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Match day programme
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:55 pm
by Terrier
The only thing I would have paid for apart from my ticket was a programme on Tues night.
Feel a little robbed on such a fantastic night that I have no programme from a game with our rivals that finaly got us over the line for the league.
Are there any other clubs not producing a match day programme apart from this lot?
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:08 pm
by MrTopTier
Just add it to the list of many petty things Blackburn tried to do and failed.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:14 pm
by lakedistrictclaret
The following clubs do not produce a printed programme:-
Blackburn
Millwall
Reading
Fleetwood
Forest Green
Wycombe
Bradford City
Crewe
Mansfield
Bristol City
Swansea
Stevenage
The last three do produce a digital programme.
I believe ( although I may be wrong ) that it is compulsory for Premier League clubs to produce a printed programme.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:22 pm
by Somethingfishy
lakedistrictclaret wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:14 pm
The following clubs do not produce a printed programme:-
Blackburn
Millwall
Reading
Fleetwood
Forest Green
Wycombe
Bradford City
Crewe
Mansfield
Bristol City
Swansea
Stevenage
The last three do produce a digital programme.
I believe ( although I may be wrong ) that it is compulsory for Premier League clubs to produce a printed programme.
Can't see the printing presses of Blackburn being needed anytime soon
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:03 pm
by giveusaB
Bristol city digital program v Burnley is available to read for free on their site.
https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/weimanns-wo ... programme/
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:30 pm
by ClaretTony
lakedistrictclaret wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:14 pm
The following clubs do not produce a printed programme:-
Blackburn
Millwall
Reading
Fleetwood
Forest Green
Wycombe
Bradford City
Crewe
Mansfield
Bristol City
Swansea
Stevenage
The last three do produce a digital programme.
I believe ( although I may be wrong ) that it is compulsory for Premier League clubs to produce a printed programme.
It is compulsory in the Premier League - Blackburn claim to have a digital programme but I've not been able to find it.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 11:47 am
by ClaretGent
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:30 pm
It is compulsory in the Premier League - Blackburn claim to have a digital programme but I've not been able to find it.
This looks like it:
https://online.fliphtml5.com/lcgr/qlig/
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 11:51 am
by sjb
And what a load of rubbish it is too.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 12:33 pm
by wilks_bfc
Is that it?
I saw more words in my nephews reading books when he was 4yrs old
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:21 pm
by ClaretTony
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:29 pm
by DCWat
That’s appallingly bad.
The thinly veiled dig at our summer business smacks of jealousy, particularly from a club who benefited from Walker’s money.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:30 pm
by sjb
I've bought a phyical copy because I wanted a souvenir of an unforgettable night but what an awful effort it is.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:38 pm
by Carwin261
Be alright for bog paper.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:36 pm
by Claret Toni
Suspect the horse fiddlers weren't best pleased to read that Vinnie "further strengthened his squad in January".
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 1:45 am
by dsr
DCWat wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:29 pm
That’s appallingly bad.
The thinly veiled dig at our summer business smacks of jealousy, particularly from a club who benefited from Walker’s money.
There's another misprint on the same page. It refers to "a disappointing 3-0 defeat at Turf Moor in November".
I wasn't disappointed.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:09 am
by houseboy
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:30 pm
It is compulsory in the Premier League - Blackburn claim to have a digital programme but I've not been able to find it.
Typical of the PL. Don’t miss any opportunity to get fans to spend money.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:05 am
by ClaretTony
houseboy wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:09 am
Typical of the PL. Don’t miss any opportunity to get fans to spend money.
Or typical of the Football League who allow clubs to offer no match programme. It’s a tradition of English football all the way down to local non leagues.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:13 am
by distortiondave
Complains about the number of players we've brought in then goes on to show they have a bigger squad than us....
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 10:07 am
by houseboy
ClaretTony wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:05 am
Or typical of the Football League who allow clubs to offer no match programme. It’s a tradition of English football all the way down to local non leagues.
I know it is Tony and it’s a fine tradition but if clubs want to go paperless it’s good for the environment surely?
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 10:15 am
by dsr
houseboy wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 10:07 am
I know it is Tony and it’s a fine tradition but if clubs want to go paperless it’s good for the environment surely?
Bearing in mind that paper lasts for ever (more or less) and is infinitely renewable, while the electricity used to power mobile phones is not, I suspect the environmental benefits aren't all they're cracked up to be.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 10:43 am
by Jjjack
sjb wrote: ↑Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:30 pm
I've bought a phyical copy because I wanted a souvenir of an unforgettable night but what an awful effort it is.
How/where have you bought a physical copy from?
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 11:06 am
by sjb
Jjjack wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 10:43 am
How/where have you bought a physical copy from?
Guy called Mark Kettlety prints them & sells them on eBay - drop him an email at
sundayonly1@aol.com and he usually gives a discount.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 12:36 pm
by Inchy
dsr wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 10:15 am
Bearing in mind that paper lasts for ever (more or less) and is infinitely renewable, while the electricity used to power mobile phones is not, I suspect the environmental benefits aren't all they're cracked up to be.
I suspect the carbon footprint from the creation of ink, the creation of paper, the printing of the programme and the delivery of the programmes, creates a far greater footprint than an online version
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Tue May 02, 2023 12:54 pm
by dsr
Inchy wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 12:36 pm
I suspect the carbon footprint from the creation of ink, the creation of paper, the printing of the programme and the delivery of the programmes, creates a far greater footprint than an online version
And on the other side, the collectible programme is a permanent carbon capture sink and the electronic one is stored for ever in some electrically powered internet storage facilities. Who knows.
Mind you, it might be better to use newsprint instead of glossy paper.
Re: Match day programme
Posted: Wed May 03, 2023 1:38 pm
by houseboy
dsr wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 10:15 am
Bearing in mind that paper lasts for ever (more or less) and is infinitely renewable, while the electricity used to power mobile phones is not, I suspect the environmental benefits aren't all they're cracked up to be.
You could well be right. It depends if we use paper quicker than we can replace trees. Having said that I still prefer real books to online but nearly always read online books now (but that may be down to me being a cheapskate).
