: Thu May 28, 2009 3:37 pm  

How about some of the player's songs (as created by af) being pitched to the crowd at half time? Fans could perform their song, words on screen or in program, crowd can vote for their favourite by text (could this make some money for the club?) and then the winning song sang the next game for the player?

Something along those lines anyway!

: Fri May 29, 2009 11:47 am  

Away kits that mean something - RAB hoops, amber with thin RB hoops, 93-94 style green, yellow and purple hoops, 91-92-style red with a RAB vee.

: Tue Jun 02, 2009 5:49 pm  

Price promotions on tickets - buy one, get one child's ticket half price, buy 2 get one free, etc.

Also on season tickets - free entry for a second person to Celtic, Harlequins and Cats.

Yes, I know that some of these will just be taken up by people who would be going anyway and know a season ticket holder, but this amounts to sampling. Retail manufacturers invest a lot of money in sampling products for free and when the biggest barrier to entry for people to he RL market is price it seem essential to get people through the doors for that first time / first time back. Every other in stadium game day initiative stalls if the people aren't there to see it, as it otherwise relies exclusively on word of mouth to bring people back.

Even go the whole hog and go BOGOF on the Saints Sunday home game for all home and away supporters, market the hell out of it and aim for a crowd of 16k+ thereby improving the gameday experience and increasing the chance of people coming back.


Personally I'd do a permanent buy 5 get one free all season. This might sound like a lot to buy but it's amazing how far some people will go to access an offer. The sums boil down to 6 people buying a ticket at £15 rather than £18 and could be the sort of thing that gets groups of mates who already go to games pestering oher mates to make up the numbers.

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:26 am  

Could the club put artists impressions of the plans for the Sporting Village on display somewhere in the ground. Possibly the touchdown bar?

I think this would help create a bit of a buzz about the place and I'm interested to see what the development may look like.

: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:04 am  

Can I just suggest with regards to future fan forums, when it goes to questions from the floor, hand over a mic to the question asker so everyone can hear what's being said.

: Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:46 am  

Here's a thought . . . though it's been pinched from other/earlier posts on RAB.

Given that from time to time the Bulls replace their ground flags / ground "Bulls Logo" displays and the like, couldn't the club auction these off on e-bay.

Memorabilia collectors and Bulls fans alike (especially one's in Cornwall) would love the opportunity of buying such things that adorned the Temple at Odsal.

The cost (inc. time and effort) would be minimal and it would be a cool thing for the club to do.

A photo of the item (the buyer covering postage) and a few lines of text would be all that it would take.

. . . now about one of those flags that sdorn the stnd . . .

: Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:20 pm  

Serious suggestion for next season. For the umpteenth time, how about a Neromania day?

Save it for the Summer mind - wearing togas, masters and slaves, Roman soldier outfits, gladiators (not that fellow from the film though, keep your hands off our Sammy!), chariot racing, a bit of vino

As they say in his home country - he's a fasta than the pasta!

: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:08 am  

Bradford Badger wrote: For a start we (BEING POSTERS ON RAB) could sponsor a player for next season. Anyone got an idea on how much it costs - we could try and sponsor one of the "younger" lads - eg Donaldson, Whitehead etc. That would be a positive step - only work would be raising the initial funds - if we get anything from it, such as a game in one of the boxes, we hold a draw to see who gets it. The more you paid towards sponsorship, the greater the chance of winning? Substander do something similar I believe and it does seem to go down very well. Taken from here -> http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=432523

Bradford Badger wrote: For a start we (BEING POSTERS ON RAB) could sponsor a player for next season. Anyone got an idea on how much it costs - we could try and sponsor one of the "younger" lads - eg Donaldson, Whitehead etc. That would be a positive step - only work would be raising the initial funds - if we get anything from it, such as a game in one of the boxes, we hold a draw to see who gets it. The more you paid towards sponsorship, the greater the chance of winning? Substander do something similar I believe and it does seem to go down very well. Taken from here -> http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=432523

: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:56 pm  

Just pulling together questions on the pages since we started and we have:

•Pre-match entertainment that's cheap and people might like - get an old player back each week. Post who it's going to be on here the week before, collect suggested questions, and have Stuart interview him on the pitch at half time or before the game.

•YouTube virals to promote games - spamming people will put them off but if it's half funny people won't mind and will forward it on to current and lapsed fans alike. Get the players involved, two minutes with a handy cam in the week and you're sorted.

•Given that the Bulls logo is pretty well known these days, maybe merchandising (t shirts, baseball caps) that just used its outline would look good in a minimalist sort of way.

•On putting stuff on Ebay - I've been saying for a long time that the club should set up an ebay shop. It's pretty easy to do, requires little work and can be used to sell one-off items such as used bits of kit. If a player rips a shirt in training, get it washed, get him to sign it and bung it on the shop. It might only fetch a tenner but it'd all go into the community development pot.

•How about a printable poster before each home game to be displayed in schools and workplaces? Same job done as a billboard on the M62, and done virtually for free.

•A pdf for kids to print off that when stuck together and stuck to card makes a full size <af>Bullman, he'll never leave us...</af> cut-out. Add a 'be healthy, don't eat chips all the time' slogan and get the kids to take them into school to be put on display. Even if only a couple get made, it's better than nothing surely and wouldn't take much time. Take the pic in high resolution, email it to someone with some nous on here and I'm sure it could be knocked up in half an hour. Maybe put a spot on it for a replaceable 'next home game' square.

•YouTube highlights of Academy games for the website- don't know if they are/can be videoed or whether Sky has the rights, but if not it could help get the message out that we have some reason to hope for the future.

•All academy and reserve home games are recorded by the club.

•What has happened to junior bulls club every month? They have organised 3 big events this year but my kids used to love going once a month.

•Away kits that mean something - RAB hoops, amber with thin RB hoops, 93-94 style green, yellow and purple hoops, 91-92-style red with a RAB vee.

•Price promotions on tickets - buy one, get one child's ticket half price, buy 2 get one free, etc.

•Also on season tickets - free entry for a second person to Celtic, Harlequins and Cats.

•Personally I'd do a permanent buy 5 get one free all season. This might sound like a lot to buy but it's amazing how far some people will go to access an offer. The sums boil down to 6 people buying a ticket at £15 rather than £18 and could be the sort of thing that gets groups of mates who already go to games pestering other mates to make up the numbers.

•Can I just suggest with regards to future fan forums, when it goes to questions from the floor, hand over a mic to the question asker so everyone can hear what's being said.

All are pretty much marketing ideas / suggestions.
Is there anything else to add?

Perhaps now is an apt time to sit down with Stuart and try to gain some answers to our questions in a post season review?

Thoughts?

: Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:07 pm  

Wigan Bull wrote:

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My thoughts are that that is excellent when you see it all together. My apologies for describing it earlier as "tinkering round the edges": in a way, it is, but when you add everything up it does amount to something. If you're going to speak to the club anyway, I think it would be great to raise these points as well.