Questions

[GarySTFC]

What are the plans to publicise the Bank Holiday 'home' fixture with Windsor & Eton? There was a lot of talk about this some time ago, but now is the time when things need to be done.

 

What's the latest news from the Trust? After the success of the quiz night, when is the next planned event?

[richierebel]

I was thinking of the Windsor game as its my 30th Birthday that day! What a brilliant present that would be if we were to relegate Windsor!!!Maybe an email to starfm see if they would be interested in promoting the game.

[GarySTFC]

Star FM, Radio Reading, sorry Berkshire, leaflet drops, local press etc etc.

[Matt]

Gary's raised a good point here. Yes, both Slough and Windsor are struggling, one more than the other obviously, but it's a local derby nonetheless. In the past we've had crowds of 600 and 700 for this fixture, and I know we're still playing 'away from home' but I really don't see why it shouldn't be nudging 1,000 or beyond. Would take some work, but it can be done.

 

The radio stations and other press can be targeted for one thing, and would it be possible to get some posters and flyers made up? Then, groups of people can work on getting them put up and distributed in key places all around Slough (newsagents, etc)

 

In terms of the club, I'd like to think some kind of match sponsorship could be arranged, and that 'kids for a quid' or something similar is in operation. That way, leaflets can be distributed to schools too.

[philSTFC]

maybe Lovejoy would mention it on Soccer AM as they are keeping tabs on Ralph Little

[GarySTFC]

They could do a decent build up to it, but then wouldn't mention it after the event if they did the same as the Harvery vs Little clash they spent weeks building up, only for it to be a damp squib when it happened.

[Mark44]

If im given some leaflets i can post them up at my college, theres about two hundred people who go here, may work.

[GarySTFC]

I take it there's little interesting in publicising the match then?

[Martin]

I still maintain that it should largely be down to the club to publicises matches but there you go.

 

I know that the Trust are currently working on a project to raise the profile of the club and our difficulties within the town and there will be a meeting held in this regard shortly.

[Barry Scott]

don't forget, because we don't sing for 90 minues and create 'atmosphere' we're near the ar$e end of the table.

[GarySTFC]

I maintain it may help with a good supportive atmosphere for the team within the 'Meadow' but for a bumper crowd of new faces, I still maintain it would encourage the younger more impressionable kids to hang around and try a repeat visit.

[brighton_rebel]

Know its easy to advise from miles away, but why not just print up a shed load of posters and hand them to people as they leave asking them to put them up.

Give an explaniation what's happening in the programme.

[Barry Scott]

Quote:

Martin said:
I still maintain that it should largely be down to the club to publicises matches but there you go.

You're right, but at present there is no communication between club - trust - fans so we're almost always disorganised. The school's break up around the Wednesday before Easter so we have one month to advertise the crap out of the game. Any suggestions?

[Martin]

Well we can always print up shed loads of posters/leaflets and hand those out. But whenever supporters are asked to turn up to hand these things out or arrange for them to be displayed somewhere it is met by apathy. A leaflet drop not so long ago was carried out by BFR and Dom with no other bugger turning up and the annual leaflet drop in the High Street sees the same old reliable faces rather than mass support.

[GarySTFC]

But then that has always been the same over the past ten years or so. Whilst some faces come and go, it's always the same old faces that remain doing the bulk of the work.

 

That said, if you don't try....