Re: First Timers : Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:28 pm  

Dally wrote:

Jewish Care run a few care homes in NW London not far away. These are for theelderly and also younger people with disabilities. If I were the club I'd contact Jewish Care and offer all their residents and a care worker family member a free day out at a match (I guess a Sunday may be better). It would boost the crowd and cost nothing (except time although it would be nice to put coaches on if they have insufficient mini-buses - or even better try to get a local coach company to donate the transport) whilst we're greatly undercapacity. The publicity would be worth a fortune - locally, nationally, among the Jewish community - which is pretty big in the surrounding areas - and I guess loyal. I also think there is a chance of something very positive coming out of such an initiative. Would have to be done properly though - maybe exclusive use of one of the bar areas, meeters and greeters and people to look after the guests throughout the afternoon. Give people a day to remember and I'm sure good would come of it. Would need some thought as to the needs of the residents and whether they could be catered for.

Great idea Dally. Something to get the Jewish, Asian, Romanian,Polish,Afican and West Indian local Community involved would be great.

Re: First Timers : Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:10 pm  

RLLDN wrote:

Great idea Dally. Something to get the Jewish, Asian, Romanian,Polish,Afican and West Indian local Community involved would be great.

On the back of something like the above, invite local charities for the disabled / disadvantage to choose a match to attend. Over the season the club could build up alot of local goodwill and be seen as a community club and a local asset. Little cost involved. Do it well and it could just generate alot of positive publicity (via the charities and local press - ideally with a plug in each article showing next match date, time and venue!), lots of goodwill, potential supporters, potential sponsors, etc. Even if it does none of those things surely good deeds are their own reward?

PS Could even have bucket collections so spectators could make donations to fund a buffet lunch / half time snack for invitees? Create a good, all round feel around the club.

Re: First Timers : Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:22 pm  

Dally wrote: On the back of something like the above, invite local charities for the disabled / disadvantage to choose a match to attend. Over the season the club could build up alot of local goodwill and be seen as a community club and a local asset. Little cost involved. Do it well and it could just generate alot of positive publicity (via the charities and local press - ideally with a plug in each article showing next match date, time and venue!), lots of goodwill, potential supporters, potential sponsors, etc. Even if it does none of those things surely good deeds are their own reward? PS Could even have bucket collections so spectators could make donations to fund a buffet lunch / half time snack for invitees? Create a good, all round feel around the club. Some quality ideas Dally. It's this positive Community links which will hold us in good stead, even the facetious going for a sarny in the area by the players. Getting more and more involved like this will be great. Any chance you could email these ideas to info@londonbroncosrl.com

Dally wrote: On the back of something like the above, invite local charities for the disabled / disadvantage to choose a match to attend. Over the season the club could build up alot of local goodwill and be seen as a community club and a local asset. Little cost involved. Do it well and it could just generate alot of positive publicity (via the charities and local press - ideally with a plug in each article showing next match date, time and venue!), lots of goodwill, potential supporters, potential sponsors, etc. Even if it does none of those things surely good deeds are their own reward? PS Could even have bucket collections so spectators could make donations to fund a buffet lunch / half time snack for invitees? Create a good, all round feel around the club. Some quality ideas Dally. It's this positive Community links which will hold us in good stead, even the facetious going for a sarny in the area by the players. Getting more and more involved like this will be great. Any chance you could email these ideas to info@londonbroncosrl.com

Re: First Timers : Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:31 pm  

RLLDN wrote: Some quality ideas Dally. It's this positive Community links which will hold us in good stead, even the facetious going for a sarny in the area by the players. Getting more and more involved like this will be great. Any chance you could email these ideas to info@londonbroncosrl.com I am sure that someone connected with the club must read these pages, pathetic as most pages are! They have paid people to think of ideas - I'm sure if they wanted to do something like this they'd have done so before. to me though, the big problem with London Broncos in their various guises over the years is they have not engaged the local community. To me that's what needs to be worked on. It's much harder without your own ground and club facilities but these sort of initatives or similar could perhaps be a way? Like everything though things need to be done well and followed through and up.

RLLDN wrote: Some quality ideas Dally. It's this positive Community links which will hold us in good stead, even the facetious going for a sarny in the area by the players. Getting more and more involved like this will be great. Any chance you could email these ideas to info@londonbroncosrl.com I am sure that someone connected with the club must read these pages, pathetic as most pages are! They have paid people to think of ideas - I'm sure if they wanted to do something like this they'd have done so before. to me though, the big problem with London Broncos in their various guises over the years is they have not engaged the local community. To me that's what needs to be worked on. It's much harder without your own ground and club facilities but these sort of initatives or similar could perhaps be a way? Like everything though things need to be done well and followed through and up.

Re: First Timers : Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:33 pm  

Dally wrote:

I am sure that someone connected with the club must read these pages, pathetic as most pages are! They have paid people to think of ideas - I'm sure if they wanted to do something like this they'd have done so before. to me though, the big problem with London Broncos in their various guises over the years is they have not engaged the local community. To me that's what needs to be worked on. It's much harder without your own ground and club facilities but these sort of initatives or similar could perhaps be away? Like everything though things need to be done well and followed through and up.

True true. Hopefully we will see some great links with the local Community.

Re: First Timers : Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:53 pm  

I'd be booking Double Page Spreads in the Jewish Chronicle, but not for Friday evening games eh

Re: First Timers : Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:05 am  

As if London are important enough to get Friday game

Re: First Timers : Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:56 am  

Wire Yed wrote:

As if London are important enough to get Friday game

"L'chaim"

Re: First Timers : Wed Feb 26, 2014 10:13 am  

RLLDN wrote:

I admire your positive thinking. However, I think the majority Salfordonians wanted to watch the Manchester United Red Devils, plus the channel got switch to RU just when YoRkshire born Danny Care scored a beauty of a try.

Already e-mailed the Hive asking if they can do multiple TV feeds into the bars.

Re: First Timers : Wed Feb 26, 2014 10:14 am  

Tre Cool wrote:

You are suggesting selling a live RL game on the back of a union game on a screen. That is a dreadful and sad idea.

It's nothing of the sort. Advertising the fact that sports are being shown in the bar before and after the game as a way of enticing them into the bar to spend money is called marketing.