I have got someone interested who came to the Fax match and are now coming on Sunday

Its a good idea and am glad the club are trying new ideas i just think that with the present financial climate people won't come to watch us with their spare cash, i am picking games this season unfortunatley but thats just the way it is for many people

That's why this idea is so good - yet simple. I know during the summer I will miss a few games so if I fetch 'BOB' to one of the earlier games the club hasn't actually lost out on any revenue. In the current climate others just won't be able to afford to go to every game - but for the ones they do go to if they fetch 'BOB' the club is still getting the same money.

Getting it advertised in the local papers is the right way to go about - get new people to the Sports Village watching a team playing good rugby and they might carry on going every week or fetch another 'BOB' and you a have a snowball effect and the clubs revenues are increasing rather than staying steady.

Im not being negative but this has been done before, bring a friend. We should be doing a league match ticket book for 10 and a free voucher in it to bring a friend for free.

As long as all these Bobs have a go on the Forecast Comp. 82 entries for week 1, very impressive considering no matchday to collect at.

Yes you are being negative & for no reason.

Why do so many people revert to we should be doing this or that rather than just trying to get behind an initiative? More so one which is painstakingly obvious.

Of course we need more ideas coming in & maybe some which are a bit more groundbreaking than this, however Trevor's door is open to anybody with any ideas which might take the club forward and in particular increase the income streams coming in.

Who's to say that won't be happening anyway? And would that offer be available to people who have paid out for the full season already?

This is all just a case of everyone talking up the club and suggesting to people to start coming to games - we all know x amount of people who always ask how we're going on, so it's time to give them a little nudge in the right direction as I'm sure once they've been to one game then they will be back again.

Lynda - I'd have to take issue with you there. I would suggest that it's being done in a more organised, high profile way, this time, with the active backing of a successful businessman/director, where previously we haven't been able to throw much resource at it.

Also, twitter is such a high powered tool too. Every fan has been retweeting it, including opposition fans.

maybe the incentive could be - bring a friend for £10 on a season ticket - for only the cup games?

Wouldn't be able to do that offer for any knock out Northern Rail games or Challenge Cup games. Would be good if we could build a culture that it's worth paying full whack rather than just using discounts to bring people in.

It really doesn't matter how many good ideas there are if people don't have the spare money they won't be able to help.

Realistically people won't pay £18, to watch Leigh v barrow. I think we could do something on the smaller games. The round we get entered in the challenge cup we should change £10 max.

But they don't have to pay £18 Ste if they buy a North Stand ticket in advance. Market value and all that. Especially as most of those who complain about the price to get in will quite happily spend £30 to sit in the pub all day on Saturday and/or Sunday.

And this for me is what needs pushing by 'us' the supporters.

When people talk to us about how expensive it is to watch Leigh at the lsv we should 'politely if we can', explain to them the true price if they get there tickets in advance.

Don't even mention the £16/£18 prices

Spot on John. £14 for an advance North Stand ticket is probably amongst the cheapest you'll get in our league this season, and it's up to us as much as the club to spread the word about it amongst home and away fans alike.

Im not being negative but many of our converted fans are saying that they will be picking and choosing matches this season.
if you are not a converted fan already, what incentive is there for you to come down, its dearer this season, the only product we have to entice people down is the product on the pitch and hopefully we will have a good season and people will come, but I do feel we need to be doing more then putting the onouse(forgot how to spell it) on our fans.
The ticket book idea would work as..... say Matt is in the local friday night before a nite game and a couple of lads who used to come say Id have come but Ive not got a ticket and I cant be bothered with all that queing at the office lark, Matt can say here use this is £15. In theory you could use all the tickets in one match and then go back and buy another, of course you would have to give the season ticket holders same offer, and hope they arent daft enough to give the ticket to their mate who comes anyway.
You have to speculate to accumulate.

But it isn't dearer this season, it's actually cheaper than last year if buying in advance - we've really got to push this as much as possible I'd say amongst our existing fans so that we can then instill a positive mindset when speaking to potential fans. Personally, I think we get royally entertained most weeks and the atmosphere is at the very least on a par with Hilton Park with infinitely better facilities. It's just a case of telling people what they're missing out on!

It's the same as last year if you buy early Matt. Unless you've become a student of course

Fair enough, I thought it was £15 last year but wasn't entirely sure.

I am sure it was £17 last season for west stand and £16 this season if you buy early

I thought it was £14 for North and £16 for West which was the same the year before. I thought they made a point that they were'nt increasing them last season. I did have a ST so I could be wrong

You are correct and people should get their tickets before Thursday for that same price.

With luck on matchdays queues at the ticket office will be much reduced for visiting away supporters who do not buy early.

FetchBob is no good to you



unless you have just bought a Dog called Buddy





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Yes your right they are the correct prices for last season Derek.