midfielder
Well-Known Member
In the How to Help The Mariners thread I posted the idea of creating a Trust.
The post I made suggested 1, 500 fans @ $ 5, 000.00 each over two years which is a tad under $ 50.00 per week.
It would raise 7.5 million, and with that buy 50% of the club and have equal share holding and board members. The numbers were plucked out of the air as what I think is needed.
Many people have commented on this post mostly either in support or thinking its a good idea but too late.
There have been offers to design a web page, others to help organise.
There are many issues to consider, first will the club be interested, will the club open the books for inspection to persons setting up the trust so they can provide where the club sits. Beyond this what happens if say 6.2 million is raised or alternatively 9.8 million what happens to under's and overs.
As an accountant in public practice I have the software and knowledge to establish a trust and create members accounts, but its a big and ongoing job, which needs administrating.
Do we want to have a meeting, and invite Shaun, having already pre-presented questions to Shaun for the meeting.
This is a genuine attempt to determine if this has legs or a bubble idea with no hope of getting off the ground.
Open the flood gates and invite comment, things like how much do we need to raise, maybe we buy 10% of the club. At this stage no idea is to silly or to wacko, just be genuine. Also if you could help in any way, how we would inform the broader Mariner past and present fans base, and how we may get together as a group for a first meeting if we thing there is a chance of it happening.
Over to the forum......
The post I made suggested 1, 500 fans @ $ 5, 000.00 each over two years which is a tad under $ 50.00 per week.
It would raise 7.5 million, and with that buy 50% of the club and have equal share holding and board members. The numbers were plucked out of the air as what I think is needed.
Many people have commented on this post mostly either in support or thinking its a good idea but too late.
There have been offers to design a web page, others to help organise.
There are many issues to consider, first will the club be interested, will the club open the books for inspection to persons setting up the trust so they can provide where the club sits. Beyond this what happens if say 6.2 million is raised or alternatively 9.8 million what happens to under's and overs.
As an accountant in public practice I have the software and knowledge to establish a trust and create members accounts, but its a big and ongoing job, which needs administrating.
Do we want to have a meeting, and invite Shaun, having already pre-presented questions to Shaun for the meeting.
This is a genuine attempt to determine if this has legs or a bubble idea with no hope of getting off the ground.
Open the flood gates and invite comment, things like how much do we need to raise, maybe we buy 10% of the club. At this stage no idea is to silly or to wacko, just be genuine. Also if you could help in any way, how we would inform the broader Mariner past and present fans base, and how we may get together as a group for a first meeting if we thing there is a chance of it happening.
Over to the forum......