The Future Is Fan Owned | The Rail w/ Spencer FC

[@hackneywickfc6453]

HWFC are looking for away kit sponsors. If you know anybody who may be interested please get in touch. Thanks also to copa90 for showcasing us for a second time

[@ReiiiLD]

Hackney Wick FC Why don't you get Campo Retro?They'd make awesome kits for you :)

[@noodstradamus]

I can sponsor you, £10 a year

[@anthonychrisbradley]

You guys got a supporter from Canada. One of the things that drew me to the game as an outsider was the grassroots type stuff, and seeing a club being created by regular everyday people is awesome. So I'm gunna follow Hackney Wick! Good luck for the future lads!

[@harvmarks4486]

Portsmouth are a great example of a fan ownership being successful. im sure you are all aware of what happened with us and our demise but since, us, the fans took over the club a couple of years ago we have managed to raise £250,000 to help our academy and build our own training pitches and various other things for the training ground. And we are also now debt free after clearing all of our debts left by previous owners a year ahead of schedule too and hopefully we are also now back on the up on the pitch too! #PUP

[@BallersLife]

HarvsterPFC Would love to see Pompey back in the PL. - CFC fan

[@tobiasnooij3476]

PUP

[@haydng3503]

PUP!!!

[@theFLuKeeY1]

PUP!!!!

[@lucasohutchinga9936]

Exeter is the best example

[@abc123456582]

1st guy seems like a great bloke

[@thebeareatfood]

Copa90 and Spencer should try and get this on BT or Sky as I think this series is structured more like a TV series then a KZbin series if you get what I mean

[@joshpyke7579]

Why they are the people that make football all about the money

[@RJN4523]

Josh Pyke The game is built around money, just the way it is

[@thebeareatfood]

Josh Pyke I just think it will be a step up maybe even put it on ITV or BBC if they don't care about the money

[@callumbishop1193]

thebeareatfood most things on this channel are TV WORTHY

[@Robus59874]

Good on that Bobby guy for doing something positive in his community

[@eddsshotgungaming2437]

it's brilliant to see fans saving their club at any level, I'm a heart of Midlothian fan and our club has basically went through the same thing we even had our rival fans trying to scupper the take over process and considering how expensive Edinburgh is I feel we've done incredible so far with almost 9000 fans paying varying amounts by debit each month. I think the rail is a great little show and would love it if you could feature my club on it at some point, keep up the good work spenny boy 😉

[@oufctv6482]

My local team, Oakham United has started there campaign in Step 6 of English Non-League football. A league called the UCL and we were promoted into Division 1 after winning our league last season. The club is only 5 years old, fan owned too, but already has a huge history, made even bigger now by being the first team from the county of Rutland to be in Step 6 since, 2006. We do not have state of the art facilities, and we keep our rural aesthetic with the look of our ground, The Sterling Meadow, with wooden stands and wooden dugouts. We barely around 100 supporters to come watch the games, those which do are usually associated with the club through a friend or family. Our players do not receive a wage, which other teams in our league do offer, so it shows we have a loyal and committed set up here. I am the club's cameraman and editor for OUFCtv, which was formed last season. It is something I too do for free and love doing, going home and away with the team and recording lower league games. This far down the leagues football is very old school football.

[@jamescockerzz2871]

Omg! I live in Oakham and play for Oakham united under 12s! Good to see my fellow Oakham people! Good to run into you mate!

[@Patapapa]

I live here in the states but I'll be supporting hackney wick fc. It's great to see clubs being formed by the fans. Makes watching football so much more enjoyable.

[@HappyHammer83]

Interesting and informative, as ever. Thanks for promoting football outside the PL unlike bloody FIFA and SKY. We're so lucky to have clubs in nearly every town and city in the UK, each with their own proud history.

[@ItSdAb1zZle]

Just wanna say what a top guy. Using sport to have a positive impact on his and those around him, lives. Something i think we can all agree is an amazing thing. To look at him, a brother with a crime record and yet he's doing more for his community than ANY councillor in a suit.

