Re: Team great, crowd disaster : Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:36 pm  

shed_dweller wrote:

Some sort of banner or sign facing the Barton bridge would also make sense. I have spoken to quite a few who drive past on the m60 everyday and have no idea who plays in the stadium. Often having no idea who SCR actually exist and what game they play.

Also if they are closing the unreserved seating in the east stand, they need to make some available in the west, I know a couple of St holders that have wanted to bring friends to game but cannot sit next to them and that kinda puts new people off coming if they are sitting on their todd.

From what I have seen of the west stand there are large blocks that don't have anyone sitting in them. I'm sure that the ST holders could just move seat to sit with their friends.

Re: Team great, crowd disaster : Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:58 pm  

There's always plenty of traffic on the Barton stretch in the mornings, it'd be ideal to have some sort of advertising there. They used to have a big poster on a board on the side, whatever happened to doing that?

Re: Team great, crowd disaster : Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:44 pm  

DogPie wrote:

The overall intention of Forever Reds is a good one. The intentions when it was formed were solely to help the club and there are still people involved with that intention. However, if people can't see that some use it to get themselves noticed, and help themselves raise their own profile within the club then they can't see the wood for the trees. Unfortunately, FR is nothing like it used to be and never will be. It also doesn't have to be. It needs a fresh approach and somebody with balls who isn't afraid to do the job of a supporters association and be there for the supporters. It needs somebody who doesn't pussyfoot around the club and the chairman and start speaking truthfully about where the issues are in raising the profile of the club. The hard part is that many at the club won't listen. It needs somebody with a spine. Someone who isn't scared of ruining their own reputation with the people at the club in order to say how it is.

I think FR and the people who run It,have done a good job,how would your supporters association work,would It also
be a voice of criticism If that was needed.

Re: Team great, crowd disaster : Wed Feb 29, 2012 11:36 am  

Well, Luke Patten reckons Sundays would be better for the crowds. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... the-crowds

Well, Luke Patten reckons Sundays would be better for the crowds. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... the-crowds

Re: Team great, crowd disaster : Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:22 pm  

What an interesting article by Luke Patten - a non too veiled criticism of Matt Parrish, clearly there was much more going on behind the scenes that we fans were not aware of.

FWIW I prefer Friday nights as that then leaves the rest of the weekend free, but I do understand the points made by others, Sundays would be better for many families and many travelling supporters

Re: Team great, crowd disaster : Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:43 pm  

GT wrote: Well, Luke Patten reckons Sundays would be better for the crowds. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... the-crowds ...but accepts he doesn't know the ins & outs of how viable it is. We'd all like to see a surge in crowds replace the need for corporate cash (or better still, add to it) but there's little evidence to suggest the switch alone will make a jot of difference to our crowds. The switch, coupled with an improved matchday programme of events like those banded on here and Facebook (car park BBQ, funfair etc) strikes me as the way forward but it would be a costly gamble which we can ill afford to lose.

GT wrote: Well, Luke Patten reckons Sundays would be better for the crowds. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... the-crowds ...but accepts he doesn't know the ins & outs of how viable it is. We'd all like to see a surge in crowds replace the need for corporate cash (or better still, add to it) but there's little evidence to suggest the switch alone will make a jot of difference to our crowds. The switch, coupled with an improved matchday programme of events like those banded on here and Facebook (car park BBQ, funfair etc) strikes me as the way forward but it would be a costly gamble which we can ill afford to lose.

Re: Team great, crowd disaster : Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:41 pm  

Iain wrote:

And for those asking, the next meeting is going to be a Monday towards the end of March - awaiting confirmation on the venue. The plan is to hold 7 fans meetings this year and we're looking at the possibility of moving around different venues around the city.

When you say City, I assume you mean Salford rather than Manchester? In which case, may I suggest a few venues?

Lamb Hotel (Eccles) 400 yards from my new flat!

The Hope - Everyone knows where it is! Handy for most Salford residents to get to (10 min walk from my flat!)

The Grey Mare - Handy for the Weaste/Langworthy mob. (& one stop on the tram for me!)

St Michael's/Grapes/Unicorn - Our new catchment area (& on the 67 bus route for me!)

Red Lion/Wellington - Covers the Height & Salford Precinct. (Did I mention it's a 10 min walk from my sister's? )

The Cock (Worsley) - Covers Worsley/Walkden/LH. Couple of nice barmaids last time I went in as well!

Irlam - Any of the social clubs on the main road would make sense.

May also be worth trying to tap into the Sale/Urmston/Partington/Stretford area as well so somewhere like The Wetherspoons in Sale might be an option?