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The KC elf n safety clowns will always make sure we have empty seats somewhere regardless.

Nobody has a clue about proper segregation. They should get down to Spurs and see how they do it.
 
Club are League Two in all but league position

Pretty certain I could increase turnover excluding TV revenues and Premier League monies by 20% within a month. Actually, I'm pretty certain most with half a brain could too
 
Hard to understand how all this hasn't been looked at in the quest to increase revenue , makes the name change thing even stranger
 
The KC elf n safety clowns will always make sure we have empty seats somewhere regardless.

Nobody has a clue about proper segregation. They should get down to Spurs and see how they do it.

You've been on here a while. Surely you've read the reasons for segregation several times.
 
My seat's empty - I have a season pass but since I need nourishment and NOT punishment I don't bother turning up.
 
Club are League Two in all but league position

Pretty certain I could increase turnover excluding TV revenues and Premier League monies by 20% within a month. Actually, I'm pretty certain most with half a brain could too

Completely agree, our marketing is a shambles, out retail operation is dreadful, our sponsorship details are low end companies; who by all accounts are hardly paying top-whack either.

The KC elf n safety clowns will always make sure we have empty seats somewhere regardless.

Nobody has a clue about proper segregation. They should get down to Spurs and see how they do it.

We're not selling the seats we've got, we need to concentrate on those before any others.
 
Quick Wins

1) Increase the size of the club shop, or have a couple of mobile shops that are brought in and out for match days
2) Sort out the air con in the club shop - many a time i've walked in and straight out again
3) They may have it, but I don't think so, but contactless payment is needed via hand held devices. Employ twice as many people with them to deal with the queues
4) Hand out money off vouchers to the club shop for fans going into the stadium valid for the hour after the game only
5) Incorporate a smoking section for half time with incorporated bar to ease congestion slightly
6) Vending machines for plastic bottled drinks for half time
7) ex players available pre-game for fans with kids to arrive early, spending hard earned on drinks pies etc - similar the the Everton set up
8) Fill the ground - been mentioned above - bring a friend for a tenner - might have to move seats to sit together but it is possible - even if the offer is only activated via email a couple of days before the game when you can see what ticket numbers are
9) Guest beers - extra cost - people will spend a little more on quality
10) Incentivise the current teams working in the retail outlets in the ground to work that little bit quicker. Quicker service means fewer queues which should get more people to buy
 
Quick Wins

1) Increase the size of the club shop, or have a couple of mobile shops that are brought in and out for match days
2) Sort out the air con in the club shop - many a time i've walked in and straight out again
3) They may have it, but I don't think so, but contactless payment is needed via hand held devices. Employ twice as many people with them to deal with the queues
4) Hand out money off vouchers to the club shop for fans going into the stadium valid for the hour after the game only
5) Incorporate a smoking section for half time with incorporated bar to ease congestion slightly
6) Vending machines for plastic bottled drinks for half time
7) ex players available pre-game for fans with kids to arrive early, spending hard earned on drinks pies etc - similar the the Everton set up
8) Fill the ground - been mentioned above - bring a friend for a tenner - might have to move seats to sit together but it is possible - even if the offer is only activated via email a couple of days before the game when you can see what ticket numbers are
9) Guest beers - extra cost - people will spend a little more on quality
10) Incentivise the current teams working in the retail outlets in the ground to work that little bit quicker. Quicker service means fewer queues which should get more people to buy

Increase range and quality of club shop items, ffs.

Not everyone wants a foam hand or a garden gnome.
 
I bet the garden gnomes sell well though!

I've a few City polo t-shirts knocking about. I'd buy more but then generally look pretty poor. You're entirely right about the range.
 
Whilst the financial situation isn't ideal there's definitely more than 25,000 who can afford to come to games. The problem is we can't get enough of them to come often enough. People are choosing not to come. PL football will get over 20,000 there every week but to fill the ground completely we need bigger demand. The market we should be tapping into is the many, many people in Hull and East Yorkshire (partciularly young people) who consider themselves football fans and know all the players but never go to games. These people need convincing and we do nothing to convince them.

100% agree
 
We don't do anything. Nothing.

When was the last time anyone got an email from the club encouraging you to spend more money? Anyone ever had a £5 shop voucher? Or a 'friend for a fiver offer'? How about Tigers Player for a discounted rate because you're a pass holder? Or anything that contains something to make you feel valued as a supporter and feels unique to you - even though it has probably gone to half the names on the database? Because I can't remember a time in the last 5 years.

Not since AP left, and even when he was here, during the AA reign, it would appear to me that his hands were tied
 
Well, all these ideas should be handed to Mr. Allam as he has been waiting for CTWD to come up with suggestions for increasing revenue. I'm sure that if someone sat down and did proper sales and revenue projections it would add up to a very decent amount.
 
Well, all these ideas should be handed to Mr. Allam as he has been waiting for CTWD to come up with suggestions for increasing revenue. I'm sure that if someone sat down and did proper sales and revenue projections it would add up to a very decent amount.

It's all been pointed out to him before.
 
Not since AP left, and even when he was here, during the AA reign, it would appear to me that his hands were tied

From memory we got a bit when Duffen was around didn't we? I remember in Summer 09 (I think anyway) I was late renewing my pass and got a personalised message from the club with a few key players shirts hung up and my name amongst them.

I can't remember receiving any other sort of personal or even segmented communications from the club since.
 
We don't advertise.

We don't do anything. Nothing.

When was the last time anyone got an email from the club encouraging you to spend more money? Anyone ever had a £5 shop voucher? Or a 'friend for a fiver offer'? How about Tigers Player for a discounted rate because you're a pass holder? Or anything that contains something to make you feel valued as a supporter and feels unique to you - even though it has probably gone to half the names on the database? Because I can't remember a time in the last 5 years.


Anybody notice the Hull FC 'trypod' that has opened up outside St.Stephen's? ...if they can afford to take promotions to the masses, why can't/don't we?