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by **Jpr** » 01 Feb 2019, 10:09

Back in the 80s torquay had games on a Friday Night, which meant I could watch them on a Friday and then on Saturday I could play for My local Team.

by **grockle** » 01 Feb 2019, 06:01

Arrywithnobrain wrote: 31 Jan 2019, 21:51 Which match official is to blame for that?

David Spain!

by **Arrywithnobrain** » 31 Jan 2019, 21:51

gateman49 wrote: 31 Jan 2019, 17:36 [highlight=yellow]No use, he's snowed in.[/highlight]

Which match official is to blame for that?

by **gateman49** » 31 Jan 2019, 17:36

greb46 wrote: 31 Jan 2019, 16:59

No use, he's snowed in.

by **greb46** » 31 Jan 2019, 16:59

Arrywithnobrain wrote: 31 Jan 2019, 16:38 Is this intended as an inducement for Brucie to watch a game live rather than on highlights???

by **Arrywithnobrain** » 31 Jan 2019, 16:38

greb46 wrote: 30 Jan 2019, 19:52 [highlight=yellow]The club could offer a reduced rate to someone who has never watched a match [/highlight]and let them bring a friend for free.If they like it then they would return paying the normal entrance fee and if not they may mention it to others who may want to give it a try.Obviously it may be difficult determining that the people coming along aren't regular supporters getting a cheap match day!But it must be possible to work something out.

Is this intended as an inducement for Brucie to watch a game live rather than on highlights???

by **chardie** » 31 Jan 2019, 09:07

When I was a youngster in the 70's, for a couple of years I lived in Wimbledon who were still a non league club. Before the start of the season they would go around all the local schools and give out free season tickets for kids to use provided they were accompanied by a paying adult.
Seems like a good way to attract potential future fans.

by **westyorkshiregull** » 31 Jan 2019, 08:22

Firstly a winning side is the best advertisement. Every league table from NS shown up and down the country at the moment has our name on top of it. The YouTube content I think is spot on , wasn't that long ago you had to pay for that gulls world thing which you had to use on a mobile or laptop device which is just a pain. Watching highlights on my tv is spot on. The odd interview ECT is just about right also. Be impossible to let newbies in cheaper and quite frankly if I could make a new fan myself i would happily pay myself for a mate to go watch a game. So prehaps the fans also pay a part in spreading the word and helping to create new fans ect.
Without sounding lazy and maybe I've not tried hard enough but I've not done much buying from club shop online much myself recently , prehaps they could do be a bit more forward with the marketing on that. Even if just a video what they sell and any offers ECT ECT.
What with this sudden upturn in fortunes with a top manager and some really good players this is the time now to grasp it and really try and keep not the only the following going but also as our forum friend Midlandgull points out that this is a good time to really sell the club on different levels to existing and new fans.

by **Louis** » 30 Jan 2019, 22:18

"low hanging fruit" you clearly work in business transformation, like myself. Let's be honest we could 'lean' and 'continuously improve' Plainmoor until the sun goes down but if the owner wants it smashed up and made into houses to sell what's the point? So I guess my low hanging fruit is more transparency from the owner, OK perhaps we need a cherry picker/hoist for that one.

by **greb46** » 30 Jan 2019, 20:37

OllieGull wrote: 30 Jan 2019, 20:21 I think the best way to attract new supporters would just be by having a 'fan day'. I.e. one of our home matches is selected as the fan day of the season, all ticket prices are heavily reduced (say £5 to get in?) and a big emphasis on spreading the word through social media/other forms. Also in running with the TUST Fan zone to engage the supporters as much as possible. Club would almost definitely make a loss depending on how many people come, but the potential that you've gained fans in the long-term would be worth it.

The Oxford City game at the weekend would have been perfect for this, a drab match against a mid-table team in January - had we done this and had a significant amount of supporters, I think many would have come again after seeing a 7-2!

Good idea ,think this would help for sure though not saying a £5 entrance fee on a regular occasion as it really needs to be done more often than once e.g. a few times sporadically throughout the season with perhaps the fan day you suggest later on a Saturday towards the end of the season with milder weather to try and attract people who wouldn't want to watch in mid Winter.

by **OllieGull** » 30 Jan 2019, 20:21

greb46 wrote: 30 Jan 2019, 19:52 The club could offer a reduced rate to someone who has never watched a match and let them bring a friend for free.If they like it then they would return paying the normal entrance fee and if not they may mention it to others who may want to give it a try.Obviously it may be difficult determining that the people coming along aren't regular supporters getting a cheap match day!But it must be possible to work something out.

I think the best way to attract new supporters would just be by having a 'fan day'. I.e. one of our home matches is selected as the fan day of the season, all ticket prices are heavily reduced (say £5 to get in?) and a big emphasis on spreading the word through social media/other forms. Also in running with the TUST Fan zone to engage the supporters as much as possible. Club would almost definitely make a loss depending on how many people come, but the potential that you've gained fans in the long-term would be worth it.

The Oxford City game at the weekend would have been perfect for this, a drab match against a mid-table team in January - had we done this and had a significant amount of supporters, I think many would have come again after seeing a 7-2!

by **Midlandgull** » 30 Jan 2019, 20:15

greb46 wrote: 30 Jan 2019, 19:52 The club could offer a reduced rate to someone who has never watched a match and let them bring a friend for free.If they like it then they would return paying the normal entrance fee and if not they may mention it to others who may want to give it a try.Obviously it may be difficult determining that the people coming along aren't regular supporters getting a cheap match day!But it must be possible to work something out.

I like this idea. I've seen similar things before. Kids for a quid, season tickets can bring a mate for £10, family ticket (e.g 4 for £40), maybe a ticket and a drink/pie promotion. Lots we could do around this idea!

by **Midlandgull** » 30 Jan 2019, 20:13

lucy6lucy wrote: 30 Jan 2019, 19:46 We’ve been asking for years to sort the playing side of Torquay. One thing at a time. I will happily back the first team over a handmade pie from a farm near Dartmouth, as for social media, I personally believe it’s improved. But I acknowledge your points, promotion first is the key

I think both things can happen at the same time though? People who work in the catering team, or operations managers or whatever are not involved with picking the team/signing players etc (you could be forgiven for thinking they did in the last 5 seasons) so why not see if things can be improved in their line of work?

My thinking is, if we have a better connection to the club, better experience, more communication/marketing etc means more £ notes, some of which may filter into better facilities/transfer budget/wage budget etc - and can make us more competitive on the field in the future.

by **greb46** » 30 Jan 2019, 19:52

The club could offer a reduced rate to someone who has never watched a match and let them bring a friend for free.If they like it then they would return paying the normal entrance fee and if not they may mention it to others who may want to give it a try.Obviously it may be difficult determining that the people coming along aren't regular supporters getting a cheap match day!But it must be possible to work something out.

by **lucy6lucy** » 30 Jan 2019, 19:46

We’ve been asking for years to sort the playing side of Torquay. One thing at a time. I will happily back the first team over a handmade pie from a farm near Dartmouth, as for social media, I personally believe it’s improved. But I acknowledge your points, promotion first is the key

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