: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:09 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

I think this is an excelant idea you see youngsters around town doing surveys all the time in fact you could ask the senior schools ,their top years get into marketing and such maybe could get ideas from them.

You are also spot on about the women,I do think women have a contributory factor in this I witnessed this when I had a pub.
The women were all right while they knew matches were Sun afternoon every week but one time when we moved down to the Shay they kept swopping the times and days about.The women got fed up as men are not very good at forewarning so the women said they could not go as they had arranged something else.
Like you say you have to get them to come along too but make sure the toilets arn`t swimming and the seats in the stand are cleaned of bird muck cos one thing ,women don`t like is unsanitory conditions.

Thing with ladies attending live sport is they dont like to go alone , even if they are taking the kids , so when you target the schools you need to get the mums as they are picking up the kids from school and invite them ' en bloc ' , that way you will have better results

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:09 pm  

Has anybody come up with a name for this new "resurgence" yet?

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:19 pm  

johnny freeman fan club wrote:

Yes I would think it was although it did not say so on the sponsor form they organised it and brought along a big pair of goals that flashed up the scores.
But the point is somebody has these ideas and does them they don`t bother that they may be treading on someones toes like the Giants tickets they knew we had a game that day but were they bothered ? No.

I ain't condoning the giants actions. But as far as i'm concerned htafc can go wherever they like to raise money for Y.A.A. Htafc have a unique partnership and along with barcelona are only one of two teams to have a charity on their shirt. They should be applauded

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:27 pm  

pinballwizzard wrote:

I ain't condoning the giants actions. But as far as i'm concerned htafc can go wherever they like to raise money for Y.A.A. Htafc have a unique partnership and along with barcelona are only one of two teams to have a charity on their shirt. They should be applauded

That is fair enough but the same lad who organised the penalty shoot out was the one who brought in the Giants tickets so they must at least work together on marketing.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:37 pm  

littlerich wrote:

.............. and how much traffic travels on Huddersfield Road? Better visibility advertising of forthcoming matches will catch the eye of potential "customers". We need to try and make the people of Calderdale feel like they're missing out on something. The 13 match winning run certainly should have helped in this regard but it needs to be backed up with plenty of quality advertising.

Yer good point, we have never had decent avertising hoardings either at Thrum Hall or at the Shay.
I know its now a Council run stadium and for both clubs but we could do with a much bigger advert on Skircoat Road, it can be done and would not cost the earth, 50/50 with AFC Halifax Town or maybe the fans would pay for it?
Thing is I have a lot of repect for people at the club but the same people are being asked to help and thats us the already converted. The club need to hit new fans both for coming to games but also the lottery, people may show an interest if only they were asked.
Get where people are like in the pubs in town on a Saturday afternoon, or in the shopping areas like Woolshops or Southgate precinct with flyers.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:48 pm  

On Sat 1st Aug is Yorkshire Day I may just enquire about a stall of some kind for that .I went down and did there last week for another organisation I am involved with and the place was heaving.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:53 pm  

Also, is there a "mini-season ticket" launch this year? Last year, the club did one in May.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:59 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Also, is there a "mini-season ticket" launch this year? Last year, the club did one in May.

Remember someone asking about this a few weeks ago did anyone reply to them?

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:59 pm  

Attendances for the last three seasons vs Leigh:

2,854 July 2008
1,816 August 2007
2,160 April 2006

Surely we've got to bust the three thousand barrier on Sunday - seeing as though the standard set by this current sqaud is much higher. If not then maybe Starbug's point that the ending of P&R is more damaging than people think holds some truth.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:15 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Attendances for the last three seasons vs Leigh:

2,854 July 2008
1,816 August 2007
2,160 April 2006

Surely we've got to bust the three thousand barrier on Sunday - seeing as though the standard set by this current sqaud is much higher. If not then maybe Starbug's point that the ending of P&R is more damaging than people think holds some truth.

Dunno about busting 3K as its all pay and all clubs struggle to get big gates for the NRC and CC matches becuase of this.
I would hope we get 2500 on Sunday as I doubt Leigh will bring that many, maybe 300?
I think the North stand should be open then we can a have a 'wall of sound' from Fax fans only from the South stand. I think it was quiet last year when there were 200 or more Whitehaven fans at the play off match in the South stand.