[@ThePs3GAMEr2001]

Talk about safe standing next

[@tommyd3036]

Yeah definitely. I suggested this topic last episode. Hopefully they've taken note of one of us.

[@pieterjhoek9815]

This would be a good topic nice idea

[@copa90football]

connor mcb Pieter Hoek +Tommyd303 Great suggestions guys. Safe standing is a topic we will definitely be covering in future episodes....

[@copa90football]

Tommyd303 We've taken notice Tommy. Spencer will definitely be talking safe standing in a future episode..

[@tommyd3036]

Copa90 Thanks guys for listening to what the viewers want. Carry on doing what you're doing. Your videos are always great.

[@Lazylad0]

Not visiting Pompey was a huge miss

[@Matt-io8cx]

Imagine if the big clubs were fan owned. Ticket prices would be down and they could decide transfers. We can only wish

[@SamOwenI]

You know the Hackney Wick FC founder said that there was no football team in Hackney, so he decided to set up the team... I just googled the team, and it turns out that on 25th July they played a friendly derby match against a team called Sporting Hackney FC. Apparently, they're celebrating their 30th anniversary this year...?

[@LukeVidsss]

Guys please come to Portsmouth! Our club is owned by the fans and I'd love for it to be on the show! We, the fans, are the heart and soul of the team and I'd love for my loved team to be on the show!

[@samallen6949]

Great to see my home town club Grimsby being recognised by Copa90. Keep up the good work guys and up the Mariners!

[@pkengen25]

This series is just getting better and better, also fan owned clubs seems great, it might be something for my club #GetVenkeysOut

[@desting45]

Pls come to hereford and find. Fans support this team so much especially the fact that a new club has been made as the old one was destroyed by a terrible owner

[@Ayo_Re]

Spencer start your own club Spencer FC

[@kashif21622]

jckliq he already owns shares i real oviedo and is one of the new co-founders,But still that would be a good idea

[@BobPlays15]

Spencer FC for the Wembley cup!

[@xxxellbrownoxxx]

He should actually do this with other volunteers from his subscribers

[@goldscar8764]

he did hashtag united

[@rossfoley8925]

Well this comment predicted the future

[@Kezza98]

We (Grimsby Town) raised £110,105 at the end! fantastic effort for a non league club! UTM!!

[@kiansimpson9529]

Lincoln City are still better than Grimsby

[@edwardwortley6525]

Kian Simpson yes but Lincoln have no money. Boston United is where it's at. Yes I know both Lincoln and Grimsby beat us pre season

[@wamsud2887]

Kian Simpson no there not

[@willbenton9040]

Grimsby are far better than Lincoln

[@alexdwyer6534]

kez has it spot on UTFM

[@adammoorby99]

Hackney Wick played a game vs Hashtag this year 😃 glad both teams pursued their dreams and got a proper team

[@adamsgamesinhd1255]

As part of the rail series you should look into Weymouth Football club about how they've survived and their fans also their set of ultras

[@noshit31]

This why I love this channel.. Please more of these videos .

[@theinkysquid7661]

FC United is a the future of proper football, have to say though, I went to watch them against my local team in their old stadium, was half empty, was quite dissapointed lol got some good banter thought.

[@goolasmo]

You should cover the story of KV Mechelen. Their fans saved the last Belgian Europa cup winner 12 years ago from bankruptcy with a fundraiser in which they asked every fan to give a 1000 euro's and it worked, but the club had to start in a lower division. They returned quickly and became a steady mid table team in the Belgian pro league. Now they are renewing their stadium financed largly by the fans. It really is something unique

[@EpicToasterFish]

I support Clyde in the Scottish 2nd division who are fan owned, and we are now one of the few clubs in Britain out of debt. I think it's great for the club and it attracts more higher league players to come and play for the Bully Wee.

