Maybe nobody's ever going to see this, so it'll be okay that I've started in a flurry. Yesterday I said that I'd be going on and on about illegal downloading and also the wondrous MyFootballClub project.
www.myfootballclub.co.uk was set up in 2007 by Will Brooks. His vision was to get lots of people to chip in £35 and buy a football club with the money. He did this (and this is really cutting the story down) and now I, along with 29,600 others, own Ebbsfleet United FC. It used to be called Gravesend & Northfleet, but a clever sponsorship deal with Eurostar saw all that change. If you've the slightest interest in football, democracy, forums, blogs, podcasts or online social networking, pay your £35 and join. It is sensational: I've been to games, met other members and this Friday, Nathan from Tuscon, Arizona arrives to stay at my place so he can watch the mighty Ebbsfleet in their first ever FA Trophy Final at Wembley. Awesome.
From next season, we the members will be picking the team. We already vote on every major decision (we picked next season's kit, ticket prices, the manager's right to buy players and lots of other things) but soon, the team that succeed or fail will be chosen by a mass of unqualified aspiring football managers. I might quit running Sponge NB and take over the team if I'm any good. Join me - the forums are a good laugh and the people range from deranged to remarkable.
As for illegal downloading, I'm going to wait until tomorrow. It's coming together in my head, but I might just sound like an idiot if I'm not careful. A nice short entry today then. Speak soon.
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