Piston Broke wrote:Don't laugh but....

I know two lads who have been going for years. They weren't there on Sunday because, "we know that they'll win easy....".

n empsall wrote:When i've spoken to different people about Fax some of whom are former fans they all tend to say the same thing, and that is whats the point of going when in reality you've nothing to play for.

faxfan wrote:I started thinking a couple of days ago, with the club doing so well at the moment and the buzz around Halifax at the moment. Does anybody know if the club are doing any extra marketing in schools around the area?

I appreciate it all takes time, money and effort but I just thought (for example) the schools between Halifax and Bradford may be worth visiting. With Bradford not doing so well at the moment and kids enjoying watching a winning team now might be a good opportunity to get out to the schools in the Bradford area and do some extra marketing. I know Bradford are a Super league team but does that really matter to young kids in particular, who like watching a team doing well? Just a thought anyway.

I also thought it might be a good idea to do a special gate price for anyone coming with a season ticket from another club. A lot of super league games are played on a Friday, saturday night and it might attract a few local fans to come down if we get some good publicity from it. I know it may not make a huge difference but it all helps....my sales brain is ticking again!

What does everyone think?

faxfan wrote:Jonny I think thats a good idea as well... I haven't heard anything back from the club however, do you have anyone's e-mail address at the club as I think I may have sent it to the wrong place? Or could someone PM me?

littlerich wrote:Winners of the Champions League. Nowt to be sniffed at

To be honest - i go primarily to watch a good game of rugby and to see my team smash other opponents. If people are so hung up on league positions then they are "floaters" anyway and cannot be relied upon for mainstay support. Bradford Bulls have a lot of these types of fans.

I think the crux of the matter is - in their eyes - we're playing tin pot teams. No disrespect to Batley and Doncaster but these aren't the big guns which people want to pay £14 to come and see. They want to see Wigan, Leeds, St Helens and the like. It's a right chicken and egg situation isn't it? We can't get into Super League until our crowds increase. We can't increase our crowds until until we're in Super League.

IMO, the Halifax population (and many other towns actually) are a shower. Sport isn't high on the agenda. There's too much competition from Sky TV, X-Boxes, Wii's and Playstations. Has anyone seen Wall:E ? We're all gonna end up like those human exiles who had to evacuate the planet and evolved into a fat "cabbage patch" like species.