A Solution!

[sarath]

http://www.dixies60.com/2011/09/26/how-the-barca-ownership-model-might-work-for-everton/?

Great read, let me know your thoughts?

 

[Frank Drebin]

I stopped reading when it suggested I should give money.

 

[Muggins]

I stopped reading when it suggested I should give money.

I stopped reading this thread when I read the words 'give' and 'money'.

Sorry I'm skint lads.

 

[sarath]

even if your skint lads do you reckon if we get the ball rolling we could get enough evertonians with money to do this? I'd be in

 

[Zaschrona]

I would love to see this, absolutely. I would give my money to this as well. But it won't happen, never, sadly.

 

[pfim]

1. Why would they do this?

A plan like this would need flexibility, imagination and a willingness by all involved to compromise. Most of all it would require existing shareholders, including Kenwright and Earl, to accept a dilution (reduction) of their percentage interest in the club and thus to cede control to the co operative.

2. The club doesn't need an "injection of funds." It needs a sustainable revenue stream that can be counted on year after year (Arsenal?). Supporters putting 37.5 million in the club just gets the club through a few more years.

 

[Neiler]

Barclay considers the dangers involved in so called sugar daddy ownership, pointing to the Hicks Gillett farce at Liverpool, the Glazers at United and, in a near miss of which we were unaware – how Everton might have contributed Alexandre “Sacha” Gaydamak to that list - had not Kenwright spotted a bad ‘un, refused to sell and sent him packing, after which he settled on Portsmouth and quickly took them into administration.

Interesting, at least they had a go like.

 

[pfim]

Hicks/Gillett and the Glazers aren't sugar daddy owners. That makes no sense at all, actually.

Gaydamak was a sugar daddy without the sugar.

 

[Del]

75,000 Supporters giving £10,000 each

Somehow I think not

 

[Neiler]

TBH i would invest in this if it was viable, not that i would expect a return or anything but for the good of the club.

That said though i cant see it people get a cob on if the season ticket goes up by 5 pounds.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Even in a scenario in which I am a euromillions jackpot winner, the only investment I am prepared to guarantee is spanking new blue gravel around the pitch and the halftime return of Mr Testicles on it.

 

[Rook]

It would be cool and all however what if you invested 10K, what happens when/if you start losing money? You have to shell out more from your own pocket. Barca has almost unlimited funds, a TV deal 4-5 times what we have, and if they ever go under would most likely get bailed out from the govt.

 

[peteblue]

This solution has been discussed on fans forums many times before and is something that I believe would be a goer, but it needs the board to initiate...

 

[Roztitute]

Don't think this will ever happen, an interesting idea though.

When I win Euromillions i'll be sure to give at least £50 mil to Everton.

 

[Brennan]

75,000 Supporters giving £10,000 each

Somehow I think not

*7,500

Regardless, it wouldn't work.