Mrs Barista wrote:
Does anyone know whether clubs, and particularly ours, are looking at some sort of crowd funding to support their existence?
I would have thought you could have a virtual matchday where you could "buy" items you would normally be spending money on, e.g £25 away game ticket, £8 coach travel, £4 pie etc. Might be an option for those that can spare the cash?
Would you (or indeed ‘we’) want to hedge bets in this situation? If there is a specific plan and target amount that’d solve the problem it’d be straightforward. But if it just ends up delaying things, that is money that could have gone towards a new start and which hasn’t achieved much from a fan’s perspective. For some Hull fans, knowing that chunk of their donation might have gone to the Allams as rent might make it an even more bitter pill.
Could it (the money raised) be put in trust until needed - for whatever end?
I’m worried about the hopes being pinned on a government bail out. I think RL clubs are really important civic institutions, and with their low overheads they offer great value. However, after a long period of austerity and with massive economic fallout from this situation still to come, sports clubs are going to be well down the line behind key public services and private sectors considered vital to society.
