We Are The Reds

If the red army choose to sit elsewhere other than the home active area and leave a banner " not our home game " it would be the start of a good message tovthe club.

I definitely will not be going!

Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:00 am

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but we have signed an agreement for 3 years that ALL* finals will be at AO, and at least 1 Victory game a year.

*unless AO is pre booked for something major

This is rubbish, one Adelaide game against Victory and it's at the fucking Oval.

Worst part is it's our first home game.

No lead up home games to generate interest - we will be at the mercy of the media promotion (i.e. no promotion).

Expect a lot of people to either boycott AO or not know it is on.

That's where the club needs to come in. If they are expecting a large crowd just to turn up (especially if the off-season is as dismal as last) they will be sadly mistaken. They need to promote the hell out of this match. TV ads, constant ads in the paper or flog off tickets. If it's roughly $32 to attend a game at Hindmarsh where the most they can expect is 16k. They may earn the same level of income from slashing ticket prices (or offering kids free tickets) and gain a larger crowd as a result. $32 x 16,000 = $512,000. $16 x 35,000 = $560,000. I understand there is more to those cost than that. But its a rough highlight that slashing prices for a far larger stadium can bring about similar returns.
Only issue is that this is the club's marquee event to welcoming a load of irregulars along to the game will create a poor atmosphere like the Socceroos v Saudi game and few will gain a connection with the game or the club.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The club is far better off offering existing members incentives to bring friends and family along to Hindmarsh games, (especially lower interest games like the Nix and CCM) where the atmosphere will be miles better and irregulars will be far more likely to connect with the club and game there.
A basic points system similar to frequent flyers would be very easy to establish and even easier to maintain where members get points for purchases. $1 spent on merch = 1 point. $1 spent on purchasing tickets for friends = 2 points.
There points can be redeemed for meaningful items such as playing kits or go towards next season's membership.
They could then generate more interest in buying a mate a ticket for lower interest matches by offer extra points on those match tickets.

Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:00 am

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but we have signed an agreement for 3 years that ALL* finals will be at AO, and at least 1 Victory game a year.

*unless AO is pre booked for something major

Wrote that in early 2016, I am hoping the finals part can be negotiated depending on who we are playing.

If the red army choose to sit elsewhere other than the home active area and leave a banner " not our home game " it would be the start of a good message tovthe club.

This deal was signed before last season, get used to it. It is Greg putting the squeeze on the Ent Centre owners, trying to show we are not afraid of moving marquee money making games away from Coopers.

Sadly we the fans get caught up in it and get the shit end of the stick.