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Time to divide opinion; much like it has on our forum for weeks since its launch.
We recently teamed up with Tifosy, of whom use their website as a platform to raise money for football clubs - whatever the cause may be.
Basically, the fans donate money - in our case, we're using the money to upgrade the changing rooms (£75,000) and to purchase a big screen (£75k-£100k+).
The reason for the thread is, a small majority of our own fans refuse to donate money because they genuinely believe that they shouldn't subsidise ground improvements because; A.) The ground isn't owned by the club and B.) the club should fund this themselves.
From a personal perspective, I'm all for it. Every other club operates on a shoe-string budget. So, if the fans can give something back to the club to help fund these much needed upgrades, the more money we have available in terms of playing budget.
We have raised £120k so far from fan donations alone. The target is £250k, but with 11 days to go, we may 'only' reach £150k, which would be a great effort, I think you'll agree.
So what do you guys think? Is this a scheme you would like your respective club launch? If so, for what reason?
https://www.tifosy.com/en/campaigns/upgrade-valley-parade-for-the-players-and-fans
In addition, there are a few clubs with screens in L1. I'm not talking smalls ones - more Sheff Utd/Millwall size; but any ideas how much these cost. A few rumours have circulated recently that with West Ham moving the the Olymipic Stadium soon, both their current screens would be available to purchase.
We recently teamed up with Tifosy, of whom use their website as a platform to raise money for football clubs - whatever the cause may be.
Basically, the fans donate money - in our case, we're using the money to upgrade the changing rooms (£75,000) and to purchase a big screen (£75k-£100k+).
The reason for the thread is, a small majority of our own fans refuse to donate money because they genuinely believe that they shouldn't subsidise ground improvements because; A.) The ground isn't owned by the club and B.) the club should fund this themselves.
From a personal perspective, I'm all for it. Every other club operates on a shoe-string budget. So, if the fans can give something back to the club to help fund these much needed upgrades, the more money we have available in terms of playing budget.
We have raised £120k so far from fan donations alone. The target is £250k, but with 11 days to go, we may 'only' reach £150k, which would be a great effort, I think you'll agree.
So what do you guys think? Is this a scheme you would like your respective club launch? If so, for what reason?
https://www.tifosy.com/en/campaigns/upgrade-valley-parade-for-the-players-and-fans
In addition, there are a few clubs with screens in L1. I'm not talking smalls ones - more Sheff Utd/Millwall size; but any ideas how much these cost. A few rumours have circulated recently that with West Ham moving the the Olymipic Stadium soon, both their current screens would be available to purchase.
