Let’s Give MyFC Some Credit
Update: Then again, maybe not. MyFC have called a ‘Special General Meeting’ to discuss changes to the Society Rules which if accepted, would allow MyFC to collect membership fees monthly as opposed to annually. An economic crunch makes it less likely for people to financially invest in a club they never supported in the first place…
I’ve been hard on MyFootballClub’s case, partially because I don’t believe critical decisions should be entrusted to a vote but mostly because when they first took over Ebbsfleet United, MyFC did not deliver on their promises.
In time though, they HAVE come through in several ways and have found a way to involve paying members, empower them and regularly put key decisions to the owners for debate (and voting).
One such decision is what ticket prices to set for Ebbsfleet’s FA Cup 1st Round match against Crewe Alexandria, normally a decision you’d see the board of directors make but in Ebbsfleet’s case, the decision has been put to the owners at large.
Better late than never I guess, and although this doesn’t absolve them of misleading subscribers early on, they do seem to have ironed out their main issues and seem to be on the right track now, as far as delivering on promises goes.
That just leaves us with the old question – whether it’s a workable model or not. Sadly, it still isn’t. But that’s another debate.
