Forming a British Barcelona in cyberspace - the Five Pound Football Club

May 21, 2010 - PRLog -- Something special is happening on May 22 2010. The end of the 2010 Champions League adventure will be played out in Madrid but thousands of football fans have pledged their support to a new adventure - a Five Pound Football Club. The relaunched website, fivepoundfootballclub.com, will offer an alternate model of fan ownership.

Thousands of football fans are looking to form a British Barcelona in cyberspace this summer - and everyone's invited. We're looking to establish a successful, sustainable club that will benefit from the pooled resources, knowledge and enthusiasm of our community.

Fans are invited to sign up and make a five pound contribution to our investment fund, which will be used to purchase a stake in a lower league club from either Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland or Wales. Members will be invited to read, rate and respond to articles and polls that will be published on the official site.

Members will be invited to contribute additional funds - with an authority rating being linked to their personal level of investment. Members that contribute additional funds will have more authority in the votes that decide how those funds are distributed: to the playing budget, improving facilities or implementing community projects.  

Over five thousand people have declared an interest in joining the community, which has a significant following on Facebook. Preliminary polls on the Facebook group have identified the most popular clubs from each country:

The most popular Northern Irish clubs:
1. Bangor (25.77%)
2. Donegal Celtic (15.46%)
3. Carrick Rangers (7.22%)
4. Ballymoney United (5.15%)
= Ballyclare Comrades (4.12%)
= Chimney Corner (4.12%)
= Harland & Wolff Welders (4.12%)
= Wakehurst (4.12%)

The most popular Irish clubs:
1. Derry City (28.1%)
2. Limierick (20.25%)
3. Shelbourne (18.6%)
= Bray Wanderers (8.26%)
= Finn Harps (8.26%)

The most popular Scottish clubs:
1. Queens Park (21.29%)
2. Livingston (16.13%)
3. Berwick Rangers (7.74%)
4. Stenhousemuir (6.13%)
= Albion Rovers (4.84%)
= Annan Athletic (4.84%)
= East Fife (4.84%)

The most popular Welsh clubs:
1. Barry Town (28.98%)
2. Cardiff Corinthians (12.10%)
3. Caernarfon Town (10.51%)
4. Llandudno (6.69%)
5. West End (5.10%)

For further information contact press@fivepoundfootballclub.com

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Join a community of football club owners for just five pounds. Help us decide which club to choose - we want to help to develop a successful, sustainable club in either Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland or Wales. You, and the other owners, decide how to invest the funds that are raised. Thousands of fans can contribute by pooling their resources, knowledge and enthusiasm.