Ive been looking round at last few home games and weve missed a generation of supporters now i know it maybe down to glory to bust scenario over past how ever many years but our clubs missed out and the dons faithful arnt getting any younger so i fear in afew year crowds will be even lower!
Weve got 7 weeks till schools break up why dont we for each home game pick 10 alternate schools and give them 25/50 free tickets if no one comes then nothing ventured nothing gained but if 10 kids come and bring a parent then its 10 extra adults paying! Also the 10 might like it and come again then. I know in the past weve give tickets out and had more freebies than paying supporters but im thinking get as many kids from 8/16 year olds as we can because once they get the buzz of rugby league thats when crowds will grow. Weve got amatuer clubs in area give all there juniors free tickets before they drift off watch rhinos or wakey or who ever? Its got to be worth a try from now till end of season if it only costs us price of printing tickets its got to be worth it
Anything that doesn't cost money has got to be worth a go.
I think we tried the free ticket route in the John Wright days and it didn't particularly do all that well.
I suspect that most people might give something a go for nothing, but are reluctant to fork out cash in the future.
If we never get them down to watch matches, we can never convert them to be fans of the future, so giving the tickets away to schools has my full support.
The attendance challenge is certainly the biggest one as far as creating a sustainable club for the future is concerned. If we want to grow and get bigger as a club, we've got to improve the attendances considerably.
The aim of 2,000 is a good one, although getting to 1,000 seems like a huge mountain for us at the moment.
I was reading about this One Direction chap allegedly wanting to get involved in the club. If he did, the easiest way to boost attendances would be to get him to come and perform a few songs at half-time at a Rovers and Dons game. That would get the kids down!
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