I know this was mentioned at the meeting on Monday but, can there be
either regular updates on S/T numbers or, better still a counter on the website,

The same for the 1873 membership as well.

If people can see where we are and where we need to be, then others will follow.

MC said there will be a counter put on the website

Yes leave it with me

Would it be too difficult to put a counter up regarding numbers joining Foxy bingo?

Agreed.
With numbers joining as S/T holders, 1873 and Foxy being critical to our SL future, it's important that we can see how many are subscribing and at least folk cant turn round in 6 months time and say that they didn't know.

Also, back on the Foxy thing, maybe the club should set a target figure of say 2000 and then make sure that we hit it.
I'm not trying to deliberately increase his work load but, this could run side by side with the 1873 scheme ?

Don't apologise mate, it's critical to our future that income is seen to be coming in.

Any updates daddy cool please?

There is now a membership counter on the Website..

I must be the 1 out of the 1,201!
As a bit of a yardstick, what were the figures regarding memberships prior to the meeting with MC?

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I don't know the answer, but it doesn't seem to have gone up by that many

I think it was just over a 1000. if so 200 sold in a week, not a payday week either, not great but not awful either, i would expect an uptake at the end of this week as people get paid.
Still it means we are 30% of the way to 4000!

If that's the case I'm pretty underwhelmed, I'd have expected after MC's rallying call a much higher number of people buying in! I'm out of work/un employed/retired, I wasn't gonna get a season ticket this year but after reading our plight I raided the copper jar, I fully expected a lot more to do too.

I know what you mean, but this month is traditionally a very expensive one, Holidays to be paid for, Kids school uniforms, realisation xmas is only 3 paydays away etc.. all excuses, but, as is all too apparent times a hard and money is tight. Many people get their season tickets as an xmas present (i do) and people may have budgeted accordingly, Top effort from You Jinjer, I will be getting mine this weekend when i get paid.

I'm still not sure how much of the message of buy now has got out. The diehards on here have got it, the people at the meeting have got, but the wider public? I'm not so sure, We could do with a rallying cry (without scaremongering) in the Local press.

Prepare to be even more underwhelmed. On a previous thread one poster suggested that the figure was 1140 and TRB replied that it was a little more than that.
So if it was 1150, then where does that leave your view of the current total. Perhaps I have misunderstood the previous comments or misinterpreted, got dates mixed up etc.

If that's the case I'd suggest we get used to a playing roster that doesn't include DK or Collis! And some fans berated me for saying Wakey fans were pessimistic!

I doubt more than 2000 will be sold. Plus point we might get a few more walk up paying full price (if the apparent freebies are cut back on) meaning a greater income overall, although it doesnt ameliorate the situation right now.

I think if you were all honest about this you would have to say that if you sell more than 2500 STs for next season you will have done extremley well, this is not an attempt at a wind up either. There is not one of you on this forum that would have needed any other encouragment than your meeting the other week to get behind the club because thats what real fans do, but unfortunatly the floating support who bought into the cheap STs will be much more difficult to tempt.

I know I dont need to tell you this but a £100 season ticket to watch what on paper looks a half decent team should sell its self but on the other hand a £180 ST to watch a team that is still undecided and could well be a shadow of last years team is really going to take some shifting.

I dont profess to have any answers for you but in all honesty I think your only outcome to survive and build again (from info I have read on here) is going to be the sale of more players and so the viciouse circle continues, you need to sell STs to build a team but people dont want to buy a ST without a decent team to watch.

Oh crap, ah well, looks like we'll be waving goodbye to some players then. However, i would sooner that happen than go to the wall.

I would sooner see the 4,000 that bought cheap season tickets renewing, but it's looking doubtful!

With the importance of numbers sold for season tickets, this should be the most visible section of the home page on the website.
Also, there were 500 people oat the meeting, many of whom had already renewed their memberships.
200 sold in a week isn't bad going as long as we build some momentum and yes, there will be some drop off in take up.
On the back of a lower league finish than many expected, plus the doom and gloom surrounding the sale of our better players, there will be a fall in supporter numbers.
We have a classic "catch 22", without "star" players we will sell fewer S/T's and without sales we may have to offload more.
It is up to each and every one of us to "sell" the importance buying into the club to our friends, neighbours etc.
However, although we don't want a load of "bull", the club do need to promote our future in a positive light and although Daddycool was sceptical about the Wakey Express, this is the best way for us to reach the masses and we need to get them on board to help our plight.

So would I, but the apathy of the wakefield public towards a Rugby League club is becoming more and more apparent by the day.

Dont you think its just a case of people getting fed up disapointment ? how many people who used to watch trinity do you think came back on board with the cheap STs and then see all these same old problems arise again, as i said in my other post there are not too many of you die hars left and people just want to watch winning teams, its crap I know but thats how it is nowadys.

I am not happy but we have a self fulfilling prophesy in that without something positive people hold off buying season tickets which leads if it happens to the sale of our more highest valued players which leads to less interest and lower sales. I know you are saying for the greater good lets sell and the club survive but what sort of life will it be.
I am also a little concerned that we now appear to be fast becoming a laughing stock with how the club is being run off the field. You can say what you like but Glover sold the club because that was his expertise albeit without great fiscal restraint. We now have the fiscal restraint but not the charisma to sell the club to the supporters and that is the expertise we need.

That fact that it has come so soon after the last one is what has done the damage, That and I think that people just don't have the diehard allegiance to sports clubs like they once did, Now it;s a summer sport there are a hell of a lot more options of things to do for your money on a Friday / Sat /Sun, and maybe it's got to the stage where people are going to pick and choose games, and the rest of the time just go off and do other stuff.

I think thats it in a nut shell and add to that that people may be waiting to see what sort of team will be on the field before they buy and there you have it, it [uwill [/ube too late