West Ham attempt to monetise fan engagement

[claptonCasual]

WTF is there no end to this greed!

"West Ham United are the first English club to partner with socios.com - a digital platform that uses blockchain to provide paid-for supporter engagement."

http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/view/ ... engagement

[Red_Army]

Game has gone at that level

[tuffers#1]

60,000 mugs looking to get fleeced even more .

[Esteban]

I'm not even that old and I think to myself "what happened to the days where you turned up, paid your money at the turnstile, watched a game of football and went home."

I was watching highlights of the Barca/Liverpool game, and when they panned to the crowd after Messi scored that incredible freekick, all you could see was a sea of mobile phones filming it.

Madness.

[Fatbaz]

Absolutely cynical. Shocking.
I'm sure that many folks on here will remember when West Ham implemented their 'bond scheme' in the mid 90's (I think it was). They say there's one born every minute. Most of them seem to be West Ham fans.

[EliotNes]

I don’t understand this blockchain thing. It was explained to me how it worked in my industry and I thought that was called good future planning and management of resources when I ran businesses

[EH16]

I think this says more about the Premier League 'experience' than it does about West Ham specifically.

[Story of O]

"Since 2016, clubs have been required to meet with their supporters to discuss club matters under Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) guidelines. This "structured dialogue" is now in the English Football League (EFL) and Premier League rulebooks."

What does this mean and does it affect us?

[Max B Gold]

"Since 2016, clubs have been required to meet with their supporters to discuss club matters under Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) guidelines. This "structured dialogue" is now in the English Football League (EFL) and Premier League rulebooks."

What does this mean and does it affect us?

No our owners will continue to treat us like mushrooms. And we should be pleased they do as the extra worry of knowing what is really going on would break many of us.

[BishopBrennan]

"Since 2016, clubs have been required to meet with their supporters to discuss club matters under Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) guidelines. This "structured dialogue" is now in the English Football League (EFL) and Premier League rulebooks."

What does this mean and does it affect us?

No our owners will continue to treat us like mushrooms. And we should be pleased they do as the extra worry of knowing what is really going on would break many of us.

Your not a fungi are you Max

[CreamofSumYungGai]

I'm not even that old and I think to myself "what happened to the days where you turned up, paid your money at the turnstile, watched a game of football and went home."

I was watching highlights of the Barca/Liverpool game, and when they panned to the crowd after Messi scored that incredible freekick, all you could see was a sea of mobile phones filming it.

Madness.

Same at any entertainment event, innit.

I don’t get this Socios thing. I look forward to finding out what it’s all about when Macklin rollsit out here.

[The Mindsweep]

The 'Brand" is king