OK get your tickets a week Wednesday(for the discount) and in addition to foregoing my pint I will get you a drink( pay for the tickets) and get your lads one between them.





Come on chuckles you know you want too.

What I am trying to say is that this season is all about setting the club up on a sound financial footing for the future. What happened to Arthur couldn't be helped, however that left us with obligations that we couldn't pay. This year is all about going the extra mile, we have some who are not willing to go the extra inch to save the club from extinction. I accept there are also some that can't afford to go that extra inch.



I don't want to blow my own trumpet, but I have decided to do what I can to help. That involves travelling to Leigh from Warrington to deliver forecast coupons...getting to home games 2 hours before to harass the people in the boxes and the Touchdown club with said coupons. Trevor has provided both of us with passes to go where we want effectively, so I could watch the game for free I suppose, but I buy 2 tickets for the north stand every home game. Time spent delivering the coupon, marking the coupons, maintaining the website must run to 10-15 hours every week, plus cost of copying, cost of paper, cost of fuel. Why do I do it, because I love my club and I would like it to be around when the Ivory Towers collapse.



There are alot of people putting alot of there own time into bringing in that extra pound and I won't list them for fear of forgetting anyone, but there could be a hell of a lot more.



Come on guys and gals, go that extra centimetre just for this season. Forget the arguments over a couple of quid here and there.

Derek, people volunteering like you and your Mrs are why this club could have such a great future - we have a significant hardcore of fans willing to go that extra mile. All you need to do is look at the work done/money raised by LISA from such a small fan base, SL clubs would die for a supporters group who consistently contribute to that level per fan.

I have only admiration for the likes of Dick, Charlie, Alan (Yes, thats you!!) and Fred for what they do and the time they put in.

I am suspicious of other things but know the solution lies with transparency and I believe LISA will get that soon if an earlier discussion and previous promise from the board mean anything.



Derek folk like you and others are helping to keep our club alive, Thankyou.

Could not agree more with the above maurice i hope i am not branded a trouble maker of negative towards the club because i dint agree with one idea that has come out of the club. I to have attended meetings with trevor i have set up the shopping directory at personal cost to myself and still spend time developing it i have offered my services to support the new website etc etc etc i want the best for my club, like i said before and this will be my final point on this thread i have not had a go at anyone personally on this thread and i think i have put my points across in a reasonable manor and i appeciate all the comments that dont agree with me i have taken them on board i hope the idea is great success and i look forward to watching our crowds grow from my place in the north stand. Keep up the fantastic work guys you are the lifeblood of our club.



Stefan Sale

For anybody who still thinks this initiative is a good idea, read the above.



I've no idea who Lucy is, however she is our target market and without being made to feel like she wants to come and spend her hard earned in getting through the turnstiles. I hope Trevor & co read this, they are doing a great job but are making a critical error supporting this idea.

Sorry if this point has already been made, but the cost of fuel etc. to attend away games for most away supporter's is a concern and factor for not supporting teams away from home. Not so much for home fans as they don't have to travel far unless like me you have moved away from the area your team plays in. I don't mind if a club can entice a couple of hundred more away fans by off-setting the travel costs a bit by reducing the entrance fee then surely this has to be a good thing for everyone. It's a better atmosphere in the ground with a few more away fans and I also think away fans will be more inclined to by a half time draw ticket, pint, burger or programme if the clubs have reduced there entry prices. All clubs are struggling to attract fans in this division and they all need to try different things to get more bums on seats.



I live near Llangollen in Wales and still manage to get to the majority of home games at the Mount, despite the 200 mile round trip. Because of the costs involved in travelling and evening kick off's, I don't get to every home game, so a season ticket is not worth it for me as I probably miss 3 or so games a season making a season ticket more expensive than paying on the door.



I would not feel upset seeing opposing fans with a season ticket saving a fiver on the entrance fee over me though, despite probably travelling further than them too. The 'Dog's are my club, always have been and always will be, I feel it is kind of my responsibility to support them, to ensure I do my bit to help ensure they survive.



Yes, it would be far easier and cheaper supporting Wigan, Saints, Warrington, Leigh, Widnes or god forbid North Wales Crusaders or whatever they are called this time!!!! or any of the other clubs I pass on my way to Batley, but it just isn't the same watching anyone else. I've been to Saint's and Wigan with mates a few times as they support them, I can't deny the class and football played is far superior to that played at the Mount, but it's impossible to have the same feelings or to get as excited watching anyone else it just doesn't mean anything watching anyone else.



I can't imagine not having the 'Dog's to watch, imagine not having Leigh Centurions and never being able to take your kids or grand-kids to enjoy the experiences or feelings of elation after a hard fought win you have enjoyed over the years.



Come on, get behind the club they need you; we all need you, the league would not be the same not having Leigh to visit, (it's the closest thing I get to a home game this season!!!)

Nice post mate. Thankyou.

I didnt know you played the Trumpet , Derek .

I second that

I think if something works and gets paying bodies in the ground then it's a good thing.

The club at this time needs all it can get, financially and numbers wise.

I do however think the club has overlooked and alienated a good group of fans by buying into this initiative.

If they can make this up by attracting away fans then good luck to them.

Don't give up on us Lucy it's been good to see you in the Goose at the friendly's and would be good to see you again.

No point in a bring bob campaign if the lucys of this world aren't coming because of the deal???