While Fury continue to work with sponsors and investors to raise the required funds set down by FFA to remain in the A-League - said to be around $1.5m up-front - Fury’s preferred future financial model of community ownership will officially launch on Saturday.

The packages are priced at $3000 for a "Retain The Fury" membership while 30,000 buys a foundation membership. Both membership payments are spread over three years. 

Should the club continue in the competition, a new community owned entity called the Northern Fury Limited will own and run the ‐team from the start of the 2011/12 season and will be a not-for-profit company, say Fury. 

The team will retain their current name.

Former Socceroo Craig Foster has purchased the first “Retain the Fury” membership whilst Football Queensland have secured the first foundation membership.

The two membership packages allow individuals and organisations to contribute financially to the future of the North Queensland Fury by becoming owners.

With enough local support, a new community owned entity called the Northern Fury Limited will own and run the team from the start of the 2011/12 A‐League Season and will be a not-for-profit company. The team will still be called the North Queensland Fury.

"Community ownership is the only way the Fury survive and continue to provide enjoyment for the local fans, as well as inspire more than 20,000 boys and girls who play junior football in Fury’s region (Central QLD, Western QLD, North Queensland and Far North Queensland)," said a club statement.

"There are two levels of Membership - Foundation Membership and Retain the Fury Membership

"Foundation Membership is the most crucial Membership level for the club will be available for $30,000 (plus GST) which comprises three $10,000 (plus GST) payments over three years.

"As a “Foundation Member”, there are a range of benefits including tickets to the Chairman’s Club Lounge for all home games and discounted tickets and merchandise.

"Retain the Fury Membership will be available for $3,000 (plus GST) which comprises three $1,000 (plus GST) payments over three years.

"As a “Retain the Fury Member”, there are a range of benefits including discounted tickets and merchandise."

North Queensland Fury CEO, Rabieh Krayem said: “Today is a historic day. After a lot of talk we have completed the structure of a Community Ownership model for Fury and from Saturday, the public can take an interest in owning the club through a membership base.

“It’s taken a lot longer than anticipated but we obviously had to get the structure right and we had to get Football Federation Australia approvals and we needed to make sure the structure of the constitution of this new company was there for the interest of football for regional Queensland. 

“Community ownership is the only way  Fury will survive as an elite football club and its now down to the public, not just limited to Queensland or Australia, to show they want to own this football club and see it thrives for years to come.”

Speaking about his commitment to the Fury, Craig Foster said:  “My contribution is a demonstration of respect for the proud history of football in North Queensland and the fantastic work and deep commitment to the game shown by the club staff, players and fans under terribly difficult circumstances.

“I’m encouraging everyone who loves football and dreams, like me, of an A-League that sits at the very peak of Australian sport, to get onboard and support the Fury and show that in football, we always stand up for our own.”

On signing up to be the first Foundation Member, Football Queensland CEO, Geoff Foster added:“Football Queensland has been an avid supporter of Fury since its inception. Taking the first Foundation Membership is a tangible example of the importance we place on our partnership with Fury.

“Our advanced player pathway and High Performance Unit rely on Fury being there to give our programs purpose. In addition, our football family rightly demand to have a local team to love, own and support.

“It is my experience that Fury partner better with community football than any other A-League club, simply because they respect and include us.

“We are honoured to have been offered a position on the Fury Board and commit to keeping the club well advised on how we can best achieve our common goals. Now we have the chance to invest in footballs future.

“My colleague, FFA Chief Ben Buckley, has  acknowledged the importance of Fury to the football community in North Queensland and I am confident that our commitment  will not go unnoticed. In recent times we have seen the best in Queensland communities rallying together to support each other and I encourage the football community to invest in Fury as they are a critical plank to our future.”

All details regarding the Community Owned Club and the Membership packages will be available from Saturday at www.nqfury.com.au