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Post by devablue on Sept 10, 2019 11:47:04 GMT
From the chronicle: 'finance will dictate what can be done but it is understood that Chester are hoping to tie up permanent deals to the end of the season for both Glendon and Matty Hughes'. With Bernard Morley also saying the financial situation dictates whether or not Glendon can sign.
If it makes the difference between gaining promotion and not, then I for one would be willing to contribute to a 'player fund' in an attempt to get Hughes and Glendon on longer term contracts (as opposed to non-contracts).
There are some clubs fans who each year contribute to a player fund which signs at least one player each year. I believe AFC Wimbledon are one of those.
That said, there is the ongoing fundraising for the George V community hub/training facility which could be argued to be more important for the long-term future of Chester FC and academy. I would love it if we got promoted this year, though.
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Post by uptheseals on Sept 10, 2019 12:41:08 GMT
Isn’t that what the squad builder fund is for ?
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Post by devablue on Sept 10, 2019 15:26:04 GMT
Isn’t that what the squad builder fund is for ? Good point, well made.
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Post by truroblue on Sept 10, 2019 16:39:52 GMT
Claim your Turf is a good initiative. £25 a plot of pitch all proceeds to squad builder.
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Post by sealandender1 on Sept 10, 2019 17:01:48 GMT
Instead of the music on match days being chosen by the players etc. Why not charge £25 (or more if poss.) for individual supporters or families to choose the playlist - name in the programme with their selections. Not much money raised I know, but over a 20 odd game home season it’s a few quid extra.
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Post by newquayblue on Sept 10, 2019 17:31:44 GMT
Keep asking this but nobody ever answers, How much does the squad builder earn the club, Would like to see targets set say every month then at least we know how much we are raising
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2019 18:06:19 GMT
Banksy should be able to answer or maybe the fundraising group?
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 10, 2019 18:10:56 GMT
Instead of the music on match days being chosen by the players etc. Why not charge £25 (or more if poss.) for individual supporters or families to choose the playlist - name in the programme with their selections. Not much money raised I know, but over a 20 odd game home season it’s a few quid extra. I’d love to see this also.
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Post by uptheseals on Sept 10, 2019 20:21:57 GMT
Instead of the music on match days being chosen by the players etc. Why not charge £25 (or more if poss.) for individual supporters or families to choose the playlist - name in the programme with their selections. Not much money raised I know, but over a 20 odd game home season it’s a few quid extra. Was thinking about that other day Good idea tbf
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Post by sealandender1 on Sept 10, 2019 21:28:35 GMT
Instead of the music on match days being chosen by the players etc. Why not charge £25 (or more if poss.) for individual supporters or families to choose the playlist - name in the programme with their selections. Not much money raised I know, but over a 20 odd game home season it’s a few quid extra. Was thinking about that other day Good idea tbf Still think we are missing a trick by not having The Harry Mc Terrace sponsored. I genuinely believe that a local company would sponsor this project for a few shills. THE HARRY McNALLY TERRACE sponsored by . . . Got to be worth a minimum of £5k per season towards the coffers; again with credits etc in the match programme.
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Post by cfcfundraising on Sept 11, 2019 9:56:53 GMT
As others have mentioned, there are a number of existing Squadbuilder initiatives aimed at boosting the manager's playing budget. Aside from regular or one-off donations to Squadbuilder, we have Claim Your Turf and Sponsor A Goal. Sponsor A Goal was only launched this season but already £359 was raised through it in August alone thanks to team's performance on the pitch. Additional support for these initiatives will directly affect whether the money will be available to sign the likes of Matty Hughes and George Glendon.
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Post by devaboyreturns on Sept 19, 2019 20:11:19 GMT
I've just set up a squad builder £10 per month - if we could get 200 fans to do this, £24k per year
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Post by bagoftricks on Sept 19, 2019 23:05:06 GMT
I've just set up a squad builder £10 per month - if we could get 200 fans to do this, £24k per year Count me in
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Post by agl on Sept 20, 2019 7:56:12 GMT
Echo what's been said. Squadbuilder is the player fund.
