Mmmm i thought being a club member should give us some of those things.So they are looking for other ways of getting even more money out of those same people who have supported them so far. Because thats about the only people likely to take part in this,cant really see Joe Bloggs being interested. sorry not one of their good ideas. They want to raise money let the fans take part in ownership that might raise some.
That question was raised when the Welnix consortium took over i.e. could you see a day when the fans share the ownership? That's the way companies' work; they increase the shareholders and dilute the ownership of the stock. Asking for donations as a contribution towards winning the A League seems to be a token gesture. If you were to raise an average of $25 from 3,000 die-hards that might pay for a few flights over the ditch but that's it. Becoming more competitive needs major investment aside from youth development. When you weigh it all up, they're moving in the right direction; the key is to secure the franchise and TV rights, then a few decent players to replace the ageing back line, maybe a midfield or two. Oh and a striker.
If any TV rights over here paid them more than chump change then that would make sense.
Reading the latest posts makes me sad, they aren't trying to fleece extra money out of current club members, they are giving kiwis NZ wide a chance to throw a few bucks in if they want to. If they were fleecing the current members they would put the ticket prices up.