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Title: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: STFC4LIFE on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 16:32:25 Quote A football transfer is to be decided by an internet vote of thousands of supporters for the very first time. Members of myfootballclub.co.uk (MFC), who own Ebbsfleet United, will decide if they should accept a £140,000 offer from an unnamed club for John Akinde. "It's quite historic," MFC founder Will Brooks told BBC Sport. "The summer has been full of talk about Gareth Barry and Cristiano Ronaldo, but this transfer allows fans to have a say in whether it is right for the club." The 30,000 plus members have 48 hours to decide whether they should sell the highly rated 19-year-old striker, who has played fewer than 20 games for Ebbsfleet. He has already been watched by Chelsea scouts and the club have turned down an offer for Akinde from League One side Peterborough. The non-league side's manager Liam Daish and board has recommended the striker should be sold to allow him to play at a higher level. Players who have recently turned professional like Akinde are unlikely to be earning more than £200 a week. "The fans are legal owners of the club," added Brooks. "Whereas transfers at other clubs are decided by a few board members this decision will be taken by 30,000 board members." Earlier this year over 20,000 MyFootballClub members, who had each paid £35 to provide a £700,000 takeover pot, took control of Ebbsfleet, to give each fan an equal share in the club. Since then members have voted on a number of major decisions affecting the club, including the price of season-tickets to watch Ebbsfleet, but this is the first time a transfer will be decided by the team's fans. MFC's membership now stands at over 30,000 people, with members living in 122 countries. "It has become very apparent that members are taking the responsibility of ownership very seriously and considering decisions made so far." In July MFC members helped raised £20,000 to enable Daish to buy striker Michael Gash from Cambridge. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gravesend_and_northfleet/7585165.stm Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 18:06:39 It's all a bit silly this Ebbsfleet milarky isn't it.
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Dazzza on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 18:27:52 Fatbury do you actually pick the team as promised?
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 18:33:07 It's all a bit silly this Ebbsfleet milarky isn't it. A bit? It's fucking stupid. Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 18:40:00 A bit? It's fucking stupid. That's a better way of putting it. I thought it was a scam to begin with - it probably still is :D Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Simon Pieman on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 19:12:25 It's like real life football manager.
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 19:13:46 It's like real life football manager. But boring (I imagine) Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Simon Pieman on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 19:17:32 The club is a joke. Won't be long before it's binned off I imagine.
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: michael on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 19:23:12 The bid has come in from a club in our division, and it isn't Peterborough.
Will members get any dividend from the sale? Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Simon Pieman on Thursday, August 28, 2008, 19:25:33 The bid has come in from a club in our division, and it isn't Peterborough. Will members get any dividend from the sale? I thought they weren't allowed to? Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: tans on Friday, August 29, 2008, 07:54:57 Fatters do you know who the unnamed club is?
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: fatbury on Friday, August 29, 2008, 07:56:27 Its a tough decision to be made -- on the one hand we need the money cos Ebbsfleet is making debts all the time and he will be out of contract at the end of the season
On the other hand he is the best striker and we need him to get us promoted -- We do pick the team -- kind of -- there is a button to hand over team picking duties to the manager which currently wins every week as Liam Daish is doing a fantastic job - but if things go bad the owners might well pick the team ... I voted to abstain - my head says sell and my heart says no - I couldnt sell our best player so I voted to abstain!! Incidentally it is likely the club buying him might be Charlton .. altho Millwall and Peterborough are possibles ... Be funny if it was Swindon tho On another note Ebbsfleet are playing Oxford at home this Saturday .. so COME ON THE FLEET! Ill be getting text updates on this one whilst at MK :) Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: tans on Friday, August 29, 2008, 08:04:25 Is Shakes still there?
I thought they would have tolds you who the club wanting to buy him was tbh seeing as you all "own" part of it Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: janaage on Friday, August 29, 2008, 08:07:14 How stupid, you want to be a part of this club yet the first difficult decision you have to make you decide to abstain?? Thank fuck people like you aren't in control of our club. I'd be so pissed off with all of this if I were an Ebbsfleet fan.
And I agree with Tans, surely as owners you need to know who the buying club is? Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Fred Elliot on Friday, August 29, 2008, 12:22:26 Micheal Gash
guffaw guffaw guffaw Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Power to people on Friday, August 29, 2008, 12:41:05 Surely as owners you should be told the exact details of the deal and who the bidding club(s) are and how much is being offered along with incentives.
So if this players put in a tfer request as he wants to move to L1 do the 'owners' get a vote on whether to accept it.....pathetic Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: wheretherealredsare on Friday, August 29, 2008, 12:51:15 Looks like Bristol City ...
