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Match day programmes

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Fools Gold, Jul 7, 2022.

  1. JonButterfield

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    They're not reet good at replying at the club, despite the 'we aim to reply in 48 hours' spiel.

    I think they filter the emails in terms of 'does this immediately regard money', ie, ticket sales, and 'is this query non-financial'.

    If you're in the latter, you're in the wastebin.
     
  2. River_City_Bantam

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    Very poor decision, to my mind.

    Whether they cover sporting events, or plays, or concerts, programmes are a lasting reminder of a time and a place and an event, even more so if you're the type to make notes in them. When done right they can be very informative as well as entertaining; even when done poorly they'll still cover the basics. They can also be very useful for historical purposes, e.g. in the match line-ups and details for previous matches that most match-day programmes include. When other sources fail, sometimes an old programme ends up becoming just the thing you needed.

    The club should see programmes as a necessary part of the business, as just one of the many elements that make up the match and match-day experience, and consider the costs as part of the running costs of the club; they should not be seen as something that must make a profit on its own or be discarded.

    RCB
     
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  3. Parader

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    Disgusting to announce this after 14000+ have bought season tickets assuming they could buy a programme at each game.
     
  4. AngryGaz

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    How many are actually gonna buy them though ????
    It’s poor with nothing but advertising in the thing I have bought some at the same price or even more and everyone is far superior to ours .........if the club are losing money on it then it’s the right decision for me ............
     
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  5. Petrov

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    The way forward could be what Wilsden has suggested - an end of season book. Remember the one given away free with the T&A at the end of our first season in the Premier league? That was excellent and I still have a flick through it every couple of years. It had a match report for every game including line ups and who was on the bench, loads of pics and showed our position in the table throughout the season. There's probably a few seasons that are best forgotten, but if the club, possibly in conjunction with the T&A, produced something like that again, I'd happily buy it, never mind get it for free.
     
  6. WilsdenBantam

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    I had something similar in mind, I didn’t get that one for some reason but I got the pathway to the Premiership the year before, I don’t know if anyone else go it but it was rectangular shaped and of real good quality I still have a flick through it now and again to reminisce. It had every match and score plus more. If it was a case of profits going to burns unit I’m sure they’d sell like hot cakes.

    I’m sure they’ll still do one off programme’s for big games, but I can’t imagine many sales were made for the likes of a Tuesday night game against Harrogate.
     
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  7. Bantam-in-Greece

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    I hope the club will continue with the team sheets that were handed out though.
    Yes you can get all the teams info on line but at that moment, when you want to know who the hell that No.16 is, whose playing for the opposition, a quick look at the sheet tells you.
    No time to start buggerin' about on the internet!
     
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  8. Bronco

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    BBC Sport usually has them up well before kick off time.

    team.jpg
     
  9. Bantam-in-Greece

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    .......but can you remember who the hell that No.16 is at 72mins in?!!!!
    Anyway, the way things are with all these new signings, we won't even know who the hell our players are, never mind the opposition!
     
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  10. Bronco

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    I can't remember what oI had for breakfast mate.
     
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  11. Ulysses S Grant

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    Why ? Do you really think anyone would not buy a season ticket because they can't buy a programme ?

    It's a sensible commercial decision. The quality of the programme and the production/ distribution costs must be huge. I seriously doubt the club make any money on it. In fact I wouldn't be at all surprised if its a loss leader.

    I feel sorry for the kids, but they will get over it and it's not going to make them go support Burnley just because they have a programme.
     
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  12. TallinnBantam

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    Same! I was watching the video of them training in Spain, and couldn't recognise but a few players. All got the same haircut haven't they?! Thank goodness AK is not doing commentary anymore :)
     
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  13. Bronco

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    He's on the wind upmate.
     
  14. Bronco

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    Talking about AK anyone seen him on any of the video clips from Spain.
     
  15. Captain Grumpy

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    I used to regularly buy a programme until about 15 years ago and since then I just bought the first of the season and the last of the season. With so much content online now the football programme is probably past its best. I remember in the past you had to get a programme to translate the half time scores on our old manual scoreboard but now you get up to the minute score changes and scorers online.
    I wonder if it might be an idea to just publish a last match of season programme to review the season and give the clubs hopes for the next season, maybe the profits to the burns unit,
     
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  16. TallinnBantam

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    Good point. Not sure if he's been kept on by MH and GH.
     
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  17. Bronco

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    You'd have thought if he's not part of the backroom staff the club would have mentioned it and quoted the usual we would like to thank Andy etc etc.
     
  18. Wolfysmith

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    Programmes, like a lot of print media is becoming outdated in an age of instant news.
    I suspect if a poll was run on here to see how many of us actually buy a programme the numbers answering 'yes' would be pretty low.
    The club has various digital channels to release information. And there was the aborted attempt to launch the app. Which, if memory serves me right, was due to the third party who was supplying the tech and hardware to operate it inside VP.
     
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  19. Tony Wilkinson

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    Just need a printed that morning team sheet as a give away at the turnstiles...
     
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  20. Bronco

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    The club did that in the suites Jimmy Cuthbertson brought them round we'll before kick off.
     
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