If you scroll down you can see the list of ‘the team’. No sign of Bryce Hall
Thats the first mention I have seen of taking Crawley Town to the Premier League. what I would like to see is a sustainable club with improved facilities that can compete at a higher level with kick of time 3pm on a Saturday afternoon.
Oh my god! Half of them are using screen names. I have a horrible feeling that the club we support is like a game of dungeons and dragons to some of these people. Club gets killed? No problem - cash in some tokens and buy another one.
If you scroll down you can see the list of ‘the team’. No sign of Bryce Hall
Weasels - I doubt he was ever an investor - he isn't even rich by their standards - but they were happy to leverage his brand... ...right up until it was helpfully pointed out that he faces charges for "racially motivated violence".
The Weasels were happy to use him in the publicity campaign even at the takeover... despite him being charged a year earlier. There is a podcast from just after the takeover, they mention that "there is even got a tik-tok personality onboard"... Guess he has been chucked overboard by Head Weasel Aaron since...(?)
That list of Wagmi people is interesting enough for me to join up and say something rather than continue to loiter in the background...
It seems that quite a few of the - shall we say, blue chip - investors who were being touted as front and centre of Wagmi when they were looking to buy out Bradford City last year are no longer on the scene. By far the most noticeable abscence is Daryl Morey (Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball ops) who was very much the star man when it came to lending weight to Wagmi's sporting credentials. There are a couple of social media types no longer around: Caspar Lee and Bryce Hall and probably more importantly from a business nous and reputational perspective it looks like Celine Joshua (GM, Universal Music Group), Jordan Gustave (Co Founder, Aave) and David Farmer (Senior Director, Coinbase) are no longer involved. It also looks like the venture fund backers have changed with just Courtside still listed and no sign of Tiger Global or Slow Ventures who were involved last year.
I'd be interested to know why so many of the original gang are no longer around. Bryce Hall is probably down to you lot Googling and asking questions and I guess the loss of Caspar Lee is not going to make anyone lose any sleep but the others would seem to be valuable talented heavyweight business people who haven't been replaced. I'd be curious if their absence is down to the shambolic nature (and that's being kind) of the BCAFC takeover giving them cold feet or maybe they weren't that involved in the first place and it was just name dropping to gain credibility, although that's certainly not true of Daryl Morey who was involved enough to be quoted in the press about it all.
Anyhow, the next week or so is going to be interesting as we all find out how much money is coming in to finance your charge to the PL!
That list of Wagmi people is interesting enough for me to join up and say something rather than continue to loiter in the background...
It seems that quite a few of the - shall we say, blue chip - investors who were being touted as front and centre of Wagmi when they were looking to buy out Bradford City last year are no longer on the scene. By far the most noticeable abscence is Daryl Morey (Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball ops) who was very much the star man when it came to lending weight to Wagmi's sporting credentials. There are a couple of social media types no longer around: Caspar Lee and Bryce Hall and probably more importantly from a business nous and reputational perspective it looks like Celine Joshua (GM, Universal Music Group), Jordan Gustave (Co Founder, Aave) and David Farmer (Senior Director, Coinbase) are no longer involved. It also looks like the venture fund backers have changed with just Courtside still listed and no sign of Tiger Global or Slow Ventures who were involved last year.
I'd be interested to know why so many of the original gang are no longer around. Bryce Hall is probably down to you lot Googling and asking questions and I guess the loss of Caspar Lee is not going to make anyone lose any sleep but the others would seem to be valuable talented heavyweight business people who haven't been replaced. I'd be curious if their absence is down to the shambolic nature (and that's being kind) of the BCAFC takeover giving them cold feet or maybe they weren't that involved in the first place and it was just name dropping to gain credibility, although that's certainly not true of Daryl Morey who was involved enough to be quoted in the press about it all.
Anyhow, the next week or so is going to be interesting as we all find out how much money is coming in to finance your charge to the PL!
Interesting... Daryl Morey (alongside Gary Vee & "Tik-tok personality" Bryce Hall) were the names most prominent in terms of media interest.
However - given that a few of the entries appear under a "nom-de-belette", can we be certain that they are actually not still involved...? For example: Logan Matthews is mentioned as "co-chair" in some media reports, so he must be "transparently" lurking about in there.
Edit: Daryl might also be viewed as a liability & possible barrier to sales in China, although that issue was known about (similar to Bryce Hall's situation) long before both names appeared in the Press announcements...(?)
That list of Wagmi people is interesting enough for me to join up and say something rather than continue to loiter in the background...
