Promotion of UCD V Longford cup game

[Titan]

Sorry if this is in the wrong section or inappropriate (Mods feel free to delete or move)

Below is UCD AFC's promotional plan from last Friday to next Sunday.

Everything from last Friday to yesterday has happened.
If anyone has any suggestions/can help out/ comments please post here or pm me

Really hoping for a good crowd here so if any of you are at a loose end why not toddle along and enjoy the fun!

Match day entertainment:

Balloon Modelers
Face Painters
Jugglers
Freestyle fooballers
Fire Jugglers
Oh and the match itself!

FRIDAY 22/10/07

Activity

Ensure tickets are available for sale at Longford league match
Ensure Schoolboy tickets and some adult tickets are available for Mount Merrion to collect on Friday
E-mail superleague captains looking for volunteers to help with promotion and promoting match
e-Mail/text to graduates
Ask AS about selecting 2 mascots for match
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
Ensure local Ford dealers have posters for display


SATURDAY 23/10/07

Activity

Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
Ensure Superleague referees distribute fliers to each team
Ensure website is getting updated daily


SUNDAY 24/10/07

Activity

Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
Ensure Superleague referees distribute fliers to each team
Ensure website is getting updated daily


MONDAY 22/10/07

Activity

Article on website with short player interview
Distribute above to other websites
Posters in all College amenities Bar,Shop etc
Posters in local business in area
Player interview (Longer than website interview) to be distributed to print media
Put article on UCD website events guide and bulletin board
Launch Competition for tickets on Website
Distribute fliers ON Campus
Distribute fliers in local area
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets


TUESDAY 23/10/07

Activity

Article on website with short player interview
Distribute above to other websites
Distribute fliers ON Campus
Distribute fliers in local area
Send e-mail to all people on database INCLUDING Superleague and ask them to pass it on
Posters in all College amenities Bar,Shop etc
Send e-mail to all college students and staff
Ask RTE to have a competition on Drivetime Sport
Ask local Ford Dealers to display posters for match
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
FAI Media event 2 players present

WEDNESDAY 24/10/07

Activity

Article on website with short player interview
Distribute above to other websites
Posters in all College amenities Bar,Shop etc
Posters in local business in area
Competition in Star
Player interview (Longer than website interview) to be distributed to print media
Distribute fliers ON Campus
Distribute fliers in local area
Distribute fliers to local schools
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
Have a player or Pete available to talk on Drivetime Sport RTE
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
Tickets to be sold on Campus at STUDENT SHOP and Arts block


THURSDAY 25/10/07

Activity

Article on website with short player interview
Distribute above to other websites
Posters in all College amenities Bar,Shop etc
Posters in local business in area
Distribute fliers ON Campus to include residences
Distribute fliers in local area
Distribute fliers to local schools
Have a player or Pete available to speak on 'Off the Ball'
Competition on 98 fm for tickets
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
ucd website to carry article on match
Tickets to be sold on Campus at STUDENT SHOP and Arts block
Red bull on campus to promote match
Freestyle footballer on campus to promote match

FRIDAY 26/10/07

Activity

Article on website with short player interview
Distribute above to other websites
Posters in all College amenities Bar,Shop etc
Posters in local business in area
Competition in the STAR
Player interview (Longer than website interview) to be distributed to print media
Distribute fliers ON Campus
Distribute fliers in local area
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
Tickets to be sold on Campus at STUDENT SHOP and Arts block
Competition on 98 fm for tickets
Freestyle footballers to do a display at student centre at lunchtime
Red bull girls to attend to hand out product with fliers
Send e-mail to all college students and staff
Send e-mail to all people on database INCLUDING Superleague and ask them to pass it on
FAI to send text reminder to all on their database
Send e-mail to Alumni and ask them to pas it on



Saturday 27/10/07

Activity

Fliers for Superleague teams
Article on website with short player interview
Distribute above to other websites
Distribute fliers in local area
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets



SUNDAY 28/10/07

Activity

Fliers in church car parks
Fliers for Superleague teams
Article on website with short player interview
Distribute above to other websites
Distribute fliers in local area
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets

[jebus]

Good stuff, I'll be there with bells on :p

Seriously, I'm a bit odd that way

[superfrank]

I think Mount Merrion will be sick of them by now.

Good plan though.

