Comments on: The masses have collaborated – to buy a football club http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/ Nic Brisbourne's view from London on venture capital and exploiting change in technology and media Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elixir for the work psychologist! « flowing motion http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-6024 Elixir for the work psychologist! « flowing motion Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:25:18 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-6024 [...] Nic Brisbourne of Esprit Capital Partners blogging as Equity Kicker reported the raising of capital to buy a football club.  Bravo!  I will be watching [...] [...] Nic Brisbourne of Esprit Capital Partners blogging as Equity Kicker reported the raising of capital to buy a football club.  Bravo!  I will be watching [...]

]]> By: mspoke http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1245 mspoke Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:34:57 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1245 Weenie, I take on board your points, but in terms of making long-term progress it will be difficult. The style of negotations which take place when trying to acquire players is often fast-moving, requiring very quick decisions. The MyFootball crowd won't be able to make those decisions. The club I support, Port Vale, are now run by a supporters group and they have found it very difficult to work with what is acceptable practice within the football industry. They have been accused of wearing rose-tinted spectacles and being naive as they have tried to apply modern business practices to what is still essentially an industry run by cowboys. Weenie, I take on board your points, but in terms of making long-term progress it will be difficult. The style of negotations which take place when trying to acquire players is often fast-moving, requiring very quick decisions. The MyFootball crowd won’t be able to make those decisions.

The club I support, Port Vale, are now run by a supporters group and they have found it very difficult to work with what is acceptable practice within the football industry. They have been accused of wearing rose-tinted spectacles and being naive as they have tried to apply modern business practices to what is still essentially an industry run by cowboys.

]]> By: mspoke http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-11007 mspoke Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-11007 Weenie, I take on board your points, but in terms of making long-term progress it will be difficult. The style of negotations which take place when trying to acquire players is often fast-moving, requiring very quick decisions. The MyFootball crowd won't be able to make those decisions. The club I support, Port Vale, are now run by a supporters group and they have found it very difficult to work with what is acceptable practice within the football industry. They have been accused of wearing rose-tinted spectacles and being naive as they have tried to apply modern business practices to what is still essentially an industry run by cowboys. Weenie, I take on board your points, but in terms of making long-term progress it will be difficult. The style of negotations which take place when trying to acquire players is often fast-moving, requiring very quick decisions. The MyFootball crowd won’t be able to make those decisions.

The club I support, Port Vale, are now run by a supporters group and they have found it very difficult to work with what is acceptable practice within the football industry. They have been accused of wearing rose-tinted spectacles and being naive as they have tried to apply modern business practices to what is still essentially an industry run by cowboys.

]]> By: weenie http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1237 weenie Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:16:17 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1237 No one knows for a fact that from a footballing perspective whether this will work or not, since the whole concept has been untested. How do you measure success though? Avoiding relegation? Promotion? Becoming and remaining a debt free club? All the above are possible and in the case of the latter, should MyFootballClub cease to exist, that's what will be left, a debt free club. Compared to all the debt ridden clubs we have, even in the Premier League, that will be a huge success in anybody's eyes. Up the Fleet! No one knows for a fact that from a footballing perspective whether this will work or not, since the whole concept has been untested.

How do you measure success though? Avoiding relegation? Promotion? Becoming and remaining a debt free club?

All the above are possible and in the case of the latter, should MyFootballClub cease to exist, that’s what will be left, a debt free club.

Compared to all the debt ridden clubs we have, even in the Premier League, that will be a huge success in anybody’s eyes.

Up the Fleet!

]]> By: weenie http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-11006 weenie Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:16:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-11006 No one knows for a fact that from a footballing perspective whether this will work or not, since the whole concept has been untested. How do you measure success though? Avoiding relegation? Promotion? Becoming and remaining a debt free club? All the above are possible and in the case of the latter, should MyFootballClub cease to exist, that's what will be left, a debt free club. Compared to all the debt ridden clubs we have, even in the Premier League, that will be a huge success in anybody's eyes. Up the Fleet! No one knows for a fact that from a footballing perspective whether this will work or not, since the whole concept has been untested.

How do you measure success though? Avoiding relegation? Promotion? Becoming and remaining a debt free club?

All the above are possible and in the case of the latter, should MyFootballClub cease to exist, that’s what will be left, a debt free club.

Compared to all the debt ridden clubs we have, even in the Premier League, that will be a huge success in anybody’s eyes.

Up the Fleet!

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1236 nic Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:13:40 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1236 Good to hear from you mspoke. You make two good observations - first the importance of marketing for mass collaboration initiatives, and second the difficulty of making them work over time. In this case they certainly have their work cut out. It is hard enough for a single person with ten times their resources to do a good job. Good to hear from you mspoke. You make two good observations – first the importance of marketing for mass collaboration initiatives, and second the difficulty of making them work over time.

In this case they certainly have their work cut out. It is hard enough for a single person with ten times their resources to do a good job.

]]> By: nic http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-11005 nic Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:13:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-11005 Good to hear from you mspoke. You make two good observations - first the importance of marketing for mass collaboration initiatives, and second the difficulty of making them work over time. In this case they certainly have their work cut out. It is hard enough for a single person with ten times their resources to do a good job. Good to hear from you mspoke. You make two good observations – first the importance of marketing for mass collaboration initiatives, and second the difficulty of making them work over time.

In this case they certainly have their work cut out. It is hard enough for a single person with ten times their resources to do a good job.

]]> By: mspoke http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1234 mspoke Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:06:30 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1234 Nic, these guys did a great job seeding interest in this idea through football forums and the wider media. From a footballing perspective it will never work, they simply won't be able to make decisions quick enough. As you say it is a great example of mass collaboration though. Nic, these guys did a great job seeding interest in this idea through football forums and the wider media. From a footballing perspective it will never work, they simply won’t be able to make decisions quick enough.

As you say it is a great example of mass collaboration though.

]]> By: mspoke http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-11004 mspoke Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-11004 Nic, these guys did a great job seeding interest in this idea through football forums and the wider media. From a footballing perspective it will never work, they simply won't be able to make decisions quick enough. As you say it is a great example of mass collaboration though. Nic, these guys did a great job seeding interest in this idea through football forums and the wider media. From a footballing perspective it will never work, they simply won’t be able to make decisions quick enough.

As you say it is a great example of mass collaboration though.

]]> By: Jo http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1232 Jo Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:15:29 +0000 http://www.theequitykicker.com/2007/11/15/the-masses-have-collaborated-to-buy-a-football-club/#comment-1232 Good news. I couldn't understand why the posties didn't offer to by Royal Mail! Looking forward to the update. Good news. I couldn’t understand why the posties didn’t offer to by Royal Mail!

Looking forward to the update.

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