I like the idea of running mega raffle? Is it possible to set one up online as people donate more money if it's by card online due to lazyness?

Prizes could be stuff like

Private box for 4 games
Pair of Platinum memberships (then gold, silver etc.....)
Travel with the squad on team coach to London match
Watch a match with Agar in his box
Signed stuff

Local businesses would donate prizes surely (Nando's annual pass, golf courses, cinema etc...)

If you can get over 50 prizes people will buy more tickets as they have more chance of winning and if the prizes are things that the general public can't buy (ala watch match with agar) then you will generate interest.

I would be willing to pay £20 for a raffle ticket for the prizes shown above (would probably buy a couple).

I'm alreaday a member of the lottery but would get more excitement being in a draw for something different.

What about a lottery grant for community/youth development work etc...could release clubs expenditure for these schemes

Wont get you very far ITV Global own what use to be Rank film group. Rank group these days is just casinos and bingo. Network DVD were the last to release dvd, after licencing the rights from ITV.

Not much point Wakefield is Arriva land.

Making the most of the mobile phone culture could be an avenue to go down. A reverse auction for example, buy something like an IPAD for £500 and on game day announce whoever texts the lowest unique bid wins the prize, announce it during the match and you’ve got a five to eight thousand captive audience, if everyone text in you could be looking at (say £2 a text) £10K – 16K per home match. Best case scenario would be a circa £200k windfall over the course of the season all for the expense of setting up the number (which I have no idea of the costs) and the expense of the technology (which would be circa £6500 if bought alone without the subsidy of a sponsor (Currys/PC World).

Granted this is not much use in the short term , but looking ahead....

Like that idea

If you could set up and count, a man of the match text in, charge a tiny fee, the fans vote for motm, win win.

Yep another good use of mobles, again find a local company to sponsor it. A relatively cheap ways of improving income. £1 charge I reckon, another potential £50k there. Only £150k to find!

What about a legends game, I can count at least seven ex professionals on the payroll all who have access to other ex players, maybe auction off two playing spots to fans who fancy a game. Revenue would be generated through the turnstiles and other associated sales.

Have a players Olympic day, all the first team do a decathlon, team up with a bookie, sponsor and take bets on individual and overall, have stalls, foods, drinks selling, have stuff from the club shop on sale, a carnival atmosphere open to everyone.

In the carnival day, have face painting, guess the number of something competitions, bring and buy, cake sales, those pugilist games with the giant padded sticks like they had in Gladiator and have it over water.

Get some retro shirts on sale. I've got some old shirts that i would like to wear again but sadly no longer fit (for example the yorkshire cup winning one in '92) and i'd happily buy another that does. Also the last lot of retro shirts were only supplied in the one size which didn't fit me, i'd have bought one if they did. Get a couple of some examples in to try out for size and then place your order with a deposit that covers cost, saves ending up with surplus stock. When they arrive the balance is paid which is pure profit.

That, my friend, is a bloody good idea that could be implemented with very little cost/effort; a different but similar prize at every home game and at the last home game of the season, something MAHOOSIVE.

Well done that man.

I don't know how well it could be marketed but, with both ourselves and Bradford (alleged) in difficulties, a game between the 2 clubs seems like a good idea ?
Obviously, players are now flying off on holls and some will be involved in the World Cup but, can something be done ?
(preferably while we still have enough players to make up a team !)
Both clubs could use the occasion a vehicle to sell season tickets, merchandise etc and if we involve some youngsters, why not promote the 1873 club.