It seems that quite a few of the - shall we say, blue chip - investors who were being touted as front and centre of Wagmi when they were looking to buy out Bradford City last year are no longer on the scene. By far the most noticeable abscence is Daryl Morey (Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball ops) who was very much the star man when it came to lending weight to Wagmi's sporting credentials. There are a couple of social media types no longer around: Caspar Lee and Bryce Hall and probably more importantly from a business nous and reputational perspective it looks like Celine Joshua (GM, Universal Music Group), Jordan Gustave (Co Founder, Aave) and David Farmer (Senior Director, Coinbase) are no longer involved. It also looks like the venture fund backers have changed with just Courtside still listed and no sign of Tiger Global or Slow Ventures who were involved last year.
I'd be interested to know why so many of the original gang are no longer around. Bryce Hall is probably down to you lot Googling and asking questions and I guess the loss of Caspar Lee is not going to make anyone lose any sleep but the others would seem to be valuable talented heavyweight business people who haven't been replaced. I'd be curious if their absence is down to the shambolic nature (and that's being kind) of the BCAFC takeover giving them cold feet or maybe they weren't that involved in the first place and it was just name dropping to gain credibility, although that's certainly not true of Daryl Morey who was involved enough to be quoted in the press about it all.
Anyhow, the next week or so is going to be interesting as we all find out how much money is coming in to finance your charge to the PL!
And the best of luck with your yearly charge into midtable 👍
And the best of luck with your yearly charge into midtable 👍
Every chance of that. I think the division is going to be much tougher compared to last season when I thought it was relatively weak. Mansfield, Salford and Stockport have money to burn, your owners were suggesting a £3.3m budget which is probably a bit higher than ours but in the same ball park, Tranmere and Swindon will probably be in a similar boat and Doncaster will be looking at an immediate return to L1. Add to that teams like Northampton and Newport who might have a litle less spending power but will usually be around the business end of the table and that's already more teams than fit into the top 7 without any dark horses having an unexpectedly great season. The only plus point is that Wrexham didn't manage to get promoted.
Every chance of that. I think the division is going to be much tougher compared to last season when I thought it was relatively weak. Mansfield, Salford and Stockport have money to burn, your owners were suggesting a £3.3m budget which is probably a bit higher than ours but in the same ball park, Tranmere and Swindon will probably be in a similar boat and Doncaster will be looking at an immediate return to L1. Add to that teams like Northampton and Newport who might have a litle less spending power but will usually be around the business end of the table and that's already more teams than fit into the top 7 without any dark horses having an unexpectedly great season. The only plus point is that Wrexham didn't manage to get promoted.
Indeed looks like a few teams will be spinning the roulette wheel this season on the holy grail of promotion. As you say there are some well known clubs around including some who have knocked on the door a few times.
Maybe the differentiating factor will be finding a Manager that can create a team that is more than the sum of the parts. It will be interesting to see whether Sparky can get to grips with football at this level and work his contacts book a bit.
And the best of luck with your yearly charge into midtable 👍
Every chance of that. I think the division is going to be much tougher compared to last season when I thought it was relatively weak. Mansfield, Salford and Stockport have money to burn, your owners were suggesting a £3.3m budget which is probably a bit higher than ours but in the same ball park, Tranmere and Swindon will probably be in a similar boat and Doncaster will be looking at an immediate return to L1. Add to that teams like Northampton and Newport who might have a litle less spending power but will usually be around the business end of the table and that's already more teams than fit into the top 7 without any dark horses having an unexpectedly great season. The only plus point is that Wrexham didn't manage to get promoted.
There will be a growing cottage industry of commentary this season hyping up the differences between your club and ours and I guess we should enjoy it like we should enjoy most things in football. But one thing where we have moved slightly closer to you just now, is trying to make season tickets more affordable for fans in these tricky cost-of-living times, something you have commendably done for many years
Every chance of that. I think the division is going to be much tougher compared to last season when I thought it was relatively weak. Mansfield, Salford and Stockport have money to burn, your owners were suggesting a £3.3m budget which is probably a bit higher than ours but in the same ball park, Tranmere and Swindon will probably be in a similar boat and Doncaster will be looking at an immediate return to L1. Add to that teams like Northampton and Newport who might have a litle less spending power but will usually be around the business end of the table and that's already more teams than fit into the top 7 without any dark horses having an unexpectedly great season. The only plus point is that Wrexham didn't manage to get promoted.
There will be a growing cottage industry of commentary this season hyping up the differences between your club and ours and I guess we should enjoy it like we should enjoy most things in football. But one thing where we have moved slightly closer to you just now, is trying to make season tickets more affordable for fans in these tricky cost-of-living times, something you have commendably done for many years
The differences between our clubs was one of the red flags for me when Wagmi first came on the scene. Of the clubs that were supposedly in the mix Crawley, Stevenage and Gillingham seem like a sensible grouping based on geography, catchment area and infrastructure and you can see how you could have a ready made business plan which could be applied without much variation depending on who was purchased but Bradford City sticks out like a sore thumb from all that and when it became apparent that they didn't know that we don't own our stadium or training ground (added to a comment about wanting to come and start some fires) it added to the feeling that they were not very well prepared and the whole football club ownership thing and were probably out of their depth.
