ToonArmy1892 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Hope we get taking over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 This is a fantastic idea. My ideal model of ownership if not outright then atleast in part. I haven’t pledged yet but I will be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Pretty much at 50k. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Just signed up forgot to do it at the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Linton Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 28 minutes ago, Greg said: Pretty much at 50k. Do you have a rough idea of how many people it is so far? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Joey Linton said: Do you have a rough idea of how many people it is so far? When I signed up an hour ago my order number was mid 7k if that's accurate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Linton Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Si said: When I signed up an hour ago my order number was mid 7k if that's accurate. Roughly half that judging by the tweet above this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Pretty good if a lot of the payments are recurring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 4,000 is a good number, but you would think/ hope that number could still grow quite significantly with our fanbase. Any idea how much the average pledge is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Linton Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 45 minutes ago, Rafalove said: 4,000 is a good number, but you would think/ hope that number could still grow quite significantly with our fanbase. Any idea how much the average pledge is? Is it not just £50,000 divided by 4,000 people? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 If they even raised a few hundred grand it would be much better and far more enjoyable to just start a new club. If the donations kept up each year it could really become something. A place for local talent not to get swallowed up and sent on too early. The idea of raising a few million to buy 1% of nufc just seems pointless compared to the journey you could have with something new. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Joey Linton said: Is it not just £50,000 divided by 4,000 people? That's mean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Happinesstan said: That's mean. Mean and average are generally synonyms. 50k/4000 wont give the mean monthly pledge though cos the 50k will include some one offs. Anyway it's probably more useful to know the median. I'm going to pledge but am waiting a couple of months to pay off some credit card debt first. I think Hurst said on one of the videos 6 figures would be great after a month. I suspect won't reach that within a motnh as I'd imagine the increase will tale off substantially after the initial hype. Still >50K is great going as a start. Edited April 13, 2021 by Inferior Acuña Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Inferior Acuña said: Mean and average are generally synonyms. 50k/4000 wont give the mean monthly pledge though cos the 50k will include some one offs. Anyway it's probably more useful to know the median. I'm going to pledge but am waiting a couple of months to pay off some credit card debt first. I think Hurst said on one of the videos 6 figures would be great after a month. I suspect won't reach that within a motnh as I'd imagine the increase will tale off substantially after the initial hype. Still >50K is great going as a start. It will give the monthly mean up until the end of the first month. I knew the joke would be better if I had said "that's just mean", but I didn't want to edit it, for some reason. Edited April 13, 2021 by Happinesstan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Dr Jinx said: If they even raised a few hundred grand it would be much better and far more enjoyable to just start a new club. If the donations kept up each year it could really become something. A place for local talent not to get swallowed up and sent on too early. The idea of raising a few million to buy 1% of nufc just seems pointless compared to the journey you could have with something new. but then you would lose the history and tradition of the club. Not everyone would swap clubs and Newcastle would end up a two club city. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Rafalove said: but then you would lose the history and tradition of the club. Not everyone would swap clubs and Newcastle would end up a two club city. Why would that be a negative? Two clubs in one city I mean? It would take decades to build up a club to be truly considered a rival for nufc anyway. If the club did get a takeover, a new entity could link up and be a source of local talent. If history over the last 50 years has taught anything is that some of the best talent England have ever produced has come from this region and that nufc has let most of it pass them by. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I'd love a new to club to support, and it doesn't rely on anyone else to sell to us. That said, I get why we aren't there yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalove Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 59 minutes ago, Dr Jinx said: Why would that be a negative? Two clubs in one city I mean? It would take decades to build up a club to be truly considered a rival for nufc anyway. If the club did get a takeover, a new entity could link up and be a source of local talent. If history over the last 50 years has taught anything is that some of the best talent England have ever produced has come from this region and that nufc has let most of it pass them by. It would be a terrible thing. You’d end up splitting the supporter base and end up with two medium sized football clubs making Sunderland the biggest club in the region Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, Rafalove said: It would be a terrible thing. You’d end up splitting the supporter base and end up with two medium sized football clubs making Sunderland the biggest club in the region What are you on about? ? who’s talking about dividing the fan base? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpeth mag Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 The People's Judean Front and the People's Front of Judea to name but two Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I wouldn’t even care about Sunderland ending up bigger, if I had a club to support. Hopefully it won’t be necessary, but I do think it’s worth keeping in mind for the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 How much did the new main shareholder pay for the mackems? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 This Super League bollocks highlights the value of this kind of approach. Honestly I'd prefer the scenario of the club tumbling down the divisions and getting a substantial stake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Linton Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 39 minutes ago, Inferior Acuña said: This Super League bollocks highlights the value of this kind of approach. Honestly I'd prefer the scenario of the club tumbling down the divisions and getting a substantial stake. Would the proposed model have allowed the Trust to veto our involvement in this? Not that we'd ever get there under Ashley obviously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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