http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/14/crowdsourcing-soccer/ A soccer blog featuring essays, news and photography exploring soccer around the world Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:48:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/14/crowdsourcing-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Pitch Invasion · Myfootballclub.co.uk - the Backlash Begins Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:31:46 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/07/14/crowdsourcing-soccer/#comment-151 [...] written before on myfootballclub.co.uk, the madcap scheme for 50,000+ football fans to buy an English club and run it themselves. [...] [...] written before on myfootballclub.co.uk, the madcap scheme for 50,000+ football fans to buy an English club and run it themselves. [...]

]]> http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/14/crowdsourcing-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Thomas Dunmore Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:45:30 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/07/14/crowdsourcing-soccer/#comment-150 I agree that signing up is a lot easier than actually paying. They do seem to be taking it very seriously and setting up rules, getting legal advice, etc, so hopefully it won't be a complete farce and take down some poor nonleague club in flames. I agree that signing up is a lot easier than actually paying. They do seem to be taking it very seriously and setting up rules, getting legal advice, etc, so hopefully it won’t be a complete farce and take down some poor nonleague club in flames.

]]> http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/14/crowdsourcing-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-149 BoB Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:08:22 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/07/14/crowdsourcing-soccer/#comment-149 Not to mention the fact that a good portion of those 45,000 signed up will never pay. I'd love to see how the team would do but it would be a circus and I think it would just collapse without a great set of rules for everything. Hope to see it work out but I have a lot of doubts about it. Not to mention the fact that a good portion of those 45,000 signed up will never pay. I’d love to see how the team would do but it would be a circus and I think it would just collapse without a great set of rules for everything. Hope to see it work out but I have a lot of doubts about it.

]]> http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2007/07/14/crowdsourcing-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-148 666llc Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:46:22 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/2007/07/14/crowdsourcing-soccer/#comment-148 I can't see how sponsors would be comfortable giving these clubs millions of dollars with no real "management" to be held accountable. I can’t see how sponsors would be comfortable giving these clubs millions of dollars with no real “management” to be held accountable.

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