Re: Commercial Ideas : Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:20 pm  

Selling the polo shirts that the players wear after games would be a start. They look really good quality.

Re: Commercial Ideas : Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:35 pm  

Good idea Stealth. Might I suggest a xmas drinkies do sometime nearer xmas in our Cougar leisurewear, venue to be confirmed..?

Re: Commercial Ideas : Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:40 am  

Any idea what time the Saturday 17th Dec Christmas social is? An afternoon event would be good as fans could bring their kids down.

Re: Commercial Ideas : Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:22 am  

Stealth Comic wrote:

Selling the polo shirts that the players wear after games would be a start. They look really good quality.

Great idea and one I touted on here last season but it never got taken up. Maybe I have a simplistic view, but I can't see a reason for not selling these. I would think they would outsell the standard polo's with a cougar badge on. Also, the polo shirts the players wear have sponsor's logo's on. I would think if we sold these commercially maybe this could be an attractive selling point to potential sponsors. Not only will their logo be on the playing shirts, but also on the lesuire wear. If the club really feel the need to differentiate the players from supporters maybe they could do them in a different colour?

Re: Commercial Ideas : Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:47 pm  

The club are in a tricky position regarding polo/t shirts.
If they buy them and people dont, they lose money.

I think they should get some designs. Put them on here and get people to vote for there best ones.
Then people can pre-pay for them and then the club can order that amount.

Re: Commercial Ideas : Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:00 pm  

guess who wrote:

The club are in a tricky position regarding polo/t shirts.
If they buy them and people dont, they lose money.

I think they should get some designs. Put them on here and get people to vote for there best ones.
Then people can pre-pay for them and then the club can order that amount.

Not really , polo,s / t shirts are ' generic , ie not sold in any particular season , like a replica playing shirt is

However the answer to merchandise at our level is collaboration between clubs , preferably all 20 , soon to be 24 clubs , hopefully I'll be in touch with your BOD fairly soon

Re: Commercial Ideas : Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:36 pm  

Shame we can't get old Rolf Harris to knock us out a painting. One was valued at £50,000 on Antiques Roadshow last night. We could do a lot of good with that sort of brass!

Re: Commercial Ideas : Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:09 pm  

It is quite a quandry and a waste of money if you get it wrong. I was in Australia in 1998 just after Brisbane beat Canterbury in the first NRL grandfinal and there was an absolute ton of Canterbury winners merchandise on sale for 25 - 50 cents because they had got it all made up incase they won, but that must have cost the club a fair wedge.

In response to Lawkholme Len from a while ago, yes it was me that came up with the name Cougars, it was a fair while ago now I was only 7 at the time. Funnily enough I have recently moved house and came accross the news paper cutting from the Keighley News announcing the clubs name change, and next to it, an article on us signing Jonny Walker from Otley Rugby Union.

Re: Commercial Ideas : Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:53 am  

Ls Prints do offer some T-Shirts for the club: http://www.lsprints.co.uk/t-shirts-101-c.asp but I do agree a polo would probably sell better

Ls Prints do offer some T-Shirts for the club: http://www.lsprints.co.uk/t-shirts-101-c.asp but I do agree a polo would probably sell better

Re: Commercial Ideas : Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:14 am  

captain_cougar wrote: Ls Prints do offer some T-Shirts for the club: http://www.lsprints.co.uk/t-shirts-101-c.asp but I do agree a polo would probably sell better The LS Prints stuff looks good and was a really good idea. I'm just of the impression that any item of clothing that the club uses in an official capacity, be it kit, training wear etc should be made available as merchandise. It surely can't be difficult to run a few more off in various sizes when they get them done for the players/coaches and when they sell them, they'll should effectively pay for the ones they've given to the staff for free.

captain_cougar wrote: Ls Prints do offer some T-Shirts for the club: http://www.lsprints.co.uk/t-shirts-101-c.asp but I do agree a polo would probably sell better The LS Prints stuff looks good and was a really good idea. I'm just of the impression that any item of clothing that the club uses in an official capacity, be it kit, training wear etc should be made available as merchandise. It surely can't be difficult to run a few more off in various sizes when they get them done for the players/coaches and when they sell them, they'll should effectively pay for the ones they've given to the staff for free.