Lots of free away fans is good?

To summarise:
S'aright, you've got the 'ump with me like I get with you. I think we are both equally frustrated with the club but in different ways and we have different personalities and views which means I will find something you say annoying and vice versa. Like when the season starts and people will say things about what happens on the pitch without knowing facts and I pipe up and offer alternatives (not always correct ones obviously) but alternatives nonetheless.

On the 9s. A lot of NRL clubs didn't take it as seriously as the NRL would have liked. The NRL asked that teams put in marquee players and had to have one of their top 5 paid players in each squad. The fact that you had two 40 odd year olds and a club's head coach not bothering to go sort of sums it up. But it was still and enjoyable and successful event.

God you are a strange one aren't you? You seem to think that the "bring a mate" campaign currently at the tail of every communication from the RFL guy seconded to the club is the work of a crack team of media geniuses locked away for a strategic planning weekend.
What you fail to understand is that there are now les than 200 season ticket holders/members and another 300 or so hard core fans left....and they have all brought mates, brothers, parents, kids, kids mates, kids mates parents to games. In 2012 these fans were to be rewarded for "bringing mates" as part of their ST allowances......less than 5% did.

So no, it's not No fans No Broncos. Your lord and master has been given some cash with which to market the game to the locals......not just to try and flog RL to 300,000 kids the local council paid him to let them come and see his facility.

No Marketing = No fans = No Broncos.........the Marketing bit is down to you and your precious owner. Remind me again how brilliant he has been at that so far?


BTW, I said free "away" kids....they bring full price paying adults with them and it is the same across ALL superleague clubs! If you're going to attempt spin, at least put some effort into it

Spin?

Crap rugby = no. Fans = no broncos

Cant sell failure so

No fans, no broncos

Conveniently ignoring the cash the hive have been given to market the RL aren't we? Is the plan to drag the RL average gate down to the level of the highly popular and marketable Barnet FC?

Not ignoring, dont care.

Is that the plan?

You care....... If you didn't you wouldn't bother trolling. As for a plan.....the RFL have paid for one so I hope AK has one!

If cash given to me then id care

www.widnesvikings.co.uk/tickets_ ... membership www.thereddevils.net/tickets/ www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.aspx?id=17 www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/home-tickets All charge more for u19s. And i didnt look at rest

www.widnesvikings.co.uk/tickets_ ... membership www.thereddevils.net/tickets/ www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.aspx?id=17 www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/home-tickets All charge more for u19s. And i didnt look at rest

Quote ="BeesKnees"www.widnesvikings.co.uk/tickets__membership/2014_membership www.thereddevils.net/tickets/ www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.aspx?id=17 www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/home-tickets All charge more for u19s. And i didnt look at rest'" There you go.....caring again

Quote ="BeesKnees"www.widnesvikings.co.uk/tickets__membership/2014_membership www.thereddevils.net/tickets/ www.wiganwarriors.com/WContent.aspx?id=17 www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/home-tickets All charge more for u19s. And i didnt look at rest'" There you go.....caring again

About marketing dosh? No

Panto time

Caring again.....you've got it bad!

O no i havnt

Panto time

Whilst this BeesKnees bloke is anything but GF is missing one important fact about Barnet.

The demographic for non-league football is almost exclusively anoraks and coffin dodgers.

I'd cut Kleanthous slack at not marketing that to the masses.

You forgot trendies, oh look at me, I support a non league club I'm soooo cooool

I'm happy with the numbers who come to Barnet games which is why GFs little jibes don't bother me. It's in the top half dozen for the league they are in. 1100 of those who go have bought into the membership scheme and we don't get 1000's of away fans coming through the door (50 away fans on Sat).

As GF says the target audience isnt the same, we represent a town on the edge of London, there are 3 other clubs who originate from London Borough of Barnet and we have to compete with a dozen london league clubs who are higher up the pyramid than us.

Broncos represent a far larger area with far less local competition and it sounds like they are guaranteed a decent number of away fans to most games. Reading this back it sounds like away fans outnumber home fans at every game which is pretty sad.

Can't say I've seen many of those wierdos at Barnet.
I support Barnet because it is where I was born.

Wait till wigan turn up they could easily fill the 5k on their own.

Are these games against top sides popular with home fans? If they are then it sounds like those who tend to pay on the door are going to be disappointed.
I think the Hive should announce these as all ticket now or the only home fans getting in will be the members.

They wont be bringing that many down.

Can't see Wigan bringing many. It is a Saturday which helps but it's sandwiched between St's home and catalan away a couple of weeks before the kids break up. I think the hard core will opt for a weekend in the sun also money is tight this time of year.

don't worry there wont be many home fans other than those that squeeze into a taxi

No side has ever brought 5000 fans with them. Wigan, Saints, Leeds might bring 800-1000 on a good year.

Most clubs anything from 50-500

Hmmm what about the 5,000 Cas fans at the Valley, Charlton, attendance that day was 8,000+, with the £5.00 bus offer from Jungle.com our sponsors.
Think about 110 buses were booked with companies from as far as Nottingham being used.

By the way it was a great day out lots of activities for Kids ect, beer, food what went wrong??????????????????

Quote ="The Happy Hooker"Hmmm what about the 5,000 Cas fans at the Valley, Charlton, attendance that day was 8,000+, with the £5.00 bus offer from Jungle.com our sponsors. Think about 110 buses were booked with companies from as far as Nottingham being used. By the way it was a great day out lots of activities for Kids ect, beer, food=#FF0000 what went wrong??????????????????'" ► 1:23► 1:23 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-HziERgfk 15 Aug 2011 - Uploaded by sagitronus

Quote ="The Happy Hooker"Hmmm what about the 5,000 Cas fans at the Valley, Charlton, attendance that day was 8,000+, with the £5.00 bus offer from Jungle.com our sponsors. Think about 110 buses were booked with companies from as far as Nottingham being used. By the way it was a great day out lots of activities for Kids ect, beer, food=#FF0000 what went wrong??????????????????'" ► 1:23► 1:23 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-HziERgfk 15 Aug 2011 - Uploaded by sagitronus