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Originally Posted by KIPAX
you didnt go to the game.. then you complained about the attendence....
let us know when the penny has dropped mate  |
Kipax, I am sorry but your strange logic is beneath me.
When, exactly, did I 'complain'?
I merely addressed the problem and started a discussion, I didn't throw any mud at anyone not attending did I?
I would suggest that it is you who is waiting for the 'penny to drop' but I now fear it probably wouldn't fit the slot in any case.
Jonathan Timmins, your arguments have some validity HOWEVER it is a chicken and egg situation. How do you improve the squad to the extent that it is capable of being promoted, thus drawing more fans, without investing in the team?? To invest in the team you need solid gates. You see the problem??
If you think a name like Paul gascoigne wouldn't draw the punters you are a mad man.
You say they would leave once the novelty wore off. that may be true.
Are you telling me you would rather not have them there at all then?
Remember, once you get someone through the turnstile, for whatever reason, then you have your chance to 'hook' them. If they don't come through, your chance is zero.
Remeber, another 1000 through the gate is another 10 grand or so in the kitty, not including their bar/merchandise spend.
Thats a lot of money to play with when looking around for someone who could draw the punters.
Like you say, medium term there will be a drop off. you can budget for that though.
Someone like Gazza(maybe not now he's tied up) you could have done say a 6 week deal with. the fans needn't know the contract term do they.
Gazza has a good short term money spinner, Stanley get another 1000 on the gate instantly PLUS loads of media exposure(I mean what is better than the names Paul gascoigne and Accrington Stanley together?).
Everyones a winner.
By the time he leaves the crowds might have wained a bit BUT chances are you will have hooked quite a few. Gazza has paid for himself and got bums on seats love.
Yes its a gamble, but a calculated one. Every business plan is a gamble though. If you plan prudently you could miss the benefits of taking a risk and vice versa.
Staveros: the man who knows a thing or two about football, and......talks a whole lotta sense.