United Owned by Fans

The protest before the Arsenal game on that sunday afternoon (2005?) did it for me. the whole point was to miss the first 15-20 minutes, yet loads just went in as normal.

whoever put those `use your shoe` initiative bins outside the ground, stroke of genius.

Originally Posted by believe

I think we’ve got enough clueless #@&%!s at the club.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Are they actually genuinely "fan owned" though, seriously

For example I thought Uli Hoeness basically decided everything at Bayern for yonks

Fan owned doesn't mean Waynes ears is the managing director.

They vote for people to run the club. Those people have terms and need to be reelected.

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona. But cant think of any above that level.

Originally Posted by ScarFace

Fan owned doesn't mean Waynes ears is the managing director.

They vote for people to run the club. Those people have terms and need to be reelected.

This.

Riccers, Barca fans can be members and own a stake. Realistically that's what we might have had way back when. Not quite sure how it works in Germany but it works well enough to keep ticket prices low

Originally Posted by Chorlton74

The protest before the Arsenal game on that sunday afternoon (2005?) did it for me. the whole point was to miss the first 15-20 minutes, yet loads just went in as normal.

whoever put those `use your shoe` initiative bins outside the ground, stroke of genius.

It was never going to have any real impact at that point. That level of solidarity doesn't exist beyond the hardcore of fans. When we were over on Red Issue we knew they'd fill the place with day trippers. But that was a successful Manchester United back then. A new wave of protests with a falling gate would tarnish the brand.

Something will give.

Waynes ears - managing director
Jem - manager
Tiberian - assistant manager
Windy Waffles - assistant to the assistant manager
Puressence - chief scout
Sparky - team bus driver

Ears > Woowar nqat

Originally Posted by Switching Off

This.

Riccers, Barca fans can be members and own a stake. Realistically that's what we might have had way back when. Not quite sure how it works in Germany but it works well enough to keep ticket prices low

Don't know about Germany but it absolutely does not guarantee low ticket prices at Barca

Originally Posted by ScarFace

Fan owned doesn't mean Waynes ears is the managing director.

They vote for people to run the club. Those people have terms and need to be reelected.

Yes, that seems a decent set up.

Originally Posted by Mr Kaboom

The flotation took place IIRC in the run up to the cup winners cup final and the story was that added to season ticket renewals, there weren’t enough fans with spare cash to buy.

Biggest club in the world, with the biggest fan base in the world not enough fans with spare cash to buy?

I know of a boy from Malaysia who worked part time for months. Not to buy gifts for his girlfriend or get a better car or save up as a deposit for a house. He bought shares in United.

£60 it was. That was all the excess cash he had from working part time for months.

Now those share certificates worth as much as toilet paper.

The last time we talked about this and the current state of the club, he cried.

Originally Posted by Mr Kaboom

The flotation took place IIRC in the run up to the cup winners cup final and the story was that added to season ticket renewals, there weren’t enough fans with spare cash to buy.

Between the share issue and Sky attempted takeover was it possible to build up a holding? Seems like the shares issue quickly disappeared from the fans view. By '05 it was far too late save for Fergie putting a block on and all that would have done is delayed the inevitable. No guarantee we would have done better than the Glazers when you think of the charlatans investing around then either.

Originally Posted by d_knight

Biggest club in the world, with the biggest fan base in the world not enough fans with spare cash to buy?

I know of a boy from Malaysia who worked part time for months. Not to buy gifts for his girlfriend or get a better car or save up as a deposit for a house. He bought shares in United.

£60 it was. That was all the excess cash he had from working part time for months.

Now those share certificates worth as much as toilet paper.

The last time we talked about this and the current state of the club, he cried.

60 sheets ? Keith spends more on a starter in these s£#%&!y restaurants he goes.....

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Are they actually genuinely "fan owned" though, seriously

For example I thought Uli Hoeness basically decided everything at Bayern for yonks

Uli Hoeness ?

Doesn't he present the German version of Blockbusters ?

Ich moechte ein P bitte Uli..

Originally Posted by d_knight

Biggest club in the world, with the biggest fan base in the world not enough fans with spare cash to buy?

I know of a boy from Malaysia who worked part time for months. Not to buy gifts for his girlfriend or get a better car or save up as a deposit for a house. He bought shares in United.

£60 it was. That was all the excess cash he had from working part time for months.

Now those share certificates worth as much as toilet paper.

The last time we talked about this and the current state of the club, he cried.

Originally Posted by My Name is Keith

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

60 sheets ? Keith spends more on a starter in these s£#%&!y restaurants he goes.....

Currency exchange rate?
Also proves my point. If everyone spent 60 quid then the club would be in the fans hands today, not the gimps.

Originally Posted by My Name is Keith

OK, guy then or lad.
It's just a figure of speech.
He's 35 this year

Originally Posted by believe

I think we’ve got enough clueless #@&%!s at the club.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Have any fan owned clubs (above a certain level, anyway) actually worked?

You buy one....

Originally Posted by 92ToBury

You buy one....

Originally Posted by waynes ear's