mcbcfc Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 From the Ebbsfleet website "John Akinde has moved from Ebbsfleet United to Bristol City in the world's first ever football transfer to be voted on by fans. In a historical transaction, the 20-year-old moves to Ashton Gate for a fee of £150,000 following a vote amongst the club's owners, the My Football Club members, who overwhelmingly elected to back the deal. "This is a world first," said Ebbsfleet United Chief executive David Davis. "The fans had the final say in whether the club should accept the offer for John and they did so by an overwhelming majority, around 80%. Initially we did not identify Bristol City as the club that had made the offer, as it was the value, structure and reasoning behind the proposal, rather than where it had come from, which was of relevance to the fans." "Being able to share decision-making with the 30,000+ club owners and have transparency is what My Football Club is trying to achieve, and we would like to thank Bristol City for their flexibility and co-operation as we carried out the necessary voting process with our supporters". The complete deal could be worth considerably more to the Fleet. After an initial payment on signature by Akinde, staged payments - standard in football transfers - will bring the transfer fee to £150,000. Additionally the Fleet will receive a further £25,000 if Akinde features (either in the starting line up or as substitute) after 10 matches, and a further £100,000 if he features in 50% of matches if City win promotion to the Premier League. Ebbsfleet will also receive 20% of any gross proceeds - over and above what will have already been paid - from any future transfer of Akinde from Bristol City. The sale of John Akinde once again proves the value of the club's PASE scheme and joining a Championship club will enhance John's career under the guidance of City manager Gary Johnson. We wish John every success in the future." Good to see a bit of transparency from a club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdc1978 Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 I suppose they would be with 30,000 potential leaks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolcitysweden Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 From the Ebbsfleet website "John Akinde has moved from Ebbsfleet United to Bristol City in the world's first ever football transfer to be voted on by fans. In a historical transaction, the 20-year-old moves to Ashton Gate for a fee of £150,000 following a vote amongst the club's owners, the My Football Club members, who overwhelmingly elected to back the deal. "This is a world first," said Ebbsfleet United Chief executive David Davis. "The fans had the final say in whether the club should accept the offer for John and they did so by an overwhelming majority, around 80%. Initially we did not identify Bristol City as the club that had made the offer, as it was the value, structure and reasoning behind the proposal, rather than where it had come from, which was of relevance to the fans." "Being able to share decision-making with the 30,000+ club owners and have transparency is what My Football Club is trying to achieve, and we would like to thank Bristol City for their flexibility and co-operation as we carried out the necessary voting process with our supporters". The complete deal could be worth considerably more to the Fleet. After an initial payment on signature by Akinde, staged payments - standard in football transfers - will bring the transfer fee to £150,000. Additionally the Fleet will receive a further £25,000 if Akinde features (either in the starting line up or as substitute) after 10 matches, and a further £100,000 if he features in 50% of matches if City win promotion to the Premier League. Ebbsfleet will also receive 20% of any gross proceeds - over and above what will have already been paid - from any future transfer of Akinde from Bristol City. The sale of John Akinde once again proves the value of the club's PASE scheme and joining a Championship club will enhance John's career under the guidance of City manager Gary Johnson. We wish John every success in the future." Good to see a bit of transparency from a club Borned on the 8th of July 1989 makes him 19 to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 From the Ebbsfleet website The complete deal could be worth considerably more to the Fleet. After an initial payment on signature by Akinde, staged payments - standard in football transfers - will bring the transfer fee to £150,000. Additionally the Fleet will receive a further £25,000 if Akinde features (either in the starting line up or as substitute) after 10 matches, and a further £100,000 if he features in 50% of matches if City win promotion to the Premier League. Ebbsfleet will also receive 20% of any gross proceeds - over and above what will have already been paid - from any future transfer of Akinde from Bristol City. Not happy with that! cheeky non leaguers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double-trouble Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 From the Ebbsfleet website "John Akinde has moved from Ebbsfleet United to Bristol City in the world's first ever football transfer to be voted on by fans. In a historical transaction, the 20-year-old moves to Ashton Gate for a fee of £150,000 following a vote amongst the club's owners, the My Football Club members, who overwhelmingly elected to back the deal. "This is a world first," said Ebbsfleet United Chief executive David Davis. "The fans had the final say in whether the club should accept the offer for John and they did so by an overwhelming majority, around 80%. Initially we did not identify Bristol City as the club that had made the offer, as it was the value, structure and reasoning behind the proposal, rather than where it had come from, which was of relevance to the fans." "Being able to share decision-making with the 30,000+ club owners and have transparency is what My Football Club is trying to achieve, and we would like to thank Bristol City for their flexibility and co-operation as we carried out the necessary voting process with our supporters". The complete deal could be worth considerably more to the Fleet. After an initial payment on signature by Akinde, staged payments - standard in football transfers - will bring the transfer fee to £150,000. Additionally the Fleet will receive a further £25,000 if Akinde features (either in the starting line up or as substitute) after 10 matches, and a further £100,000 if he features in 50% of matches if City win promotion to the Premier League. Ebbsfleet will also receive 20% of any gross proceeds - over and above what will have already been paid - from any future transfer of Akinde from Bristol City. The sale of John Akinde once again proves the value of the club's PASE scheme and joining a Championship club will enhance John's career under the guidance of City manager Gary Johnson. We wish John every success in the future." Good to see a bit of transparency from a club To add to this :- Source - Non League Today August 31 - September 6 2008 The Newspaper from leaguedaily.com In the first poll of its kind , 7452 fans responded in the allotted 48 hours and 82.3 per cent approved the transfer as recommended by Liam Daish and the clubs board . While Fleet were keen not to reveal Akinde's new club until all details of the transfer were completed over the weekend , Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson , who was also chasing Akinde , spilt the beans on friday night . The Posh boss , who had a bid for the forward turned down , said " John rang me last night to say he had decided to join Bristol " . Wonder where Baby Fergie learnt how to chuck the toy out of the pram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Not happy with that! cheeky non leaguers! I think that's more than fair. Strikers that are successful at this level go for £5m+, why shouldn't the club that developed him get a significant share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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