That may be so. But how did these people find out about the game they bought tickets for? What made them buy tickets? The club need to create a buzz about it. As others have said. Some peoples perception now are of a club going no where and one that is struggling to pay the rent.

Quote: Faxhali "Faxcar, it's the clubs job to promote and increase the business. Simple as that, example from me. I sent a message on Facebook about dining package formleigh on Sunday. No acknowledgment or response yet they can repost everyone else's comments. I sent a message on twitter as this seems to be where they are more familiar. I got followed but no reply or response regarding dining package. This was over weekend and yesterday. I don't have time to call during the day due to work commitments. So I'm excluded really even though I was trying to book for 4. Since then I've arranged other things and going out the night before with the same 3 people. Clubs loss but a prime example of going backwards. I sent a tweet to Leigh regarding something and had a response within 2 hours.'" Please send an email to info@halifaxrlfc.co.uk Or malcolm@halifaxrlfc.co.uk I'll get back to you ASAP

Quote: Faxhali "Faxcar, it's the clubs job to promote and increase the business. Simple as that, example from me. I sent a message on Facebook about dining package formleigh on Sunday. No acknowledgment or response yet they can repost everyone else's comments. I sent a message on twitter as this seems to be where they are more familiar. I got followed but no reply or response regarding dining package. This was over weekend and yesterday. I don't have time to call during the day due to work commitments. So I'm excluded really even though I was trying to book for 4. Since then I've arranged other things and going out the night before with the same 3 people. Clubs loss but a prime example of going backwards. I sent a tweet to Leigh regarding something and had a response within 2 hours.'" Please send an email to info@halifaxrlfc.co.uk Or malcolm@halifaxrlfc.co.uk I'll get back to you ASAP

The RFL were selling tickets at £2.50

Were all tickets sold at £2.50?

Definately not i paid a tenner.

You should ask for your £7.50 back before it ends up in the Bradford Bulls survival fund.


Aahh, too late!

I thought it was £2.50 and a charitable donation to the Bulls for the rest.

Faxcar, what was Fax s ' status ' when you started following them? , and IYO what ' status ' is required to make marketing worthwhile?

Yes without doubt a competitive attractive brand of RL will help, but in sport that can be a difficult thing to guarantee, believe me, no ' cheap shots ' here, just a genuine interest in lower tier sports management

Where does that come from you asked yesterday ? , 4 years as a director at Leigh, 10 years as a shareholder and a not unconsiderable cash investement over that 4 years, with the following 5 spent trying to bring a new outlook to the clubs management and how it ' sells ' itself

Also an attempt 5 years ago to get the ' locked out ' Championships Clubs to look at working together, something that IMO could have been paying dividends for those clubs willing to open their eyes

I am fully aware how difficult it is to run a club at this level and the financial problems it can bring, but if you keep doing what you've always done, dont expect anything to change

All the best

No I paid more and most people did the club are saying that it was all due to the tickets being £2.50 which helped yes but it was the marketing that got people down the Shay it was everywhere, obviously the RFL pumped a lot into it and credit to them it worked. The club need to look at where they can get advertising in prime and very prminant places that won't cost the earth, it can be done.

Good Morning. I have replied to you directly to your Facebook message.

This last weekend I was on holiday with Mrs Fax and I asked some of folk down at the club to look after the social media while I was away. They aren't that clued up on what goes on as its not part of their job on a game weekend.

Sorry about the radio silence but I am back now. And yes I do prefer using Twitter - I can respond far quicker.

Hope that helps.

Yours

Mr Fax

Sorry I don't understand the your "where does that come from you asked",comment I can't see where I did that.

Anyway. To be honest my thoughts are the status of Fax when I first started to watch them is as it has always been, in a cycle of some good times and some not so good times, it seems to be part and parcel of the game for most clubs.

On that subject looking back and seeing how some of the bad times were possibly self inflicted by the abuse given to a former owner and his family leading to him walking away was why I posted.

My post was to ask people to consider if it was ground hog day with a current director, some whisperings have suggested it may be.

As I do with most things I rather focus on the good I know for a fact that person has done, I was not at the time commenting on marketing as a strategy but simply pointing out some truthful positives from a different area.

On status and looking back there is some benefit in doing so but you have to be aware of if what was relevant then is relevant now.

A lot has changed in just say the last 20 years, a whole new generation has come along with a different mind set and with a lot more vying for their time and money, on entertainment / recreation the world is built on it, the entire system is built on marketing their brand.

A repetitive theme is, "The Best" we have and you want it.

The best phone the best i pad, the best excitement / entertainment, it's to do with what looks good to the eye that gets your first attention and then once you take a look it has to be good quality and good value other wise it ends up in the bin never to be used again.

Market and budget with that in mind, to be better than your current competition that's the status you need to have.

It's how you show the public the above where the real challenge lies and I believe that is where Fax fans feel the club could do more, obviously it's no good being the best if no one knows about it.

So can Fax put a PDF of the game adverts on the website to allow people to download and print them, they can then put them up in their locale and it may add a few to the crowd.

Mr Fax?

Got it, cheers Mr Fax.