Good luck with the cheap ST's, much as it might seem like I have a lot of scepticism about wagmi (and I do), I do believe that their heart is in the right place and they're not just out to make a fast buck and their community spirit is definitely a plus point. It always surprises me that cheap ST's are a source of so much derision from fans of other clubs "you only get big crowds because you have cheap tickets" etc, yeah well maybe "you get small crowds because your owners rip you off" etc. I know it's supply and demand but lots of clubs could make their tickets more affordable and reap the benefits of increased revenue from shirts, pies, sponsors etc not to mention that bigger crowds make a better atmosphere and help with signing players.
There will be a growing cottage industry of commentary this season hyping up the differences between your club and ours and I guess we should enjoy it like we should enjoy most things in football. But one thing where we have moved slightly closer to you just now, is trying to make season tickets more affordable for fans in these tricky cost-of-living times, something you have commendably done for many years
The differences between our clubs was one of the red flags for me when Wagmi first came on the scene. Of the clubs that were supposedly in the mix Crawley, Stevenage and Gillingham seem like a sensible grouping based on geography, catchment area and infrastructure and you can see how you could have a ready made business plan which could be applied without much variation depending on who was purchased but Bradford City sticks out like a sore thumb from all that and when it became apparent that they didn't know that we don't own our stadium or training ground (added to a comment about wanting to come and start some fires) it added to the feeling that they were not very well prepared and the whole football club ownership thing and were probably out of their depth.
Good luck with the cheap ST's, much as it might seem like I have a lot of scepticism about wagmi (and I do), I do believe that their heart is in the right place and they're not just out to make a fast buck and their community spirit is definitely a plus point. It always surprises me that cheap ST's are a source of so much derision from fans of other clubs "you only get big crowds because you have cheap tickets" etc, yeah well maybe "you get small crowds because your owners rip you off" etc. I know it's supply and demand but lots of clubs could make their tickets more affordable and reap the benefits of increased revenue from shirts, pies, sponsors etc not to mention that bigger crowds make a better atmosphere and help with signing players.
Agreed on that. I think most fans here having talked to them (and they have made themselves available to do that in a way that is rare for football club owners) have come away with the impression that their hearts are in the right place, as you say. So hence having concluded that, fairminded folk will give them the benefit of the doubt going forward. Will be an interesting ride for us to be sure and I can certainly see why you would want to follow the news of it
And the best of luck with your yearly charge into midtable 👍
Every chance of that. I think the division is going to be much tougher compared to last season when I thought it was relatively weak. Mansfield, Salford and Stockport have money to burn, your owners were suggesting a £3.3m budget which is probably a bit higher than ours but in the same ball park, Tranmere and Swindon will probably be in a similar boat and Doncaster will be looking at an immediate return to L1. Add to that teams like Northampton and Newport who might have a litle less spending power but will usually be around the business end of the table and that's already more teams than fit into the top 7 without any dark horses having an unexpectedly great season. The only plus point is that Wrexham didn't manage to get promoted.
I seriously think that about half of the teams in the league will be aiming for promotion. I think it could be a very competitive season this year! Some big clubs could end up missing out next season. This league has been quite unpredictable in recent seasons! I'll be happy if we can improve on our position from last season.
Every chance of that. I think the division is going to be much tougher compared to last season when I thought it was relatively weak. Mansfield, Salford and Stockport have money to burn, your owners were suggesting a £3.3m budget which is probably a bit higher than ours but in the same ball park, Tranmere and Swindon will probably be in a similar boat and Doncaster will be looking at an immediate return to L1. Add to that teams like Northampton and Newport who might have a litle less spending power but will usually be around the business end of the table and that's already more teams than fit into the top 7 without any dark horses having an unexpectedly great season. The only plus point is that Wrexham didn't manage to get promoted.
I seriously think that about half of the teams in the league will be aiming for promotion. I think it could be a very competitive season this year! Some big clubs could end up missing out next season. This league has been quite unpredictable in recent seasons! I'll be happy if we can improve on our position from last season.
If we have a decent crack at making the play-offs I'll be happy. If we actually make the play-offs I'll be delighted. Because that would be a massive improvement on recent seasons.
The WAGMI cohort might be disappointed if we don't get promoted. But if it takes longer that's fine as long as we keep improving.