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/sport/City-poised-snap-teenage-striker-Akinde/article-295181-detail/article.html Bristol City boss Gary Johnson was last night understood to be closing in on a deal to sign highly-rated Ebbsfleet United striker John Akinde, writes James McNamara. A host of clubs have been chasing Akinde's signature and Ebbsfleet confirmed yesterday that a bid had been tabled. I understand that City have won the race to sign Akinde, aged 19, after talks with Johnson at Ashton Gate yesterday. The teenager has scored two goals for the Kent club so far this season. One factor in the move has been the need for it to receive approval from Ebbsfleet's owners. The club is owned by fans who belong to the website www.myfootballclub.co.uk, who took over the club earlier this year. More than 20,000 members have an equal say in the club's decisions. But Akinde could be unveiled by City as early as this afternoon. Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: janaage on Friday, August 29, 2008, 13:29:28 So by abstaining Fatbury has contributed to Bristol City signing a player.
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Fred Elliot on Friday, August 29, 2008, 13:42:15 How stupid, you want to be a part of this club yet the first difficult decision you have to make you decide to abstain?? Thank fuck people like you aren't in control of our club. I'd be so pissed off with all of this if I were an Ebbsfleet fan. And I agree with Tans, surely as owners you need to know who the buying club is? Absolutely spot on all the hoo-ha he made about it last year makes his abstinence kind of silly doesnt it ? Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: fatbury on Friday, August 29, 2008, 13:45:52 I havent actually voted at all yet ... I was steering towards abstaining because although it made good business sense to sell - my heart wanted him to stay with the club - but I knew I should be voting in favour ...
However now I know its Bristol City .. has to be REJECT ! YAY! Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: janaage on Friday, August 29, 2008, 13:48:08 Fatbury in one day you're highlighting why this is really a bad a idea. Like I said before if I was an Ebbsfleet supporter I'd be so worried about these people being in control of "my" club. You're making Diamandis look like a saint.
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: fatbury on Friday, August 29, 2008, 13:51:26 The reality is .. that the majority of voters on here vote with their heads .. Akinde WILL be sold - the club will benefit to the tune of £140,000 plus and sell on clause (trust me he will be sold for more one day!) and this will help with debts accrued during the season and allow an extra and much needed central midfielder to be bought.
Hopefully Pook!! I am bigging him up big time on their forums!! The wisdom of crowds does actually appear to work - there are problems at times but so far so good for Ebbsfleet - especially when members raise money to sign players as in the £20000 signing of Gash ... its an intriguing experiment and even if it fails Ebbsfleet will be better off at the end of it .. as they will have gained some fans for life ... Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Don Rogers Shop on Friday, August 29, 2008, 14:06:41 Do you personally make any money on the sale of cunte akunde
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: nevillew on Friday, August 29, 2008, 15:58:38 How can you vote to abstain ?
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: herthab on Friday, August 29, 2008, 16:01:17 its an intriguing experiment and even if it fails Ebbsfleet will be better off at the end of it .. as they will have gained some fans for life ... Fucking hell Fatters, Arsenal, Swindon, now Ebbsfleet. How many clubs can you swear your undivided loyalty to? Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: nevillew on Friday, August 29, 2008, 16:03:17 Fucking hell Fatters, Arsenal, Swindon, now Ebbsfleet. How many clubs can you swear your undivided loyalty to? AR(otherham) ? S E Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Dazzza on Friday, August 29, 2008, 16:04:45 Is there any significant increase in attendances then Bury old boy?
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: michael on Friday, August 29, 2008, 16:16:17 I had heard that it was Stockport who were bidding, though if the above is true then I am guilty of spreading untruths to the forum.
Sorry about that everyone. Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Sippo on Monday, September 1, 2008, 14:25:15 Looks like it maybe Brizzle Shitty signing him now!!
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Batch on Monday, September 1, 2008, 14:37:55 Looks like it maybe Brizzle Shitty signing him now!! Done deal according to the BBC Quote 1521: Some news from the lower divisions. Bristol City have bought John Akinde from Ebbsfleet. Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: dell boy on Monday, September 1, 2008, 14:49:42 John Akinde [Ebbsfleet - Bristol City] £140,000
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Colin Todd on Monday, September 1, 2008, 14:52:05 Micheal Gash guffaw guffaw guffaw Best point on this thread. Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Batch on Monday, September 1, 2008, 15:18:48 John Akinde [Ebbsfleet - Bristol City] £140,000 Quote from: BBC f you recall almost 7,500 members of Fleet's owners myfootballclub.co.uk took part in a vote to decide whether they should sell him, with 82.3% voting in favour Looks like your procrastination was insignificant then Fatters. Phew. Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: jayohaitchenn on Monday, September 1, 2008, 15:45:11 7500 out of 20000? That's a fucking joke.
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: Sussex on Monday, September 1, 2008, 17:03:48 Also, I thought the £35 was a one-off payment, not an annual membership cost.
Wonder how many suckers will renew?! Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: tans on Monday, September 1, 2008, 17:06:36 I can think of one!
Title: Re: Fatbury - Accept or Reject? Post by: STFC_Gazzza on Monday, September 1, 2008, 20:36:36 Fucking hell Fatters, Arsenal, Swindon, now Ebbsfleet. How many clubs can you swear your undivided loyalty to? To be fair by supporting all the clubs in the league (and non-league) atleast his team can never lose |