[@joefowler6965]

Please do a derby days video about wrexham and chester

[@graizpazza9670]

Yes. The cross boarder Derby. COYR WREXHAM

[@sadieroberts1130]

That would be awesome Im a Wrxham supporter

[@liamm553]

James Mathie from this video actually came down and helped make my local team banbury united become a supporter owned club fantastic guy helped us save our club

[@tombatube2255]

Omg my best friend is in the Grimsby Town section we love you Grimsby we do oh Grimsby we love you 😀thnx for including Grimsby Town#operationpromotionworked 😀

[@applecore4321]

Can you do a video on the problems of football in ireland. Eg They have dropped massively in the uefa association rankings and world rankings in the last five to ten years and have done terrible in recent qualifying campaigns. There is also a massive problem in the fai as it costs around twenty thousand euro to compete in the league system, the winners of the premier division only recieve about 100,000 euro and the head of the fai, John delaney is paid over 300,000 euro a year.

[@JackoBoyYT]

Nice to see town on Copa 90

[@romanbaranovichi5375]

Its quite brilliant to see clubs like these

[@TeacherHarryJohnSmith]

amazing episode, looking forward to more in the series!

[@WBFC1995]

I always ask this when fan ownership comes up, what if your club doesn't have enough fans? Or enough fans willing to put a lot of money in?

[@Bhthhh123]

Hey Spencer. Come to my local club Hereford FC. A team ran and supported by the fans. 6 months ago, Hereford United were wound up in the High Court over tax debt as Hereford United were thought to be in debts of £116,000. Since then, we have created a new team with along side ex Hereford united players such as Joel Edwards, Ben Miller, Rob Purdie and many more local lads coming from Hereford's youth system. We now play our football in the 10 divison i.e. Midlands Football League, and have sold over 1,130 season tickets. 9 years ago, our club went from division 3 to divison 10 because of bad owners taking money out of the club for their own terrible use. We Have Our Club Back, and I can't wait to see what this exciting and emotional season will offer me. Come On You Whites!

[@rhyshanford3441]

YES! Season I am season ticket holder their

[@forrey6437]

Should visit Dunfermline! We are a team who were on the brink of liquidation through poor management by the owners. However as a result of not just our fans but other teams fans and the local community we have managed to turn our misfortunes around and are on the path to reaching the place where we belong. We are producing a wealth of young talent and giving players opportunities they may find difficult to get elsewhere.

[@RRFC2MUCH]

Yuck Dunfermline! In all seriousness hurry the hell back up to championship, miss the Fife derby, also Cardle is an amazing signing for you guys.

[@lispycorner5743]

Very good club the will be promoted

[@forrey6437]

I have to say the lack of derbies are a huge miss. But the way the club is being run nowadays is a model more and more Scottish teams should be taking. Cardle is a fantastic signing like!

[@craigjackson9723]

Get back to the championship. I miss the Falkirk Dunfermline

[@forrey6437]

Was a beautiful goal but not as good as Fais against Cowdengelly

[@Cyneksos]

Hey guys! This Sunday, in Poland, you should go to the big match. LEGIA WARSAW will be competing with Wisła Kraków in stadium in Warsaw.

[@bwhuddleston1368]

Great content lads, properly inspirational!

[@brett75750]

Is there any way we can donate to Hackney fc

[@hackneywickfc6453]

Yes. You can go on the website and contact us direct or get in contact with bobby [e-mail]. We are looking for away kit sponsor if anybody interested

[@josh.w3554]

+Hackney Wick FC all the best and good luck :) hopefully play you in the football league (bristol rovers fan)

[@CheeseyMilkshakes]

JOSH WINCHESTER Hows the football league? City's very "sorry" for you. #morepointsthanchelsea

[@reecefox6134]

+xylophone but city are in the football league 😂

[@ioanrowlands5249]

Was cool to see my team Wrexham on Copa90 grate video

[@jorgeacosta9051]

This is a cool video! You should do a video about Nashville FC. It's the only fan owned club in the USA.