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Post by exiled on Sept 20, 2019 8:01:04 GMT
What about a bucket collection at a few of the home games.Given the feel good factor around the club at the moment this could do well.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Sept 20, 2019 8:05:14 GMT
What about a bucket collection at a few of the home games.Given the feel good factor around the club at the moment this could do well. There are squad builder boxes all over the ground in the turnstile/toilet areas.
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Post by lincolnexile on Sept 20, 2019 11:06:15 GMT
What about a bucket collection at a few of the home games.Given the feel good factor around the club at the moment this could do well. There are squad builder boxes all over the ground in the turnstile/toilet areas. To be fair it’s a lot easier to walk past a box on a wall than it is someone shaking a bucket at you.
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Post by cfcfundraising on Sept 20, 2019 11:36:43 GMT
What about a bucket collection at a few of the home games.Given the feel good factor around the club at the moment this could do well. There are squad builder boxes all over the ground in the turnstile/toilet areas. Unfortunately most of these are now damaged and are very rarely used - the Fundraising Team is currently looking into other ways of collecting on match days.
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Post by jimianto on Sept 20, 2019 13:38:31 GMT
Keep asking this but nobody ever answers, How much does the squad builder earn the club, Would like to see targets set say every month then at least we know how much we are raising Agree with this - it naturally motivates people to shift the target up, especially when we're doing well. I bet if a target of say £15k was set, it would be reached by Xmas, so long as we keep doing well on the pitch, keep in the FA Cup for a few rounds. The club needs to literally cash in on the current feel good, because people sure as sh*t won't want to throw cash when the momentum inevitably slows and the fan base drops off again.
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Post by cfcfundraising on Sept 20, 2019 13:50:19 GMT
We will be doing monthly updates for the Sponsor A Goal scheme via the Twitter account - just in August we raised more than £350 and this is a brand new initiative. Claim Your Turf brought in more than £1,000 this season but we need people to continue to support these schemes if they can, as well as the standard donations to the Squadbuilder account which have dropped since last year.
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Post by newquayblue on Sept 20, 2019 14:02:37 GMT
Keep asking this but nobody ever answers, How much does the squad builder earn the club, Would like to see targets set say every month then at least we know how much we are raising Agree with this - it naturally motivates people to shift the target up, especially when we're doing well. I bet if a target of say £15k was set, it would be reached by Xmas, so long as we keep doing well on the pitch, keep in the FA Cup for a few rounds. The club needs to literally cash in on the current feel good, because people sure as sh*t won't want to throw cash when the momentum inevitably slows and the fan base drops off again.
People like to see targets set i;e church roof appeals always have an upto date figure people always like to see updated amounts that have been paid, Look at Steve Burrs had a dream fundraiser raised loads because you could see the amount going up, Not once have we had a squad builder total amount that has been raised, Now there is a buzz about the place the fundraising should be in full flow cause as we all know how things can quickly change
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Post by jimianto on Sept 20, 2019 15:02:01 GMT
As others have mentioned, there are a number of existing Squadbuilder initiatives aimed at boosting the manager's playing budget. Aside from regular or one-off donations to Squadbuilder, we have Claim Your Turf and Sponsor A Goal. Sponsor A Goal was only launched this season but already £359 was raised through it in August alone thanks to team's performance on the pitch. Additional support for these initiatives will directly affect whether the money will be available to sign the likes of Matty Hughes and George Glendon.
Make squad builder more visible - have a target drive and it will be supported. Like newquayblue says, when it was done for Steve Burr, we smashed it. We'll smash it again, but get it out there load and proud. Come on - £15k by Christmas - it will work at the moment. Grab the opportunity!!
I don't want to be disrespectful to you or the people who have contributed, but £359 is not really a major success for a club our size.
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Post by devaboyreturns on Sept 20, 2019 20:06:58 GMT
www.fc-utd.co.uk/devfund_b_bp.phpWould like to see us adopt a similar approach to FC Utd of Manchester. Barrels around the ground for squad builder with updates after every home game.
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Post by geoff on Sept 20, 2019 20:51:29 GMT
I agree. Squadbuilder needs to be far more visible with monthly updates. I used to give a monthly contribution but stopped it because there were no updates and I didn’t see where my money was going. I am going to make a reasonably sized donation this year but regular updates would encourage me and many others to be more active and generous.
