Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:08 am  

chissitt wrote:

If you bothered to attend a game you'd see programmes were still on sale as is all the other stuff and available to all those who attend, the point being which you have conveniently sidestepped is that if you don't go to the game then you wouldn't be expected to know about these things which are a financial lifeline for the club never mind using them.
As for making me look stupid, if you feel your up to the task please feel free to fill your boots, all I would ask is you cut out the schoolboy stuff with your playground insults if you can, I've made my point no more response from me, you can have the last word which I'm sure you'll want to

Just digressing but I dont recall seeing programmes on sale for a while now. Didnt think anyone bought them anymore

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Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:10 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

Just digressing but I dont recall seeing programmes on sale for a while now. Didnt think anyone bought them anymore

Funnily enough the Sts one today is downloadable.

Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:15 am  

PopTart wrote:

Funnily enough the Sts one today is downloadable.

Do we still sell them

Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:18 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

Just digressing but I dont recall seeing programmes on sale for a while now. Didnt think anyone bought them anymore

Quite right, not produced a match day program for at least 2 years. The Wakefield Express initially used to print the team and sell the paper at the ground, I don’t think that idea went well. This year the club has been selling the monthly club magazine on home game match day which included the team sheet for that game. This idea is ok if we have only one home game that month, otherwise you’ll be buying the same month magazine again with just a different team sheet.

Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:22 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

Do we still sell them

We do the Mighty Trin magazine monthly.

Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:46 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

Well which ever way you look at fans are the life blood of the club. Once lost they rarely return. There is no getting away from it that the late chester years did the club damage. The back end of this year has been good but Cas at home and Salford away were bad PR. We need a competitive team to deliver good performances ,we also need better facilities to attract new fans. We are getting the facilities so we need a team to match. Its up to the BoD to provide both. Apart from moan and groan there is very little the ordinary fan can do ,other than keep turning up till you get fed up.

Blimey we are disagreeing a lot lately

Although I get the point that's just not really how it is. In 1997 I attended a home game against York in which 800 attended. So they clearly do return. The early years in SL saw some pitiful crowds.

Success will bring them back, a comfortable stadium will keep them.

Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:00 am  

PopTart wrote:

Funnily enough the Sts one today is downloadable.

Slightly different from the Saints thing but I suggested similar years ago, even offered to digitise it for that purpose. Probably so long ago it was still the Ted era.

All they need to do is add them to the shop as a purchase download.

All you need for this is a template that I can provide as a word doc for the various club people to fill in. I'd then place that into a proper DTP package (In Design), create a pretty document and then upload it as a fully downloadable .pdf.

There are no costs here, a simple 8 page doc that can be printed at home to an A4 printer if desired. Make it 99p a go. Won't raise a fortune but every little helps. Great for people who like to collect stuff (like me). Make it available 24 hours after a match, so it's got all the scorers on etc, it's more a record than a programme in that respect.

Again I know in this modern era it's now a limited market but it is essentially free to produce.

Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:07 am  

vastman wrote:

Blimey we are disagreeing a lot lately

Although I get the point that's just not really how it is. In 1997 I attended a home game against York in which 800 attended. So they clearly do return. The early years in SL saw some pitiful crowds.

Success will bring them back, a comfortable stadium will keep them.

Not really, i know many who were keen at one time but many will RARELY return, life moves on for people. Its new fans we need and that where the future is. Facilities plus competitive team is the formula. I also said that.

Do you know vasty ,i am sure at times you could pick an argumemt in an empty room

Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:18 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

Not really, i know many who were keen at one time but many will RARELY return, life moves on for people. Its new fans we need and that where the future is. Facilities plus competitive team is the formula. I also said that.

Do you know vasty ,i am sure at times you could pick an argumemt in an empty room

No mate, not arguing with you, broadly agree on this one (though not so much some of your other posts), but they always seem to come from somewhere. Also if we were having a pint you'd happily sit for half an hour debating this one with me, it just seems different on here for some reason, and heck I might even win you round or the other way around.

Just watched that Saints Cup game clip, wonder how many of those fans no longer watch other than the ones who will have departed this earth. Most I would imagine gave in years ago.

We've always been able to attract new fans and retain the diehards - what we have not been able to do is keep those who want a little bit more, success, the inbetweeners I'll call them.

Re: Carter makes statement about season and players leaving : Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:50 am  

Yes we do still sell them. I see an short old chap walking round selling them. He shouts, 'get your programmes here, team sheets included' I have only seen him on the West tho