50,000 football fans worldwide to buy an English club and pick the team
This is a football club takeover with a difference. Not like Glazier, Lerner or Kroenke buying into English football - this is a web site that harnesses the power and enthusiasm of football fans around the world. They will have an equal share in the club, vote on team selection and tactics, buying and selling players and club business decisions.
I think this is a good idea and it will be interesting to see if this works, if it does it could catch on. Can you image the days leading up to a game, just before the squad list has to be submitted for a match with 50,000+ people studying the coaches form guide and picking their first 11? It will be exactly like football management games and fantasy football.
Another good thing about this if it takes off is that it should generate a lot more interest in the lower leagues. People will be looking for the score every week, whether they have invested in it or not, and as for all that extra media coverage!
I don’t think I’ll be investing in this, but I will be keeping an eye on it!