The increasing number of our eastern European friends that are now coming to matches. This is a potential market we should be looking to exploit as these guys love the game and are passionate supporters. First step would be to get some vodka in the bars that would boost takings.
Can't beat a freezing cold prepoured lager... Oh wait I see your point I too look forward to some options such as Vodka to keep me warm... or actual warm Mulled wine? Perhaps they are worried about the existing queues and causing further problems with not being able to meet demand?
There was a group of Eintracht Braunschweig fans at the game. The diplomatic corp sent over there in pre-season obviously had a positive impact.
Are they real fans or just local 'tourists' who are rubbernecking top flight football in their adopted backyard ?
The latter I suspect. Most will be avid football fans of clubs back home but will be missing their "footy fix".
We ned to focus 100% on building up our Hull and ER fanbase, eradicating all other clubs and sports east of Goole and south of Scarborough. This is the most sustainable, realistic and lucrative fanbase for us.
Which lends itself to the same old question..........Do we need a bigger stadium? Should we establish ourselves as a solid PL team then surely the answer is yes.
If old Assem wants to sell a few shirts in Asia, why not go splash £250K on a Chinese / Korean starlet? We'll always sell more shirts in Near East Yorkshire than the Far East, providing said shirts have Hull City AFC on them, so I wonder what the sales in Tiger Tat were this Christmas, given that more than a few people (me and my family included) specifically requested to not receive any club merchandise this year? Hull Tigers is probably a loss making concept already. Although, walking to the Man Utd game, I did spot a kid of about 7 or 8 with a replica shirt with Hull Tigers on the back. Now, that was either massively ironic or the buyer had completely missed the point.
Agreed. But slip back down and the usual suspects go AWOL. We need a solid stretch at this level, so that all 5-10 year kids say to their Dads: "Sorry Dad but rugby's **** and Leeds/LFC are ****ers, the last thing I aspire to is to be on benefits supporting a failing club like you. You see, Hull City is the team for me and I unequivocally demand to be taken to all the games." We all know how big games see our stadium sold out, but it's the dull games that get looked at when assessing stadium size, we need to be filling it very game not just three times a season.
All the studies point to the folk in the Far East (beyond Easington) buying local snide versions of PL shirts and the actual revenue finding its way into the clubs' coffers is minimal.
I know that, you know that, anybody with a grasp of the realities of what goes on in the real world knows that. Sadly Mr Allam with all his 'it's classic marketing' rhetoric doesn't seem to be able to see what is right in front of him. Run the club on sound business principles, yes, but realise that your customers are on your doorstep. Perhaps even consider inviting some external investment to fill the funding gap, ease the financial burden and give yourself an exit strategy if required. Or is that too simple?
I know what you're saying Blamps, that's why I said establishd solid PL outfit. Adding 5-7k new seats would suffice without leaving ourselves looking daft like Wet Spam will do in the old Olympic stadium next year in the Championship. A bigger stadium is needed not a new one.
It is the most pointless thing in the history of pointlessness. Shame really, because thankfully the name change issue is not having any adverse affect on the players and performances as far as I can see and is in no way comparable to the Tan / Cardiff / Mackay bollox, which has turned the fans against those at the top. TWT, but I feel ultimately the FA / BPL will object to their brand being tinkered with. They should tell him no and then tell him just how to make money out of football, they are the experts after all.
Supposing 'Hull Tigers' went ahead and we did attract some dimbo Oriental type? What if he turned out to be a Vincent Tan type? It's madness to pimp our club out to these barmpots. You only need to see Tan with his replica shirt tucked into his suit pants and wearing shades on a dismal December day to see he's an utter **** who dresses like The Malaysian Alan Partridge.
Not a good idea, they have a habit of drinking in one shot then smashing the glass, there would be glass everywhere.
A few seasons ago there was a rather large "polski tygers" banner near me in the south stand. Not sure what happened to them.
