But on top of season tickets, a shirt, beer money at matches, its a fair dollar for working class folk
Maybe these missing members could be tempted back with a lower pricing structure and maybe other incentives to part with their hard earned cash

Leigh RL has a hardcore of passionate fans who will go that extra mile for their club, this is our low hanging fruit. Each fan will have unique financial circumstances and we must find entry levels for all those passionate fans who want to make a difference to, or ensure, the future of their club

Getting 500 new fans through the gate paying full whack will take too long, we can achieve it as phase two.

Yes you are correct , it will take too long , but it will never happen unless the actual effort is made , unfortunatly we dont even make the effort

Think like a Charity , and you will be a Charity

We at last are almost as one

Now Charity Dingle ..........

you dirty minded ......
I thought the same thing though

I would be interested to know what the average contribution per month is. Reason being, if we double LISA memmbership and the new members are contributing a quid a month it is not going to get us as near the target as we might have thought (although of course all donations are welcome).

If we presented it as a pound a week it might appeal more than a fiver a month!

Leythers who can afford will pay the £5 a month those that want can pay less.

All Leythers should know by now that every penny LISA raises goes to the club. Now forget the I would contribute' if the meetings weren't boring point of view just remember whatever you give goes to the club we support.

I do not want to open any old wounds but every penny into LISA finds its way to the club, every penny into the lottery doesnt. eg commissions etc on top of prizes. Sif you have a spare tenner a month LISA is the better option.

Deckchairs and the Titanic spring to mind

Yes that's the positive spirit we all need!

Just putting the ' Catchphrase ' spin on it

I think there is a two stream approach required here:

1) Milk (you know what I mean) the existing fanbase for all its worth - the hardcore support that when the chips are down will go that bit further and give more than they have already given. Hopefully most of the people on this board fall into that category. Some of us used to be more active and contribute more but for various reasons have reduced that support. If we can milk that base effectively it secures our future and gives us a base to start from. Be it lottery or LISA, be it personal or your company it doesn't really matter.

2) Expand the fanbase - it is only doing that that will allow us to tick the turnover box and attendances boxes. And we have to do that because the only way some people will come back is if there is a chance of playing top flight rugby. That is going to be much harder and much more of a longer term project.

There is no point arguing about which approach is needed - they clearly both are.

You have taken the helicopter view and are correct.

Our strength is the passion, we need to nurture that and get us out of our current situation, we then need to change how we operate.