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Post by RonD on Oct 9, 2022 9:19:24 GMT
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Oct 9, 2022 11:30:58 GMT
Mine will be purchased on the day and will be stained with ale, curry and tears of Cupset joy🔵⚪️🔵⚪️
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Post by RonD on Oct 10, 2022 17:05:27 GMT
It's also a limited run so no doubt they will fly out!!
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Post by whopper1 on Oct 10, 2022 18:16:44 GMT
16 page programme hardly worth bothering, will be as bad as ours, if ordering online you'll be lucky to get it by Tuesday /Wednesday next week due to royal mail strikes
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Post by uptonblue1 on Oct 10, 2022 22:28:24 GMT
Who buys programmes these days???
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Post by Curva Nord on Oct 11, 2022 8:43:31 GMT
Proper anoraks, all the information you get in a programme can be found online. I guess for the old it is a habit and they're probably less tech savvy, for the very young it is a good souvenir for your first games etc or you can get them signed.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Oct 11, 2022 9:04:54 GMT
I’m mid-30s and I still buy them at home games (don’t really do away games anymore) but as you say it’s just out of habit and to donate to the club really.
The content is all accessible online and even the managers column is just lifted word-for-word from post-match interview from the previous game.
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Post by Lobster on Oct 12, 2022 5:28:54 GMT
I believe some EFL clubs no longer do a printed programme as they say they lose money on it. The alternative is a digital programme but who would pay to read a programme on their phone? I certainly wouldn't.
I think programmes were always going to become unsustainable once clubs tried to make them into glossy magazines. They probably need to take a step back and be more like the 16-page ones Oldham are doing this weekend to survive. I think all people really want is a team sheet.
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Post by bing on Oct 12, 2022 9:17:35 GMT
It's definitely different to when I first started going to watch football - programmes and newspaper clippings were virtually the only way to get news on the club pre-internet days!
Exclusive content is the key I think. What I would love to see serialised is an account of a famous season - let's say our first one back from reformation... get a player to talk through each match - not just the action, but behind the scenes, dressing room tactics, funny anecdotes - really make fans feel as though they were sat in the dressing room or on the pitch with them. Then, don't put this on the website or it defeats the purpose!
The other thing I would like to see is it to be designed by a Chester fan. Matchday Creative can provide both design and print, but not necessarily both. They offer reduced print runs (a God send in keeping prices down), so we could get one of our talented fans to take over the reigns to inject a bit more soul into the designs. From the top of my head, Danny, Lottie and Jack are all decent designers who may be interested in getting a bit of extra cash for doing something they might enjoy. We are a 'community club' after all, so it would be a good step rather than outsourcing to the Peak District.
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Post by utb on Oct 12, 2022 17:12:39 GMT
I believe some EFL clubs no longer do a printed programme as they say they lose money on it. The alternative is a digital programme but who would pay to read a programme on their phone? I certainly wouldn't. I think programmes were always going to become unsustainable once clubs tried to make them into glossy magazines. They probably need to take a step back and be more like the 16-page ones Oldham are doing this weekend to survive. I think all people really want is a team sheet. Yeah, programmes are good for three things, squad list of the two teams, recorded attendances (and away figures) of previous games) and the manager/captain/ceo's column. Everything else is just pointless filler. Those listed above, plus a few ads to satisfy your sponsors is all a club really needs in a programme. Maybe for bigger clubs, ticket details for future home/away games but that doesn't apply to clubs like us unless we get a game like Saturday. |
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Post by whopper1 on Oct 14, 2022 0:35:28 GMT
I believe some EFL clubs no longer do a printed programme as they say they lose money on it. The alternative is a digital programme but who would pay to read a programme on their phone? I certainly wouldn't. I think programmes were always going to become unsustainable once clubs tried to make them into glossy magazines. They probably need to take a step back and be more like the 16-page ones Oldham are doing this weekend to survive. I think all people really want is a team sheet. All premiership teams are producing a programme this season, Championship clubs not producing are,Millwall (fans produce one) ,Bristol city, Blackburn, Swansea and Reading. League one teams not producing are,Fleetwood, Forest Green and Wycombe. League two not producing are, Bradford, Crewe, Stevenage and Mansfield |
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