Eddie_m'gurk Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I didnt really look too much into this promotion... However BB80 has raised a valid point. Like most people I assumed that City were playing on a different day or in the evening??? NO... they play Wolves away on the same day at 3pm. Now please tell me the clubs marketing/pr team knew this???? Anyone remotely interested in City will be either at the game, or in a pub watching it on some foreign sports channel? Is this another titanic moment???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaskedOwl Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I didnt really look too much into this promotion... However BB80 has raised a valid point. Like most people I assumed that City were playing on a different day or in the evening??? NO... they play Wolves away on the same day at 3pm. Now please tell me the clubs marketing/pr team knew this???? Anyone remotely interested in City will be either at the game, or in a pub watching it on some foreign sports channel? Is this another titanic moment???? tis a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_m'gurk Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 tis a joke Please uncle Alan - tell us this was checked before it was launched??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Don't Scare Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Please uncle Alan - tell us this was checked before it was launched??? I'd assume so, however my City Season ticket holding stepdad rolled up yesterday for his cut price ticket only to be told they knew nothing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_m'gurk Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 I'd assume so, however my City Season ticket holding stepdad rolled up yesterday for his cut price ticket only to be told they knew nothing about it. Your joking, did he get one in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsPete Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 tis a joke Why? It's a one off because Dickov & Reid are involved and there's no other clash like it this season. And whatever numbers of City season ticket holders turn up it's a bonus. FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 City are away from home. I really don't think Latics are doing anything wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Og Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Bury had a promotion on Saturday where the holder of any Premier or Championship club season ticket got in for a fiver. Their crowd was 850 more than average. How closely those two stats are linked is open to debate but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_m'gurk Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 City are away from home. I really don't think Latics are doing anything wrong. Yes, and kicks off at the same time - do you frequent town centre bubs at 3pm??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 (edited) Yes, and kicks off at the same time - do you frequent town centre bubs at 3pm??? No. I tend to be at Boundary Park. But I think the whole idea of the promotion is to get some of them out of those pubs and down to BP on the cheap ... Damned if they do ... Edited October 12, 2010 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takemeanywhere Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Yes, and kicks off at the same time - do you frequent town centre bubs at 3pm??? So, what did you want latics to do? Move the fixture? Or maybe ask Wolves to kindly move theirs? As has already been said, no matter how many or few extra people turn up, it's all bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Bury had a promotion on Saturday where the holder of any Premier or Championship club season ticket got in for a fiver. Their crowd was 850 more than average. How closely those two stats are linked is open to debate but... Yes, which was done on a day where there was no Premiership or Championship footy. Which is what we should be doing, rather than on a day with a full football programme. I really can't see this particular deal having much of an impact on attendance if at all. That's the thing about Latics and Promotions; there's no sustained campaign, it's always a try it once and see it doesn't work. Each season it needs to be made clear as soon as the fixtures are announced what the offer is. After all, we all know by now which are the poorly attended fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takemeanywhere Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Yes, which was done on a day where there was no Premiership or Championship footy. Which is what we should be doing, rather than on a day with a full football programme. I really can't see this particular deal having much of an impact on attendance if at all. But it's Dickov v Reid. Latics v Plymouth. We couldn't choose when that fixture took place, it was dictated to us on June 17th when the fixtures came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimeblue Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Case of clutching at straws. We're in trouble. I'll wager there is many more 'money making' schemes that seem as strange in the next few months. I don't think the club expect to make a packet from this, Might just be final throws of the dice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Museum de Latique Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I'd assume so, however my City Season ticket holding stepdad rolled up yesterday for his cut price ticket only to be told they knew nothing about it. Just checking - he rolled up at BP and not COMS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 But it's Dickov v Reid. Latics v Plymouth. We couldn't choose when that fixture took place, it was dictated to us on June 17th when the fixtures came out. Horsecrap. As if tons of Citeh fans are going to travel down here to watch said ex-players in tracksuits at the side of the pitch. Bottom line is Latics just don't know how to market their product. It needs sustained campaigns, not the odd one offs like Exeter last season and the farce that was the "Bring a mate for a fiver" (But queue up for nearly an hour at the two ticket booths in the entire club). Campaigns like Attend Game X and Game Y and get Game Z free of charge/vastly reduced admission are the ones Latics need to persue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takemeanywhere Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Horsecrap. As if tons of Citeh fans are going to travel down here to watch said ex-players in tracksuits at the side of the pitch. Bottom line is Latics just don't know how to market their product. It needs sustained campaigns, not the odd one offs like Exeter last season and the farce that was the "Bring a mate for a fiver" (But queue up for nearly an hour at the two ticket booths in the entire club). Campaigns like Attend Game X and Game Y and get Game Z free of charge/vastly reduced admission are the ones Latics need to persue. They are two separate debates. