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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Managed, and boldly, take League Two Crawley all the way to the Premier League.“How?” you might ask. Have they discovered one weird trick the FA hate? Well, no. As it turns out, running a football club is harder than they thought. American crypto bros parachuting into a League Two club and taking them to the Premier League has gone as well as you would expect. Nine months, four managers and half the season in and Crawley sit near the bottom of the table, battling relegation.Crawley Town owner and WAGMI United founder Preston Johnson (left), watching a match. Photo: Simon Dack / Telephoto Images / Alamy Stock PhotoTwo weeks after the takeover, manager John Yems was suspended for racial abuse, which Johnson seems to blame all his current woes on. But this was followed by a litany of unforced errors that paint a picture of overconfident Americans biting off more than they can chew. Whether it be selling their star striker to a relegation rival or accidentally transfer listing the whole squad, League Two fans have been watching this saga unfold, thanking their lucky stars WAGMI didn’t buy their club.WAGMI’s big idea is minting NFTs to democratise the club to bring in money. They say they’ve sold 10,200 of these NFTs, raising around $5m. Holders receive a customisable image of the red devil mascot, an exclusive all-black kit and voting rights alongside season ticket holders. In their first and only vote, fans were given the chance to decide which position they should sign next and opted for a midfielder.This apparently, is the future of football. WAGMI are adamant blockchain technology will revolutionise the world and believe they’re pioneers in this respect. “I think in five to ten years most industries will be using NFTS via blockchain first in some form or
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