Match Program not great???

**thescoringgoals** · 18/04/2007, 4:50 PM

Just making a general comment about the match program this season.It doesnt have many articles and seems to be just mostly adds.I know in modern day football that clubs need to let their sponsors advertise at matches etc.It just seems however that the articles make a good program and theres not many this season for some reason.In general the standard in the last few seasons has been good.Does anyone else feel the same about this seasons one or is it just me?

**Gaillimh Al** · 18/04/2007, 6:38 PM

Yes they are poor. No offense meant to anyone involved(maybe there arent enough of them), but there isnt much about them. In the last 2 seasons I haven't seen one article about the side we're playing against. Percentage of ads to pieces is 80:20.
Last programme - Chairman/managers intro
Club info
Player Profile
Bernies Irish half page
GUST half page
That's 4 pages. Hardly gonna take 15 minutes at half time.
Rest is either ads or info that appears in every issue.
I have lots of programmes from late 80's/early 90's that I have a flick through every now and then cos there's some interesting articles in them.

**Patrick Dunne** · 18/04/2007, 10:03 PM

Someone was lined up to take over as editor but pulled out around two weeks before the start of the season. Our current club promotions officer is acting as editor. This is not his job and is actuallly impinging on his ability to market the club.

The programme will only be successful and interesting if supporters contribute to it. One hour a fortnight is all that is required. GUST notices, chairmans address, managers column are essential, but boring.

A poster here already contributes an entertaining interview with a player every week. Would both of you be interested in helping ?

We could have -

Opinion pieces
Tonights opponents
Our next away match
Articles about club history
Focus on a former player
Focus on a junior/juvenile club

If anyone here is interested, pm your details to me.

**gilberto_eire** · 19/04/2007, 12:15 AM

i would but im not sure id know what to do..... would memory data be essential or would internet cover it?

**Flano** · 19/04/2007, 6:20 AM

Have to agree about the poor quality of the program - even including something as basic as a current leageue table would be useful.

I had though about leaving my match programme(plus one or two programmes of some mates) lying around in the Canteen at work to try and generate some interest to get people to go to Terryland and was also going to staple a note on the front with the details of the next game. The problem is that at the moment as a marketing tool it's pretty poor.(
Does anyone know what happens the programmes left over from previous games?

**Patrick Dunne** · 19/04/2007, 7:15 AM

Apart from the excellent GUFC archive site, there isnt a lot of information
about earlier games and season on the internet. Old programmes would be
a good source of information, and also old newspapers - they can be accessed in any of the college libraries or through the Galway City Council
library.

GUST have packaged together old programmes and sold them in discount
packages (E2 for 5, for example). Apart from that, there is no use for old programmes. Former programme editor Tom Timothy has a huge supply of old programmes in his house.

**Tir Oilean** · 19/04/2007, 8:35 AM

Unfortunately the last programme had no player interview due to a missed deadline but that shouldnt happen too often through out the season. Gilberto I wouldnt worry too much about memory etc. I submitted general soccer articles last season or the season before and they are accepted too. History of the worlds soccers clubs r profiles of the worlds best players would go along way to flesh out the programme but we need more contributors. It doesnt take long with google searches to come up with an article.
We are in desperate need for them as it will make it easier on the stand in editor. There are plenty of posters here that could write an article about different soccer subjects and one from each of you would certainly add 2 articles per home game for the rest of the season. Please PM me if any of you want advice on what to write about.

**gufct** · 19/04/2007, 10:57 AM

It would be better if we had some articles on our opponents and some past players rather than on World players or filler quizzes

**Sumac** · 19/04/2007, 11:07 AM

Maybe it would be an idea to do an article on some of the better players playing in the eircom league. Might help give the information that is not given in the national media. Maybe some of the posters from other clubs could help

**Tir Oilean** · 19/04/2007, 11:19 AM

Write about whatever you want to write about as long as it is soccer orientated. The other websites for el teams will probably provide enough info too. Broaden our horizons GUFCT and tell us in the next why you follow qpRangers and abit of the clubs history!

**corbyeire** · 19/04/2007, 1:07 PM

good idea tir oilean!

**eamo1** · 19/04/2007, 1:11 PM

i could do them again for this season.was just a profile of each opposing player that i mostly took from their own website,i tried to add a few lines about each but the editor had to cut them due to space issues.id do that again if i thought it would be included.

**Sumac** · 19/04/2007, 1:13 PM

Originally Posted by eamo1

i could do them again for this season.was just a profile of each opposing player that i mostly took from their own website,i tried to add a few lines about each but the editor had to cut them due to space issues.id do that again if i thought it would be included.

Good idea

**gufct** · 19/04/2007, 1:20 PM

or better still eamo if you were given the name and number of all the premier division programme editors and they could forward pen pics/club history/Topical piece and some action shots.

**Sumac** · 19/04/2007, 1:22 PM

It's beginning to feel like a brainstorming session!

**gufct** · 19/04/2007, 2:03 PM

Daniel Walsh is the man to contact at 091767336

**pixiehead** · 19/04/2007, 2:41 PM

And a Few player posters for the young....and young at heart would be good too!!! No effort there

**corbyeire** · 19/04/2007, 3:56 PM

yea pats had those in their programs last season

**Tribesman** · 20/04/2007, 8:21 AM

I will get some season stats done. Hopefully the Derry programme will see a good bit of content now that this forum is providing a bit of help.

**Gaillimh Al** · 25/04/2007, 8:33 AM

Was going to do a bit on past league encounters with Derry City. A few stats, overall record, high scoring games and most recent encounter.
Interested?