financial problems at rovers
i would say definately that this time round we are in deep trouble financially. it was due to a number of things and the accounts tell most of the story but not all of it. however priority now is to ensure that the team actually get to play the first game . wages are being paid from this week so if we hazard a guess of 16k that means we have 4 weeks to pay out before the first home game. we also have the other problems which most of you know about and i wont mention here because of prying eyes. so looking at the mess right now the only thing we as supporters can do is to promote the sale of lotto tickets including the e 1000 ticket. also a couple of great supporters have being doing trozan work selling the "lotto plus ticket at e100.00 . they have given great help to frank byrne and at the agm the other night a lad took 100 tickets and got 10 guys in the room to take 10 each (including myself) this will bring in k10 quickly. the "lotto plus card" is great value as the person gets two chances to win the jackpot and are in the draw for 52 weeks. i believe that if 20 more people were to do the same thing , take 10 cards each (you can sell to family and friends) this would bring in more revenue quickly. i also believe that the biggest problem rovers have is to get people to help out. the once of hit of a e100 most people can afford and there is still a lot of good will out there for rovers. going back to the wages due for the next few weeks i would say that the "tesas hold em "has a huge part to play here because god knows where the money is going to come from but with a bit of luck and proper promotion this can be a great success. also hughie needs all the help he can get.if we can get to the start of the season and get maybe 6 points from our 1st 3 games there would be a bit of momentum building and with proper marketing the crowds will increase. also if for instance "boco" turns out to be a goal scorer and wins the hearts of the fans people will flock to see him. i have great belief in paul cook as a manager/ coach i can see the type of team he is trying to build and i think we can surprise a lot of people if we can stay away from injuries. i believe we will have a team who are going to move the ball at pace and if the front players can gel we can be a handfull for anybody. but if there is anybody out there will ing to help to sell the "lotto plus card" we need you immediately and contact frank. ten tickets at e100 may seem a lot but if you write down names of people youknow on a list this makes it easier and you would be surprised how receptive people are because the strength in the selling point is the fact that a perso is entered in each draw for 12 months (current fund approx 9500) this will be won at some stage and when it is the value goes back to k2. the e100 represents excellent value. please give us a hand a little help can go a long way to save the club.
