I enjoyed this breakdown. I bought into Caledonian Braves, a newish fifth-tier club in Scotland that’s probably about the level of NPSL or USL 2 in the U.S. Now, I did it with no expectations, but the naïveté and grand delusions of some of the 8,000 or so “owners” is comical. I feel for actual owners and the people actually doing the club’s day-to-day business; they had no idea what they were letting themselves in for (they did raise $2.5 million, though 🤷🏻♂️)….
Appreciate you sharing that Ken. Caledonian Braves is a wild case study. Part community dream, part cautionary tale. The gap between having a vote and having a clue is massive. Raising $2.5 million sounds great until you’re spending half your week explaining to 8,000 part-time pundits why the manager didn’t play a back three away at Cowdenbeath. 😅
I enjoyed this breakdown. I bought into Caledonian Braves, a newish fifth-tier club in Scotland that’s probably about the level of NPSL or USL 2 in the U.S. Now, I did it with no expectations, but the naïveté and grand delusions of some of the 8,000 or so “owners” is comical. I feel for actual owners and the people actually doing the club’s day-to-day business; they had no idea what they were letting themselves in for (they did raise $2.5 million, though 🤷🏻♂️)….
Appreciate you sharing that Ken. Caledonian Braves is a wild case study. Part community dream, part cautionary tale. The gap between having a vote and having a clue is massive. Raising $2.5 million sounds great until you’re spending half your week explaining to 8,000 part-time pundits why the manager didn’t play a back three away at Cowdenbeath. 😅