[Titan]

Good stuff, I'll be there with bells on :p

Seriously, I'm a bit odd that way

Might get you to do something at half time so!;)

[DmanDmythDledge]

WEDNESDAY 24/10/07

Activity

Article on website with short player interview
Distribute above to other websites
Posters in all College amenities Bar,Shop etc
Posters in local business in area
Competition in Star
Player interview (Longer than website interview) to be distributed to print media
Distribute fliers ON Campus
Distribute fliers in local area
Distribute fliers to local schools
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
Have a player or Pete available to talk on Drivetime Sport RTE
Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
Tickets to be sold on Campus at STUDENT SHOP and Arts block

You left out Schumi and John83 appearing on Seoige & O'Shea:D

[Titan]

You left out Schumi and John83 appearing on Seoige & O'Shea:D

Yeah not sure we shud be telling people about that!!:o

[Schumi]

You left out Schumi and John83 appearing on Seoige & O'Shea:DThat'd be more at home in the Delaney Out thread I think. ;)

[Réiteoir]

SUNDAY 24/10/07

Activity

Mount Merrion to inform each of their teams about special price tickets
Ensure Superleague referees distribute fliers to each team
Ensure website is getting updated daily


MONDAY 22/10/07

Activity


UCD to invent time machine on the Sunday night? :D

Seriously - good plan guys - hope it comes to fruition

[dcfcsteve]

Great plan there ! Good level of detail, repetition (to drive the message home) and breadth of activities.

Hope it works out for yee's in the crowd on Sunday !

Any word on how many Longford expect to bring to the game ?

[Sniffer]

Good to see that level of planning and organisation - one little quibble - shouldn't Sunday's activities include - Beat Longford Town in Ford FAI Cup semi-final?:)

[Titan]

Good to see that level of planning and organisation - one little quibble - shouldn't Sunday's activities include - Beat Longford Town in Ford FAI Cup semi-final?:)

Drat Knew I forgot something!:D

[BohDiddley]

Great plan.

[John83]

Good to see that level of planning and organisation - one little quibble - shouldn't Sunday's activities include - Beat Longford Town in Ford FAI Cup semi-final?:)
Shh. It's a secret.

[cheifo]

Fair play fellas.Do you think it will be hard to convince students to come out
and give the team su[pport in this match and possibly the final.Did many come out for the final in the eighties?
How about generating publicity by holding a competition for sub editors of the national press-winner is most original heading and avoiding the usual nauseating "students fail test" or whatever.

[Jaime]

e-Mail/text to graduates

Did that happen?

[ltfc_2004]

I've an SU exec meeting tonight, i'll get them to email all the class reps etc and hopefully some will come.

Also did you think of flyers in res accommodation as loads of them will not be going home and a fair few erasmus students might be tempted to come down to the game.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Fair play fellas.Do you think it will be hard to convince students to come out and give the team support in this match and possibly the final.
We got 289 for an unimportant match against Cork on a Monday so I'd say they will be much more at the game on Sunday. I'd say there's a slight chance of a sell out overall (2,500).

[Bald Student]

e-Mail/text to graduates

Did that happen?I got one.

[pineapple stu]

We got 289 for an unimportant match against Cork on a Monday so I'd say they will be much more at the game on Sunday.
Wouldn't agree. We're talking a lecture night versus the middle of a Bank Holiday weekend. I'd say we'd be doing well to get 289 students.

Dunno about a sell out either, tbh. Still, would hope for 1500 or so.

[Bald Student]

The ground has 1,500 seats so anything above that we can call a sell out.

[Poor Student]

How about generating publicity by holding a competition for sub editors of the national press-winner is most original heading and avoiding the usual nauseating "students fail test" or whatever.

I actually like that idea.:D

I'm afraid this Sunday kick off is going to severely decrease the chances of a student being bothered to come to the game. All the promotion for the game can't hurt in waking the students up the fact we have a club though.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Dunno about a sell out either, tbh. Still, would hope for 1500 or so.
Think it was 2,100 for the League Cup final midweek. I'd be fairly confident that there will be more away fans this time, plus it's a bigger game and more promotion has been done. I'd be dissapointed if we got less that 2,000.

[Poor Student]

I'd be pleased with 1,100/1,200, pleasantly surprised with 1,500 and shocked with 2,000. As low as 800-900 wouldn't shock me sadly.

[pineapple stu]

Think it was 2,100 for the League Cup final midweek. I'd be fairly confident that there will be more away fans this time, plus it's a bigger game and more promotion has been done. I'd be dissapointed if we got less that 2,000.
There were 600 Derry fans down for that; that's a good crowd which Longford won't beat that easily. I agree that the promotion has been a lot better this time though. I'm just naturally sceptical.

Titan - any update on ticket sales?

[Titan]

There were 600 Derry fans down for that; that's a good crowd which Longford won't beat that easily. I agree that the promotion has been a lot better this time though. I'm just naturally sceptical.

