The club needs fans.... - Page 2

smobile · 07-11-2016, 09:51

Phil Collins to play the Wham Stadium ?

I'm sure even we could sell-out that one.

Or just stick Ashley Hoskin on Stage and hope nobody notices......

DaveinGermany · 07-11-2016, 12:12

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Originally Posted by Lord Didsbury

I believe it's £85 for Kraftwerk

Cos they're Germings "Innit"! (see Audi-BMW-Mercs

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Lord Didsbury · 07-11-2016, 13:49

Phil Collins you say? That gives me an idea.

Now, if Oasis can play at Maine Road why can't Jon Anderson get off his lazy prog rock dreams and have Yes play a one off homecoming show at the Wham?

Obviously the local residents, who object to the prospect of a few more ultras joining in the Billy Kee song may not take to kindly to 10,000 watts of Anderson's falsetto rattling the windows, and the streets being filled with long haired stoned old men in leather trousers trying to find their cars but just think what that would do to our profile?

Shay Stadium, Spike Island, Wham Stadium.

Surely to god there must be those 70 year olds on this forum who could look him up on FriendsReunited and call in some decades long favours?

cashman · 07-11-2016, 13:59

jon lives in the states,and heard he aint been too well.

Exile on Spencer St · 07-11-2016, 15:53

Think JA is feeling a bit better now as I recently saw an advert for a gig somewhere in the UK.
(Last time I saw him was when getting my boots on in St.Augustine's Hall, ready to take on the might of Huncoat in the Boys' League, and The Warriors had just finished a practice).
I suspect there a few too many glass conservatories in the immediate vicinity for the Health & Safety Police to approve Mr. Anderson's singing.

Greeny · 07-11-2016, 18:10

Friends reunited is no longer here.

choirboy · 07-11-2016, 19:55

Stanley played like "Warriors" against Bradford on Saturday!

odders · 07-11-2016, 21:35

Well that was a waste of time. You bemoan poor crowds and I come up with something. Only to get Phill Colins and some outdated Accy star who's in ill health.

The dingles have got the glory hunters,Bolton are doing 12-14k,Preston doing well...

Most Blackburn fans who are stay away were their in the premiership years,what about their kids? They don't see anything other than Sky. It's a target market, get the kids on. Even Cashy came back after following the resurrection

cashman · 07-11-2016, 21:43

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Originally Posted by odders

Well that was a waste of time. You bemoan poor crowds and I come up with something. Only to get Phill Colins and some outdated Accy star who's in ill health.

The dingles have got the glory hunters,Bolton are doing 12-14k,Preston doing well...

Most Blackburn fans who are stay away were their in the premiership years,what about their kids? They don't see anything other than Sky. It's a target market, get the kids on. Even Cashy came back after following the resurrection

I would never have gone odders, but fer the fact we didn't have a team in 62, and i always loved me football,

Lord Didsbury · 07-11-2016, 23:00

Well Odders. I have, in addition to a Watford fan, now got a Spurs fan coming to Luton with me. (Both more Joy Division than prog rock). I just told them it would be magnificent.
I reckon we need to be more like mormons and evangelise and indoctrinate with the personal touch. It's not hard.
Once there, they must be shepherded to the Clayton End where the atmosphere is. The drumming and singing needs to be jolly noisy and with some attractive football on display.
They'll come back for more.

A Yes concert would still be a good idea.

Chewbacca · 07-11-2016, 23:16

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Originally Posted by Lord Didsbury

Well Odders. I have, in addition to a Watford fan, now got a Spurs fan coming to Luton with me. (Both more Joy Division than prog rock). I just told them it would be magnificent.
I reckon we need to be more like mormons and evangelise and indoctrinate with the personal touch. It's not hard.
Once there, they must be shepherded to the Clayton End where the atmosphere is. The drumming and singing needs to be jolly noisy and with some attractive football on display.
They'll come back for more.

A Yes concert would still be a good idea.

Or do you mean Vangelis?

Lord Stiffupperlip · 08-11-2016, 11:14

With Christmas approaching, why don't the club come up with some sort of Xmas gift voucher to encourage extra attendance in the bleak midwinter?
For example, a father & son ticket for £20, or an under 12 ticket giving admission to 4 games for £20.
With the right advertising, I'm sure plenty of mums & Grandad's would consider this a perfect gift for their husbands, sons or grandkids.
Especially if they throw in a free mince pie!
Ho, Ho, Ho!

Lord Didsbury · 08-11-2016, 12:41

Even if you made it 50p entry it won't encourage fans to go (but high prices will discourage people).

Draw them in, get them hooked. We need to be sporting drug dealers.

What drew you in? What made you hooked?

As a recent fan, it was an off chance visit to the York cup match. I loved the whacky ground, loved the ultras singing, the warmth of the bar at half time and the football was ace. I also loved it because I knew the history of the club.

Contrast to the previous match several years earlier where the ground was ****, the football was awful, we sat well away from the Clayton end and it ****ed it down and the match abandoned.

However, by that logic everyone who went to Burnley would have been hooked!

Lord Stiffupperlip · 08-11-2016, 13:53

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Originally Posted by Lord Didsbury

Even if you made it 50p entry it won't encourage fans to go (but high prices will discourage people).

Draw them in, get them hooked. We need to be sporting drug dealers.

Perhaps we could add something to the mince pie?

monkey hanger · 09-11-2016, 09:18

[QUOTE=Lord Didsbury;1180921]Even if you made it 50p entry it won't encourage fans to go (but high prices will discourage people).

What drew you in? What made you hooked?

As a recent fan, it was an off chance visit to the York cup match. I loved the whacky ground, loved the ultras singing, the warmth of the bar at half time and the football was ace. I also loved it because I knew the history of the club.

think my experiance of first going to stanley was similar to yours. first visit in 2009 knowing i was coming back up north the next year. good game and loved the atmosphere and couldn,t wait to become a regular the following season. why did i try stanley anyway as rochdale or say oldham were a similar distance and bradford nearer. well the reason was history and nothing else. we should push this as far as we can. we,ve tried cheap tickets for games but they haven,t worked as its the same old lot that attend. we should also push the ease of parking near the ground and cheap parking as some places once you get past the residents only streets you need a taxi to get to the ground or pay 5 quid plus to park your car at the ground. we,ve a lot to offer and future fans don,t need to live within the boundary of accrington.