That's the key IMO, a no-brainer in fact. No hope of wider success in a "new" market without offering something that people will want to see. Though even on-pitch success hasn't been enough in itself in the past, plenty of back-up resources (like marketing) also needed of course. And that's no guarantee of success either - look at all the dollars that went into NFL Europe with no significant lasting effect. And RL just doesn't have that kind of money.

Gloom

2nd in SL, CC Final, 2 Play-off appearences......barring the name change in 2006, they all have one thing in common......we got LESS fans the following season.
YES....a performing team is important, but it's worthless without the proper infastructure and marketing campaigns to make serious gains.

Broadly in agreement, GF.

But FFS it's FEWER.

No planning permission to increase the number of events at the stadium.

The year we made the CC was a poor year for us by our standards in the SL era.

A lot of people got jacked off as early as 99. Wembley was huge and loads of people appeared from nowhere. That was the chance to start the database of fans as GF has suggested in the past.

Branson was (wrongly) convinced fans would flock to games andall he had to do was stick posts in the ground......and since then, every man, women and child associated with the club (that I have had dealings with) has acted like this will still happen.
...all I (we) can do is pray that 20% of Mr Hughes money if not 25% or even 30% for 2014 will be used to invite our new neighbours to come and see what we have to offer...

Interestingly, there was a database of the Craven Cottage season ticket holders that someone did on the old Amstrad PCW (?) system many years back.

last discussion I had regarding data (circa 2008) there were 2 lists..one from the ticket office and one from general collection of data....nobody at the club knew how to merge these or really what to do with them.



I reckon that when it is announced where we are moving to, every single person we have details for should be sent 2 free tickets to the first game.....and that's just for starters.

The Orient announcement was 1,500 free Season Tickets to 14-18 year-olds and students aged 18-21. A very, very good idea for a side that faces competition from Premier League clubs. It could/should be a marketing campaign for the Broncos. Why not just say that there is 1,500 adult season tickets for new people priced at £50? What other sports side from a top league has done that? It's drastic but the club needs to do something.

Also, Broncos asked to use Orient for the Bradford game again but they decided against it because their pitch wasn't suitable.

That's odd coz it was suitable last season! No one wants us - we don't care!

...........I have a text saying that Orient "is a SL standard ground".....was it another lie?

Orient would be a Super League standard. It is Wembley compared with Esher.

They said their pitch wasn't suitable due to the state of the pitch, nothing to do with anything else.