The only really best way for a business to save and not leak money, is to go through their accounting cost centres with a fine toothcomb and find out what is spent, when, where, and how much, and see if these are neccessary, and if they are, they need to look at if they are getting things at the right rates. Things like, electricity, gas, water and telephones for a start. I once worked somewhere where they were on domestic rates, rather than business. Then look at other things, such as stationary and staffing. Are all staff on the books, or are some temps, where you would pay a lot more for them, or dont outsource staffing, like they do with security.

A way to make more money, would not be to give their season tickets away and merchandise, like they do. If we sold say 4000 season tickets, and they went up by, say £20 a head, thats £80,000.

Also, events at the club on a night, such as parties, we dont make anything, because, we logically outsourced this in 2012.

I think it is in the making, but releasing a book on the history of the club would be a good way for the club to make something.

One final pointer, I used to work within a sports club, is that where I was used to host a monthly dinner, for corporate guests, where they had after dinner speakers. This made money, and was also used as a networking event for possible new sponsors, partners etc.

Anyone wanna buy some stats for 400,000 , if so I will plug the gap.

2 ideas after tonight. We only have 250 or so people signed up using the WTW code on Foxy bingo. Each person brings in £50 to the club. If a disclaimer was arranged could the club use £10 from every season ticket to automatically sign up every season ticket holder generating £50 x 4000 season tickets = £200000 paper work would need to be sorted so log ins can be sent out etch but its do-able. If people have the option to opt out I'd have no issue?? Would anyone else??
2nd idea. If 10% of the total of this seasons ticket holders rejoined for £1000 for a 4 year season ticket would it really have a big negative effect down the line? Create some sense of loss as its only 400 people needed, give some limited edition shirts to wear on game day to show who they are (Brisbane broncos have a yellow shirt section for a similar idea) make them feel special.

2 ideas after tonight. We only have 250 or so people signed up using the WTW code on Foxy bingo. Each person brings in £50 to the club. If a disclaimer was arranged could the club use £10 from every season ticket to automatically sign up every season ticket holder generating £50 x 4000 season tickets = £200000 paper work would need to be sorted so log ins can be sent out etc but its do-able. If people have the option to opt out I'd have no issue?? Would anyone else??
2nd idea. If 10% of the total of this seasons ticket holders rejoined for £1000 for a 4 year season ticket would it really have a big negative effect down the line? Create some sense of loss as its only 400 people needed, give some limited edition shirts to wear on game day to show who they are (Brisbane broncos have a yellow shirt section for a similar idea) make them feel special.

2 great ideas !

Especially the first one !

The first one is a great idea - if the admin can be sorted, I can see no downside; the club uses £10 from each ST sold to generate an additional revenue of £40; that seems like a no-brainer. Contact all the people who've already bought directly to talk them into it and in the meantime, change the paperwork for new purchases to automatically include a Foxy Bingo sign-up. With 4000 ST sales and assuming a 50% success rate, you're looking at £160k.

There was a discussion on here at the time about the under-use of the Foxy Bingo offer, with lots of good ideas put forward about how to maximise the return; no one was listening then, so let's hope they are now.

Bingo as they say, fantastic idea!!!
Get Michael rung immediately!!

I wonder if MC could get the WE to run a feature on the situation?

If they did a 2 page call to arms to the people of Wakefield and include some of the harsh facts about the uncertain feature of the club, some of the armchair/taproom fans might just be galvanised into action. It could also be a useful way to appeal to the business community to get their hands in their pockets. A side-bar showing the ways in which people can help wouldn't go amiss - 1873, Foxy Bingo and ST purchases.

The WE has improved its attitude towards the club in recent years, but if they made an editorial decision to come out in favour of saving the only pro sports club in the City, it wouldn't go amiss.

Just a thought in sure you will agree these are the longest months of the year not having any rugby to watch so how's about organising a past greats game it being a past versus present or invite past greats from our neighbours to pull on there boots and ask the rugby league world to help whilst generating income for our great club also creating a platform to sell the foxy bingo offer up until last night I did not realise that the club would get 50 if I spent 10.

What about using some money from st to buy shares in post office coming up soon and if i remember rightly when gas and electric was privatised the shares made a profit as soon as they were floated.

It means a jolly up for someone but can't you send over your marketing guys over to Oz to find out ideas by visiting every club to see how they generate money OR even football clubs over here.

Good idea.

Also - how about working with the Yorkshire Junior League to organise a massive tournament for jr teams; get all the Mums and Dads through the doors, flog them beer, chips, ST's and of course, sign them up to 1873 and Foxy Bingo.

Junior players would love to run out on the big pitch!