Brew wrote:
I know of a few occasions people have been contacted in the week upto a game (as late as Thursday sometimes) asking them to sponsor the match ball or the fixture.
Sometimes the reason given is someone has pulled out, but we seemingly rely on the same individuals and businesses to put the cash up time and time again.
I went into Halifax Town centre on Sunday, I normally park by that horse statue and walk on because I'm too tight to pay to park, The only mention of Halifax Panthers existing that I saw was the "Next Fixture" board on SKircoat Road (which had already been updated to say Barrow was the next home game, that or they'd never bothered to put the Catalans game on the board)
Halifax Town also have very little mention in the town, There are a couple of banners hanging on the front of the courtyard pub, most likely provided by a supporters group and looking fairly weathered. But I saw no other mention of either club anywhere in the town centre. It's no wonder so few people attend games as its hard to know the clubs even existor what they are upto unless you are already a supporter.
As far as The Shay goes, I have my reservations about Ken Davy's proposals, but there is no alternative. The council want rid, neither club can take it on so it's going to the open market pretty much, Davy only wanting it temporarily (although for how long and if they ever go back is another issue) means there are potentially further problems in 3-5 years time. But as we tend to live year to year, or even month to month, that is an issue for then
Already explained that the banner outside the Shay was put up weeks in advance of our regular season home game against Barrow and they decided not to take it down and put it back up again using social media for both the cup games.
On main sponsorships the problem is what exposure are these sponsors getting with no TV deal?
Little to none so it's hard to get anyone to shell out even a few hundred quid for nothing in return, I wouldn't would you or any of us?
I mean some of us have drawn a line at spending a measly £20.
So often that's why it's a last minute thing and not that the club haven't been trying or waited until the last minute not everything is there fault.
As it turns out there was reportedly 12,000 people watching on YouTube so that's a possible angle for the club to work to get some sponsors in if whenever we are screened live again.
On FC Town, if I saw a poster advertising one of their games the way Fax have been treated by a number of their supporters would invoke various feelings all negative and rather than gain support it would be the exact opposite.
Many times I’ve been given and posted all sorts of flyers and seen all sorts of posters but can’t think of one that didn’t end up straight in the bin.
Would more advertising in shop windows etc help, possibly and they surely couldn’t do any harm but there is the cost vs return to facture in.
My point wasn’t against using them but when they don’t not to launch into a disproportionate slagging off assault on the club as if a few posters would solve all the clubs / larger game issues which require a much broader solution. ( That's even if there is one that everyone would agree to because they haven't found one yet after decades of changes / resets.)
What has and is being said from those who knew about the game and didn’t go the reason was the price of admission especially when it was being screened FOC, most if not all of these were Fax or at least rugby supporters so if they choose to do that the number of anyone with lesser interest turning up for the first time on the back of seeing a poster would likely be few in number if any.
One person who hadn’t been for a while and turned up without checking posted on the Panther's FB said he was a bit surprised and shocked that it was £25 entrance fee.
There’s a lot of factors but. On average. Price seems to be the biggest obstacle and the biggest motivator seems to be seeing a side playing well and having a good chance of winning and if we can get of to a good start hopefully we’ll see a few more turning up.
Regarding the Shay it’s pretty reflective of the state of the sporting football and rugby community of the Town and the general financial position of the Councils across the country.
From the options on the table the KD one will get the best results the quickest but has the medium / longer issues surrounding his ownership and future of the stadium / clubs to resolve.
I’m no legal expert but from all the parties they need to make the security of the ground and clubs as legally watertight as possible and the Council want to make it clearly plain to any future would be chancer that they will never grant planning permission or change of use that doesn’t still guarantee the Shay predominantly remains a sports ground.
At least that way even if they sell it and don’t own it they still have a controlling power over what happens to it.
