There are many ideas floating about on how we can progress financially I thought a thread of it's own might help!!

Here are some of my thoughts!!!
1. A better ticketing system (there are more counterfeit tickets for sale on game days than anywhere else I've ever been, especially in the conservative club before a game, club must be losing thousands!!).

2. Bar and catering are appalling...the amount of times I have only had one drink or none because of the ridiculous ques etc is unbelievable. Sad but true game day is the only really time I get to enjoy myself...Club could be making £12 - £16 off each of me and my mates alone on game day.

3. I have 2 registered Ltd companies in the Wakefield area both with websites etc. (unfortunately, I don't have loads of money to assist the club in full) and no one has ever even contacted me regarding advertising/marketing etc...what are the business development team doing?

4. If the WTW brand is not working would re branding back to Wakefield Trinity along with a marketing campaign help? The business of sport is to entertain (I feel we have been on the field) but the backroom staff have not promoted or run the club in this manner and the ones who have not fulfilled there role should leave immediately (there are too many taking money from the club and not delivering (and I'm not referring to players, coaching staff or Mr Carter). Trim the fat not the meat!!

What about a wall of names. Get organised with a local printer and sell a plaque for £100.00.

Keep them coming. Fwiw I totally agree on tickets and will be clamping down on freebies.

To pick up on your points:

1. If there are counterfeit tickets being sold in the Conservative Club that's disgraceful. Have you reported this to the Club.

2. The bars and catering are "franchised" out. The Club don't run them or receive any profits but a fee for allowing the caterers to do it. It may however be more lucrative to run it themselves and I guess Michael Carter will be looking into that.

3. Have you thought about contacting the marketing staff yourself. I'm sure they would be delighted to hear from you and sell you some advertising/sponsorship.

4. Don't know if the Wildcats branding is working or not but I'm old school and would welcome a return to Wakefield Trinity. Not sure if some of the younger fans would agree with us though.

The lottery is the way,if the 4000.00 ST holders joined and persuaded 2 friends or family members to join.DO the sums.

Control all costs.

Transport
Printing
Salaries across the board
Cost of merchandise etc, etc

Also, do we need everything that we are paying for, if not, do without.

"The lottery is the way,if the 4000.00 ST holders joined and persuaded 2 friends or family members to join.DO the sums."
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And don't forget upgrading to Platinum

We need to start in the Con Club as the previous poster said.

Or not paying for as the case seems to have been!

Do we have 400 die hard fans that would be willing to stump up £1000 for a ten year season ticket ???

Forgot to say if this idea takes off can I have ticket number 1

The decision to sell Amor is a really bad move financially for Wakefield, how many people will now not buy season tickets because of this sale, I understand he asked to leave and we would have got nothing for him next year, this decision has to be offset against the proposed season ticket sales and revenue throughout the coming year of fans wanting to see one of the best forwards in super leauge. I would imagine the end figures will not be far away from each other, but we would have kept the enthusiasm going for a while longer.

Rant over

Rather see them pay £104.00 per year to the lottery for 10 year and full price for ST.

Who owns the rights to the old 'Wally Lewis Is Coming!' fanzine now? We could reprint the full run of the original in a book, or, to cut on costs, eBook to raise some funds.

Totally agree with the rebranding the wildcats is a daft add on which isn't needed. We can still have daddy cool for the kids but rebrand back to the world famous brand that is Wakefield Trinity RLFC and would start a new beginning.

We've only got marginally more than that willing to stump up £2 a week so it will be a major task to find that many willing to part with a grand.

Sorry mate, have to disagree....although I would have to include myself as part of the old school, having supported the club for 40 years, we have to be realistic about this...it's 2013, not 1985, and times have changed.
Branding is as important as anything these days, and that is what has helped to increase our fan base over the past few seasons.
Look at what Salford have just done .. ( I accept that they have got a few squillion extra in the bank than what we have), but renaming/rebranding the club won't have cost them a great deal, and is likely to bring in the crowds (along with one or two extra quality players of course), but I think I have made my point ??

Sack elston?

As well as season ticket, could they not create some sort of members club in which you get... say, that weeks game on DVD, a programme, discount vouchers, news letters, match reports on all age groups, events happening around town etc etc, pay a monthly subscribtion to it and it affords you the same benefits as a season ticket holder?
Cater for people who can't make matches due to work or distance

Employ a few people on minimum wage to stand in town next to a kiosk that paper sellers have promoting the game for the week, get the players to do workshops through the week after training, after all you are paying them to work for you, do this with all ages even adults, charge a small cost, £5 a head.

Sell tickets with the winner able to join in training sessions or sit in the changing room at a game, run a tag tournament in the off season with the winner winning a prize of playing a tag game v a select few of the first team, open it up to Cas and Fev fans too make it a joint venture and split the profits 3 ways.

Run a competition with a fee to enter for designing the home and away kit and training gear.

Just a quick thought...What about getting fans who have business websites to create an advertisement/back link to the WTW website (give the club more exposure to UK businesses); if the WTW website increases its traffic run payed banner ad advertising etc...

What about organising some events to use the ground in the off season...e.g. music event (anyone know the cribs not my cup of tea but Wakefield lads might do the club a freebie!!), pre season training camps, xmas german market!!! Just firing a few off but you never know...Leeds German market is tiny but the beer tent is absolutely rammed

Join club 1873 and get as many more as possible to join, Come on people you know it makes sense.

Don't disagree but I think Disney Cat is looking at a quick way to raise £400,000 which his idea achieves.

Many years ago I took Life Membership for £500 which was a lot of money to me and at a time when we looked like going under and I certainly had my monies worth so it would be a bargain.

I think there may be merit in looking into this idea as I'm sure there would be a few take it up.

lots of people are saying join the lottery or join club 1873. I have no idea how to do either. And if i dont, hundreds of others wont either (remember on here we are the huge minority of Wakey fans). Next season there should be a highly visable tent/office where people can join on matchdays and get a leaflet on where their money will be spent (player retention, youth systems etc)

[url=http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/membership/club1873-13117607981873 Membership details on Official Website[/url

Or just go into one of the three shops, Mabel, I'm sure they'll be happy to take your money off you !!!!!

Life membership or Multiple years Season Tickets might be an option but would need to be priced at the right point. No point in us selling 1000 of these if it then means the Club don't then get any income in future years from those 1000 people and that leaves big holes in future years.
Whatever is done has to be to put us into a sustainable position.