Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:41 pm  

rupert bear wrote:

It would take 400 people at £5 a month to make two grand. I would have thought that would be within the range of everyone to afford. Even with a small fanbase this is achievable.
I will be signing up for this. We need to be in the Championship in 2013 to avoid the intergalactic travel to away games on planet Zog and maybe when we are up there with increased attendances we will be able to keep hold of our better players.
The season tickets were for nothing so i don't think we can complain at being asked to cough up a few extra pounds to help build the team.
I really hope this works out.

You won't get 400 people signing up though, only about 100.
The only people really interested, apart from those that could not make it or didn't know about it were at the meeting.
I don't think the people at the meeting were a significant subset of a bigger group of interested fans. If more fans were interested then why didn't they come?

Besides which, the money raised this way is at risk at source.
If Paul Cooke turns out to be a disappointment and people rag their pledges in, we are still committed to him for a year aren't we?
Not least because he has packed his job in to come and needs an income.
Much better to get some money by other means that is up front, then it doesn't matter. In other words, you already have the money and the risk is covered.

It's all right Carl saying he doesn't want to put the club at risk, but paying for Paul this way could do just that.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket would be my advice.

It shouldn't come to this of course, but you can't just pay the guy on promises.

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:33 pm  

I would class 400 as a poor attendance. You would think that at least that amount would give a fiver a month. If we were going to Wembley they'd be knocking the doors down. Typical Donny sporting public.
You are right though, we won't get 400.

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:22 pm  

DonnyPlumber wrote:

I thought the bloke who said stick a quid on the gate had a good idea.

Have a Paul Cooke raffle at every match and have him present the prize.

See if we can get Kingdom to make a Paul Cooke range like Warrington did for Joey.

Aution the new shirts with his autograph on them.
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I'm more than up for that..

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:16 pm  

Not wishing to be a merchant of doom but if we don't raise the cash to get Paul Cooke and we finish 5th in the league (and don't go up) what a sickener that would be!

I hope the people of Donny support this initiative by the club.

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:32 pm  

Double Movement wrote:

Not wishing to be a merchant of doom but if we don't raise the cash to get Paul Cooke and we finish 5th in the league (and don't go up) what a sickener that would be!

I hope the people of Donny support this initiative by the club.

I will be signing up for at least the £20 per month. Won't be going to too many away games, so it will be worthwhile just to try and escape the league of the damned in 2013.

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:53 pm  

Good stuff Rupert. I'm in for £25 per month. That's £540 between us over the year ... that's 3% of the required £18,000 sorted!

[Wanderer]

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:33 pm  

... another £20 per month here ...

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:37 pm  

I'll send a tenner a month from down here....

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:38 pm  

Excellent Wanderer and Brighton dons fan ...

Hopefully the club will keep us posted on pledges. It'd be great if everyone could post their pledges on here. If we can get some momentum going, it might help persuade anyone who is undecided to join in.

It'd be great to hear from everyone.

Should we start a separate thread for pledges?

Re: The Dons Need YOU! : Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:53 pm  

my wife who has no interest in rugby pledge £12 per month me and my lad will do the same so here is another £36 per month C O Y D