Polish a turd and guess what...it's still a turd.
Still.....emailing the Union lot that stayed in the bar for the last double header and getting a bunch of kids to throw shapes at half time is the way forward.

and this is IMO a good move as one strand.

And you (plus tagalongs) wouldn't have attended if such an initiative is not present?

Clubs have managed before to get children involved without such things in the past, getting them watching the rugby...

I would have, ex strife wouldn't, whether I would have been as involved, who knows.


Obviously, but don't forget that up north it would have been as part of the whole community spirit and I doubt as many females of any age attended.

Son's and dads always will, but mum's and daughters ?

Peter Deacon led the way in opening the sport up to families.

Yeah fair enough, I respect what you have to say and you make a good point.

This whole idea of the "next generation of RL fans" is still a load of rubbish though.

personally I dont think this is about generating immediate bums on seats but more about how to spread awareness.
Those who like that sorta stuff are talking about how these dancers are perfoming at the Quins or the Rugby. imo thats were the problem lies as it'll probably just give a boost to the union side of things.

They could always grease up the stage - that'd make it more exciting and then get the video on you've been framed.

And the reason we have a fantastic award winning community programme is......... NO the kids might not log onto websites but they do hear about these things at school from the community teachers and staff and go home and pester, Dad thinks ok I would like to see a game, Mum comes along because the kids want to go. Don't knock it till we have tried it. It is better than sitting back doing nothing, something which was getting everyones backs up. And as for next gereration, we have to start somewhere it may take a few years before these kids come along and buy a season ticket themselves but getting them interested now is a positive thing. I have never said it should be the only thing the club do but it is a new initiative and one that may or may not work but let's try it before we shout it down. The most important thing is getting these peoples contact details and phoning them and canvassing them about what they like, dont like, what we should do, what we shouldn't be doing. New people, new faces, new ideas don't knock it yet. These very people may enjoy being part of a sport that welcomes all, families can enjoy without fear of fans having punch ups and abusive language flying around. We are a friendly club, we respect each other so maybe if we see someone new we should welcome them and let them see just how much fun and family entertainment in the fresh air they can get for a relatively small outlay. We loose nothing by trying and no-one else has been able to solve the crowd problem yet. Lets get them through the gates and it's up to all of us to make sure they have a good experience and want to come back. But after that it is up to the club to ensure the data is used and not pushed aside

Half Time Heroes was the best entertainment we've had between the halves.

forty-twenty challenge

Nah that was pathetic

Did anyone ever do it ??