground. Fans own the clubs over their, and it's nigh on impossible for a Russian or American billionaire to buy a club. http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/apr/11/bundesliga-premier-league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Good article. I wonder how this works at our level in Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Good article. I wonder how this works at our level in Germany the rule only applies to Bundesliga (who we could learn a lot from etc) 1 and 2 clubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 How does the term "fan-owned" work then? If I won £150m on the Euromillions, bought the club and ran it on my own, would it still be "fan-owned" or would I be a "sugar daddy"? Good point and I see where you're going with that, I think it's something along these lines: The Board will be democratically elected by its members, where members are the fans who pay into a membership scheme. Decisions taken by the membership will be decided on a one member, one vote basis. The club will develop strong links with the local community and strive to be accessible to all, discriminating against none. The club will endeavour to make admission prices as affordable as possible, to as wide a constituency as possible. The club will encourage young, local participation - playing and supporting - whenever possible. The Board will strive wherever possible to avoid outright commercialism. The club will remain a non-profit organisation - all money will be redirected back into the club and the local community. You could put in as much as you wanted into one of these clubs yet you would still only have one vote amongst the other voting membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Good point and I see where you're going with that, I think it's something along these lines: The Board will be democratically elected by its members, where members are the fans who pay into a membership scheme. Decisions taken by the membership will be decided on a one member, one vote basis. The club will develop strong links with the local community and strive to be accessible to all, discriminating against none. The club will endeavour to make admission prices as affordable as possible, to as wide a constituency as possible. The club will encourage young, local participation - playing and supporting - whenever possible. The Board will strive wherever possible to avoid outright commercialism. The club will remain a non-profit organisation - all money will be redirected back into the club and the local community. You could put in as much as you wanted into one of these clubs yet you would still only have one vote amongst the other voting membership.And you'd be a right :censored:ing mug. I love you all but if was putting £50 big ones into the club i would want a bloody big say in how it was spent. Cross that bridge when i come to it i suppose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 And you'd be a right :censored:ing mug. I love you all but if was putting £50 big ones into the club i would want a bloody big say in how it was spent. You right of course, and maybe that's the point. Is it set up that way to prevent one-person ownership? I'd say that's the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 You right of course, and maybe that's the point. Is it set up that way to prevent one-person ownership? I'd say that's the case. But i think my case would be heard if we were bumping along in the sixth tier having to sell our kids (and i don't mean the youth team) to pay the bills each month. Hell, i'll even give the fans a seat on the board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy_Fent Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) How does the term "fan-owned" work then? If I won £150m on the Euromillions, bought the club and ran it on my own, would it still be "fan-owned" or would I be a "sugar daddy"? I think the money is all put into a pot over the season and that determines the budget the following season Edited August 14, 2013 by Tommy_Fent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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