Quote ="rugbyreddog"I agree with you Adeybull. I wasn't advocating that we do exactly the same as before I just think we need to do something short term to keep and raise peoples interest. I think half of our problem is that for too long we have tried to duplicate exactly things that have worked for us in the past instead of concentrating on the concept of them. For example; could you imagine the interest generated should we bring back Jimmy or Robbie in some position. And before everybody jumps on me I am not advocating them for coach.'"
The big problem is finding something `new`. When you think that the club went from 1895 to the 1990`s just simply playing RL before we pinched the big idea from Cougarland it`s pretty obvious that big ideas don`t exactly come along in threes, so I`d guess it`s going to be hard to come up with something totally original.
One thing I would say is that we no longer seem to make the same effort on the kids at Odsal, and it`s noticeable that there aren`t the same numbers as a few years back. I know there are the family ticket deals and very cheap junior deals on offer but we don`t aim the entertainment at the kids in the way we did before.
The chief thing about attracting the youngsters is that it doesn`t need to be `different`, when you first go it`s all new, even if it`s been done for twenty years. Face painting, fairground rides, dancing competitions and something visual to keep their attention like fire eaters and people walking round on stilts.
It was clear a few years back that the match at Odsal was regarded as one of the `in` places for school age people. I`d guess that`s no longer the case. We need to get back to that because without an influx of new fans any club is going to be in trouble.
