Re: The Man Speaks! : Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:06 pm  

Will Buck and Dusty be there? Should be Will the Cheerleaders be re-introduced? should be...there are buckets of dance schools in the area...... Will there be Face Painting for the Kids? should be Who will be the stadium announcer and who will pick the music? Please god can we get a professional.... Will there be general access to the after match presentations or will it be hidden behind a paywall. Need to be free for the first couple of seasons Will there be posters up on every bus stop within 3 miles of the ground? Should be Will all the local pubs be given a framed fixture list, 10 tickets per game and be entered into a draw to win a box for a game. Should be Have the club joined this group? https://www.mertonchamber.co.uk/directory should do Have the club reached out to all the local schools? Should do Have the club considered tele canvassing every ex/lapsed fan? Should do Have the club considered an old fashioned snail mail campaign. should do Will the club introduce themselves to their immediate neighbours of which there are about 10,000 inside 2sq miles? should do Will the club stick posts in the ground, announce a KO time and expect people to come to games....assuredly!

Will Buck and Dusty be there? Should be Will the Cheerleaders be re-introduced? should be...there are buckets of dance schools in the area...... Will there be Face Painting for the Kids? should be Who will be the stadium announcer and who will pick the music? Please god can we get a professional.... Will there be general access to the after match presentations or will it be hidden behind a paywall. Need to be free for the first couple of seasons Will there be posters up on every bus stop within 3 miles of the ground? Should be Will all the local pubs be given a framed fixture list, 10 tickets per game and be entered into a draw to win a box for a game. Should be Have the club joined this group? https://www.mertonchamber.co.uk/directory should do Have the club reached out to all the local schools? Should do Have the club considered tele canvassing every ex/lapsed fan? Should do Have the club considered an old fashioned snail mail campaign. should do Will the club introduce themselves to their immediate neighbours of which there are about 10,000 inside 2sq miles? should do Will the club stick posts in the ground, announce a KO time and expect people to come to games....assuredly!

Re: The Man Speaks! : Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:55 am  

Not forgetting checking out roundabouts near the ground.

Re: The Man Speaks! : Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:59 am  

Plus posters on the back of buses !

Re: The Man Speaks! : Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:17 am  

[quote="wire-quin"]Not forgetting checking out roundabouts near the ground.

Like to see flowers on the 2 mini roundabouts near the ground. Be a health hazard trying to put them there as most people seem to go over rather than round them.

Re: The Man Speaks! : Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:44 am  

orangeman wrote: Will Buck and Dusty be there? Should be Will the Cheerleaders be re-introduced? should be...there are buckets of dance schools in the area...... Will there be Face Painting for the Kids? should be Who will be the stadium announcer and who will pick the music? Please god can we get a professional.... Will there be general access to the after match presentations or will it be hidden behind a paywall. Need to be free for the first couple of seasons Will there be posters up on every bus stop within 3 miles of the ground? Should be Will all the local pubs be given a framed fixture list, 10 tickets per game and be entered into a draw to win a box for a game. Should be Have the club joined this group? https://www.mertonchamber.co.uk/directory should do Have the club reached out to all the local schools? Should do Have the club considered tele canvassing every ex/lapsed fan? Should do Have the club considered an old fashioned snail mail campaign. should do Will the club introduce themselves to their immediate neighbours of which there are about 10,000 inside 2sq miles? should do Will the club stick posts in the ground, announce a KO time and expect people to come to games....assuredly! London Broncos , in my experience, have always used the Field of Dreams approach - to paraphrase, ' if you stick the posts in the ground, they will come'. Worked so far hasn't it? Oh hang on.........

orangeman wrote: Will Buck and Dusty be there? Should be Will the Cheerleaders be re-introduced? should be...there are buckets of dance schools in the area...... Will there be Face Painting for the Kids? should be Who will be the stadium announcer and who will pick the music? Please god can we get a professional.... Will there be general access to the after match presentations or will it be hidden behind a paywall. Need to be free for the first couple of seasons Will there be posters up on every bus stop within 3 miles of the ground? Should be Will all the local pubs be given a framed fixture list, 10 tickets per game and be entered into a draw to win a box for a game. Should be Have the club joined this group? https://www.mertonchamber.co.uk/directory should do Have the club reached out to all the local schools? Should do Have the club considered tele canvassing every ex/lapsed fan? Should do Have the club considered an old fashioned snail mail campaign. should do Will the club introduce themselves to their immediate neighbours of which there are about 10,000 inside 2sq miles? should do Will the club stick posts in the ground, announce a KO time and expect people to come to games....assuredly! London Broncos , in my experience, have always used the Field of Dreams approach - to paraphrase, ' if you stick the posts in the ground, they will come'. Worked so far hasn't it? Oh hang on.........

Re: The Man Speaks! : Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:54 am  

RfE wrote:

London Broncos , in my experience, have always used the Field of Dreams approach - to paraphrase, ' if you stick the posts in the ground, they will come'. Worked so far hasn't it?
Oh hang on.........

Chris Warren put in the effort during his 10 years at the club. Crowds were pretty stable during that period.

It all started to go badly wrong when Gus was installed.

Re: The Man Speaks! : Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:39 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

Chris Warren put in the effort during his 10 years at the club. Crowds were pretty stable during that period.

It all started to go badly wrong when Gus was installed.

He did.

But when did he leave? 2005 ish?

Re: The Man Speaks! : Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:10 pm  

RfE wrote:

He did.

But when did he leave? 2005 ish?

Part way through the 2007 season when I think he went full time with his Setanta broadcasting.

Re: The Man Speaks! : Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:14 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

Part way through the 2007 season when I think he went full time with his Setanta broadcasting.

A big loss to the club.
I thought he left as we were moving to The Stoop - but I now have recollections of seeing him speeding away from the ground on his Vespa in our first or second season after leaving GP.

Re: The Man Speaks! : Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:49 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

Not forgetting checking out roundabouts near the ground.

it's flattering