Football management, positions vacant.

[thetank]

for £35.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6639407.stm

I'm gonna, sounds like some good craic.

[theswan]

What a fantastic idea! Wish I'd thought of it..I'm signed up.

[thetank]

http://myfootballclub.co.uk/faq.php

[Acidmouse]

It would be fan'tastic *excuse the pun* but in reality they gonna buy a non league club or at best 2nd div one. It would be really interesting for them to buy a small non league club and buy some players and do a non league chelski!

Harrogate Town!!

[theswan]

Been looking at the official site..and can't quite figure out if it could be viewed as an investment opportunity. What I mean is, if the club we buy gets promoted to a higher league or makes substantial amount of money...who's going to benefit financially in the long run?
Is this going to make me rich? (Please say yes, and don't spoil the fantasy).

[Acidmouse]

"The important thing to remember is that when we ask for the £35 membership fee (no-one has been asked to make any payment to date), we will set out very clearly and legally how MyFootballClub will operate - so people know exactly what they are part of."

I am pretty sure any profits would be divided up between the members.

[theswan]

I am pretty sure any profits would be divided up between the members.

..And THAT..is exactly what I wanted to hear.
Seriously tho, it should be fun...and good to be involved in regardless of financial gains etc...Beats spending days on end vegetating in front of 'Football Manager'.

[Acidmouse]

Do you play that at work too?

[Horneris]

The only bit im not sure about is the members having a say in Team Selections, formation etc by vote. Dont think that would work.

I wouldnt want this for Leeds tbh, maybe a side like York City etc.....

You wouldn get a big club in the top 2 or 3 divisions for 1.75m anyway.

[theswan]

Do you play that at work too?

Not at work,couldn't get away with that...tend to waste my days off on it though! Craving for the approval of my board of directors...desperately grovelling for world class players to join my pitifully under-achieving club...And then getting p'd off  and ending up creating another profile so i can cheat and quadruple my transfer budget. 

[thetank]

It'd be funny if.......



They buy a league 2 club, Funchester, and after a successful season are involved in a would be crucial promotion game at the end of the season. In order for them not to go up, they need to lose by 20 goals.

Their rivals (who go up if they win by 20 goals or more) get an evil investor with a moustache to stump up 1.4m , they buy in x 50,000 for £35 each, and vote for a team of absolute lemons to be picked in the cruicial match.

They are 19-0 down at half time, they desperately hold bring and buy sales or something to raise enough £35 stakes to regain control of the club and vote for a goalie substitution.

Some amazing work by the goalie has Funchester hold at 19-0 down for a full 44 minutes in the second half.

Then disaster strikes, The moustached man with a pellet gun shoots the goalie as he goes to claim an easy ball. He's layed Funchester for promotion on Betfair and stands to make his 1.4m back and then some.

The lemons are 20-0 down with 1 minute to go they kick off......

GGOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! Some dodgy grandad scores. They lose 20-1 but get promoted.

 There's a screenplay there I tells ya.

[Graham C]

lol Tank, I think you have too much time on your hands

Love the idea, signed up!

[Digger]

Thanks Tank.....what a top idea this is.....wish I'd thought of it!

Signed up............sounds like a bundle of fun, will we all get in the directors box & the bar at half time for the old cucumber sarnies 

Watch out Mr Morinio....the Blondites are on the war path!

[The Camel]

Buying Leeds would be a great idea.

We could fill the team with useless players, selfish greedy bastards and has beens, never wases and never will bes. Then we could employ a total bufoon as manager and install a megalamaniac crook as chairman.

Then we could run the team into the ground, build up shed loads of debts and end up in the lowest tier of football they've ever been in.


Ooooops. Someone beat us to it.

[Acidmouse]

All we need now is the Chairman getting stuck up with a gun and someone trying to kidnapp him?