Has anyone else joined this?

hasselbrad · 24-08-2007, 02:13 PM

http://www.myfootballclub.co.uk/

It's an interesting concept for ownership of an English football team. Basically, people from all over the globe pay £35 into a fund, and become part owner of an honest to God, English football team.

Disclaimer:
Randy, you may stop reading at this point. We all know you hate soccer.

Once the team is purchased, fans will vote online on everything from player purchases to tactics. It's an interesting concept of fan control that I've plowed my £35 into just to see what happens.

hasselbrad · 24-08-2007, 04:16 PM

Quote:

MyFootballClub Society Ltd is registered with the Financial Services Authority, registration number 30275R

I hope this means something.

Digital_Ice · 24-08-2007, 05:04 PM

erm... it would. if that was a valid registration number. They're usually just numbers.
...and a search of the FSA register by name finds no results.

hasselbrad · 24-08-2007, 05:19 PM

Oh well £35 down the tubes.

Digital_Ice · 24-08-2007, 05:32 PM

ahh. That's not an FSA reference number. it's (most of) the company number, as registered with company house (IP30275R).

However, by law, all documentation they produce must have their registered office address on it. I see no address on the website, infact, i can't find any contact details at all.

edit: christ... i finally found it. bloody hard to find though.
161 Kennigton Park Road
London
SE11 4DP

however i cant find shit all at that address. I did find this however

MY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Company No: 06215636
Incorporated: 17/04/2007

TOP FLOOR FLAT,
87 HARWOOD ROAD
FULHAM
LONDON
SW6 4QL

though this company you are on about was apparently incorporated on July 16th. So it's probably a different company.

hmmm... however, despite all that, I think it's a genuine company, it's got so much press latley that the FSA would have stepped in an issued a statement if it was bogus. (well you'd hope they would)

hasselbrad · 24-08-2007, 05:42 PM

Oh well. I guess I've taken a leap of faith.
The papers submitted to the FSA are in PDF format on the member site, but I don't see an address (though it's a whole lot of pages) on there either.

Christ Ice...you're an information ninja.

24-08-2007, 02:13 PM	#1
hasselbrad Senior Citizen Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sugar Hill, GA... finally! Civilization! Posts: 4,590	Has anyone else joined this? http://www.myfootballclub.co.uk/ It's an interesting concept for ownership of an English football team. Basically, people from all over the globe pay £35 into a fund, and become part owner of an honest to God, English football team. Disclaimer: Randy, you may stop reading at this point. We all know you hate soccer. Once the team is purchased, fans will vote online on everything from player purchases to tactics. It's an interesting concept of fan control that I've plowed my £35 into just to see what happens. __________________ "Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham." I'll try being nicer...if you'll try being smarter. Last edited by hasselbrad; 24-08-2007 at 02:34 PM.

24-08-2007, 05:04 PM	#3
Digital_Ice Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 3,741	erm... it would. if that was a valid registration number. They're usually just numbers. ...and a search of the FSA register by name finds no results. __________________ Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

24-08-2007, 05:19 PM	#4
hasselbrad Senior Citizen Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sugar Hill, GA... finally! Civilization! Posts: 4,590	Oh well £35 down the tubes. __________________ "Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham." I'll try being nicer...if you'll try being smarter.

24-08-2007, 05:32 PM	#5
Digital_Ice Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 3,741	ahh. That's not an FSA reference number. it's (most of) the company number, as registered with company house (IP30275R). However, by law, all documentation they produce must have their registered office address on it. I see no address on the website, infact, i can't find any contact details at all. edit: christ... i finally found it. bloody hard to find though. 161 Kennigton Park Road London SE11 4DP however i cant find shit all at that address. I did find this however MY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED Company No: 06215636 Incorporated: 17/04/2007 TOP FLOOR FLAT, 87 HARWOOD ROAD FULHAM LONDON SW6 4QL though this company you are on about was apparently incorporated on July 16th. So it's probably a different company. hmmm... however, despite all that, I think it's a genuine company, it's got so much press latley that the FSA would have stepped in an issued a statement if it was bogus. (well you'd hope they would) __________________ Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. -- Friedrich Nietzsche

24-08-2007, 05:42 PM	#6
hasselbrad Senior Citizen Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sugar Hill, GA... finally! Civilization! Posts: 4,590	Oh well. I guess I've taken a leap of faith. The papers submitted to the FSA are in PDF format on the member site, but I don't see an address (though it's a whole lot of pages) on there either. Christ Ice...you're an information ninja. __________________ "Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham." I'll try being nicer...if you'll try being smarter.

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