Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:06 pm
OK, my partner is probably going to kill me for all of this, but I do have the controlling interest. The PIFL is not designed to be a "not for profit" concern. It is very much profit oiented and motivated. If it works out, yes I will benefit financially, but at the same time our teams will benefit greatly financially as well as we will be a full profit sharing enity.
I believe a league is just like its teams, needs to generate income to insure its own survival. The better we can generate, the more we can give back to the teams financially and in the way of league support.
We have dues set up, but I'd love to be able to say in the second year, forget the dues, we don't need them.
This is where my partner kills me, we have promised a very large dollar amount in national name brand sponsor money, sponsors 99% of everybody will know. I say promised as its not in the bank and contingent on us actually proving were for real. Promises were also made to be broken I've learned.
My partner has worked tirelessly on the sponsor thing for several months and continues to work it now just as hard.
Unlike some other leagues we do believe in franchise fees, high but not excessive ones. I personally believe the more an owner has invested, the harder he or she will work to insure their investment. Unlike some other leagues, we're not going to promise to share the wealth on expansion fees. Yes, some of that will go to qualified or vested member teams, but part will also go into funds designed to help teams in trouble and to further the league in other areas.
Yes, we have a very ambitious plan for success, not short term, but long term. It may be too ambitious to ever work, but as I've said before, no sense doing it if you're not going to do it right.
Also keep in mind that we are currently working in dark back rooms under a cloak of secrecy. There's only so much I can share, but if I could open up 100% right now, people would be amazed at what is on the table waiting for us to prove we are for real.
The bottom line is we believe we can offer allot of what the af2 says they offer and still allow our teams to have more or less full control at a budget much like the NIFL, AIFL, UIF or any of the indoor leagues currently going.
Disclaimer: All plans subject to change without notice
I believe a league is just like its teams, needs to generate income to insure its own survival. The better we can generate, the more we can give back to the teams financially and in the way of league support.
We have dues set up, but I'd love to be able to say in the second year, forget the dues, we don't need them.
This is where my partner kills me, we have promised a very large dollar amount in national name brand sponsor money, sponsors 99% of everybody will know. I say promised as its not in the bank and contingent on us actually proving were for real. Promises were also made to be broken I've learned.
My partner has worked tirelessly on the sponsor thing for several months and continues to work it now just as hard.
Unlike some other leagues we do believe in franchise fees, high but not excessive ones. I personally believe the more an owner has invested, the harder he or she will work to insure their investment. Unlike some other leagues, we're not going to promise to share the wealth on expansion fees. Yes, some of that will go to qualified or vested member teams, but part will also go into funds designed to help teams in trouble and to further the league in other areas.
Yes, we have a very ambitious plan for success, not short term, but long term. It may be too ambitious to ever work, but as I've said before, no sense doing it if you're not going to do it right.
Also keep in mind that we are currently working in dark back rooms under a cloak of secrecy. There's only so much I can share, but if I could open up 100% right now, people would be amazed at what is on the table waiting for us to prove we are for real.
The bottom line is we believe we can offer allot of what the af2 says they offer and still allow our teams to have more or less full control at a budget much like the NIFL, AIFL, UIF or any of the indoor leagues currently going.
Disclaimer: All plans subject to change without notice