Re: Do London's problems start with David Hughes? : Tue May 28, 2013 7:54 pm  

markrammond wrote:

But we will rise again.

I wish I shared your confidence.....once Mr Hughes leaves us we will be pretty much dead in the water as he represents about 40% of our total income. With 2,000 fans contributing maybe 650k a year and Sky money, I can't really see us as anything other than whipping boys and eventually a championship side.

If we were averaging 6,500 we'd have a chance.........but the refusal to engage in anything like a marketing campaign and contacting our neighbours has seen us lose fans. This is down to either Mr Hughes stance on assistance from the RFL and/or his appointments into key positions.

Once we go down, I really can't see us stepping back up for at least 15 years unless we find another benefactor.

Re: Do London's problems start with David Hughes? : Tue May 28, 2013 9:10 pm  

2000 fans? Where does that number come from? Having been at every home game so far this season I would say 800 was a fairly optimistic number, whatever the club say.

Re: Do London's problems start with David Hughes? : Tue May 28, 2013 9:42 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

....but the refusal to engage in anything like a marketing campaign and contacting our neighbours has seen us lose fans.

For pities sake, yes PLUS this minor consideration LLLLLLLLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLLLLWLLLLL

Do you get the picture?

Re: Do London's problems start with David Hughes? : Tue May 28, 2013 11:00 pm  

PC Plum wrote:

For pities sake, yes PLUS this minor consideration LLLLLLLLLLLLWLLLLLLLLLLLLLWLLLLL

Do you get the picture?

Ah.....so there is actually a few hundred grand to spend on marketing, but Gus's is waiting for the team to start winning?

In previous posts I have listed the complete marketing activity since 2010.......I would say in my professional opinion that the total activity including cab doors, advert in the double header programme, generic adverts in the local free press (after we've announced we're leaving the locality) and the video being shown in walkabout pubs amounts to a mickey poor effort regardless of the teams performance and has cost less then 20 grand.

In fact,I'd go so far as to say that including the wages of the 2 failed marketing managers, the press officer and all campaigns(sic) since 2006, the club have spent less than 300k.....I reckon Wigan would spend that in one loving year.


I have no doubt a winning team would help, but they aren't even trying and when they make any effort, they invariably love it up.