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the club making the offer to Citeh fans for the Plymouth game. If only ten extra fans turn up, it's nowt lost is it? The need to get people in on a regular basis is another story entirely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_m'gurk Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 No. I tend to be at Boundary Park. But I think the whole idea of the promotion is to get some of them out of those pubs and down to BP on the cheap ... Damned if they do ... What when we are away? Or dont have a game? Right I will put in real terms for you??? Would you go to City and pay a tenner when you can go to Last Orders in town and watch Latics? Nothing wrong with the promotion, but not the right timing to even bother with it!!! Think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 What when we are away? Or dont have a game? Right I will put in real terms for you??? Would you go to City and pay a tenner when you can go to Last Orders in town and watch Latics? Nothing wrong with the promotion, but not the right timing to even bother with it!!! Think about it I'd pay a £10 to go watch City , like them or not they have a great stadium and some good players on show now , however flip it I wouldnt pay £10 to watch City if they was in League 1 with a tiny crappy ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_m'gurk Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 They are two separate debates. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the club making the offer to Citeh fans for the Plymouth game. If only ten extra fans turn up, it's nowt lost is it? The need to get people in on a regular basis is another story entirely... The argument is that the promotion is pointless if City are playing at the same time - do you not get it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_m'gurk Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Horsecrap. As if tons of Citeh fans are going to travel down here to watch said ex-players in tracksuits at the side of the pitch. Bottom line is Latics just don't know how to market their product. It needs sustained campaigns, not the odd one offs like Exeter last season and the farce that was the "Bring a mate for a fiver" (But queue up for nearly an hour at the two ticket booths in the entire club). Campaigns like Attend Game X and Game Y and get Game Z free of charge/vastly reduced admission are the ones Latics need to persue. Totally agree - AH productions Time for him to go, he is clueless - when times are hard you need innovation, and AH doesnt have an ounce! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takemeanywhere Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 The argument is that the promotion is pointless if City are playing at the same time - do you not get it...... If one Citeh fan turns up, it has not been pointless. Do you not get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ritchie Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Totally agree - AH productions Time for him to go, he is clueless - when times are hard you need innovation, and AH doesnt have an ounce! Not every City season ticket holder will be going to that game. A handful might fancy taking in some live football. A Handful might live in Oldham or the surrounding towns. A couple might live a stones throw from the ground. One might be visiting someone at the hospital in the morning. A long shot but some might even have friends who follow Latics and go with them. They might turn up ... They do we make a little extra money, maybe they'll come back when they are at a loose end. They might not turn up ... They don't we're in no worse position than we were before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsgrandad Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 No. I tend to be at Boundary Park. But I think the whole idea of the promotion is to get some of them out of those pubs and down to BP on the cheap ... Damned if they do ... I was quick to jump into this debate on the original thread with a hastily constructed cynical view that only people with a City connection would use this promotion to get a cheaper attendance than they would otherwise have paid and that an expectation of several (tens/hundreds) City fans queuing at the ticket office was never going to be realised. However, on reflection, we all have to recognise that Latics need to explore EVERY opportunity - either as a one-off as in this case or, as I and several other posters have commented, via a sustained campaign throughout the season. I will never be convinced that any City season ticket holders would make a regular repeat visit BUT ... if they are local, their kids might - my grandson has been to a couple of City games as a guest of his friend's dad - it's not beyond the realms of possibility that we could reverse that and entice his kids to BP. Free admittance for Under 13s with an adult is the way forward (without the restriction of having to Q at the ticket office of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_m'gurk Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 I'd pay a £10 to go watch City , like them or not they have a great stadium and some good players on show now , however flip it I wouldnt pay £10 to watch City if they was in League 1 with a tiny crappy ground Your missing the point FFS Would you pay £10 at city if you could watch Latics on TV in the pub at the same time??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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