Yesterday I re-posted a tweet about this little girl who wanted to write a letter to the club offering her pocket money to help with the financial burden. Today I received a letter from another fan, his name is Andy and actually it is not a bad idea, Y.N.W.A. this is what our club is all about.
“In light of the recent financial uncertainty at Liverpool and the lack of funds made available for transfers, would it not be possible to set up a scheme were money is donated by the fans towards a large combined sum of money that can be put towards just transfers.
The money could be paid via PayPal by fans from across the globe. The amount of money accumulated could be displayed on the website for all to see, with target land mark sums to reach (a bit like a blue peter appeal). I don’t think fans should then get a vote in who’s bought. However other incentives, apart from the obvious satisfaction of helping the club you love, could include your name being put into an end of weak raffle (this would encourage people to contribute donations several times as each weak there could be a new raffle each weak) or getting the chance to win “meet and greet” sessions with the new players, and get your photo displayed in a “donation wall of fame” celebrating the fans.
I think this has the potential to become a great way to make the fans more a part of the club, whilst helping contribute towards future signings. I am realistic, and understand that in these difficult financial times we don’t all have Abramovich millions to spare, but with one of the worlds biggest fan bases if just 10% donated one pound we would be a lot better off.
I would love to hear your opinion on the idea, and any thoughts you have had on how the club can compete financial with other top clubs in Europe.”
I think it’s an amazing idea. We just don’t want to turn into a charity case, that’s my only reservation.
Wow! Excellent idea! We should definitely go through with this! I will bug my parents and get them to donate as I don’t have a credit card, it can be in place of my graduation present, anything to help the club that I love. Y.N.W.A.!
Sounds pretty nice, i guess we just have to get signs and show the idea to the club. But is needed to do it and not just say it…. i vote yes for it!
Y.N.W.A.!
Exciting! I would defo do this! Keep the money for signings, tho, and make sure Gillett and Hicks could never touch it. My sons want to give in lieu of having birthday parties, and if every fan gave up a Starbucks a week, we would have plenty! There could be other raffles, a prize for someone who gave the most in a month, or a brick in the new stadium inscribed w the name of the person who donated it…
The way football and liverpool fc has gone since them yank bastards and all the others useing football clubs as toys and franchises is absolutley shocking. having a bluepeter style money grabbing exercise to buy players is the worst idea since employing hitler,the amount a fan spends at the moment is shocking as it is never mind forking out more so them yank mingebags dont have to put there fat texan hands in there pockets again.LETS JUST GET THEM F***ERS OUT FIRST BEFORE THE SHITE IDEAS START TO RIP PROPER FANS OFF
We have amateur clubs here in Australia which can only survive financially by running Chook or Meat Tray Raffles in the local pubs.
Are you sure that it what you want for LFC?
I completely agree with this!! As a supporter America I would love to help out my favorite club! It’s not unheard of having fans show there support for a club by offering financial support. A professional football team in america ran into trouble financially the owners sold stock to help! Now the team is owned by the city and all stockholders have the possibility of voting in team dicisions! I would definately support the reds in there time of need!!!
Although its a good idea, it has to be done in a professional manner, coz H&G won’t just accept money like that. It will make the look even worse than they are. That’s why SOS are there. To get a percentage share in the club with the longterm view of buying it outright in the future. In the short term maybe to get a seat on the board where such decisions can be easily made. One thing is for sure, Liverpool will never go down, I believe the fans can never let that happen. YNWA!
I think its a great idea. The fans are a huge part of liverpool football club and if we want to help financially y not?.. Lets do it guys!! BORN A RED LIVE A RED DIE A RED
amazing idea.
I think it is a good idea but needs to be built as a business with processes that work for both the fan and the club, LFC cant be seen to be a charity case but can be seen as a club in unity which is what LFC are all about. If you build this as a business plan then the club you love will support the fans and with this be able to compete more in the transfer window. The incentive is obviously to support the club but also create a website with all the fans names on that have shown there support no matter how little or how much has been donated.