also i seem to remember a voucher in the courier for kids for a £1, that used to go down well i think?

Dont worry Mike if the team carries on where they left off vs Sheffield, and continues to imrove we will attract some back. the way i see it, we need an average of 3000 plus in our league to be taken seriously. atm were nowhere near.

Hear, Hear !!!
And to all the rest of the office staff too.

Great letter in the League Express this week from Myton Warriors, well done to all.

part of our sponsorship arrangement with the Courier which is very valuable to us, is that they get to show our tries on their web site there has been a slight hiccup with facebook as our mr fax was unavaiable for a few weeks but i understand that he is now posting both on facebook and twitter?

we do have a vacancy around youtube videos so if theres someone out there who fances helping out with this (but remember just like Hotel California "you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!"icon_wink.gif ring me at the Club late this week
cheers
mike R

here's one idea;
Along with the many cheerleaders (good idea btw)
Junior rugby curtain raisers.... get as many local juniors playing before the big game, u8,9,10,11,12, the lot.

They will bring parents, friends and most will stay for the big game.

I reckon 80-90% of kids playing jnr RL don't go to a senior game due to lack of interest or parent interest, play some at the Shay and they'll get hooked



might even be self financing as well

Belting idea!
How about bringing free junior season tickets back? Handing them out around schools and jr local rugby teams? Like 'wereutherein1987' said... Get em hooked young.

I heard an advert on the radio this afternoon advertising Bradford Football season tickets for next year. They were in particular advertising a certain type of ticket called a 50/50 . You pay £50 for this ticket and for this you get into the games you attend for 50% of the price, it is aimed at supporters who do not buy the normal season ticket because they cannot get to all the games.
Now I don`t know how much you pay for a season ticket at Bradford football so I wouldn`t know how many times you would need to use the ticket to get a good deal but I wondered if in princeipal it may not be a bad idea.
I`m not an accountant so I don`t even know if the price equates with ours or if it would need to be altered somewhat that would need to be looked at by the Club But having a fan who cannot attend every game paying a bit up front and buy into a season ticket of some kind rather than nothing and turning up ad hoc` may not be a bad idea really. The Club of course would still have to ensure that the "real deal" would be the usual season ticket of course.
I have never heard of another club doing this so wether it will work remains to be seen I would like to know if it does as we are always geting folk asking for mini season tickets and such because they cannot attend all season due to work / cricket or whatever.
Sorry going off subject but I think we will win by a margin of around 10 points due to Danny Jones playing out of his skin and keeping Keighley within shouting distance.

Well Mike I'm taking one for the team and bringing the wife down on Friday, true sacrifice. THis year also got my lads 3 mates and one parent so numbers should be growing but it'd be great if more of the fans who were there in the 80's came down with their kids/grandkids.
Oh and 28 - 18 to Fax but it'll be a tough game. With 2578 in there.

The biggest reason we fail to attract more fans is pure and simple. The costs to watch a game. I've tried to attract many a friend down to the Shay & they just can't afford it due to the recession.
Featherstone struggle for fans and they've been by far the best team in this league over the last few seasons.

Go into the Town Centre 10 years ago, and the pubs were packed on a Friday night. Now they're all dead, people just can't afford to put enough aside to fund any leisure activities due to high utility bills, petrol prices etc. etc.

I've made an observation over recent years that we don't seem to attract the "Lower working class" supporter anymore. They simply can't afford it. Also unemployment is at a very high level in Calderdale.

The only way to get 4000 down the Shay on a regular basis would be to do a "Bradford" and look where they've ended up!

However, with it being Easter, and folk who get paid monthly should have been paid last week, so I do expect the crowd to be around 2800ish.

Prediction: Halifax 34 Keighley 18
MOM: Ashall

Tough game and feel it will be very close. Keighley going well and feel home advantage will see Fax win.

Is it worth some people going into town and doing a survey as to why they dont go and if they ever have been to see a game etc. My opinion is the way the game is run has turned many fans away and have lost interest. I am sure there is little the club can do. It could be that prices are maybe putting some people off especially with petrol prices being high and the poor economical situation. Is it worth seeing if prices droppedto say 15 quid next season if it brought in more fans? The club is doing a great job though I do feel communication between people at the club should be better speaking from experience.

I agree with whats' been said but there is also one other major obstacle to getting fans thru the door. Yes its great to see a good team playing good rugby and winning but at the end of the season whats the point - without promotion I know some people who just cant be botherered because there is no end game. I go to all home games and a fair few away ones , but even then I do wonder why sometimes. I also agree about the price - once you factor in the £15 admission , a programme etc thats the best part of £20 gone -you take your kid / wife etc thats another £20 and in these tough times people will not fork out . Mind you I thought the crowd of just over 2k for the Hunslet game was a good effort and because the Cougars are going well I do expect another decent attendence. Also compliments to all staff at Halifax they are doing their best - big nod to Frank who does a lot of good work with the schools.

maybe a family offer could work?

2 adults/ 2 kids for £32.....that would be effectivley be £1 per kid and parents paying full price, but would still save £8 on normal entry fees.

can only try to win what enter and be the best allowed. would be great to see a fax team win everthing even if no promotion.

Home advantage to play part, tight game until last 20mins (though I don't see Fax ever trailing)

Fax 32 - 16 Keighly

MOM Fieldhouse
Att 2250

Probably harder to predict the Fax team... what do people reckon?

This I expect will be a very competetive fixture especially if it isn't a dry track which is when I feel we'll be at our best this season.
The personell & form that the Cougars bring into this match makes it a tough one to call but I feel we'll just have that bit more quality & confidence than them to win between 10 & 15 points.
I would expect a crowd just below 3,000 with a decent travelling support. Fax V Keighley is a great local derby, it's always been one of my favourites to look forward to.
Tiger is due a M.O.M.

Some of the comments on this thread have been about the entrance fee, personally (I do not wish to upset anyone) I don't think £15 is steep for the entertainment we will receive this year. Go to Victoria Theatre and you will pay at least the same, last week I went into a hostelry in Hebden, a pint and a glass of win was just short of £9, two rounds £18 and we were out within 40 mins. Maybe it's just me, I promise you I have no more money than most, but, I believe if we cut the charge to £10 we would get no more. Perhaps it's up to us, bring a friend, (difficult for me as I have none) so bring one more family member.
"Big" the Fax up whenever you can. How many people on this forum moan that because they don't like Super League they are thinking of packing up, we even have a moderator saying the same (with friends like him who needs eneme's) We don't need Super League, this year will be our best year for ages, (no disrespect to Matt)
So come on, think positive, let's try to do OUR bit.



p.s (with friends like him who needs =#0000FFeneme's) Was not a misspelling.
No disrespect intended.

So what was it then? Or did you mean to say "enema"?

Correct, enema, my spelling is S"ht.

fax 32 keighley 18
att. 2,366
mom. ashall

Expecting Neil Cherryholme and Danny Jones to play out of their skin tonight.

Sheriff has been the Fax acquisition playing out of his skin at the mo.

Tempting fate here obviously but them two playing out of their skin still shouldnt make them as good as what we have.

which? jode or jesse-jo.

Think it could be a messy game tonight, with so many Keighley players playing 'out of their skins'.

Hope Oz has got a bucket and shovel ready to clear the pitch up afterwards.

Almost!

Good effort lad, almost..............