FanRunClub.com- Become a Pro Basketball General Manager (You Pick Players!!)

1. Join Us

2. Purchase Franchise

3. Fans Become GM

4. Win!!!

Note: This Pro Franchise will be located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, but many GMs will be located around the world. The video player allows everyone to watch the games online!!

This concept was borrowed from MyFootballClub.co.uk. The fans own Ebbsfeet (a soccer team in the UK).

What you get for purchasing a membership!

What benefits come with a FanRunClub membership?

First, members get full access to the private member forums. The private forum will be known as the GMs' box. All decisions will be made there by a democratic vote. Major decisions are listed in the voting schedule. Around 10% of minor league teams are actually profitable. Members will not assume any risk. The website operator is responsible to ensure that expenses stay within the yearly operating budget. The operator fee will be in line with the concept's predecessors (MyFootballClub as an example). The entire operating budget will be annouced to the members. General Managers (members) will also wear their business hats when deciding season ticket prices and other rates.

What if the team is sabotaged or taken over?

This aboslutely cannot happen. The operator will be able to veto votes that do not fall within the yearly budget. The operator will also be responsible for understanding the stakeholders in this venture. Fans from another city will not be able to relocate the team by demanding a vote. The franchise can be reloated to a nearby city if the venue decides to take advantage of the situation by drastically raising the lease.

What about the coaches?

It's very simple. You hire them. You fire them. Exactly how this happens will be discussed in the private GM forums at a later date. If you want to discuss this please join one of our groups.

What about the players?

You sign them. You waive them. One reason a user agreement isn't posted is because we haven't selected a league yet. We cannot finalize exactly how players are acquired until we do this. The bottom line is that you will pick them. Player salaries must fall within the yearly operating budget.

What if I want to cancel my membership?

Membership to FanRunClub will be yearly so just don't renew. Our goal is to start a team as soon as we have enough members. We purposefully made all our sign up groups free to do this. This isn't a cash grab. This is the replacement for fantasy sports. How is replacing Donald Sterling not a good thing?

Operator's Fee

The operator's fee is set at 20%

Still have questions?

Just send a shout to .

Voting Schedule

General Managers will be responsible for everything from voting on the team name to signing real players. Below is a sample of what the voting schedule may look like depending on the situation and the league. Some winter leagues have a draft and others do not. The final voting schedule will be set at a later date.

1. Name The Team- November 16th
2. Select Team Colors- November 25th
3. Season Ticket Pricing- December 15th
4. Venue Approval- January 12th
5. Merchandise Selection- February 19-26th
6. Develop Marketing Strategies- March 17-26th
7. Sign Sponsors- Various Dates
8. Select Beverage Pricing- May 15th
9. Select Food Pricing- June 9th
10. Summer Free Agent Camp- July 20th
11. Hire Head Coach- August 10th
12. Hire Assistant Coach- August 15th
13. Hire Trainer- September 7th
14. Hire Gameday Staff- September 15th
15. Select Gameday Entertainment- September 19th
16. Select Cheerleaders/ Dance Team- September 27th
17. League Draft- Date??
18. Free Agent Camp- October 14th
19. Sign Starting 5- November 1st
20. Sign Bench- November 4th
21. Sign/ Waive Players- Date??
22. Mid-Season Coaches Review- January 14th
23. Vote for Team MVP- End of Season

To learn more visit http://www.fanrunclub.com

AS FEATURED in the Star Tribune!
http://ww3.startribune.com/blogs/randbal l/2008/08/27/want-to-help-run-a-pro-bask etball-team-7999/

Press Release- 08/29/2008
For Immediate Release

FanRunClub is pleased to announce La Crosse, Wisconsin has been selected for a real professional basketball franchise run by the local community and fans around the world. This concept was first introduced by MyFootballClub.co.uk. MyFootballClub recently purchased a real soccer team and gave the fans control of the franchise. FanRunClub plans to begin operations in Fall 2009.

Basketball fans across the world are invited to sign up for a free newsletter at http://www.fanrunclub.com. Signing up for the free newsletter is the first step in becoming a real General Manager of a professional basketball franchise located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Membership dues are planned at $79.99 per year. Membership will grant fans access to private member forums, a private voting module, and live game feeds. Potential General Managers can visit FanRunClub and click on Voting Schedule to view a sample of how the organization will be run. GMs will vote on a wide range of decisions including which coach and players to sign.

From 1985 to 2001 La Crosse, Wisconsin was the greatest minor league basketball city on the planet. In 1990 and 1992 the Catbirds won the CBA Championship. At the time Flip Saunders was the head coach of the club. Several former Catbirds made the NBA including Andre Turner, David Rivers, Mark Davis, Derrick Gervin, Elliot Perry, and Kenny Battle. August 3, 1999 marked the beginning of the end of professional basketball in La Crosse, Wisconsin as Isiah Thomas purchased the CBA. 18 months after Thomas purchased the league bankruptcy was declared. The CBA has since restarted operations, but they have yet to bring a franchise to La Crosse. Several franchises have since left the CBA for the PBL.

FanRunClub has put Isiah Thomas, Donald Sterling, and Glen Taylor on the bench. Are you ready to check and in and run the show? Visit FanRunClub today to sign up for our newsletter. After enough signups have been accumulated you can be the next General Manager of a professional team in La Crosse.

Fans can sign up for free at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/afa nrunclub/. A Yahoo! email account is required. Free Yahoo! accounts can be obtained at http://www.yahoo.com.

Those without a Yahoo! email account can join our Google group using your own email address. Visit http://groups.google.com/group/fanrunclu b to sign up on Google instead of Yahoo!.

Our third group was designed for those without Yahoo! or Gmail. Please only join one group. http://fanrunclub.blastgroups.com



This purchase grants you access to private member forums. This pruchase also grants you one full season of membership as a GM, so you can't sign up too early!