Across the pond in dreary old England, something very interesting is happening. Someone took the initiative to throw up a website to raise money to buy a football club. For those who don’t know, football is fanatically revered in the UK and by donating just 35 pounds members can buy ‘a share’ in this takeover bid on a real club.

This blows me away. The possibilities that the fans will get to control their own team is the ultimate test in sports. No one can bitch at bad trades and benchings if this fails! With the format that everyone can hold only one membership which equals one vote in all administrative moves the entire franchise will hinge on peoples votes for everything. In but a week they have over 50,000 members and haven’t even opened up membership outside of Europe. They have hired the right people and are for real. So, the question is if this works out could this work in the US or Canada? Could the Predators have been saved? Would a fan run MLS team spark interest? Could enough money be raised and an NFL or NBA franchise be purchased?