My Football Club Update

by Rowan Simpson

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about My Football Club.

On Wednesday this week they announced that they have reached their target of 50,000 members and are now in negotiations with three four clubs. The have a budget of GBP 1.5 million, so should be able to find something interesting to spend that on.

You might wonder what the clubs who are likely to be bought (not to mention their existing fans) think of the scheme. I guess time will tell once a purchase is announced. Meantime they don’t seem to be too stressed about it. I suppose that it doesn’t compare too unfavourably with being taken over by an odd foreign billionaire.

Here is a local news item from Anglia TV whose local team, Cambridge United, is #3 on the hit list:

I’m in. If you want to join the fun you can register online (cost: 35 quid).

:-)

7 comments to My Football Club Update

  1. Jeremy says:
    August 5, 2007 at 11:31 pm

    I’ve tried a few times over the last few days and keep getting a message that they can’t take payments from overseas. How did you get around that?

  2. rowan says:
    August 6, 2007 at 10:12 am

    Yeah I got that message too. I just pressed F5 a few times and eventually it came up with a PayPal page.

    To be fair I haven’t had an email confirming my membership or anything, so perhaps it wasn’t processed correctly??

    I hope you can get in soon.

  3. Mr Reasonable says:
    August 6, 2007 at 8:05 pm

    I’m in and paid up. Had some trouble but kept going. Got a receipt from PayPal but no e-mail yet…..

  4. Steven Kempton says:
    August 7, 2007 at 9:02 am

    I love this idea, but I’d prefer NZ did something to try and buy a rugby club in the UK. I’ve been telling anyone who’ll listen for years that it’s in the NZRU’s best interests to try and purchase a UK club to extend the AB’s brand and also to give the players an option to play overseas but return, same with coaches. You’re in Wellington Rowan, walk down the road and give Jock Hobbs a word for me….

  5. Keith Handley says:
    August 13, 2007 at 5:05 am

    Hi

    People from outside the UK can now join us more easily.

    Please see details at

    http://www.myfootballclub.co.uk/latestnews.php

    Best Wishes

    Keith H, York, UK

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