‘Taylor Swift, gies some dosh’ – Scottish Premiership club reveal all on viral plea for Hollywood investment
Motherwell chairman Jim McMahon has revealed all behind the club’s viral plea to popstar Taylor Swift.
The Scottish Premiership side released a tongue-in-cheek video where they were targeting Hollywood celebrities for investment.
It has been a trend in recent months and years for British clubs to get new high profile owners.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney famously invested in Wrexham, while Michael B. Jordan is part of the Bournemouth ownership groups.
Tom Brady has even become a part owner in Birmingham City.
In the video, a young fan appeals directly to Taylor Swift, who has recently gained plenty more media attention for her high profile relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce.
The boy pleads: «Taylor Swift, gies some dosh.»
Motherwell became the first fan owned club in 2016, with supporters paying into the Well Society.
Well Society chairman McMahon joked to talkSPORT: “As you can hear from my voice, it is very croaky because I’ve been on the phone to Taylor [Swift] for the last six hours discussing her involvement, how many gigs she is going to do at Fir Park, whether she wants to turn out for the ladies team."
McMahon added: “We’ve had an incredible amount of interest from the video, at all levels.
“A lot of people are wanting to become members of the Well Society and therefore become club owners. There’s lots of interest from existing advertisers and sponsors saying ‘that’s great, the amount of interest you’ve pulled [from the video] has made us feel better about next year.
“We’ve also had about a dozen expressions of interest from people who want to come and possibly invest in the club.
“We are just trawling through those now and have had some initial debates with those people to see how serious they are.
“It’s been
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