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What are the THREE main reason for you NOT attending games this season?::

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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:08 pm  
I do think that on my side of town, (Intake), that there could be more at say asda or the dome, lots of traffic, a nice big sign would be good. But with finances so tight i suspect it is something the club cant do. I am aware that people will say that traditionally Dons support came from over the bridge, well yes it did but times have changed and all areas should be targeted. To be honest ive only seen the sign at bentley on pictures, as its somewhere i very rarely go, dont need to, so most on our side will not be aware of it.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:14 pm  
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Surely if you were interested in going to a rugby match you would find out where there is one .


Paul I can see why you didn't have a career in sales & marketing
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:53 pm  
I donot think the Dons donot have much money to spend on sales & marketing .
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:08 pm  
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I donot think the Dons donot have much money to spend on sales & marketing .


A few posters in shops in the town centre & market place wouldn't cost a fortune

A stall giving out hand-outs advertising home games in Morrison's store on York Rd I understand there manager Tony Haigh is very amenable towards local sports clubs it must be worth contacting him.

If the public aren't coming to the Dons the Dons need to get out among the public Golf Days,Race Nights Ladies Days don't seem to have the desired effect the club needs to think outside the box.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:03 am  
In the 1950s and 1960s there were very few things for people to do with their leisure time. Sporting activities were at the top of people's list of very few options.

Nowadays, competition for people's time and money is huge. It's difficult to get noticed and for the most part not cheap to get noticed. The bottom line for all businesses is that if you don't get noticed, you will suffer a decline in your business.

As a club, we need to look at what is cheap but may be effective. As Weighman said, we don't have a lot of cash to throw at the problem.

Posters in shops around town seems like a must do, as Geoff mentioned. I'd even consider giving shopkeepers a commission for selling tickets which in effect encourages them to become sales agents for the club.

As a one off, I'd allow all Rovers season ticket holders into a Dons game for nothing - possibly the Sheffield game. If they won't come for nothing, we know we're wasting our time targeting them in future.

If they do come, we can work on them further to convert them into long-term, paying spectators.

The Swindon double-header was a complete flop last year but that doesn't mean we should give up on the hope of getting some Rovers fans through our turnstiles. After all, we know they are prepared to pay to watch sport, which is probably something that the majority of Doncaster folk aren't prepared to do.

Improve links with supermarkets. Most Donny folk will visit one at some time. It's in the business interest of the supermarkets to be seen to be supporting local communities. We need to use this to our advantage.

As Donny hkr mentioned, on our side of town in Intake, we see nothing about the Dons. We have to reach out to the people, we can no longer rely on people finding us. Let's get some posters up in the out of town areas too.

Give pubs half a dozen free tickets to use as prizes for their pub quizzes on the condition they put up a matchday poster for us.

I'm sure we can come up with lots more ideas that might work. We need to try as many as possible because we don't have a magic wand that tells us whether any will work or not, but collectively they ought to do some good.

I'm sure the club have tried lots of things that we're not aware of, and Ray Green probably shakes his head in despair because the people of Donny don't turn out, but we need to keep trying ... because the Dons are in all our hearts and we want to see them succeed!
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Tue Aug 20, 2013 8:43 am  
I live in Westwoodside and it's still the 1960s out here! But seriously i know we come under North Lincs but you wouldn't know the Dons existed out here, even though we're not really that far away. Axholme is an untapped area for support. Why not send a batch of free tickets out to the pubs in Westwoodside, Haxey and Epworth. Surely there's nothing to lose?
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:02 am  
Plenty of opportunities around Doncaster for free of cheap advertising.

I work at the college, and there is nothing about The Dons upcoming games despite two of the college staff being first team regulars.

As others have mentioned supermarkets are a good way to capture people, as are buses and the bus station.

At the moment the club is good at informing the converted, but they need to start reaching out to those who never thought of Rugby League match as something they would want to watch. Its not just about getting old fans back its about attracting new fans and families.

We have a couple of home games left, how about a kids go free policy (ie under 12's). Give them a signed program from the match and their photo taken with the squad. Costs very little but can grow an interest in young minds.

The club has to do a bit of a carrot and a stick trick to get people in offer them something beyond just a match.

Face painting at games, there are several out there who will attend for free and just take donations for a charity of their choice, again a way to get the kids interested.

DM's idea of giving shop keepers a small commission for selling tickets its great it means there is something in it for them.

My personal reason for not attending the games is pricing £15 to get in £2 for a program and £4 to park (buses would cost me more as I'd need to catch 2) for and hour and a half's entertainment for me on my own. To contrast that me and my wife went to the cinema on Saturday night (which I also feel is overpriced) but for us both to see a recent film and partake in some refreshments it came to under £25 for the pair of us for 2 hours entertainment.

Money is tight for many people in Doncaster we are not an affluent town on the whole I feel that the pricing structure of the clubs (Dons, Knights, Rovers) needs to reflect this. Doesn't just have to be cheaper prices offers like Family tickets, Buy one get one half price deals, discounts for those on benefits/pensions all can put extra bums on seats, but the most important thing about any of these offers is that they TELL PEOPLE outside of the already interested Rugby fans.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:11 am  
Having spoke to a lot of people on this there are two main issues at play:

Firstly, there are a lot of other things to do nowadays that we (and everyone else) has to compete with, and plenty of stuff which is pretty much free.

Secondly, the price, £15 was a step too far for a lot of people, particularly those who may have only just got the bug back last year.

The Season Ticket offer is fantastic, but no-one is going to spend £120 on anything as a first investment without having been for a season or so first so is no good for getting new people in
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:50 am  
The Knights only charge a tenner to stand on the terrace for a League game.
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Re: Reasons for not attending Dons' matches : Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:04 am  
Could the club look at mini season tickets like football clubs do? So perhaps supporters over the year can buy a ticket mid season.
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