Who from the club would fund the purchase of the 51%?
There are various ways depending on how much the club is worth. With little in the way of freehold infrastructure and a shell of an East Stand to complete the valuation shouldn't be excessive.
Community Share Issues like at FC United of Manchester are interesting.
https://communityshares.org.uk/case-studies/fc-united-0Again I think Thomas and Bower's legacy will be measured to whom they pass the club on to and a democratic member-owned element would be positive.