Lads saying how the club is in bad shape surely the club should think about seeing if they can get a few able bodies to get the buckets out in town some saturday? If they organised it i am sure the club could get a number of people out and nobody would be stuck collecting for more than a couple of hours. I know it is a bit of a pain but which would you rather have the club maybe going out of business or few hours holding a bucket on a saturday?
I think it would also be a good idea from the point of view that you will be hitting people that you are not usually hitting for funds e.g Saturday shoppers, as well as people who maybe can't afford the €50 would be able to give smaller amounts. I would be amazed if club would not get a good response form this.