Community ownership of franchises

Re: Community ownership of franchises

feeds@yuku.com (cra218) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:42:56 GMT

have their been problems of clubs handing tickets out like candy you ask ? please see kalamazoo mi on that one and their days may be numbered since they have spared the rod and spoiled the child . as for an ample way to pay rent why not put a surcharge on a ticket to cover for facility maintenance as for the current express club moving over to metro detroit's east side that market has flopped numerous times in the past and if it were my $$$ id go to the west side

Re: Community ownership of franchises

feeds@yuku.com (midway tailgater) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:12:04 GMT

cra218 wrote:
detroit although a new one could come in . as for community owned clubs its not a bad idea however i prefer loop owned club myself

yea, we're having a meeting here in Owatonna on Tuesday pertaining to the business plan for a new team. We've already been given a franchise by the league. The previous owners were allowed to have a team in what we think will be St. Clair Shores, but the league...

Re: Community ownership of franchises

feeds@yuku.com (dittrich1414) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:29:13 GMT

There are still a few teams in the class A Midwest League which are owned by a community group. I believe Beloit, Burlington and Clinton are all in this category. The class AA Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League are also a citizen/shareholder group. In the 50's - 70's there were several of these ownerships. It was a predominant strategy in the Midwest League.... but those were the days when a group of folks could put together a few thousand dollars to own the team and then, if...

Re: Community ownership of franchises

feeds@yuku.com (cra218) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:14:54 GMT

detroit although a new one could come in . as for community owned clubs its not a bad idea however i prefer loop owned club myself

Community ownership of franchises

feeds@yuku.com (midway tailgater) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:23:12 GMT

In Owatonna, they are trying to create an ownership group for their Junior A hockey team consisting of people investing to buy shares of the team. My question to all would be, has this method of ownership (much like the Green Bay Packers) ever been attempted in baseball? I could never imagine it tried in affiliated ball but possibly in indy ball. Thoughts?