Quote: TheClubsVoice "Any discounted ticket strategy has to be done with care. Bradford Bulls went down this path and the outcome was administration for the club. The 20,000 junior season tickets were distributed for the first time last Winter and we will ramp to 40,000 next year and for at least the 4 years subsequent to that. Further, we will extend our work into the schools to promote the club and what Cougars can do for them. This had somewhat lapsed over the previous 4 years. The junior season ticket offer of free to every league match is a strategy targeted at persuading young people to come to the game and will slowly build as the years progress. It isn't a tactical solution so it's impact will take a long time to take effect. We will do target individual companies for discounted tickets. For example, we are discounting any Airedale hospital staff member by 20%. However, of the 3,500 employees at Airedale hospital only 4 per match have turned up so far! If you can provide details of your company will we provide you with discounted tickets for distribution there but we are reluctant to do a wholesale discount to all fans. If you will liaise with Thanks for the comprehensive reply. You mentioned the club does so much already in terms of marketing but in the main this is all aimed at the converted, i.e. in game announcements, twitter feeds, mail shots. All these will be to the people on the Cougar radar. What are you doing to expand this. You need to attract those who are not already fans and supporters. If you feel this is effective, why then have we seen a reduction in the attendances this season? As for the coach business, dress this up however you like but I don't like it. Professional sports players should be afforded the luxury of travelling to games as a team. It's about having that relax before games in whatever way works for that player, be it music, reading etc. To make a player travel at his own expense, no doubt affecting his personal game preparations is not good. I understand under JD the team, after a game, did some team building stuff but stopping off at places after a game and again this restricts that. What message does it send out to the players? It's like a Sunday league football team using car sharing etc. If the club cannot work a budget for a coach to away games then something is being cut far too much. Have you ever considered that you may need to speculate to accumulate. Maybe at times to get to that next level you may have to push the boundaries and move away slightly from the strict model you operate.

Quote: TheClubsVoice "Any discounted ticket strategy has to be done with care. Bradford Bulls went down this path and the outcome was administration for the club. The 20,000 junior season tickets were distributed for the first time last Winter and we will ramp to 40,000 next year and for at least the 4 years subsequent to that. Further, we will extend our work into the schools to promote the club and what Cougars can do for them. This had somewhat lapsed over the previous 4 years. The junior season ticket offer of free to every league match is a strategy targeted at persuading young people to come to the game and will slowly build as the years progress. It isn't a tactical solution so it's impact will take a long time to take effect. We will do target individual companies for discounted tickets. For example, we are discounting any Airedale hospital staff member by 20%. However, of the 3,500 employees at Airedale hospital only 4 per match have turned up so far! If you can provide details of your company will we provide you with discounted tickets for distribution there but we are reluctant to do a wholesale discount to all fans. If you will liaise with Thanks for the comprehensive reply. You mentioned the club does so much already in terms of marketing but in the main this is all aimed at the converted, i.e. in game announcements, twitter feeds, mail shots. All these will be to the people on the Cougar radar. What are you doing to expand this. You need to attract those who are not already fans and supporters. If you feel this is effective, why then have we seen a reduction in the attendances this season? As for the coach business, dress this up however you like but I don't like it. Professional sports players should be afforded the luxury of travelling to games as a team. It's about having that relax before games in whatever way works for that player, be it music, reading etc. To make a player travel at his own expense, no doubt affecting his personal game preparations is not good. I understand under JD the team, after a game, did some team building stuff but stopping off at places after a game and again this restricts that. What message does it send out to the players? It's like a Sunday league football team using car sharing etc. If the club cannot work a budget for a coach to away games then something is being cut far too much. Have you ever considered that you may need to speculate to accumulate. Maybe at times to get to that next level you may have to push the boundaries and move away slightly from the strict model you operate.

Are we the only Championship team with a part-time coach and if so do you think this decision by the board is having a negative effect on team performance?

We clearly have suffered from some unfortunate injuries to key players. Is there room in the budget for new recruits? Can we get the Cas link nulled given the weeks of no players moving in either direction.

Marchy is almost full time at the club with the hours he puts in. On top of this he is supported by Glenn (Assistant Manager), Paul Royston (Club Conditioner) and Jeremy Crowther (Head of Youth Development). The forward pack has dominated most games, our backs haven't clicked other than versus York City. I think the issue is to encourage the team and look to exploit the strike centres of Haley and Cosgrove and ensure the backs exploit our forward dominance.



Marchy has provided us with a list of players he wants and we are working on it. We have made budget available and Squadbuilder is helping out. The Cas agreement doesn't look sustainable anymore. Injuries have been a significant issue this year and they have affected performance levels. However, we shouldn't use this as an excuse. There are a number of games we should have won this season so far.

Squadbuilder - This was launched under JD's era and I wonder whether it needs a bit of a refresh to gain that interest. No doubt, this is a wonderful concept that provides much needed funds for squad development, however, some of the discounts to attract fans are no longer applicable as the shops have closed. Maybe a re-lauch with new discounts, new shops etc.

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