I certainly don't know the marketing answer (and have little knowledge of Geroge Sampson) but I enjoyed the vibrancy in the ground yesterday and the obviously increased numbers.

Maybe we have to accept, no matter how unpalatable, that RL itself, even if accompanied by "theme days" is unlikely to attract many newcomers. What we may have to do is provide something additional with far greater mass appeal that will, and hope some attendees attracted by the additional entertainment return.

Horse racing provides an example, many of the best attended meetings are those where racing is followed by a biggish music act (ie Madness, UB40) who play for about an hour. No-one pretends that, say, a Madness fan will also understand the handicapping system, but the gates are swollen and there's always the possibility of some returning.

Whilst I doubt we can afford to book such a headline act, bringing in someone like George with his huge appeal seems on the right appropriate lines, and I applaud it. The difficulty now of course is to make sure its not a one off.

QRL need a link with one of those trashy free papers. Don't deny it, we all read them on the tube and the amount of readership them things get is blooming mental. A nice half page colour advert advertising "The Greatest Game on your doorstep" as well as "the crunch derby with the Celtic Crusaders" will hopefully pull in a few hundred more.

I like that train of thought

BF....Those trashy free papers are free to read, not advertise in. Can't be bothered researching the page rates (again), bit they are all between 20 and 30k for a page. As for the readership.....it all depends who you are talking to.
Metro London has around 1,000,000, with the two evening ones on about 500k each. The recent demise of SPORT magazine goes to show that they are all struggling, so may be prepared to do deals, but let's face it, it's all wendyball in the back 2 pages and I can assure you, they will all be covering the Union Lions tour, wimbledon and the Ashes over the summer.
We did used to have a big broncos fan at Metro a few years back, but he was moved to The Mail and that tie up ended pretty much then.
Over the years, I have harped on about the perceived lack of exposure we receive in the London Press, but to be honest, unless Darth get's promoted to Editor of the Standard, we are never going to get any coverage and I for one would not like to see the club blow 20k on something that in all honesty, probably wouldn't get a decent return.
If we could get a half page deal in Metro for 3k...then yes, I would have a pop, but I can't see it happening.

I agree with the clubs current strategy of creating an "event" at each game, that is designed to attract new fans. Not sure about the George Sampson thing being a success, but at least it's a start and did give us our best ever gate for a Wakefield game.

As I have already said, the Crusaders game is a great opportunity to attract fans from the Welsh community, the south african community and our Union brothers...if we put the Lions game on at 3pm in the Kings bar and move our kick off to 5pm. BBQ, beer, sun, pretty dancing girls and a live band afterwards......what's not to like?

What was this ticket offer? I must have missed it.

Season ticket holders were invited to bring 2 friends free of charge in return for their contact details so we can ask them to come back. I seem to remember advocating this in 2004.....but it may have been 2003


Not sure how many this added to the gate but at least the club are having a go.