Wanderer wrote:Stand-Offish wrote:Just got back ... it is Paul Cooke.
I am going to pledge some money after all.
COYD
Made a pledge this evening.
It may be a risk on some levels but Tony is keen to get his man and the Club are sticking to their financial policy so if we want a high profile signing this is the way.
We have got to trust Tony Miller, which I do by the way, to know what he is on about.
But we have to trust Paul Cooke to be honest and to get down to some graft, if we are successful in getting him on board and to not let Tony down.
I do think that the question and answer thing was a bit like the computer sketch with David Walliams and Matt Lucas from Little Britain IIRC .........
''Could we not try this idea?''
''Computer says ..............NO!''
''OK, what about trying this idea?''
''Computer says ...................NO!''
Etc, etc
At least a few other people acknowledged we had to a bit more inventive than to just resort to the begging bowl.
Events are needed, events that specifically are targeted at raising money for Paul Cooke and are advertised as such.
Things where people pay to watch something and get some fun out of it.
There's not much fun in filling out a direct debit.
Although we need that money as well.
I'm sure it's easier to raise £20,000 at a quid a time from 20,000 people than it is to raise £20,000 from 500 people at £40 a time. The 500 being the supporters of course.
The 'Give us a quid for a Cookie' appeal. I can see it now.
Give us a quid and we'll give you a Cookie (it would take the biscuit). You heard it here first.
We need a competition for fund raising ideas.