Re: The Hive next season? : Mon May 20, 2013 2:13 pm  

Rooster Booster wrote:

Nope, it was before that. In the late 90s at the stoop. I even have an inkling of a neuron firing that we moved a game because of residents complaints. Think it was either night games or Sunday ones.

Can any fan from back then confirm / remember that?

As I said, the locals do know we are there. Question is. Are they interested?

It was a Sunday night game we were not allowed the flood lights. I dont think the Stoop had flood lights back in those days the used to bring them along on lorries.

Re: The Hive next season? : Mon May 20, 2013 7:27 pm  

jaybs wrote:

Completely correct, it is just one of the theories from gutterfax with no substance! The people of TW2 are not interested in the main.

Paddock Punter wrote:

I was speaking to someone at the game on Saturday who is also a London Welsh ST holder. They live 500 yards from the Stoop and hadn't had any marketing at them!

no substance eh?

Feel free to point out the attempts (2000-2013) to engage the immediate neighbours (say 2 sq miles).
St Margarets to whitton, Strawberry Hill to Isleworth......the neighbours.

Re: The Hive next season? : Mon May 20, 2013 8:07 pm  

jaybs wrote:

The people of TW2 are not interested in the main.

Get real, I would suggest that they are no more or less interested than any other part of London. There is no evidence that where we have played has any significant influence on attendances.

I live in TW2 and I have not seen the club make any concerted attempt to attract people to games.

If the club are as disinterested in promoting the club in a new location then the results are likely to be exactly the same.

Re: The Hive next season? : Mon May 20, 2013 8:18 pm  

Or even worse since some of the current support will leak and may not be replaced by "newcomers".

Re: The Hive next season? : Mon May 20, 2013 8:47 pm  

daftdad wrote:

Or even worse since some of the current support will leak and may not be replaced by "newcomers".

Indeed.

Re: The Hive next season? : Mon May 20, 2013 9:42 pm  

jaybs wrote:

it is just one of the theories from gutterfax with no substance!

It would seem that the only thing with no substance is your comment above. I am happy to wait for the comprehensive llist of activity in the TW2 postcode carried out by the club in the hope of attracting local residents to the game......

FWIW, I believe that the handing out of flyers to fans making their way to the Big House across the road in 2011 for the Barbarians v Australia match there on November 26th, is the one and only time the club attempted anything in the TW2 postcode.

They have begun placinf generic adverts in the free sheets surrounding Twickenham this year, but in reality, that horse has long bolted.

Feel free to put me right on my unsubstantiated asssertion...I look forward to the documented evidence to back up your claim.

BTW....David Huges is the one quoted as saying the locals aren't interested......how the love would he know? He has presided over the worst period on and off the pitch in the clubs SL history....he has no interest in anything other than match day and being able to watch his "toy", he employed the current CEO on the basis of a recommendation and 1 interview, he appointed Rob Powell against the advice of everyone and has in all probability killed the club as a direct reult of his futile game of Chicken with the RFL over marketing the game in the SE....
...PLEASE...Tell me how I am supposed to take his comments about the residents of TW2 with anything other than a pinch of salt.
I freely admit to the part above being my opinion regarding the role of DH in the decline of the club.....if you have an opinion that differs, then again, I have no doubt you will back it up with tales of the marketing and research done in Twickenham, conter evidence that he wasn't advised not to appoint Powell, he did actually interview more than 1 person for the CEO's position and he hasn't steadfastly refused to finance any meaningful marketing by the club.

Re: The Hive next season? : Mon May 20, 2013 10:05 pm  

Rooster Booster wrote: I'm surprised to hear that the locals don't know we exist, as years ago, they used to complain about when the games were played. Anyone on here remember that? Something to do with the noise, the floodlights. Nowadays, they are more concerned about this sort of thing http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.c ... ref=twtrec

Rooster Booster wrote: I'm surprised to hear that the locals don't know we exist, as years ago, they used to complain about when the games were played. Anyone on here remember that? Something to do with the noise, the floodlights. Nowadays, they are more concerned about this sort of thing http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.c ... ref=twtrec

Re: The Hive next season? : Mon May 20, 2013 11:11 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

It would seem that the only thing with no substance is your comment above. I am happy to wait for the comprehensive llist of activity in the TW2 postcode carried out by the club in the hope of attracting local residents to the game......

