Motherwell Now Owned By The Fans

[caledonia]

motherwell are now owned by the fans

do you think this will be a good thing

http://www.thewellsociety.co.uk/2016/10/28/well-society-statement-a-new-era/

http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2016/10/28/club-statement-a-new-era/

[jassb]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37804898

Sold for a pound. Where have we seen that before?

Good luck to them.

[tiktak]

Will ultimately be seen as a disaster. I say this as they have a crappy wee support. They have two choices: stay within budget and hope they have a decent enough manager to keep them up year on year, or spend too much and go into freefall when the debt piles up. Already down in 11th currently, they've picked a swell moment to take over the club.

[RUL]

They've been trying for years. It'll end in disaster

[RAZOR]

Tam Cowan leading the charge nae doubt.

[tup]

They now have the opportunity to sack McGhee.

 

I'd gleefully take it if I were them.

[Oregon Red]

Good luck to them...in a bigger club like Aberdeen it might work well

[Guest zoltan_viagra]

I'm not sure of exactly how this works but does this rely on fans essentially signing up to a direct debit type arrangement rather than a one off payment?

 

The idea sounds nice but I'm not sure how it can be managed. At least with a traditional board/owner you have a level of accountability and in most cases someone wealthy to fallback on if it all goes to crap. What happens when boaby in Motherwell loses his job or has his benefits cut and can no longer pay into the club? Can he walk away? Do others that still pay in have to pick up the tab?

 

What are the actual perceived benefits of 'fan ownership' anyway? Why is it any better than a single wealthy fan owning the club?

 

Not saying it's a bad thing I just genuinely don't understand how this works, the benefits and how it's all managed? All I hear is 'fan ownership' being mentioned as a cliche/sound bite people mention as being a good thing all the time.

[V for Vendetta]

I'm not sure of exactly how this works but does this rely on fans essentially signing up to a direct debit type arrangement rather than a one off payment?

 

The idea sounds nice but I'm not sure how it can be managed. At least with a traditional board/owner you have a level of accountability and in most cases someone wealthy to fallback on if it all goes to crap. What happens when boaby in Motherwell loses his job or has his benefits cut and can no longer pay into the club? Can he walk away? Do others that still pay in have to pick up the tab?

 

What are the actual perceived benefits of 'fan ownership' anyway? Why is it any better than a single wealthy fan owning the club?

 

Not saying it's a bad thing I just genuinely don't understand how this works, the benefits and how it's all managed? All I hear is 'fan ownership' being mentioned as a cliche/sound bite people mention as being a good thing all the time.

 

Yeah the Well Society collect direct debits monthly I believe.

 

Could work fine but despite being a small fanbase - as long as they have enough loyal fans to pay the subs and they run the club within its means which they've been doing lately anyway.

 

The real problem IMO is that as soon as some fans are appointed to be representive of the Well Society and they start to have some influence within the club and feel the perks of being involved in the club then it becomes a power trip and their focus is on retaining their cushy position not necessarily whats best for the club and fans.

 

Thats pretty much the problem with any of these fan ownership schemes IMO, someone has to be given power along the way and rarely do they NOT let that go to their head.

[Guest zoltan_viagra]

Exactly, at least with a traditional owner if they are being a dick they are at least dicking around with, largely, their own investment. If the fan representative (however that is decided?) is being a dick there's a good chance of other fans just stopping paying into it. Though arguably that threat could also provide the accountability for the fan representative to not act like a dick...

 

Either way it still sounds a risky set up and that's before even taking into consideration the fact supporters rarely agree on how things should be done.

[StandFreeSills]

Can't see it working like but not bothered reading about it yet.

 

Surely it would only be clowns interested in fan ownership of motherwell.

[RAZOR]

Heard Tam begging folk to join on Off the Ball last night. Bit of unfair publicity that.

[Dynamo]

Well to go down in the next few years. Too small a fan base to remain competitive, a shit season or two and folk cancelling their DD's and they'll be in big trouble.

Not to say that the fan owned thing is necessarily wrong but big risk involved for a small club.

[RAZOR]

£10 direct debit every month Cowan was saying yesterday.

 

They've surely done the math to sustain it at very least.... They can't be going into this blind.

[The Boofon]

£10 direct debit every month Cowan was saying yesterday.

 

They've surely done the math to sustain it at very least.... They can't be going into this blind.

Cringe. It's maths FFS.

 

One for the Pet Hates thread.

 

On topic good on them for giving it a go but I hope they get relegated.

[Guest milne_afc]

Doesn't look sustainable. Would be brilliant if they ended up in the seaside leagues. It's 2016 and these tinpot shitholes have no place in the top division.

[stirlingsheep]

Heard Tam begging folk to join on Off the Ball last night. Bit of unfair publicity that.

 

To be fair, and I'm a fan of the show - they gave St. Mirren a hell of a lot of free publicity when they were doing the same thing. Think they'd do the same for any smaller club trying to attempt something like this.

[caledonia]

If you click on pledge first link i posted it says you can pledge £5 £10 £15 £20 and so on up to £500

 

Who in their right mind would pledge £500 per month

[RAZOR]

If you click on pledge first link i posted it says you can pledge £5 £10 £15 £20 and so on up to £500

 

Who in their right mind would pledge £500 per month

Who in Motherwell would have £500 to spare should be the question your asking. Bloody Thatcher

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Craig Whyte?

 

Is Tam Cowans Mrs not a Director or something?

[Chewie37]

I've still not won the Euromillions......as soon as I do, I buy AFC and put it under Hat control, except for at least one season I'm playing up front or taking pens like thon Russian mannie

[RAZOR]

I've still not won the Euromillions......as soon as I do, I buy AFC and put it under Hat control, except for at least one season I'm playing up front or taking pens like thon Russian mannie

Don't let DelMonte anywhere near the team selection whatever you do

[Chewie37]

Don't let DelMonte anywhere near the team selection whatever you do

I'll maybe give everyone a shot, Shooftamoofta's week will be fun

[DelMonte]

Don't let DelMonte anywhere near the team selection whatever you do

I liked Chewies idea of him playing up front and taking pens. At least it means Rooney won't be on the pitch

[BWG]

Weegies can't be trusted with anything. They'll fuck this up royally.

[Robbie Winters]

Chewie, can I be commissionaire at the front door ?

Always wanted that sort of power, would get a velvet rope set up and everything.

[Chewie37]

Chewie, can I be commissionaire at the front door ?

Always wanted that sort of power, would get a velvet rope set up and everything.

Deal. Velvet rope, red carpet you have to wear a funcy outfit though with white gloves

[Clydeside_Sheep]

Lets see them chant "sack the board" now!

[Reed or deed]

If i win the lottery i would like to help motherwell in their cause.

 

I would pledge 5p every five years to help.

[Chewie37]

Lets see them chant "sack the board" now!

Haha, how about "sack the fans representative on the board, he/she's useless"