I think now would be a great time to market a "Rest of Season Ticket".

That is a brilliant idea, billyfax:

Another one on a similar line is on the May Day bank holiday could we do something to remember Wembley '87 and past Halifax successes to try and encourage extra supporters. If you wear a halifax shirt or have a blue and white scarf you can get a discount on the game (such as £4 or half price).

Maybe the club could have past players paraded and make a day of it for club. Make it an annual day to remember how good our club is.

This could help shirt trade and scarfs too.

Obviously this is dependent on when we play over that weekend.

Did we not have a mini-season ticket last year?

I'm certain Part Exchanging shirts would go down well and make increased sales every year.

Some people like to keep their shirts because eventually they'll be "Retro", but I'm sure the majority would prefer a new one every season.

I know we've had them in the past.

At the Cass game on Saturday I was talking to Gary Stephens who asked me if I was going to organise another `87 reunion so he could attend I replied I doubt it.Came out of Cass` hospitality and bumped into Paul Dixon and Wilf George ,someone said Roy Dickinson was there too.So there is still lots of interest from them all.So I think it would be a good idea to have a special day for all the past players to attend.

What about a sticker system where if you go to 8 home games in the season you get the ninth one free or something along those lines. Maybe get in for £5. That way it isn't as cheap as buying a season ticket but for those who can't make every game maybe it's a way of encouraging them to make as many as possible.

They can receive a card and the person on the turnstile can give them a sticker to put on there card at each game if they pay the £14. There are 10 league games and 2 nothern rail games at home so gives them a bit back for coming.

Obviously it's better to buy a season ticket but just a thought.

Just an idea, but it's an option i guess.

*In the way MacDs do there coffee offer, where you get a free one after six.

How about something aimed at the local junior teams. We could have a come in your kit day (during our sunny summer days

).

The parent and child can get in for £10 or something instead of £15.

some excellent ideas billyfax get em emailed

This is an idea I suggested in my presentation when I was shortlisted for the job as marketing executive. (I lost out to Paul Ebray (?) in the end).

what about discount entrance fee for first hundred in or something, that way theyll end up spending more in the bar

just so you all know. . halifax rlfc gets nothing from bar sales in the ground. . all monies over the bar go to the council. . so if we had a really big game at the shay, say st helens in the cup, we would get extra revenue from ticket sales but nothing whatsoever from the sales of drink/food in the stadium

this looks likely to be the case in the new stand too

bluesox4evaaa what on earth is that avatar? is it Fat Frank with a haircut?

I prefer seeing the mellons.

Its Shaun McRae's personal portrait

sorry bout their absence, some killjoy requested i removed them because they were 'offensive'
then when i replaced it with a nice a55 i got a similar response
clearly the person in question bats for the other side so i changed it to this

But i thought having a completed stadium would boost the revenue streams. Isn't that what the RFL said would work in our favour when the stadium was completed? What about functions on non-matchdays?

It will , for the council , somehow you must get control of the Shay if you ever want to get back into SL

If you dont you will end up like us

We have 15 days a year to make £ 600,000 income just to survive

So that works out at £ 40 grand a match



Thats why I had the 4,000 ave attendance figure on the other thread

I would guess you are at a similar level

why would they be so a*sed if we owned it or not if its a quality stadium to go watch a game of rugby league?

The club don't get any money from bar sales.
But keep the ideas coming

The RFL need to know that we are financially viable. Having stadium facilities which generate revenue other than gate receipts is seen as a tick in the box.

my brain is a tropical fountain of ideas. unfortunately only 99.9% are good ones

This might sound really daft but.

Why not send out a player or too to some Old People's Coffee mornings to help out, with a few tickets and the like, may get some people who havn't been down for years coming back, and they may even bring grand kids with them.

As Rich pointed out , the whole point of new stadiums is that they are making money for whoever runs them 7 days a week , 52 weeks a year

So it is vitaly important that if you ever wish to get into SL and be successful there you need control of the Shay and all it's revenue streams

ok i respect that. entrance into super league might well have to come first though before we can steadilty build the finances to 'control of the Shay and all it's revenue streams' in my non-expert opinion