FWIW, I believe that the handing out of flyers to fans making their way to the Big House across the road in 2011 for the Barbarians v Australia match there on November 26th, is the one and only time the club attempted anything in the TW2 postcode.

They have begun placinf generic adverts in the free sheets surrounding Twickenham this year, but in reality, that horse has long bolted.

GF, haven't you just provided 2 examples of the club actually doing something? Something you have said they don't do!

The latter (adverts) being evidence of actually trying to attract locals? Still, they do something and it's after the horse and all that in your honest opinion of course. They can't win can they. Unless they listened to you eh?

Re: The Hive next season? : Tue May 21, 2013 5:05 am  

Rooster Booster wrote:

GF, haven't you just provided 2 examples of the club actually doing something? Something you have said they don't do!

The latter (adverts) being evidence of actually trying to attract locals? Still, they do something and it's after the horse and all that in your honest opinion of course. They can't win can they. Unless they listened to you eh?

love me....do you do thios purely to wind me up?

We moved back into the stoop in Feb 2006....flyers 3 months before the start of the 2012 season and adverts in local papers AFTER they've said this is our last year at the Stoop and you want to applaud them???????

loving hell....I don't care if they ignored the 20 point opus or did each and every one.....just so long as they actually did something...oyster card holders handed out at Canary Wharf and 12 London taxis liveried.....together with 2 viral videos shown in walkabouts and 3 (maybe) 4 adverts in Metro/ES.........7 and a half seasons marketing at the club....not forgetting the name change that did absolutely sweet love all......and now the move so they can hide their ineptitude again.

Get a grip. I have a pop at them because they deserve to be targeted.....Hammersmith Hills Hoists are better run at present.

You need to remove your rose tinted specs by the way..1997 with 2nd place in the league and world club challenge games aside, the following 2 years saw crowds drop by 42%.......which are still 25% better than they are this year....due to Bransons total reluctance to market the game/club/games......

Re: The Hive next season? : Tue May 21, 2013 5:26 am  

gutterfax wrote:

love me....do you do thios purely to wind me up?

We moved back into the stoop in Feb 2006....flyers 3 months before the start of the 2012 season and adverts in local papers AFTER they've said this is our last year at the Stoop and you want to applaud them???????

loving hell....I don't care if they ignored the 20 point opus or did each and every one.....just so long as they actually did something...oyster card holders handed out at Canary Wharf and 12 London taxis liveried.....together with 2 viral videos shown in walkabouts and 3 (maybe) 4 adverts in Metro/ES.........7 and a half seasons marketing at the club....not forgetting the name change that did absolutely sweet love all......and now the move so they can hide their ineptitude again.

Get a grip. I have a pop at them because they deserve to be targeted.....Hammersmith Hills Hoists are better run at present.

You need to remove your rose tinted specs by the way..1997 with 2nd place in the league and world club challenge games aside, the following 2 years saw crowds drop by 42%.......which are still 25% better than they are this year....due to Bransons total reluctance to market the game/club/games......

"They have begun placing generic adverts in the free sheets surrounding Twickenham this year"

Where does it say I want to applaud them?

But you do care about your 20 point plan, you keep bringing it up again and again.

It looks by your own admission they did actually do something. But I was led to believe from your postings that they did NOTHING.

What rose tinted specs? Things are shıt. People who don’t agree with your comments, MUST be defending Gus or the club. That attitude is at times, both incredible and laughable.

P.S. If you get wound up you need to think why. All that's happened is someone has pointed out that you've contradicted yourself. Oh and everyone knows about the lack of marketing and aren't overly happy about it. You seem to forget that.