Quote sogspurs="sogspurs"Gutterfax, the club can't be judged solely on attendances, yes they are important financially but when you stop looking at just the numbers they are real people giving up their own time and usually travelling a distance to watch the team, the team has been poop for years now and is just getting worse, so letting more people know about us and then showing them we are a less than average team who don't try very hard and loses to small northern towns is not helping, I've given up trying to bring new people because I'm embarrassed at showing them how little broncos care. It doesnt mean that beating saints hull and hudds would give us 5k per game, but it would have certainly increased numbers.
I'm not saying Gus is perfect but after this review I would rather he still be there. The team needs to get itself noticed for the right reasons before the office staff have a chance of marketing them. Something like making the play offs and knocking out a few big clubs away from home or be involved in a great cup match on the BBC that everyone wants to talk about afterwards. I know I'm dreaming but the reality of it is too depressing'"
The CEO is responsible for the overall running of the club. He went on record as saying that he would like to see us commercially viable with 10,000 attendances........nobody forced him to say this.
I repeat.....a winning team would of course help, but the opening round attendance was nothing short of a disgrace.....yes, a hammering at Wire was not ideal, but a closer game at Hull was followed by a sub 2k gate.............
Yes, attendances are not the be all.....but they do = both ticket sale revenue, residual revenue and make us more attractive to sponsors...... It is a point I have religiously banged on about since 2002 and I will continue to do so.
Licences are up for renewal in about 20 or so home games time........the club has wasted nearly 1 million pounds in wages of ex cricket and tennis admin staff...these people, including Gus, have presided over the consistant decline of the club in every aspect.
To sell something, you must understand and believe in it..........I have no doubt the belief might initially be there, but that's about it IMO!