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MrFrost wrote:QuoteThe country is actually out of recession. Says who ? inflation at 3% and rising ,zero interest rates because we have a £1.5 trillion debt to repay , with over 2,8 million on the dole over 6.6 million on benefits and the banks still not lending to the averagege person not with standing that everyone needs to pay over 10 % deposit before they can get a mortgage . so we are out of recession then ? every government job is under threat to help half the public debt, that is nurses army, police as well., so i think we are along way from being recession free !! try in perhaps another 15 years and we may have got the debt down to 1 trillion and to get that we need 5 million on the dole , hospital closures, over crowded schools with less teachers, and 10% drop in pay for everyone. Just a 1 point in crease the interest rates would send over 100.000 people into a homeless situation because of the amount eveyone has borrowed. As a counrty we are on the verge of melt down , if we had been in the Euro zone we would be their now! so lets not pretend it does not excist because you have paid for a season ticket today. not everyone is this position.
The country is actually out of recession.
Says who?
And the 'deficit busting' activities of our wonderful new Government aren't exactly going to make the likes of thee and me going to feel flush are they?BobG
BobG wrote:QuoteAnd the 'deficit busting' activities of our wonderful new Government aren't exactly going to make the likes of thee and me going to feel flush are they?BobG shame labour did not stay in they could have bought season tickets 4 everyone on the dole.
Thing is, people are looking to cut back what they are spending, due to the current climate. People need to be sold to. We cant live on our past successes (as good as they are) and expect it to sell season tickets for years to come. We have a marketing department at DRFC who seem to do very little at communicating with the public and delivering the message.If I was in charge of marketing at DRFC, the first thing I would be doing is on the phone to those not renewed yet and try and get them renewed there and then. We also need to understand WHY people aren't renewing.Personally, I believe the price increases were a bad move. As are the decisions not to have an installment option or the ability to buy online.We've lost our club shop presence in the town centre now aswell. I really believe the powers at be should be ramming DRFC down the throats of the Donny public. Its two years since our last promotion. Unfortunately some people have short memories, thats just how it is.
Think 3 cup finals and an incredible journey through the leagues is enough?Face facts less than 2% of the surrounding public have purchased ST.Face facts that we have a budget that matches our potential and the board are doing the best they can.Certainly mistakes have been made with the marketing but I do share the Board frustrations and the Doncaster public have to shoulder 75% of the blame.What amazes me most of all is that given the amazing work the community boys do you would think all Teenagers would want to support their home town club and at £50 a pop it is bloody good value! You never know this might be the case and we may all be wrong and I hope that to be the case!
Norfolk N Chance wrote:QuoteThink 3 cup finals and an incredible journey through the leagues is enough?Face facts less than 2% of the surrounding public have purchased ST.Face facts that we have a budget that matches our potential and the board are doing the best they can.Certainly mistakes have been made with the marketing but I do share the Board frustrations and the Doncaster public have to shoulder 75% of the blame.What amazes me most of all is that given the amazing work the community boys do you would think all Teenagers would want to support their home town club and at £50 a pop it is bloody good value! You never know this might be the case and we may all be wrong and I hope that to be the case!How can you blame the Doncaster public? Some people don't care about rovers an neither should they be blamed. The board need to accumulate to get the next generation of fan, or things will remain the same and we will land back up in the lower leagues.
topnotch_Donny wrote:QuoteNorfolk N Chance wrote:QuoteThink 3 cup finals and an incredible journey through the leagues is enough?Face facts less than 2% of the surrounding public have purchased ST.Face facts that we have a budget that matches our potential and the board are doing the best they can.Certainly mistakes have been made with the marketing but I do share the Board frustrations and the Doncaster public have to shoulder 75% of the blame.What amazes me most of all is that given the amazing work the community boys do you would think all Teenagers would want to support their home town club and at £50 a pop it is bloody good value! You never know this might be the case and we may all be wrong and I hope that to be the case!How can you blame the Doncaster public? Some people don't care about rovers an neither should they be blamed. The board need to accumulate to get the next generation of fan, or things will remain the same and we will land back up in the lower leagues.If people want to see a live football match they know where the rovers play end of. There are many a media that they can read etc to find out when the next match is. Why do the public need to be spoon fed?
topnotch_Donny wrote:QuoteNorfolk N Chance wrote:QuoteThink 3 cup finals and an incredible journey through the leagues is enough?Face facts less than 2% of the surrounding public have purchased ST.Face facts that we have a budget that matches our potential and the board are doing the best they can.Certainly mistakes have been made with the marketing but I do share the Board frustrations and the Doncaster public have to shoulder 75% of the blame.What amazes me most of all is that given the amazing work the community boys do you would think all Teenagers would want to support their home town club and at £50 a pop it is bloody good value! You never know this might be the case and we may all be wrong and I hope that to be the case!How can you blame the Doncaster public? Some people don't care about rovers an neither should they be blamed. The board need to accumulate to get the next generation of fan, or things will remain the same and we will land back up in the lower leagues.It is their club and identity and the club is a massive part of the community.Christ this town got very little going for it and without a doubt the club has done wonders for the profile of the town.They should be bloody grateful!
