If you were to become or are a member of a supporters club
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If you were to become or are a member of a supporters club
... WHAT 2,3,4,5 things do you hope to get from being in such a group?
As the person responsible for heading up West Yorkshire Clarets, this is of interest to me. We meet once a month, so offer good socialising opportunities for fans from around the region, but we've never offered transport to games (we have organised car shares). We've also joined in with initiatives over the years, such as sponsoring player boards, helping with the foodbank etc. We've also become a lot more visible on social media over the last year or so, although we're looking to improve that more.
What do you look for, or would you look for in such a group? A straightforward 1,2,3 etc... numbered list would be useful. Cheers.
As the person responsible for heading up West Yorkshire Clarets, this is of interest to me. We meet once a month, so offer good socialising opportunities for fans from around the region, but we've never offered transport to games (we have organised car shares). We've also joined in with initiatives over the years, such as sponsoring player boards, helping with the foodbank etc. We've also become a lot more visible on social media over the last year or so, although we're looking to improve that more.
What do you look for, or would you look for in such a group? A straightforward 1,2,3 etc... numbered list would be useful. Cheers.
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I always appreciate a nice badge
Jotted a few thoughts, sorry of it’s not what you were looking for John…
Bit old fashioned now but I always liked Rag Mag type bulletins with “in”club jokes went down well, and brought people closer.
Same with extending the social interaction either with one off busman holiday type events.
Clubs always get a few cliques forming, not intentionally but folk who are more comfortable with each other stick together; that can often put off new members; especially those with confidence issues… often the one’s looking for the right club to join. One off events often break down these barriers, rather than regular meetings.
Oh, and a badge.
Jotted a few thoughts, sorry of it’s not what you were looking for John…
Bit old fashioned now but I always liked Rag Mag type bulletins with “in”club jokes went down well, and brought people closer.
Same with extending the social interaction either with one off busman holiday type events.
Clubs always get a few cliques forming, not intentionally but folk who are more comfortable with each other stick together; that can often put off new members; especially those with confidence issues… often the one’s looking for the right club to join. One off events often break down these barriers, rather than regular meetings.
Oh, and a badge.
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As a claret in Yorkshire it would be the transport for me that would increase the likelihood of joining up.jdrobbo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:49 pm... WHAT 2,3,4,5 things do you hope to get from being in such a group?
As the person responsible for heading up West Yorkshire Clarets, this is of interest to me. We meet once a month, so offer good socialising opportunities for fans from around the region, but we've never offered transport to games (we have organised car shares). We've also joined in with initiatives over the years, such as sponsoring player boards, helping with the foodbank etc. We've also become a lot more visible on social media over the last year or so, although we're looking to improve that more.
What do you look for, or would you look for in such a group? A straightforward 1,2,3 etc... numbered list would be useful. Cheers.
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Re: If you were to become or are a member of a supporters club
Guaranteed away ticket
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Re: If you were to become or are a member of a supporters club
Travel to away games is all I’d be interested in I think.
Easy to ask for and far harder to arrange.
Easy to ask for and far harder to arrange.
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1, good craic with life minded Clarets
2, regular meet-ups
3, occasional events with representatives from the vlub
4, if I didn't live local transport to games
5, sponsorship of a young player or similar
2, regular meet-ups
3, occasional events with representatives from the vlub
4, if I didn't live local transport to games
5, sponsorship of a young player or similar
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Cheers folks so far.
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1. Arrange travel together in groups, train or car shares etc.
2. Opportunities to meet up for a pint
3. WhatsApp group to chat about the club.
4. Club member patches or pin badges - I am in the Tampa Bay Bucs UK fan club and we get an annual patch and my father in law also makes and sells pin badges so I could sort them out for anyone.
5. Just an opportunity to meet new people in your local area.
On that note, does anyone know if there is a supporters group for the Fylde Coast area?
The car share thing is a great idea to help out with costs and elderly or disabled fans. Not to put DAVETHEVICAR in this bracket (as I don't know him), but I did see he was giving up his season ticket as he can't do the travel from Lincoln. Real shame as I recently moved over from Lincoln and could have helped out with lifts to home games.
2. Opportunities to meet up for a pint
3. WhatsApp group to chat about the club.
4. Club member patches or pin badges - I am in the Tampa Bay Bucs UK fan club and we get an annual patch and my father in law also makes and sells pin badges so I could sort them out for anyone.
5. Just an opportunity to meet new people in your local area.
On that note, does anyone know if there is a supporters group for the Fylde Coast area?
The car share thing is a great idea to help out with costs and elderly or disabled fans. Not to put DAVETHEVICAR in this bracket (as I don't know him), but I did see he was giving up his season ticket as he can't do the travel from Lincoln. Real shame as I recently moved over from Lincoln and could have helped out with lifts to home games.
