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| Quote: tigerman1 "I can see what you are saying but I cant agree with much of it to be honest with you. with regards to the floating support as you put it, how many of those do you think there are I would be surprised if it was a 3 figure amount, with the sponsors I don't see that either I think most of our sponsors are Castleford based or have close links with Castleford and as for the youth development well without being patronising that seems to have been your achilies heel going back over a number of years. I think there is room in the district for both teams to do well and Webster looks like he could do good things next year based on the end of this season. but apart from that, thanks for wishing us well.
Firstly the floating fans, if both clubs are wanting to grow their fan base then they need to aim for two supporter types in the first instance. One is the lapsed fan of their clubs so no difference will be made there. The other is attracting new fans in the area to the game. Who do you think they would choose, the successful team or the lower one? Whether it is 10, 100 or a 1000 makes no difference, all clubs need every extra fans they can get as each and every one of them is a potential cash cow.
Secondly sponsorship, that was my point exactly. The local businesses will always support the club but success makes it much more likely that companies from slightly further afield would be interested, thus treading onto the patch of other clubs looking for the same money. If you had a business in, say, normy and had no real link to either team but was looking to grow your brand locally through sponsorship would you choose the club that might finish 12th, has an average crowd just over 4k and has been on live tv about 3 times or the one thats at the top of the table, averaging 7k a game and has had more tv exposure you could shake a stick at?
Thirdly youth development. This has seen a change in policy at Wakey recently and we have apparently got a very good set of 15 to 17 year olds at the club. We have done this by giving the lads chance to both earn and learn. It is not just Wakey born lads either. If Cas can offer the same but with more in the earn column to try attract them in the first place then where do you think they'll sign?
Hopefully those involved in running Cas will see it like you and it won't affect us one bit. Sadly in the real world people like to be involved with success so i've a feeling they'll be making hay whilst the sun shines.
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| Ah, Facebook. Where the intelligence levels are similar to those of a fortnight old cauliflower. I got shut of that social networking disease a while back. It was ok in the early days as a way of keeping in touch but the last few years have seen it become a breeding ground for people with very little between the ears. When I read a thread with multiple 'fans' wishing for players to have career ending injuries I knew we were dealing with a totally different beast.
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| I do have Facebook but much prefer twitter
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| Quote: djcool "I do have Facebook but much prefer twitter'"
Amen to that. The thinking man's social networking. 140 characters is a great damage limiter!
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| Quote: newgroundb4wakey "You could describe Alf Ramsey as astonishingly ordinary. In fact you could describe most of this years super league coaches as astonishingly ordinary. Why would you actually remember an occasion when you met some one if they were astonishingly ordinary, or are you just making it up to justify your post. Some of the greatest RL coaches ever have been astonishingly ordinary and long may it continue, its what sets this great game apart from lesser sports. Cas were astonishingly ordinary tonight.
I didn't say it was wrong so off the horse please. I said he didn't strike me as a leader of men, I can only say it as I saw it at the time - which explains why I remain slightly unconvinced now, not that Powell cares in the least.
As for great RL coaches being ordinary - sorry but no. Of the ones I've met and I can't claim to be friends with any none were as ordinary as Powell - who incidentally I remember because he was so "ordinary" why wouldn't I? I don't mix with these people every day.
So, of those I've met…
Kear was educated and charismatic.
Mal Reilly was quite and polite but still strangely menacing.
Peter Fox was a force of nature and a legend in his own mind.
Graham Murray, an affable Aussie who made you like him.
Powell, just none of the above.
As for Ramsey how the heck do you make that out, the man was a harsh disciplinarian and ruthless team selector. And that came across in his eccentric almost Edwardian manner that most certainly wasn't the norm even in 1966, he was an oddball.
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| Ok, I think this thread has had the chance to make a point. I'll end it here.
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