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Cov's 'Text preferred subs during games' idea

By davieG, in General Football and Sport

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Anyone dare suggest this to Pearson whistle.gif

LEONARD Brody has revealed his extraordinary money-making idea to give fans a say in on-field decisions at the Ricoh Arena.

The Canadian entrepreneur, who this week resigned from Coventry City’s board, suggested to fellow directors that the club could enhance supporters’ matchday experience by getting them to text in their preferred substitutes during a game which the manager would then have to comply with.

With several thousand people in the stadium, the idea was that fans would be charged premium

rates to text in who they thought should come off and who should replace them, similar to the way many clubs ask supporters to vote for their man of the match.

The idea was first mooted when Ray Ranson and Gary Hoffman were on the board and was dismissed out of hand on the grounds that it would undermine the manager and be rejected by him, be open to abuse from opposition fans and damage the integrity of the competition.

But Brody, who will now be working as an active shareholder for the club, has defended his fund-raising notion, saying: “When I first came to this club, if I had a white sheet and green field to start afresh I would have said let’s be the most progressive club in the country in connecting its fans to the game, meaning direct input in a controlled way with a representative on the board and an impact on in-game decisions, and there were many examples of things I had talked about and wanted to do.

“One of the issues was that you are effectively in the Championship because your television income is so low and the only source of revenue other than sponsors is your fan base.

"And so the question is how do you make a more exciting experience for your fan base so they are willing to do more than just show up at a game.

Read More http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2011/11/17/text-factor-leonard-brody-wanted-fans-to-decide-coventry-city-subs-92746-29793103/?#ixzz1e30NGGKW



davieG

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What if everyone in the stadium text at the same time? There'd be hundreds to read.

Not forgetting all those listening on the radio.

sphericalfox

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What if everyone in the stadium text at the same time? There'd be hundreds to read.

Well they'd use a computer system to count the votes.

However this wouldn't stop naughty LCFC fans suggesting every home match that they substitute their goalkeeper, and make silly changes like taking off their strikers and replacing them with their worst subs. :whistle:

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