Niall O'Reilly in Sunday Times

**Tir Oilean** · 27/07/2006, 10:27 AM

There was talks of ads in the inflight mag before but they were ruled out due to expense ( and you can't expect that kind of freebie from sponsors really as its one of the main sources of revenue). Regarding leaflets i personally don't think they work. I refuse to take them, unless shes pretty!

**corbyeire** · 27/07/2006, 10:33 AM

i think the focus should be locally first - get a good base going again and then look further afield

with all the stags etc. round galway it would be more effective to promote GUFC in the city and let those heads from britain know there is a match on etc.

was in the ground last season, when i think there were about 10 rangers or partrick thistle supporters who turned up - they were making more noise, than the home support!

said they had just hear in town and turned up - fair play

the one thing they dont have is preconceptions about the EL and just take it on face value as soccer fans

**Patrick Dunne** · 27/07/2006, 12:38 PM

Good coverage of the clubs new signings in todays Advertiser.
Also an advertisement for the tomorrow nights games inside.

Well done to all who organised this at GUFC, it
looks very professional, as does the coverage on the website.

I still have a few spare posters, so
if you can put up some this evening pm me.

**geezer** · 27/07/2006, 10:27 PM

of us sat around a table and came up with a plan to market on every football website in the uk consistently and over a sustained period a weekend aer arrann package to eircom league soccer we could convince a good few footie supporters to come. It would be hard work but there is a lot of good techie heads posting on this board

**Tir Oilean** · 27/07/2006, 10:42 PM

Its a huge market over there and if you target the right spot theres nothing to say you wouldn't get twenty lads to come over at once. At a tenner a head its �200 and �40 for a jersey etc in the club shop there's an oppurtunity to made a few quid. Don't need to spend a fortune on advertising just posts on foot.ie equivalents might do something. Bit late in the season now though

**MyTown** · 28/07/2006, 11:07 AM

I think you're really on to something about attracting the UK visitors to Terryland if summer soccer continues. Poster or leaflets in Polish or even a one-liner in the Galway Independent or Galway Advertiser could help bring a few more through the gate.

One thing that I find really hard to deal with is the irregularity of the fixture list. If I knew that there would be a home game in Terryland every second friday from April to October, I could plan around that. More importantly, tourist bodies could promote the games well in advance - in the same way that say the dates of the Galway Races or the Arts Festival are known from year to year.

I found it really frustrating in recent seasons that we can have two or three consecutive home games followed by two or three consecutive away games. It's just stupid IMO. If a team is building up a bit of momentum and starting to get a few results together, the last thing you need is a gap of three or four weeks before their next home fixture.

I know a lot of you guys are very loyal travelling to the away games but that's not possible for me, for most of them anyway. So I think whoever drafts the fixtures should push hard for a regular patter of every second week at home. I genuinely believe this would help a team that is doing well & more importantly, it would cement into the minds of people who are wavering about coming to the games or not that the matches are on every second Friday. I don;t think the vast majority have a clue when the fixtures are & a good many would not be bothered to check the website. By having a regular slot, you take that chore away from them.

**Terry** · 28/07/2006, 11:10 AM

but mytown, this is the way its done in every league in europe?

**MyTown** · 28/07/2006, 11:18 AM

All due respects Terry does that make it right? Every league in Europe needs to look at how they keep supporters coming to games - and we in Galway need to come up with any idea that increases gates and secures the future of senior football in the city / region.

**gufct** · 28/07/2006, 11:22 AM

work on home and away every 2nd week.The el is stupidly sticking to ridgedly copying the fixtures. Any simple computer programmer would be able to draw up a programme to ensure that teams would be able to play at home every 2nd week.

**Terry** · 28/07/2006, 11:23 AM

and having a guaranteed game every second week at home will improve it ? It wouldnt change a thing IMHO. You say "secure" also like we are the brink of clapse? GUFC have never been in such a good position?

**corbyeire** · 28/07/2006, 11:28 AM

if someone was a wavering attendee i think they would make sure that they were going up to terryland on the right night - have to say dont really agree with you on the every second friday thing - i can see where your coming from - as in it would develope a habit - but i dont think it matters to people who are considering coming up for a look - could be good to the regular fans

**Tir Oilean** · 28/07/2006, 12:37 PM

I agree with mytown on this. Awhile back we wanted to let connaught rugby know friday night was our night. If you can establish a pattern it will serve us better. we are creatures of habit and if you can establish a habit with those who dont always go to games it would be great. I can't put a number on how many times i'm asked "are Utd playin' this weekend?".