Re: OK then, shall we? : Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:13 am  

OK folks, whatever the club decide to do I think we need to be around about the £800 mark, if we can get to that I reckon they would make up any minor shortfall.

We are at £500 by my reckoning, which is absolutely brilliant but we need another 12 pledges to make that figure,

So this weekend can anyone who's not already done so can they put their names down if they wish to do so. Also if any of you can give a nudge to any forum members they know who don't visit often to please take a look.

Thanks

Re: OK then, shall we? : Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:46 am  

i'm in.Just let me know when & how.

Re: OK then, shall we? : Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:22 pm  

I've another pal who is in.

Re: OK then, shall we? : Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:59 pm  

Count me in. Cheers

Re: OK then, shall we? : Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:46 pm  

A very noble idea Vasty, but it seems a very sad and sorry state of affairs, if the club are having to rely on fans, to provide the backing for marketing. Feels like my time as a treasurer at a local amateur sports club back in the day.

It all seems a bit amateur by the club, but not the poster's who are willing to take a chance and part with a bit of brass.

Good luck with it though.

Re: OK then, shall we? : Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:54 pm  

vastman wrote: Ok, folks the Trinity Walk screen, which IMHO is far and away the best one is a non-starter as far as I can see. For two weeks you don't get much change from 4k!!! It's also booked up for months although I got the impression they couldn't have been less interested in us. I honestly think that's a waste of some serious money that the club could use elsewhere, just my opinion. Anyway, I've looked at the alternatives for our budget and I've come up with this. I think it's much better value for money and will make more hits. 15,000 A5 leaflets printed and delivered for £975 if we can get that high. I've not run any of this past the club but for me, it's a no-brainer. Needs to be done for the first match where there are no Covid restrictions IMO or it's a bit pointless. I'd suggest we target residential areas where the demographic have some interest, Eastmoor, Sandal, Walton, Crofton, Sharlestone, Stanley, Lupset etc. If we can go up to £1,265 (you could add Normanton, Wrenthorpe, Outwood etc) but I'm sure people at the club would have a better idea. Obviously any other suggestions welcome. I'm also willing to chuck in for free 200 A3 posters and a downloadable A4 version if the club is interested and people are willing to distribute them. https://www.leaflet-media.co.uk/wakefield I've mocked up a rough idea, not sure if they are double-sided and if they are it might only be black and white but assuming they are. Is everyone happy for me to pursue this idea instead? Hope it goes well Vasty, the leaflet drop was one idea I put to the board back in 2016, targeting areas of the city that weren’t selling very well, and also new build estates. Leaflet drops was one way I used to promote my business which I started back at the end of 2019, which has grown steadily, and this has been quite successful for me, and if season tickets get sold, it will make back its money

vastman wrote: Ok, folks the Trinity Walk screen, which IMHO is far and away the best one is a non-starter as far as I can see. For two weeks you don't get much change from 4k!!! It's also booked up for months although I got the impression they couldn't have been less interested in us. I honestly think that's a waste of some serious money that the club could use elsewhere, just my opinion. Anyway, I've looked at the alternatives for our budget and I've come up with this. I think it's much better value for money and will make more hits. 15,000 A5 leaflets printed and delivered for £975 if we can get that high. I've not run any of this past the club but for me, it's a no-brainer. Needs to be done for the first match where there are no Covid restrictions IMO or it's a bit pointless. I'd suggest we target residential areas where the demographic have some interest, Eastmoor, Sandal, Walton, Crofton, Sharlestone, Stanley, Lupset etc. If we can go up to £1,265 (you could add Normanton, Wrenthorpe, Outwood etc) but I'm sure people at the club would have a better idea. Obviously any other suggestions welcome. I'm also willing to chuck in for free 200 A3 posters and a downloadable A4 version if the club is interested and people are willing to distribute them. https://www.leaflet-media.co.uk/wakefield I've mocked up a rough idea, not sure if they are double-sided and if they are it might only be black and white but assuming they are. Is everyone happy for me to pursue this idea instead? Hope it goes well Vasty, the leaflet drop was one idea I put to the board back in 2016, targeting areas of the city that weren’t selling very well, and also new build estates. Leaflet drops was one way I used to promote my business which I started back at the end of 2019, which has grown steadily, and this has been quite successful for me, and if season tickets get sold, it will make back its money

Re: OK then, shall we? : Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:12 pm  

[quote="Travelling Wilbury"]A very noble idea Vasty, but it seems a very sad and sorry state of affairs, if the club are having to rely on fans, to provide the backing for marketing. Feels like my time as a treasurer at a local amateur sports club back in the day.

It all seems a bit amateur by the club, but not the poster's who are willing to take a chance and part with a bit of brass.


My view is that it's something extra that fans can contribute with. No different from buying a shirt or joining Trin TV.

Only Shudds are in the position where one man virtually bank rolls the whole organisation.

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Re: OK then, shall we? : Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:31 am  

Let's go for it. Great way for fans to support the club in a not expensive but significant way.

Re: OK then, shall we? : Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:14 am  

Travelling Wilbury wrote:

A very noble idea Vasty, but it seems a very sad and sorry state of affairs, if the club are having to rely on fans, to provide the backing for marketing. Feels like my time as a treasurer at a local amateur sports club back in the day.

It all seems a bit amateur by the club, but not the poster's who are willing to take a chance and part with a bit of brass.

Good luck with it though.

Under normal circumstance I’d agree but Covid has denied us normal.

The club did have a promotions budget and now they don’t, it’s that simple.

Also again due to Covid people are now out of the habit of attending games. The hope is that most will be chomping at the bit to return but we can’t bank on it, so any little reminder should help.

You make a good point regarding your days as the treasurer of a local club. We as fans of Trinity have to accept that of all the SL clubs we are the least like a business. We are run in a very business style no doubt but to my eyes they are not the same.

We simply do not have the infra structure, the financial backing or enough local support to be a real going concern in the way Leeds are for example.

We are getting there but slowly and to say Covid has dented our progress is a huge understatement.

For now the club exist in limbo, a kind of semi pro. Some bits of the club are so professional they are the envy of others. Some bits would seem very familiar to those running amateur clubs.

I honestly think we are on the final stretch now but we will need the help of fans to make the final hurdles whether we like it or not. It’s a big ask considering how much crap Trinity fans have had to put up with but as they say it’s always darkest before the dawn.

I honestly don’t blame anyone from holding back but I also believe in unlocking the potential of those who do want to help.

One last point, Trinity still belongs to the fans, one of the few clubs that does. It’s not the play thing Of a wealthy man or a cash cow for the egos of a group of rich men. MC and JM are more like stewards who as far as I can tell is only wish to hand the club back in a much better condition than they found it. I’m happy to support that.

Re: OK then, shall we? : Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:50 am  

if I can arrange some way of sending the money from abroad,- then I'm in for £25

I assume it will be timed to coincide with the first fixture which has tickets on open sale rather than limited to season ticket holders.
Do you have any idea when this is likely to be?

Is it possible to reward those who actually use the flyer to gain entry?

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