Norfolk N Chance wrote:Quotetopnotch_Donny wrote:QuoteNorfolk N Chance wrote:QuoteThink 3 cup finals and an incredible journey through the leagues is enough?Face facts less than 2% of the surrounding public have purchased ST.Face facts that we have a budget that matches our potential and the board are doing the best they can.Certainly mistakes have been made with the marketing but I do share the Board frustrations and the Doncaster public have to shoulder 75% of the blame.What amazes me most of all is that given the amazing work the community boys do you would think all Teenagers would want to support their home town club and at £50 a pop it is bloody good value! You never know this might be the case and we may all be wrong and I hope that to be the case!How can you blame the Doncaster public? Some people don't care about rovers an neither should they be blamed. The board need to accumulate to get the next generation of fan, or things will remain the same and we will land back up in the lower leagues.It is their club and identity and the club is a massive part of the community.Christ this town got very little going for it and without a doubt the club has done wonders for the profile of the town.They should be bloody grateful!Is it their club tho? You cant expect a 40 year old who has never associated himself with Rovers, to suddenly jump on because they have had a little success.All the board can do is target the next generation as the majority dont care about Rovers.
I don't think the early sales figures are too bad at all when you take everything into account. The 2009/10 season finished just a couple of days ago and if we're already over 4,500 then to me that's fairly promising. I know I had no intention of buying a season ticket yet and the same goes for several others that I know - they'll be bought near the start of next season after recovering from the costs of this one!It's easy for people at university to rattle on about nobody saving properly, all I can say in response is that I wish my outgoings were still the same as they were when I was at uni!A season ticket is an expensive investment, over 4,500 people have already bought theirs by the sounds of it, there will be plenty of others saving, and there will be others waiting to see what the strategy of the club is in the transfer market which is also their perogative.No doubt season ticket sales are an important source of income to the club, but they get much much more from the likes of the television income, the shared parachute payments and the net transfer income from the last 12 months. I do not agree with people that say supporters should not hope for some level of transfer activity based on the level of season ticket sales. We've made an encouraging start in my opinion.
coventryrover wrote:Quotetopnotch_Donny wrote:QuoteNorfolk N Chance wrote:QuoteThink 3 cup finals and an incredible journey through the leagues is enough?Face facts less than 2% of the surrounding public have purchased ST.Face facts that we have a budget that matches our potential and the board are doing the best they can.Certainly mistakes have been made with the marketing but I do share the Board frustrations and the Doncaster public have to shoulder 75% of the blame.What amazes me most of all is that given the amazing work the community boys do you would think all Teenagers would want to support their home town club and at £50 a pop it is bloody good value! You never know this might be the case and we may all be wrong and I hope that to be the case!How can you blame the Doncaster public? Some people don't care about rovers an neither should they be blamed. The board need to accumulate to get the next generation of fan, or things will remain the same and we will land back up in the lower leagues.If people want to see a live football match they know where the rovers play end of. There are many a media that they can read etc to find out when the next match is. Why do the public need to be spoon fed?Because thats how it is. Marketing and sales is about spoon feeding. DRFC is a product at the end of the day.
topnotch_Donny wrote:QuoteNorfolk N Chance wrote:Quotetopnotch_Donny wrote:QuoteNorfolk N Chance wrote:QuoteThink 3 cup finals and an incredible journey through the leagues is enough?Face facts less than 2% of the surrounding public have purchased ST.Face facts that we have a budget that matches our potential and the board are doing the best they can.Certainly mistakes have been made with the marketing but I do share the Board frustrations and the Doncaster public have to shoulder 75% of the blame.What amazes me most of all is that given the amazing work the community boys do you would think all Teenagers would want to support their home town club and at £50 a pop it is bloody good value! You never know this might be the case and we may all be wrong and I hope that to be the case!How can you blame the Doncaster public? Some people don't care about rovers an neither should they be blamed. The board need to accumulate to get the next generation of fan, or things will remain the same and we will land back up in the lower leagues.It is their club and identity and the club is a massive part of the community.Christ this town got very little going for it and without a doubt the club has done wonders for the profile of the town.They should be bloody grateful!Is it their club tho? You cant expect a 40 year old who has never associated himself with Rovers, to suddenly jump on because they have had a little success.All the board can do is target the next generation as the majority dont care about Rovers.JR is a multi millionaire but used large amount of his fortune to start up MYA (never used the banks)and the other two are businessmen-pure and simple!SO you have to assess potential and given economic situation and the public unwillingness to support their home town club then rightfully they are being prudent both for there own pocket and not to put the club in danger.As you say it appears the majority dont care so they shouldnt moan when the likes of BS dosent come through the door...should they?Just remember we have bid at least £650k which is double the record, what more can the board do?Not really sure what you are trying to say at all!?!?!