Comments on: 20,000 fans now own and run a football club. Equally.

By: Ben S.

Ben S. — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:31:19 +0000

I am one of the proud owners of Ebsfleet United as I loved the idea when I first heard about it. Web 2.0 football for the masses. I think it can be a success – isn’t there “wisdom of crowds” (Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few – James Surowiecki ) being applied to this?

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:23:13 +0000

@jon – then do it.

By: jon

jon — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:57:37 +0000

Fantastic idea. The text messaging idea could also provide an additional revenue stream for the club. If 25% of those 20,000 people text in each match at a price of £1 per message (pretty cheap compared to most text in services) that’ll mean a massive addition to the money the club takes for tickets and merchandise.

Love the idea. Awesome.

By: dc crowley

dc crowley — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:28:55 +0000

- they’ll never make it
- Where is Ebbsfleet anyway!
- You can’t do much with 700K in football.
- I feel sorry for the players (20,000 captains! Good grief)

By: JohnofScribbleSheet

JohnofScribbleSheet — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:49:17 +0000

People power wins the day. I think this has been a fantastic success….so far. However, I wonder if group decision making on transfers, team selection etc will be the best way forward for the club.

In any case I wish them the best.

By: alan p

alan p — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:30:40 +0000

This is an interesting trend that the ‘Net makes easier.

Fwiw there is emerging evidence that “we the People” prefer social enterprises to for-profits for more personal areas of our lives (eg healthcare) – this will have an impact on future online business models

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:04:07 +0000

Football2.0