wardlelatic Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 This season, Trust Oldham and The Oldham Community Trust have been working on ideas on how we can offer something different to the Fan Experience. Below is a self explanatory example of what we would like to offer. This is open to people of all ages, Young or Old. This is a perfect momento for a fan to keep to remember their First Game. More details to follow..... If you would be interested in this, let me know by PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyleArmy Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 very interested wardlatic i like the the design and also the pictures keep it up thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Excellent idea. Will it include the free tickets given out to schools? Getting those guys to come back and pay has always seemed to be a toughie. May be this would help cement a better feeling with the potential season ticket holders of the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slystallone Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Excellent idea. Will it include the free tickets given out to schools? Getting those guys to come back and pay has always seemed to be a toughie. May be this would help cement a better feeling with the potential season ticket holders of the future? +1 Excellent Idea. As always; if we can get them hooked early on; hopefully we keep them hooked & can look to stop them drifting away for the ‘delights’ of Man U and the like on Sky in their lounge chairs. The big Owl plays a massive part IMO; a mate’s little daughter only wants to come to the games with her Dad if “Chabby (sic) the Owl will be there!”. It’s hardly the football that entertains them at that age; mascots and anything ‘kids entertainment-wise’ is the way to keep them interested; the football comes much later IMO. I’d have loved something like this to record my first game; whilst it’s not rocket science; it’s something that can be kept; framed, displayed and treasured for sentimental reason for years to come. (way; way better than scruffy home program vs Oxford United in ‘89!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erratic_Latic Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Agreed, a really nice idea, and a good way of providing a reminder that Latics are "their club". Although you wonder whether it would have the desired effect if "my first game" happened to be a 5-0 drubbing Deviating slightly from the main point of the topic, how can I find out which my own first game was? If I could find a list of historic Latics results and dates the games were played from the mid-late 70's I could work it out. It was against Wrexham on a dull weekday evening, but I can't remember the season or even the score for that matter (think it was 1-1 or 1-0) - I was pretty young and my main recollection of the night is my older mate going to get me a meat and potato pie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossrocks Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Good idea. My first game was back in the glory days - 6-2 vs Wimbledon. I thought it'd be that good every week but its been downhill ever since. Hopefully PD/GT can get us some if not all the way back there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcmetty Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Agreed, a really nice idea, and a good way of providing a reminder that Latics are "their club". Although you wonder whether it would have the desired effect if "my first game" happened to be a 5-0 drubbing Deviating slightly from the main point of the topic, how can I find out which my own first game was? If I could find a list of historic Latics results and dates the games were played from the mid-late 70's I could work it out. It was against Wrexham on a dull weekday evening, but I can't remember the season or even the score for that matter (think it was 1-1 or 1-0) - I was pretty young and my main recollection of the night is my older mate going to get me a meat and potato pie. Soccerbase Sounds like: this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latics luvly Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Well we all thought it was a fab idea!!! Reece loved it.......although he didn't have a clue what was going on he was loving the atmosphere It'll be nice to show him when he's old enough to understand. Thanks again for organising it Rich! X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardlelatic Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 Well we all thought it was a fab idea!!! Reece loved it.......although he didn't have a clue what was going on he was loving the atmosphere It'll be nice to show him when he's old enough to understand. Thanks again for organising it Rich! X No worries... Reece now has to attend for the next 40 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erratic_Latic Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Soccerbase Sounds like: this one Certainly looks like it, cheers mate. Didn't have a clue what was going on on the pitch but at least we won! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJazzer Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 They have large posters (i mean like, 10ft x 4ft type large) around the concourse at City with fans first game experiences. Done very cleverly with themes to match the mood highlighted by the fan. Looks great, something i havent seen before. Mind you, i'm not much of an away day fan these days...... Like your idea, just need a baby now. Oy, Alan.......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy the owl Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Just from my personal point of view, this is a fantastic idea. Whoever thought it up then i take off my hat to you. The kids faces have been an absolute picture on both occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsgrandad Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Given Chaddy's response (2 occasions?) I would guess that someone forgot to tell the commercial/advertising department about this initiative. I've been attending for over 40 years, brought my lads up on the Latics and now my grandkids but I've never once seen anything to promote this sort of idea - in fact, despite attending most of the games this season (missed one because of holiday), the only way I've got to know about this is via this forum. Come on Latics - be proud of these initiatives - more positive promotion needed! - and before anyone mentions the free shirts for kids idea from last season, that idea doesn't promote long-term interest. Whilst we are in the lower reaches of the football pyramid, it has to come from family progression as evidenced from the featured family. As I've said before on other occassions, my message to Alan Hardy & co is 'look after your existing supporters'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookers_Carl Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Am glad it has gone down well with some The idea's was wardlelatics, then both mysef and wardle worked towards the design that you see at the top of the thread. We don't want to limit this initiative to just kids though, once my new copy of photoshop arrives I intend to modify it slightly and redesign a version for adults. Just to point out, any money we do raise from this is going to the Boundary Blues/ Chaddys Gang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsleftfoot Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 <!--quoteo(post=423191:date=Aug 24 2010, 13:45 PM:name=oafcmetty)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (oafcmetty @ Aug 24 2010, 13:45 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=423191"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><a href="http://www.soccerbase.com/head2.sd?team1id=1924&team2id=2859&x=21&y=7" target="_blank">Soccerbase</a> Sounds like: <a href="http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=85609" target="_blank">this one</a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Certainly looks like it, cheers mate. Didn't have a clue what was going on on the pitch but at least we won! Another site that might prompt other memories, it'll even tell you where we were in the league on that date by clicking on table. OAFC results And another part that featrures how we did that seasn against teams footydb team anlysis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanakapan Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 This season, Trust Oldham and The Oldham Community Trust have been working on ideas on how we can offer something different to the Fan Experience. Below is a self explanatory example of what we would like to offer. This is open to people of all ages, Young or Old. <div align='center'><a href="http://img838.imageshack.us/i/myfirstgamefinaldraft.jpg/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/1813/myfirstgamefinaldraft.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a></div> This is a perfect momento for a fan to keep to remember their First Game. More details to follow..... If you would be interested in this, let me know by PM. Pardon me but this is crap. Later gens of Latics fans have no connection with the past......I started in 61 Johnstone etc...I took my seat in the main stand at 12 noon for the Peterborough game in 61.....made sure of my seat.... 24000 DIV 4 game......different world? I think the next season we had about 3 ..20k plus games. It was 1/- or1/6 in 1974 vs MAN U 28000..........PISSING DOWN...all those reds getting pnuemonia.........marvellous. Then the greed took over..prices went up..........players got daft wages......not the same. Now we have the knobs trying to stop FA cup replays.......why ? Premiership agenda... Magic of the cup is the little bloke going away and scraping the draw....take the big boy back to somewhere alien..muddy sloping pitch..Tuesday afternoon (golf day for big superstar)....and by effort and guts to kick the big boy out. That is the FA cup....always has been..take that away and the game has finally died in this country. SKY are the death of the game in this country.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I'm confuddled now. Is this thing live? I may have a victim for it if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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