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Great to see a premiership club marketing its season ticket and merchandise offerings to the christmas market in the major shopping centres in Galway in association and alongside the Supporters Trust. I believe around 3k taken this evening alone. Not to mention the fact and impact this type of visible presence has on new immigrants into the community.
We had a successful night tonight yes and hopefully tomorrow will be more of the same.
All this money goes to the club aswell as the E3000(increasing to E4000)a month from GUST.
So simple the idea, so powerful the results.
Little things make big differences. If only all the clubs awoke to this fact.
Galway fans, lately, seem to be getting confused with which is the EL forum and which is the Galway forum. Are ye looking to be congratulated for every little thing ye do?
Sligoman it's clear you're upset that we might get a bit of praise for doing a good job.We are promoting LOI football in a sense by promoting our own club.Geezer is just letting people know how we got on not looking for a "oh ye're brillaint".Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
To make you feel better sligo are absoloutely brillaint.Ye're Trust is incredible,best Supporters Trust in Ireland.Well done Sligo...Keep up the Good work!!!:)
There is a certain level of interclub dislike, that at a certain level (ie management and promotion of the legaue) should not exist. Galway did something that generated revenue. We can all see this as a working example and attempt it? Imagine if all the clubs had this going about the country. We increase our exposure to the masses. Every little helps.
They're selling season tickets in a shopping centre ffs, give them all medals...:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gareth
How dare we look to share good ideas between clubs..... :rolleyes:
They are selling season tickets in a shopping centre....and making money from it. Then they told us, as maybe we could do likewise. If it was Bohs or someone not known to be your "local" rivals, would you be so unimpressed :)
hmm.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Season Tickets............they're kind of important ya know.Over the E2700 we took in tonight over E2000 was season ticket Sales.That's E2000 that wouldn't have been made and given as Cash to the club tonight had we not been there.
We also sold
-Jersey's
-Lotto
-Season Party Tickets
-Cups
-Pens
-GUST Membership
-Hats
-Jackets
-Kits etc.
We're not looking for a meadl Sligoman but i would consider that a good feat by any set of supporters and the negative attitude from another LOI fan is dissapointing to say the least.
Then again that's your unbiased opinion cause you don't hate Galway at all.:rolleyes:
it's vertigoQuote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Any bets he says he doesn't consider us rivals?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Gareth
It's the majority of yer fans I consider rivals. Purely for the reason that ye go on about how great ye are the whole time. I never disliked Galway til I joined foot.ie...I wonder why?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Conor H
This is such a ridiculously simple idea that it's embarassing that all clubs aren't doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Conor H
A 2 week stall in a town/area's major shopping centre before Christmas is almost certainly going to make money and help spread the word. Think of all the GUFC Christmas presents being lined-up purely as a result of this initiative.
Bohs should be doing it in the Phibsboro shopping centre, Rovers in The Square, City in the Foyleside (although we have just opened a new City centre shop), Harps in McElhinneys etc etc etc. Let's hope we see this being copied next year.
You saw that we could read and write?Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
<insert hilarious laugh>Quote:
Originally Posted by Conor H
Yeah, that was it!:rolleyes:
We transfered out gear from The Shack in Belfield Park to the Students' Union shop in the Library building for the close season. Sorry for not opening a thread on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
Maybe that's why UCD and Galway are considered the two best run clubs in Ireland.
Did you shift over €2,700 worth of stock in one evening ? Do you even have that value of stock in total.....? :D ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Student Mullet
The 2 best run clubs in ireland ?!?!? :eek: Says who outside of Belfield and Terryland...?Quote:
Originally Posted by Student Mullet
I'd say we just about have that value of stock. I only raise it because I wasn't previously aware that we should open a thread here every time we set up a stall somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
Says out friends in the Independent Assessment Group. You might be sorry to hear that your club is officially 0.8% worse run than mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
Gutted. That'll probably be why we finished joint-top on points, have 2 trophies and are in setanta and Europe next season then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Student Mullet
Well done on keeping an accurate record of your double-figure attendances, and for giving the jacks a lick of paint once a year..... :rolleyes:
I can't help it if some other clubs are spending all there money chasing success while mine is investing in the future of the game. I feel like this process comes as a bit of recognition for us for not having 0.8% of our effort spent elsewhereQuote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
P.S. No one counts the league cup.
i put that detail up here is for other supporters trusts,clubs to follow. If Limerick done that they could clear their fines arrears (4 hours work) but the major benefit is that people see that league of ireland supporters are truly passionate and that gains respect, markets our product and pushes money into clubs. Id love to be xmas shopping with the wife in Derry or Dublin or limerick and see a league club pushing its brand. I wouldnt pass without buying a momento, or lotto ticket.
btw sligoman, The Sligo supporters Trust have been very helpful to GUST and we trade info and make them aware of a good idea when we see it. It works both ways and I would like to thank the sligo lads for their help
Fair play. Not the first time it's been done in Galway either.Quote:
Originally Posted by geezer
For the umpteenth time there is no premiership.
KOH
lol :D By whom?Quote:
Originally Posted by Student Mullet
The IAG?Quote:
Originally Posted by BohsFans
*Almost choking on his KFC...*Quote:
Originally Posted by Student Mullet
What money ?!?! Thank God we have UCD investing in and protecting the future of football ! Phew ! That letter of heartfelt thanks from the Brazilian people has probably just been held up on its way in the Christmas post.... :D
I have no doubt UCD would've clung to it like it was the World Cup itself had yees somehow fluked your way to winning it last season ! I guess when you have a trophy cabinet as full as yours you can afford to pick and choose your silverware.... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Student Mullet
Amateurs the lot of ye! You need a City Cenntre Shop like Below ;)
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...p/FullShop.jpg
Yet another thread descends into petty squabble.
Has anyone considered that maybe ideas like this earned Galway it's IAG rating?
This should not be a rivalry thing. All clubs should share ideas on how to sell more tickets, earn more money and raise the profile of the local game.
I'm starting to notice a trend here with UCD fans!Quote:
Originally Posted by CharlesThompson
The new Promotions Officer should be playing a central role in finding out what each club is doing that is good and replicable, and then communicating that out across the league on a regular basis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Metrostars
Am I right in thinking that yer man thingmy isn't from a Marketing/PR/Communications/Promotions background though ?