It can’t be a big job for the fundraising group to do this and encourage us to beat the previous months total. It is so easy for any of us to phone the office and give by credit card and a monthly update would encourage us to put our hands in our pocket and do this.
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Post by fasttoes on Sept 21, 2019 9:45:29 GMT
In July 2019 income from Squadbuilder Direct Debits was £562.50
Going forwards, I have arranged for the accounts department to supply a monthly total to the Fundraising Team which will be available for publication.
Thanks to everyone for your support and the desire to expand the Squadbuilder total.
The Squadbuilder income goes directly into the Playing Budget which is spent at Bern & Jonno's descretion. The Playing Budget is made up from income across all areas of the club which isn't spent on running costs. I appreciate some fans would like to see their donations spent on specific players however this can have a detrimental effect. It can put undue pressure on the player concerned and have an adverse effect on the other players in the squad. We need everyone in the dressing room to feel valued.
One assurance I can give is increasing the size of the budget allows the managers to obtain, and indeed retain, players that will maximise the club's chances of success.
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Post by agl on Sept 21, 2019 11:05:35 GMT
£500 a month isn't great. Represents 50 fans putting in a tenner a month. We have a much bigger fan base than that. Would be good to have a real push on this and at least get the amount doubled. It's the cost of a couple of pints a month (down here in the south anyway!) imagine if our hardcore of 1000 fans could all be persuaded to part with a tenner a month. It's a good scheme because it guarantees regular income and every penny goes to strengthening the team, or signing up players such as Matty Hughes, but I get the feeling it's gone a bit stale. There will be an outcry if Hughes or Glendon goes, but it's basically up to us fans to make sure that doesn't happen. Can I suggest that the York home game might be a good opportunity for some sort of initiative?
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Post by billyw on Sept 21, 2019 12:01:12 GMT
‘£500 a month isn’t great’ - let’s not mince words, it’s bloody awful. It means that only 1 out of every 30 + supporters is contributing. I do agree though that with something like Squadbuilder their is a need to set defined targets and give regular progress updates. Why not have a large thermometer outside the offices which would be updated monthly to show the progress and which would also serve as a reminder to supporters.
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Post by agl on Sept 21, 2019 18:30:55 GMT
Ok, I was being kind. There are other schemes like Seals Lottery and it all goes into the pot
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Post by geoff on Sept 21, 2019 19:51:56 GMT
In July 2019 income from Squadbuilder Direct Debits was £562.50 Going forwards, I have arranged for the accounts department to supply a monthly total to the Fundraising Team which will be available for publication. Thanks to everyone for your support and the desire to expand the Squadbuilder total. The Squadbuilder income goes directly into the Playing Budget which is spent at Bern & Jonno's descretion. The Playing Budget is made up from income across all areas of the club which isn't spent on running costs. I appreciate some fans would like to see their donations spent on specific players however this can have a detrimental effect. It can put undue pressure on the player concerned and have an adverse effect on the other players in the squad. We need everyone in the dressing room to feel valued. One assurance I can give is increasing the size of the budget allows the managers to obtain, and indeed retain, players that will maximise the club's chances of success. Thanks fasttoes for this and I really appreciate the info. Look forward to seeing the August figure. A simple bar chart would be good and would show the increase month by month...let’s aim for £1000 a month and by publicising it get people like me to make one-off payments. i also agree that it would be dangerous to specify money for individual players although I seem to recall we did this for Ben Mills some years ago. Sod’s law would probably result in us financing an individual player only to find that he us out injured for the rest of the season. keep up the good work fasttoes! My donation will be at the beginning of October.
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Post by Imperial on Sept 21, 2019 21:08:13 GMT
I’ll never ever donate to the squadbuilder, I strongly believe that the club should operate as a business, not a charity. If the club wants my money then offer me something that makes me want to hand it over. Vague promises of improving the team aren’t it. I know I’m probably in the minority here & I’m absolutely not criticising those who donate or the volunteers who do a fantastic job but if they want my cash, I want something tangible for it. It doesn’t take much, I paid £5 for one of those crappy plastic Starbucks cups with the CFC crest hand drawn on the side. I’d happily buy calendars, bedsheets (for the kids), dressing gowns, pyjamas, coasters, posters, you name it. Unfortunately the merchandise is somewhat lacking & instead we keep hoping people will donate.
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