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Re: If you were to become or are a member of a supporters club
I've not been part of a supporters club since 90’s
1) contacting me to ask if I want to travel to an away match and how many tickets do I want? Easy booking
2) regular meet ups with charity events, fundraisers etc
3) stop off at nearby pub
4) family-friendly atmosphere, no dickheads allowed policy. Two strikes rule / troublemakers can be voted out or whatever.
5) Association with a local non-league club / actively encourage attending if matchdays don't clash with BFC
1) contacting me to ask if I want to travel to an away match and how many tickets do I want? Easy booking
2) regular meet ups with charity events, fundraisers etc
3) stop off at nearby pub
4) family-friendly atmosphere, no dickheads allowed policy. Two strikes rule / troublemakers can be voted out or whatever.
5) Association with a local non-league club / actively encourage attending if matchdays don't clash with BFC
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Re: If you were to become or are a member of a supporters club
1 Small irregular get togethers
2 Ticket swaps/ Sales
3 Meeting other groups
2 Ticket swaps/ Sales
3 Meeting other groups
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I didn't even know supporters clubs were still a thing. I miss the days when Beeky's Colne Clarets would regularly take four or five coaches on a pub crawl somewhere and end up at a football stadium. them were't days.
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Oh, and 6) no women - goes without saying, obviously.
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Ah well that’s a problem…WYC has several regular women attendees and they’re very welcome indeed.claptrappers_union wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:37 pmOh, and 6) no women - goes without saying, obviously.
Ps sarcasm was detected
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We’re looking at away travel. Possibly start by trialling by putting on two minibuses, setting off from two starting points across West Yorks…eg, Hebden Bridge and Bingley
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1- mini bus to/from home games
2- minibus or coach travel to away games when numbers justify it
3 - Whatsapp group
2- minibus or coach travel to away games when numbers justify it
3 - Whatsapp group
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So as long as the supporter's group pretends that we’ve won for my benefit during our long journey back from Plymouth, that shower of **** can't upset me any longer…
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If you do arrange travel from Bingley, may I suggest Crossflatts next door. They have a huge train station car park compared to the tiny Bingley facilities.
Enabling your members to meet by train or parking up.
Maybe work with the club and get a bus put on going back to West Yorkshire after night games.
After the Wolves game, the last bus going back to Keighley was 8.30pm. There used to be 22.15 bus, not sure if it's been cancelled permanently.
My lads had to stay over at mine and get an early bus.
There will be a lot more midweek games in the championship.
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If you’re travelling long distance I always thought a good quiz would be good if you can manage it without dickheads shouting out answers or googling
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Or the dvd of this seasons highlights for long distancesgandhisflipflop wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:49 amIf you’re travelling long distance I always thought a good quiz would be good if you can manage it without dickheads shouting out answers or googling
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Re: If you were to become or are a member of a supporters club
Transport home and away games , nothing else matters really .
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I’m involved in a supporters club and this is no longer the case. The minimum requirement for a member of a supporters club to even apply for a ticket through the SC is being a season ticket holder, then the points system also kicks in too. This all came about after the post Blackpool whinge fest last season. Of course needing a season ticket disproportionately affects supporters clubs logistically the further away from Burnley they are.
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I live in deepest Lincolnshire these days and for me it would be away travel not home game travel. We have a home match routine that involves, shopping, service stations etc but for away games we don't have a routine which would make it easier to share transport etc.
Maybe offering 3 or 4 get together's a year would be enough to shape a groups intentions with perhaps a pre season event as the main one.
We play Walking football down here and on Good Friday 5 of us went to Hull and watched the Stoke game (2 Chelsea lads, 1 Brentford, 1 Burnley and a Stoke fan, 4 of the 5 of us are season ticket holders at our clubs) our average age was 70 !!! How we let Anass Zourary go out on loan I despair. I mention this trip as when supporters get together anything is possible. Oh and Stoke won 2 0 but Anass played really well and was subbed around 60 minutes.
Maybe offering 3 or 4 get together's a year would be enough to shape a groups intentions with perhaps a pre season event as the main one.
We play Walking football down here and on Good Friday 5 of us went to Hull and watched the Stoke game (2 Chelsea lads, 1 Brentford, 1 Burnley and a Stoke fan, 4 of the 5 of us are season ticket holders at our clubs) our average age was 70 !!! How we let Anass Zourary go out on loan I despair. I mention this trip as when supporters get together anything is possible. Oh and Stoke won 2 0 but Anass played really well and was subbed around 60 minutes.
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Did anyone travel on Norman Jones's beer bus ? That was an experience
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Even getting it from Colne to the Burnley pick up seemed remarkable.
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And this is the issue. I've not been season ticket holder for years because I worked for the club. Under the previous ownership I could order them, if any were available, as staff - but it meant I wasn't sat with family. So I didn’t bother that often.
I'd like a system where away tickets where automatically booked for me without any hassle. I'd pay for that through a supporters club membership.
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