[@matthewcoombs3282]

Great Video..Good luck to FCUM, Wrexham and Grimsby and Hackney Wick!

[@liamrussell5622]

u guys should come up to Glasgow to see Rangers FC. Got liquidated and are going back up in the championship atm, and have been all games(8) unbeaten this season

[@Enforcer1984]

Good on Grimsby, My beloved Bristol Rovers boys were the ones who beat them at Wembley.

[@nathanrountree760]

Crazy to think now Wrexham have a rich owner

[@tyronebriers9818]

Oh I wish spencer. Being a Blackpool fan, that is only in my wildest wildest dreams

[@BallersLife]

I love fan owned clubs, but the modern game without a clear budget is a tough with this new TV deals been thrown around. Wish them every success though. Would mean a lot to see them in the championship or the PL.

[@NBAtapehighlights]

This is actually sick, I'm a Hackney Wick fan!!

[@KR7OFFICIAL]

Paul Hurst's black and white army GTFC!!!!!

[@barry9897]

They might of raised 20 grand but they can't be the rovers a wembley

[@samlegge1310]

Raised a bit more than 20 grand...

[@ALACARGIN]

Barry Get your fact correct before posting.

[@josh.w3554]

WE ARE GOING UP BRFC

[@AlfieSaysMeow]

KR7 Scunny > Grimsby

[@hughgrist8234]

I'm all for the fan owned club thing, but it's not really the future of football, I mean if anything international millionaires ownership is the future of top football rather than fan ownership which usually resides in lower leagues

[@Yowalshy]

Fan owner clubs are the future. Just look at the Bundesliga, it's a rule that 51% of the club must be owned by fans and it's a healthy business model. The game over there isn't ruined by money because they have low ticket prices and it's still about the fans.

[@xPHGaminG2013]

Please talk about glory hunters and their influence on the game

[@pieterjhoek9815]

They kind of did their with a support your local team episode

[@alisongirard6278]

+Pieter Hoek What episode was that?

[@reddog8551]

+Pieter Hoek which eppisode was that.

[@alfiegb4762]

Visit Blyth Spartans because they got to the FA cup third round and they are a very small club

[@matthewfoster6600]

Have a look at the pitch visit notts county we have had a new type of seed been put in that makes is faster for the ball as a surface at 26mm long green patterned and installed sprinklers.

[@serkz1236]

Excited to see my local new team,hackney wick go up the divisions

[@xjack40x19]

You should do a piece on the new fan owned Hereford FC

[@caverramos7581]

I hope FC United of Manchester soon get promoted to first division

[@nellupa]

You guys should check out UCFB Wembley, a university teaching degrees in football business!

[@lispycorner5743]

Go to celtic and see how the fans think about the safe standing section in parkhead

[@lewisharland8074]

Talk about the importance of history including the allams trying to change hull city's name and the colour change at Cardiff etc

[@nafiuzzamanpial1507]

i think this can work............ even barcelona is a fan owned club i think

[@chvrlie1310]

Great to see the mighty Wrexham in one of these videos!!

[@pbush8689]

We are going up!!!!! come on Grimsby

[@wesleyhunt7599]

How do I invest in a team? It's something on my bucket list to be an actual team supporter like with Wimbledon.

[@saraw6446]

Is Hackney Wick rhyming slang?

[@fluox0780]

Talk about the financial fare play rule and how it is affecting small clubs

[@Hugh240p]

You should check out Guernsey FC for this show

[@jacktodd3321]

Can't believe my club, GTFC, have been mentioned!!! UTM

[@JJPSENGERS]

Where can I leave suggestions for topics in further episodes?

[@jackmoran4466]

Grimsby are going to win the league this year

[@placed6187]

*Cheltenham*

[@pbush8689]

+George Clements play offs UTM

[@kevinyoung7287]

Grimsby town will always be my family

[@ShihabBigBoss]

i can see spencer becoming a football pundit.

[@MADProductionMen]

Portsmouth? We have owned our club for a couple of years, due to the supporters trust but it seems to always go under the radar.

