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red bellied
06/09/2006, 4:35 PM
On the front page of the Champion today is a report on a novel idea by the club. Three pairs of tickets for the upcoming Man Utd/Liverpool game in October are to be raffled off at the St Pats game on September 23rd. The tickets have been donated by the local United supporters club, only people who pay on the gate on the night will avail of this. Accommadation and flights are also included, in an idea to get more people through the turnstiles and also as a thank you gesture for the loyal Rovers supporters that turn up every second weekend.
1 9 2 8
06/09/2006, 5:19 PM
only people who pay on the gate on the night will avail of this. .
Season tickets not included???
red bellied
06/09/2006, 5:31 PM
Well its a thank you gesture to the supporters as anything else, this was well emphasised in the Champion so it would be pure daft if they were not included.
The Stars
06/09/2006, 5:42 PM
it does include season ticket holders,it means anyone who payed to go to the game,as seaon ticket holders payed for their tickets they are included
feo123
06/09/2006, 7:47 PM
it better include season ticket holders! an absolute joke if it didnt!!!!
Red&White Rover
06/09/2006, 7:53 PM
wooo...big crowd of 9 year olds coming in ManYoo jersseys and saying come on Sligo! but hopefully after seeing the Rovers play they'll come around to Eircom League! Good idea by the club i think.:ball:
red metal
07/09/2006, 12:26 AM
If i had to know this a few weeks back i would have tried my luck!I have tickets for Man Utd v Liverpool!Great idea though!
sligoman
07/09/2006, 12:33 AM
I have tickets for Man Utd v Liverpool!How much do you want for them?:p
Redzer
07/09/2006, 9:44 AM
It certainly is a very novel idea. Great to see some thought been put into attracting more bums on seats.
Well done to the Man U supporters club for donating the prize. It's a great prize, so it should bring out the bar stoolers.
SligoBrewer
07/09/2006, 9:49 AM
i don't know.......sounds a bit dodgy
Redzer
07/09/2006, 11:05 AM
i don't know.......sounds a bit dodgy

In what way?
Rory H
07/09/2006, 11:11 AM
im not sure if it will work but its worth a shot....

if i win they club can have it back and raffle it again!!
Red&White Rover
07/09/2006, 3:25 PM
i don't know.......sounds a bit dodgy

how? please explain...
Red4Eva
07/09/2006, 3:38 PM
billy sinclair might bring a few ppl in as well
The Stars
07/09/2006, 6:16 PM
agree with wild rovers point,but i might sell them and give 1/2 to Rovers instead...or spend half of it on half time lotto tickets ;)
sligoman
07/09/2006, 6:33 PM
agree with wild rovers point,but i might sell them and give 1/2 to Rovers instead...or spend half of it on half time lotto tickets ;)I'll buy them off ya;) :D.
red arrow
07/09/2006, 7:48 PM
this is a brilliant idea do yee have any idea what this costs fair play to man u supporters club and v. nally. he has already raised e 30,000 from golf classic this year for rovers.he should be richly applauded. in the last 4 years he has donated over e100,000 to sligo rovers. let nobody and i mean absolutely nobody be critical of this fund raiser. the cost of this is approx e 5,000. there is a huge campagne been run over the next few weeks to promote this. lets hope there is a hughe response. if we can keep the momentum going great things can begin to happen. our job here is to talk positive about this venture and spread the gospel. i want to hear no negativity. this month is of vital importance to the club we play bohs, cork, st pats and killester at home. look at the revenue flow here isnt it time the hard working voluntary committe menbers got a fininancial break. there are .s ome great people there. lets sing there praises for a change and with a little bit of luck along te way we could make the cup final. i just have agood feeling that sean is a lucky manager. keep the faith lads!
SligoBrewer
07/09/2006, 8:28 PM
Well fair play to the Manchester Utd Supporters Club for donating the tickets that goes without saying. The way in which I think it may be a wee bit dodgy is if all these people will turn up just to enter the draw and intend on coming to the Showgrounds for one match only. We need something more to entice fairweather Rovers fans back to the Showgrounds FOR GOOD.The draw is a good idea but I feel that something more needs to be done by our Commercial Manager.
gustavo
07/09/2006, 8:45 PM
The way in which I think it may be a wee bit dodgy is if all these people will turn up just to enter the draw and intend on coming to the Showgrounds for one match only.



