Insane FA Cup-tie ideas!

[smithie]

1. Announce the prices within the next three days so that publicity can begin.

 

2. Email every season ticket holder with ticket details.

 

3. Have Cup tickets ready for sale this Saturday.

 

4. Use OVF, Facebook and Twitter relentlessly to promote the offer.

 

5. Plaster Burslem with the date of the match and encourage upfront ticket sales.

 

6. Get the tickets available in as many outlets as possible.

 

I know none of these are remotely feasible, I'm just daydreaming

[SourceOfTheTrent]

Don't be silly, do you think this is some sort of entertainment business where you need to sell tickets?

[JOHNNYAITCH]

Put on the posters around town that we're actually playing Liverpool and we've signed Messi on loan

 

Seriously this is an opportunity to market the club and the match and hopefully send a lot of lapsed fans and newcomers home happy with what they have seen so they may come back again

 

When are the televised matches announced?

[Tenement Funster]

£15 get in and keep your stub for £5 off the following league home game or £5 off in the club shop when spending over £20.

[Fosse69]

Arrange for a thumping win over Fleetwood on Saturday

[smithie]

£15 get in and keep your stub for £5 off the following league home game or £5 off in the club shop when spending over £20.

 

Is this a suggestion or the actual deal?

[mr.hobblesworth]

I've said this before but I think we're missing a trick buy not targeting the universities more. Market it as 'proper' 'old-school', knock out some decently designed posters, £5 entrance with £5 off the following home game if you keep the stub, maybe even lay on transport. I imagine that the vast majority of the students at Keele and the poly wouldn't ever consider coming to Vale so even though this wouldn't be building a fanbase for the future, there would surely be a short term gain in terms of finance, atmosphere and possible repeat attendees.

 

The actual day could be marketed better, even put on some more festive stuff like mulled wine and make it like an actual event. We'll never compete with Stoke if we're trying to attract fans on their terms so we need to work out what we want the club to be seen as.

[smithie]

I've said this before but I think we're missing a trick buy not targeting the universities more. Market it as 'proper' 'old-school', knock out some decently designed posters, £5 entrance with £5 off the following home game if you keep the stub, maybe even lay on transport. I imagine that the vast majority of the students at Keele and the poly wouldn't ever consider coming to Vale so even though this wouldn't be building a fanbase for the future, there would surely be a short term gain in terms of finance, atmosphere and possible repeat attendees.

 

The last thing I want next to me is some twattish student called Tristram on his phone saying "So, we're like at Port Vale and stuff. Wish I'd stayed in the Student Union watching Sky".

 

Drippy layabouts.

[mr.hobblesworth]

Drippy layabouts.

 

Can we keep this on topic please; there are other threads to discuss the players.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

The actual day could be marketed better, even put on some more festive stuff like mulled wine and make it like an actual event.

 

NS as Santa?

 

Actually the universities could be worth a punt..although I'm not in favour of giving students large discounts etc..why make a hard-working bloke pay full price whilst letting a layabout student who doesn't get up 'til noon and then spends all day on the pop etc get in on the cheap?

 

Schools, universities..all worth a punt

[JOHNNYAITCH]

The last thing I want next to me is some twattish student called Tristram on his phone saying "So, we're like at Port Vale and stuff. Wish I'd stayed in the Student Union watching Sky".

 

Drippy layabouts.

 

The last thing a student wants next to them is some ignorant local with a bias against students

[Fosse69]

NS as Santa?

 

Actually the universities could be worth a punt..although I'm not in favour of giving students large discounts etc..why make a hard-working bloke pay full price whilst letting a layabout student who doesn't get up 'til noon and then spends all day on the pop etc get in on the cheap?

 

Schools, universities..all worth a punt

The only way to attract new people into a new market/experience is usually via a loss leader, whether it is an introductory ticket offer or free transport, say a couple of double deckers? Regulars/existing customers experience this all the time.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

say a couple of double deckers? .

 

I've no issues with offering them a free chocolate bar or two.

[Andy Proctor]

It should be the same price as the stevenage game 12 quid adults 6 quid consessions but id only charge under 16s 1quid as it was 6quid for them saturday.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

The only way to attract new people into a new market/experience is usually via a loss leader, whether it is an introductory ticket offer or free transport, say a couple of double deckers? Regulars/existing customers experience this all the time.

 

Indeed introductory offers are a fine thing..I'm uncomfortable though with the large discounts suggested when hard-working fans will have to pay a much larger full price. A discount by all means but not as much as has been suggested.

 

Anyway being students just tell them they can have free Wi-Fi in the stadium and they'll come flicking..they'll spend all the match looking at they eye-phones or whatever anyway.