[@pompeytid8989]

Jon Hooper even though we're the biggest fan owned club in England we still didn't get a mention

[@ThezgamerZify]

What about hearts?

[@robertmorrisey3825]

Spencer you should accturly create Spencer FC as a fan based charitable side where you live

[@DrGorgoroth]

The Rail is fucking great!

[@Ps4Pros]

Gtfc I am Grimsby fan watch them every game

[@blairsalvona6090]

You should come to Scotland and do hearts saved by there fans and back in the premership with recited point totally in championship

[@stazzer17]

Ffs this would have been an ideal video to feature Wycombe Wanderers who are fan owned and were seconds away from pulling off what has to be one of the biggest one season turnarounds ever!

[@lewysprince217]

I'm a supporter of Newport county and are fans trust are now attempting to take over Newport

[@lfcreviewking257]

Fans make the club, The mighty redmen have the best fans. LFC= Greatest club ever #YNWA

[@lfcreviewking257]

thecmk cono horrible attempt at a joke ^

[@redond8847]

Liverpool is pure banter

[@michaelyo874]

LfcReviewKing i agree horrible joke .. it cant match joke called liverpool....

[@michaelturner6335]

Even with loads of fans doesn't mean there fan owned or anything, you've got some wealthy owner who splashes cash for fun, which poisons football

[@ciaranburke5236]

You never win anything

[@ashleyheppenstall2245]

Huddersfield

[@harleyaf9677]

I think spence got some tips for hashtag from the guy from hackney

[@team3030]

I wish local clubs like this existed in the US

[@gianc2873]

Honestly, if the US had a passion for football, they could have a league within each state and then a national Champions-league like event. There wouldn't be any lack of investment because it's the U.S. Sadly, the interest just isn't there.

[@theoneandonlyownage]

Interestingly enough, it's not really just the lack of interest that makes football small in the US. American TV networks have purposefully suppressed football because it offers less chance to host commercials. Where american football or baseball have long pauses throughout the games (allowing for advertisement slots), the only real chance for advertisers in football is before the game, half-time and after the game, meaning football is so much less profitable.

[@thetacticalgenius2045]

Nothing better than being Fan Owned (Wycombe) how football should be

[@waanpalgje332145]

1 million subs!! I saw it happen live xd.

[@carlgabriel8540]

I love this game

[@GasDean]

I like the idea of fan owned clubs but how far can they really go before hitting a brick wall?

[@priteshvaland1672]

When are u going to upload the Man Utd kit launch?

[@Jacklowe704]

My club Newport County are now fan owned!!!

[@blackoutzyt8690]

I'm from Newport 👌

[@henrydurand9826]

Wooooaahh

[@zaksargant655]

Well done Newport I'm from pompey

[@Jacklowe704]

All the best for the season then!!!

[@charliejones9720]

Could be quite a tough season for the Port, hope I'm wrong though! Hope Butcher does a good job!

[@NameIsRaghu]

you guys please come to India and see the madness of building next football super fans... visit Kerala Blaster, ChennaiyinFC, FC Goa, NorthEast United, Athletico de Kolkata and my favourite Bengaluru FC...

[@ethansmith8028]

Grimsby were beaten by bristol rovers but played well on the day and only one poor kick ruined it for them and rovers won. I was happy as I an a BRFC fan but I still want Grimsby to do well in the future

[@charlieprice1955]

More GRIMSBY TOWN FC THE FANS ARE MENTAL

[@graizpazza9670]

I'm from Wrexham!

[@bencurran142]

I'm from Wrexham!!!

[@NathSG94]

why didnt you come to the FC match??

[@lukejames1303]

Tower Hamlets FC, kinda is Hackney...

[@nialloverend8270]

what about exeter city?

[@cianokeefe5891]

Wrexham FC!!!! 💪😍

[@tariqmessari7359]

Beast

[@Leon-ii3db]

Even Grimsby?