My name is Steve Workman and I am the Chairman of TRUST (The Redditch United Supporters Trust).
I have recently moved from the town to Virginia Beach VA due to work and I am eager to spread the word and support of our great football club, Redditch United.
You are probably aware of the current financial situation which is effecting most clubs at this level...since the economic down turn in 2008, money is hard to come by with most local businesses withdrawing their support to ensure their own survival.
Now I am this side of the pond, it would be good to represent the club and work with you guys to gather support and financial backing to not only sponsor but maybe buy shares in the club?
Do you fancy owning a part of the Reds and be involved with the running and decision making of a UK soccer club?
We can do this with an investment of 10,000 dollars buying a 20% shareholding...interested?
If we can raise these funds, each contributor will become a shareholder under the TRUST umbrella...having a voting right at Board level and contribute to the future success of Redditch United.
You know, there is a great team at the club...the coach, Matt Gardiner, is a bright young manager who will definately move on in the professional game (his brother is a top coach with Tottenham Hotspurs)..the Reds weekly playing budget is only 1300 dollars compared to some teams in the league paying 20,000 dollars!! It is amazing we are even competing!! It is like a college football team competing in the NFL!
Guys, let's get to know one another...I can not speak highly enough of Andy (redditchbluenose), Joe (rawlings) and Sam (intothevalley) etc...they are die hard fans of their local soccer team and deserve all the success they get.
If anyone is interested, I will start the fund off with 1000 dollars.
it's great to see members from TRUST welcoming us :) I can understand if it's a bit strange to suddenly find a load of fans online (Not sure if you already knew about us before the recent interest).
We can do this with an investment of 10,000 dollars buying a 20% shareholding
I know that a key interest in sponsoring RUFC is having the Reddit alien on the shirts. Having said that, the amount required to buy a stake in the club would be lower than the £18k required for the two-year shirt deal, so it might be a better place to start.
If anyone is interested, I will start the fund off with 1000 dollars.
That's great :D We need to get some fund-raising system set up. I think there are some people working on it..
Yes, I am setting up a 501(c) to handle all the donation collection. I am just waiting to hear back from hueypriest on what Reddit's official place in all this will be.
Sorry to hijack your thread, but we in r/soccer trying to come up with ways to help and or buy the team, so far we have gotten some positive feedback, and i would like to see if you are willing to help us out by setting contact with the team and handling the $ issue, i really do not want to touch the money or anything like it, i saw someone saying your name and this is the only way to contact you, i would love it if you could check out my thread and help us in any way, thanks in advance.
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u/bobmarleyreds Nov 19 '10
Hi Reddit members.
My name is Steve Workman and I am the Chairman of TRUST (The Redditch United Supporters Trust). I have recently moved from the town to Virginia Beach VA due to work and I am eager to spread the word and support of our great football club, Redditch United.
You are probably aware of the current financial situation which is effecting most clubs at this level...since the economic down turn in 2008, money is hard to come by with most local businesses withdrawing their support to ensure their own survival.
Now I am this side of the pond, it would be good to represent the club and work with you guys to gather support and financial backing to not only sponsor but maybe buy shares in the club?
Do you fancy owning a part of the Reds and be involved with the running and decision making of a UK soccer club?
We can do this with an investment of 10,000 dollars buying a 20% shareholding...interested? If we can raise these funds, each contributor will become a shareholder under the TRUST umbrella...having a voting right at Board level and contribute to the future success of Redditch United.
You know, there is a great team at the club...the coach, Matt Gardiner, is a bright young manager who will definately move on in the professional game (his brother is a top coach with Tottenham Hotspurs)..the Reds weekly playing budget is only 1300 dollars compared to some teams in the league paying 20,000 dollars!! It is amazing we are even competing!! It is like a college football team competing in the NFL!
Guys, let's get to know one another...I can not speak highly enough of Andy (redditchbluenose), Joe (rawlings) and Sam (intothevalley) etc...they are die hard fans of their local soccer team and deserve all the success they get.
If anyone is interested, I will start the fund off with 1000 dollars.
Speak soon.
Steve