Titan - any update on ticket sales?

I could tell you but I'd have to kill you:)

[Titan]

e-Mail/text to graduates

Did that happen?

Yes twice so far and 1 more this evening.

[sonofstan]

Was out in Belfield yesterday, and, for the first time in memory saw enough posters to convince even the dimmest Gah/ Rugger loving first year that something was going on......
Also saw someone in a Shamrock Rovers shirt in the library. That's definitely a first.

Just checked my UCD.Connect email - why isn't there a message there telling me about it? mind you I almost never use it, and i bet not many do....

[Titan]

I've an SU exec meeting tonight, i'll get them to email all the class reps etc and hopefully some will come.

Also did you think of flyers in res accommodation as loads of them will not be going home and a fair few erasmus students might be tempted to come down to the game.
Thanks for that dont forget to tell them to shout for UCD hahahaha.

Residences are being done today. Youre right about not all students being away. There shud be quite a few hanging around this weekend. It's just a matter of telling them about it and hoping they turn up.

I had thought of investing in some really pointy sticks and going round the residences on Sunday at 2:30 and rounding up the students but my boss, Who is a solicitor by trade, felt there may be legal issues around it!:rolleyes:

[Sonic]

Never mind this game We are looking at drogs doing us a favour tonight;)

[Poor Student]

Just checked my UCD.Connect email - why isn't there a message there telling me about it? mind you I almost never use it, and i bet not many do....

Matrin Butler, Vice President for students actually did include the game as part of his regular e-mails. The club doesn't have the power to get at the general connect e-mail list. Our CPO is not considered an employee of the college.

[CollegeTillIDie]

There's been a series of radio ads on Newstalk today promoting both the Friday night Semi-final and the UCD -Longford game on Sunday. So the FAI has at least got the finger out for something.

[feo123]

whens the replay on if its level? i can see a draw on sunday

[DmanDmythDledge]

The *******s have said anything publicly but I've hearded noises that it will be Sunday.

[feo123]

the following sunday? would it not be mid-week

[DmanDmythDledge]

meant to say tuesday, don't know what happened there...

[feo123]

meant to say tuesday, don't know what happened there...

go to bed, you must be tired ;) hope it goes to a replay as i might get up to it.

[Buile Shuibhne]

Replay dates for the semi finals are as follows:



Bohemians v Cork City – Tuesday October 30th; Turner’s Cross; 7.45pm Non applicable

UCD v Longford Town – Tuesday October 30th; Flancare Park; 7.45pm

[jebus]

I had thought of investing in some really pointy sticks and going round the residences on Sunday at 2:30 and rounding up the students but my boss, Who is a solicitor by trade, felt there may be legal issues around it!:rolleyes:

Students don't have rights, herd away my friend :p

On another note, how many fans are UCD realistically hoping to get along for this one?

[pineapple stu]

Impossible to tell. The promotion is probably stronger than the League Cup Final, when there was 2100 there, with 600 from Derry. I do think with the game being in the middle of the Bank Holiday though, that that will reduce the crowd.

Although does anyone go away for the October Bank Holiday?

[Schumi]

don't know what happened there...I think we can make a decent guess!


The promotion is probably stronger than the League Cup Final, when there was 2100 there, with 600 from Derry.
Feels like there's less hype about the game though.

[Paddyfield]

Game over.
What was the official attendance?

[superfrank]

It seemed to be mostly Longford fans. Can that be considered a sucess?

[red bellied]

Doubt there was 5,000 combined for the two sem's. It looked desperate on the telly.

[feo123]

almost looked as bad as a half empty landsdowne road when the cup finals were played there

[DmanDmythDledge]

1,250 was the attendence. Thought it was a 50-50 split in the crowd.

[gufct]

from the telly it looked at least 80/20 maybe saw about 10 UCD Jerseys.Thats a shocking crowd for a cup semi couldnt see any other club drawing as small support as taht at home and yes that includes Monoghan/Kilkenny and Kildare.

[DmanDmythDledge]

from the telly it looked at least 80/20 maybe saw about 10 UCD Jerseys.
Could you see the side the camera was on? All the Longford fans were in the stand.

[holidaysong]

It really did look terrible on the TV - joke of an attendance in fairness.

[RonnieB]

I saw about 200 UCD fans. Then again I couldnt give two flying ****s what it looked like or the attendance.

[John83]

1250 official attendance, and from the numbers cheering when they scored, about 500 of that was Longford.


almost looked as bad as a half empty landsdowne road when the cup finals were played there
Seen as it wasn't half empty, the main stand being near full, that's some achievement.