Not sure if this is a response to my earlier comments, but you are only refering to performances so far this season........it will take a good deal longer to change the mind set of fans past and present, that we now have a team/set up which can mount a serious challenge each season. If we go well for the remainder of the season, feature in the play-offs, finish higher than normal in the table and win the bulk of our home games, we might well attract some new supporters and regain some of our lost support by the end of the year. It`s no good being blinkered to the fact our mediocrity in recent years has had a detrimental impact on crowd numbers.

Of course performance on the pitch is not the sole answer and good marketing is also required, but marketing in itself is not going to drag the punters in and get them returning on a regular basis.

Sorry...wasn't having a go at you. (as I said)
The point with coaches is that Saturday and Sunday KO's are the the only ones that have a chance of getting a crew together. Bank Holiday monday the same.....
It really doesn't matter....the company have stated that this is year zero as far as they are concerned and yet, we are going backwards when it comes to crowds. Yes, we have 3 years, but as I KEEP ON SAYING.....the long game isn't working and given we are at year zero.....we should be SHOUTING and not murmering about what's on offer.
As for results? I fail to see the relevance? We had bigger gates at GP as the Broncos and our top 5/6 finish in 2003 or 2005 didn't (wasn't capitilised on) really make any difference......
Sorry......but from being called a mouthpeice I am now being questioned about the validity of my posts. I have reverted to type by posting problems with potential solutions and yet still I get told to give the club time? How much time do you/they want?

The great thing about a lot of SL clubs is that they like getting involved with local communities.
Now the London community is unique to all the other SL communities

1. People from London are a melting pot of all cultures and languages and a mixture of all counties from around England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. More so than any other area in the UK

2.The rugby that people in the area have been brought up on is the 'other' code.

making the most of (1)

look at this list of international teams

Now most people that come to this country to settle usually live and work in London. Is there no way that the Quins can promote this club to all the international federations and draw all the people that play/support rugby around the world to The Stoop. Even a small advert in the programmes of all the international games.
Put the club in the consciences of people and draw them in slowly.
Adverts in all the local London Newspapers and some of the outer counties to eg. Essex, Kent, surrey.
Nothing major at 1st, just a little cheap advert
PROMOTE THE CLUB

solving 2
I would personally get a road show going, a coach and 3 or 4 players and go round the schools getting the kids actively involved in a 2 or 3 day P.E. session.
Now i understand that there are a lot of schools but i doesn't matter how long it takes.
Even offer free tickets after the session (god knows there's enough room)

Isn't the government always piping on about FAT kids.
Get an initiative going with the government or local councils (all in the name of publicity).

Is there not a Quins think tank going on?

Good post. The young fans get them in make them want to take the parents to see the Greatest game.

I spoke to someone at work today who is a London Irish fan. Him and 2 mates go along there every week with their young lads. They enjoy it a lot and the wives get chance do their thing that afternoon. So he was asking about Quins RL as an option when the union season finishes. His specific questions was about unrestricted seating. At London Irish they can turn up and get a whole row to themsleves so the kids have room to run about etc. Unfortunately I'm not sure that is something we could offer right now !!

Theres plenty of room to do just that! Kids can be on the concourse in front of the east stand in sight but not in the way of the game and tickets are available in the front rows of the stand quite near the middle. Away supporters have been buying them so get some potential London fans in......Pleeeeeze!

They can't actually.

one high five of the donkeys, then ushered back to the melanoma stand

I think the guys would like a decent view though and actually prefer behind sticks.

The problem is that the Club are currently doing this and winning rlawardsrl for it, but we are not getting any tangible results at the gate from it.
Yes, by all means spread the gospel to Kids, but also give them a family ticket after the session, where 2 kids get in free with 1 paying Adult. Junior goes home that night and badgers Dad/Mum to take them to the game. This is the Long game that the club are playing at the moment and I believe it will get results in the long run, but in the interim, let's see a little bit of initiative and clever thinking to get bums on seats.
Had an idea last night that might work (then again, might not).
Run a campaign every week in TNT selling game tickets to our convict cousins. The rules are simple, buy your ticket, register your details and at half time, you willbe entered in a draw for a weekend away in a European city. The main reason that the Southern Hemisphere bar staff come to the UK is to explore Europe, so a £15 ticket to watch a great game AND the chance to win a weekend away might just be too good to turn down. As well as TNT, posters in the Bush walkabout and other well known haunts may have the desired result. Cost of weekend for 2....£250.........so 17th ticket pays for that. Commission on tickets to TNT may well push this up to 30 tickets, but still.......the maths do add up.

Start reading from page 1.......nothing has changed in 3 years!

Not even your rantings GF

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