: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:12 am  

marillion man wrote:

Well I know of junior clubs in the Halifax district who have recently had Bradford and/or Leeds players at their presentation evening's, that's not right is it ?

No it darned well is`nt right but they have never played fair havn`t the big clubs , I do not think we have the rescourses to match them either really.Our club does a super job but they cannot be everywhere I was furious when our local village school were all handed special invites to a Giants match when we were at home.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:18 am  

Starbug wrote:

Yes only county mile though , and with that being a Yorkshire county mile it's as tight as a Yorkshiremans wallet so not very big

Leigh by one

Bonus point for Fax

I think it will be closer than most people think this match, Rowley will have them all fired up .If there`s a match he will want to win it`s this one. Let`s all hope we don`t get caught out watching Rowley spit the dummy again is always good.
Oh by the way don`t forget it`s a "cup match" you won`t get a bonus point.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:45 am  

Starbug wrote:

While you are correct in what you say if you look at it you are still preaching to the ' converted ' if you have a player attending a presentation at a RL club

Yes continue doing it , get letters and make contacts with as many as you can in the area as you are competing with the Bulls,Leeds and Huddersfield for this type of ' marketing

But the point still remains is you need to somehow find a way to actively promote your club to the people who have never had / dont have any interest in RL whatsoever

The article by Matt Calland in the paper is good but he also is reffering to ' the fans rather than the people of the town /borough , he is asking for existing fans to contribute more via lottery instead of targeting new fans

Spot on I agree - yes use the existing fanbase its where you are likely to get the most success but to 'kick on' we have to hit some of the rest of the population of Calderdale which is 200,000.There must be at least another 500 people who would support the club one way or another, we have to get to them.
We the fans must keep trying, I have got 2 people coming on Suday who are not fans, but may become fans in time if i keep at them AND the club and players deliver.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:53 am  

Fax4Life wrote:

Spot on I agree - yes use the existing fanbase its where you are likely to get the most success but to 'kick on' we have to hit some of the rest of the population of Calderdale which is 200,000.There must be at least another 500 people who would support the club one way or another, we have to get to them.
We the fans must keep trying, I have got 2 people coming on Suday who are not fans, but may become fans in time if i keep at them AND the club and players deliver.

Too low , 5,000 should be the minimum target

In fact the minimum target is the capacity of the Shay

Total change of attitude required

Start with a blank piece of paper

You are a brand new club playing a brand new sport

None of those 200,000 people have ever seen a game of RL

How do you get people to come and ' taste ' what you have to offer ?

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:16 pm  

It might sound a bit radical but how about having the players go around the streets of Halifax playing tag rugby on the actual streets!

The kids would come out to play with the players and get involved and it's something I don't think any club has ever done before.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:54 pm  

Yob wrote:

It might sound a bit radical but how about having the players go around the streets of Halifax playing tag rugby on the actual streets!

The kids would come out to play with the players and get involved and it's something I don't think any club has ever done before.

And then get injured in the process and unable to play for their employers.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:05 pm  

Yob wrote:

It might sound a bit radical but how about having the players go around the streets of Halifax playing tag rugby on the actual streets!

The kids would come out to play with the players and get involved and it's something I don't think any club has ever done before.

The players are valuable commodities... wouldnt like them being left alone on some of the streets round Halifax!

If they stood still, someone would have there trainers off them!

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:05 pm  

marillion man wrote:

And then get injured in the process and unable to play for their employers.

Tough game tag

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:27 pm  

Yob wrote:

It might sound a bit radical but how about having the players go around the streets of Halifax playing tag rugby on the actual streets!

The kids would come out to play with the players and get involved and it's something I don't think any club has ever done before.

I like your thinking but when would you have them do this? Most of the players have jobs outside of rugby so probably wouldn't have time for this unless it meant missing training sessions which isn't a good idea. Could possibly send the players from the community department.

: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:33 pm  

pinballwizzard wrote:

Tough game tag

It's them speed humps that are rough on the ankles !