We need something more to entice fairweather Rovers fans back to the Showgrounds..
Might there be some overlap between these two groups?
SligoBrewer
07/09/2006, 9:12 PM
i've changed it
Redzer
08/09/2006, 9:11 AM
We need something more to entice fairweather Rovers fans back to the Showgrounds .

There's always one!!! If the bar stoolers were at the Longford game, and seen for themselves the 2 crackers that Singh scored. I'm sure they would come back again. I'm convinced that a fair proportion will return when they see whats on offer.
Well done to whoever is behind this venture. I've been saying it for a long time, promote the game and the crowds will come in.
Fabrizio
09/09/2006, 9:45 AM
Good stuff from RedArrow, good comment. Great Idea, its all about getting people thru the turnstiles and let them see how good the football is at the Showgrounds. How some people can say this could be a "bit dodgy" is ridiculous, its a novel idea....and a great prize for the winner. Come on the Bit O' Red
SligoBrewer
11/09/2006, 1:48 PM
Good stuff from RedArrow, good comment. Great Idea, its all about getting people thru the turnstiles and let them see how good the football is at the Showgrounds. How some people can say this could be a "bit dodgy" is ridiculous, its a novel idea....and a great prize for the winner. Come on the Bit O' Red


dude, i feel that more needs 2 be done thats all.
Red&White Rover
11/09/2006, 3:54 PM
dude, i feel that more needs 2 be done thats all.

how do you suggest to doit? i feel this is a good move by the club to entice people back to the showgies.
Fabrizio
13/09/2006, 10:40 AM
Good stuff from RedArrow, good comment. Great Idea, its all about getting people thru the turnstiles and let them see how good the football is at the Showgrounds. How some people can say this could be a "bit dodgy" is ridiculous, its a novel idea....and a great prize for the winner. Come on the Bit O' Red




dude, i feel that more needs 2 be done thats all.


Dude, no-one wants to hear your negativity!
Rory H
13/09/2006, 1:40 PM
id say the crowd will be about 2000 for this...
Red&White Rover
13/09/2006, 3:09 PM
Dude, no-one wants to hear your negativity!

totally!
SligoBrewer
13/09/2006, 6:12 PM
it(the man u ticket thing)is a good idea but why not have a mini blitz on at half time involving different schools every week. like tuesday except bigger. therefore more children and more parents coming to matches.

why not have a family season ticket with allocated seats in the stand? or maybe just a one off family ticket?

why not invite youth soccer clubs to be special guests at a game and invite them to meet the players after the game. maybe under 10's nd 12's

Free child tickets are another option...
Rory H
19/09/2006, 9:52 AM
its great to see all the posters around town advertising the game..i have them 4 of them stuck up on the windows at work!gotta say the only bad thing about is it has the wrong kick off time on it....could be a big crowd coming in 15 mins late saturday!
gustavo
19/09/2006, 9:57 AM
i



why not invite youth soccer clubs to be special guests at a game and invite them to meet the players after the game. maybe under 10's nd 12's



Wasnt there a youth team from Westport or somewhere like that special guests at the Bohs match?
Paraic
19/09/2006, 2:47 PM
Kick-off is 7.45pm on Saturday ngiht WR.



its great to see all the posters around town advertising the game..i have them 4 of them stuck up on the windows at work!gotta say the only bad thing about is it has the wrong kick off time on it....could be a big crowd coming in 15 mins late saturday!
feo123
22/09/2006, 10:40 PM
does anyone know how this is going to be done? like will we getta ticket on the way in or do we just give names etc.???
sligoman
22/09/2006, 10:42 PM
Given tickets I presume, giving names would take too long...
redrov2005
23/09/2006, 12:02 PM
Kick-off is 7.45pm on Saturday ngiht WR.

What's with the 7-45 kick off ? I prefer 7-30. What do other people think?
SligoBrewer
23/09/2006, 3:27 PM
7 45 is betr imo
feo123
23/09/2006, 10:21 PM
nah......7.30!!
SligoBrewer
24/09/2006, 1:19 PM
didn't really make much difference did it?:(
The Stars
24/09/2006, 3:30 PM
it did.....i was in the Jinks avenue stand and there were loads of people there who came just for the tickets.
Some of them said they would be back next week so it did have the desired effect.
SligoBrewer
24/09/2006, 3:48 PM
good 2 know.. i was expecting more tho...

ah well
Sideline
25/09/2006, 9:29 AM
I think the dark evenings will bring back a certain amount of fans .Speaking to a few Sat evening the weather was so bad that any other p[lans they had for the evening were abandoned great chance to get to a match.