Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:49 am  

Just a few ideas to add into the mix;

Paul White - White Noise (Disclosure).

I seem to remember hearing the Ant and Dec - Lets get ready to rumble years ago, in fact, it may have been around the glorious Cougarmania years. Maybe given the link to Fridays game (if it goes ahead) and the popularity of this song again, it could be a good entrance song for the boys?

I can still recall the noise of Mick on the microphone mentioning the feeding time words etc. It added to the atmosphere and got the kids excited. Other than seeing glimpses of freddy now and again (sometimes not at all) what is there to appeal to the younger end fans. It got me 20 years ago and I've come back for more since. What is there for the younger fans now to make them remember and want to come back.

It may not work second time around I accept, but could we get someone with some personality and gift of the gab who could stoke up the fans in preparation for the game. No offence to anyone, but at the moment the MC struggles to get our own players names correct.

Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:40 am  

If I fought the law is moved to Scott Law, Danny Lawton could have Oh Danny boy.

Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:48 am  

Dominance wrote:

No offence to anyone, but at the moment the MC struggles to get our own players names correct.

Don't forget - most people at Cougars are volunteers giving their time and effort.

On another thread it was mentioned PIRAG has £400. I wonder if they would buy a top notch radio microphone with a better range than the current one and loan it to Dubane so he could get singers / MCs / half time draw etc to perform on a small portable platform on the centre spot? - that would have more impact than people trying to interact with the crowd being lost in amongst the dugouts as has to happen now.

All those who the board asks to volunteer need the encouragement and support of all fans

Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:09 pm  

Dominance wrote:

Just a few ideas to add into the mix;

Paul White - White Noise (Disclosure).

I seem to remember hearing the Ant and Dec - Lets get ready to rumble years ago, in fact, it may have been around the glorious Cougarmania years. Maybe given the link to Fridays game (if it goes ahead) and the popularity of this song again, it could be a good entrance song for the boys?

I can still recall the noise of Mick on the microphone mentioning the feeding time words etc. It added to the atmosphere and got the kids excited. Other than seeing glimpses of freddy now and again (sometimes not at all) what is there to appeal to the younger end fans. It got me 20 years ago and I've come back for more since. What is there for the younger fans now to make them remember and want to come back.

It may not work second time around I accept, but could we get someone with some personality and gift of the gab who could stoke up the fans in preparation for the game. No offence to anyone, but at the moment the MC struggles to get our own players names correct.

It think a balance has to be struck. Some of the things were innovative and new 20 years ago are now clichéd and dated although similar principles can apply to today. Rev the crowd up with high tempo, intense music. Keep it reasonably modern but chuck a few classics in there.

Clubbed To Death- Rob Dougan
Resistance-Muse
Immigrant Song- Led Zeppelin
Radioactive- Imagine Dragons
Brianstorm- Arctic Monkeys
F.E.A.R- Ian Brown
Out Of Space- The Prodigy

Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:12 pm  

Wooden Stand wrote:

Don't forget - most people at Cougars are volunteers giving their time and effort.

On another thread it was mentioned PIRAG has £400. I wonder if they would buy a top notch radio microphone with a better range than the current one and loan it to Dubane so he could get singers / MCs / half time draw etc to perform on a small portable platform on the centre spot? - that would have more impact than people trying to interact with the crowd being lost in amongst the dugouts as has to happen now.

All those who the board asks to volunteer need the encouragement and support of all fans

Thanks for that, but as a volunteer myself I understand many give up their time and effort for little to no thanks. My point wasn't intended to upset anyone or be rude, just fair constructive feedback. The matchday experience does need work and things like that don't help, but I suppose the club can't expect much with the massive budget allocated of zero.

Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:15 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote:

It think a balance has to be struck. Some of the things were innovative and new 20 years ago are now clichéd and dated although similar principles can apply to today. Rev the crowd up with high tempo, intense music. Keep it reasonably modern but chuck a few classics in there.

Clubbed To Death- Rob Dougan
Resistance-Muse
Immigrant Song- Led Zeppelin
Radioactive- Imagine Dragons
Brianstorm- Arctic Monkeys
F.E.A.R- Ian Brown
Out Of Space- The Prodigy

I take your point, but that alone would not make me think, wow, I want to come back again. I also understand what worked then maybe won't have the same effect now, but we have to try something different. How many people were sceptical about Cougarmania version 1 and look what happened with that. Something innovative needs to be tried to make it an experience. Don't ask me what though?

Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:31 am  

It may not work second time around I accept, but could we get someone with some personality and gift of the gab who could stoke up the fans in preparation for the game. No offence to anyone, but at the moment the MC struggles to get our own players names correct.[/quote]


I think Dubane does a perfect job at MC - You can ear him clear as day in the stand if not a bit to loud sometimes, These people dont get payed so we should be glad of there imput for free,

Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:20 pm  

Dubane - How you going on putting together a show / experience for match days that you & we will be proud of?

Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:33 am  

Pickled onion wrote:

I think Dubane does a perfect job at MC - You can ear him clear as day in the stand if not a bit to loud sometimes, These people dont get payed so we should be glad of there imput for free,

"Perfect" is a bit OTT.

There are far more people in the rest of the ground than there are in the stand. I stand at both ends and the speakers are inconsistent to non existent.

Volunteers deserve praise but are not beyond constructive criticism if it improves the matchday experience for all.

Re: Club Marketing & Website & Matchday experience : Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:34 am  

Pickled onion wrote:

I think Dubane does a perfect job at MC - You can ear him clear as day in the stand if not a bit to loud sometimes, These people dont get payed so we should be glad of there imput for free,

"Perfect" is a bit OTT.

There are far more people in the rest of the ground than there are in the stand. I stand at both ends and the speakers are inconsistent to non existent.

Volunteers deserve praise but are not beyond constructive criticism if it improves the matchday experience for all.