Promoting the club

[CollegeTillIDie]

Notice there is no motto on the current badge. So we no longer aspire reaching for the stars or fair play in UCD. About right for an Americanised College. The new motto should be " Survival of the Fittest; and Dog Eat Dog" :(

[DmanDmythDledge]

Notice there is no motto on the current badge. So we no longer aspire reaching for the stars or fair play in UCD.

Ye the crest is the be all and end all of our motto.:rolleyes:

Getting back on topic: http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=556284&postcount=147 ????

[CollegeTillIDie]

Ye the crest is the be all and end all of our motto.:rolleyes:

Getting back on topic: http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=556284&postcount=147 ????


If the Motto is not displayed on the Crest, people are not going to know about it are they? And besides it was a great aspiration not only for the University itself but also the soccer club. Summed up what a well run University Club should be all about.

And that is part and parcel of promoting the club. Any club event being sponsored would feature the crest somewhere. Just watch a Premiership interview on Sky Sports some time or Match of the Day to catch what I am driving at.

[DmanDmythDledge]

If the Motto is not displayed on the Crest, people are not going to know about it are they? And besides it was a great aspiration not only for the University itself but also the soccer club. Summed up what a well run University Club should be all about.

And that is part and parcel of promoting the club. Any club event being sponsored would feature the crest somewhere. Just watch a Premiership interview on Sky Sports some time or Match of the Day to catch what I am driving at.


Notice there is no motto on the current badge. So we no longer aspire reaching for the stars or fair play in UCD. About right for an Americanised College. The new motto should be " Survival of the Fittest; and Dog Eat Dog" :(
Do you do this in every debate you're in- respond to a point that wasn't made?

[CollegeTillIDie]

Do you do this in every debate you're in- respond to a point that wasn't made?


Have you ever debated? You respond to points made
and make new ones. :rolleyes:

[DmanDmythDledge]

So respond to my point then- http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=560937&postcount=158

[CollegeTillIDie]

So respond to my point then- http://www.foot.ie/showpost.php?p=560937&postcount=158

I responded to your point about the motto and crest... what other post do you want me to respond to?

All I can do is tell you what's been tried to promote the club in the past which has failed and make one possible suggestion. But I raised these matters before in previous threads and I am getting a bit ticked off repeating myself.

We have tried many methods of getting more students to attend games here.
Even beer promotions. Sponsorship is by Budweiser as you are no doubt aware. There was a promotion whereby a stall was set up in the Arts Commerce Law block and tickets were sold. And during the game students with tickets were given vouchers for 1 free pint in the Sports bar after the game. That was not too successful although some of the predecessors of our STIG committee, the first Student organised supporters club in years( mid 1990's) may have been attracted in that manner.

I had two ideas for boosting summer attendances
1/ Free tickets for language school attendees based on campus
Information on the club translated into French Italian and Spanish for distribution to these kids. We have faculties in all of these languages as far as I can recall so it should be a doddle to organise.

2/ When we move to The Bowl, leaflet drop in Clonskeagh. The Bowl is walking distance from much of Clonskeagh.

There are a few other promotion ideas.
Get the dry cleaners/laundrette in Woodbine Avenue to sponsor the club any time a keeper get a clean sheet. Waterford United did this a few years back with a similar company.

And as long as we play teams three times per season,
work with the opposition to get one sponsor for all three games and split the proceeds 50/50. Normally one team has two home games one season and then one home game the next , the fixture are pitched this way.
Turn a disadvantage into an advantage. One team gets a partial sponsorship each season for a home game they are not allocated. Everyone's a winner!

[Poor Student]

I had two ideas for boosting summer attendances
1/ Free tickets for language school attendees based on campus
Information on the club translated into French Italian and Spanish for distribution to these kids. We have faculties in all of these languages as far as I can recall so it should be a doddle to organise.


John83 and I tried to work on this. The people running the programme couldn't have been less interested. I sent one e-mail in April/May that was replied to in June. I rapidly responded and got a poster sent to them as they asked and nothing happened. The personnel change every year in the programme and they just couldn't be bothered to make proper contact.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Poor Student

Fair play to you and John 83 for having a go, but that's something that a full-time employee of the club should be pursuing

[Student Mullet]

The club only has one full time employee and he's quite busy so we all have to chip in.

[Rovers'Til IDie]

Don't know if this was suggested. But why not but a bill board on the stillorgan dual carriage way, you'll have a huge 'captive' audience in the morning. Also you have a huge catchment area so I wouldn't confine your leaflet drops to Clonskeagh. Many years ago I used to live in Stillorgan and used to go to the odd UCD match (this was in the 'we'll never go to Tolka years', turns out we will go to Tolka, but thats an different story).

[Poor Student]

Don't know if this was suggested. But why not but a bill board on the stillorgan dual carriage way, you'll have a huge 'captive' audience in the morning. Also you have a huge catchment area so I wouldn't confine your leaflet drops to Clonskeagh. Many years ago I used to live in Stillorgan and used to go to the odd UCD match (this was in the 'we'll never go to Tolka years', turns out we will go to Tolka, but thats an different story).

I think it works out too expensive due to insurance (what happens if it falls?).


but that's something that a full-time employee of the club should be pursuing

As Student Mullet said, there is only one single person employed on a full time basis and that person's workload includes coaching and managing the UCD Superleague. He's very willing to work with those who have ideas or would like to volunteer help and I'm happy to be of assistance. I wouldn't go blaming the commercial manager as I think he and the rest of the officials at the club do a good job in running the club. Energies must be expended on things which yield a certain guaranteed revenue stream i.e. the Superleague. Things like chasing fans only yield a small amount of success in proportion to the energy put in. I think the success rate of a leaflet drop before was 100 in 5000. It's one thing to call for a leaflet campaign, it's another to actually carry an effective one out.

No one is willing to help the club but ourselves. John and I made several attempts to establish contact with the English language programme in the summer and they just couldn't be arsed in seriously considering it.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Don't know if this was suggested. But why not but a bill board on the stillorgan dual carriage way, you'll have a huge 'captive' audience in the morning. Also you have a huge catchment area so I wouldn't confine your leaflet drops to Clonskeagh. Many years ago I used to live in Stillorgan and used to go to the odd UCD match (this was in the 'we'll never go to Tolka years', turns out we will go to Tolka, but thats an different story).

We used to hang one of those tie up waterproof advertising sheets on the railings of the overpass at Belfield to promote games at one stage.