Quote: wheeled centurion "we also could do with letting kids pensioners and disabled in free or give them a free season ticket,that,ll get bums on the seats'"
Yes and no
We really do have an opportunity before us here , But it needs to be thought out properly
We will lose some fans because of the quality of our opposition , that is inevitable , some will not be happy to pay to see us ' hopefully
' batter teams with big scores
But there are people out there who dont care who the opposition is , and would be very happy and most of all impressed with big wins
7/8/9 yr olds dont care who we beat
The club must approach the council with the intention of the council sponsoring the East stand to cover the stewarding costs , giving the club the ability to put families in that stand for free
Families only , no kids , no entry
No bar , to dissuade regular fans trying to get in for free
All tickets given out via organisations , schools , sports clubs , scouts and the like
Try to get sponsors to cover either free or cheap refreshments and ' give aways ' , provide other stuff like the stilt walkers and face painting
Make it a real family day with pre and post match stuff
Try to ensure that nobody gets in more than twice
And most important , explain it to the fans we already have , why we are doing it and the long term benifits of it and the importance of their continued support ' financially ' of the club
If that means giving out flyers on the turnstiles then do it