1. About, oh, 4k of fans of Leeds and other local SL clubs form the "Rent-a-crowd" consortium.

2. They cut a deal with clubs with poor away support, like Cats, Quins, Crusaders, Huddersfield...

3. Deal is that in exchange for providing a ready-made away support crowd at Odsal, the respective clubs give them cheap or free admission (and free beer) when those fans in turn travel away to those other clubs.

Win-Win! Bulls make £1/4m gross and get better atmospheres and loads more beer sales etc, "Rent-a-crowd" get cracking cheap deals to see loads more matches, other clubs get huge away support...win/win/win! Simples!

idea (c) Adeybull 2010

i asked mr duffy about the counter on the site and this is what i got back:

We will be putting a counter on the website, which we will update daily. We
will also have a twice weekly pledgeometer in the T & A and also one at
Odsal and one at Tong School in prominent positions

Regards

Stuart

Watch the counter sky rocket the day after the club announce Worrincy's departure

Or if they announce that he's signed a new deal, watch a flood of e-mails asking for the pledge to be taken back

I have emailed Andrew Bennett about distributing leaflets around where I live. He has got back to me already so I'm on for doing it this week.

My only concern is that I don't want to be doing the same streets/area as anyone else. Is there any way of coordinating this? Are Bullbuilder on with organising this?

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Because this is best done as quickly as possible, and the club know what mailshots they have sent out, we agreed with the club yesterday that we would ask supporters to contact the club directly. I assume the Bulls will co-ordinate to make sure the same areas aren't hit too often. They had 100,000 leaflets printed, so it probably doesn't matter if 2 end up at the same address!

As Chris said...not as such...suggest folk tell AB what areas/streets they are doing and confirm back when done?

As an exile in LS7 not sure I can help on this one, although I could drop some in Harrogate at lunch times

I'm on to all my Rhino 'mates' tho as some of them must see an opp to watch RL on the cheap. If we get the numbers back, I'm sure we'll get more on top who won't be able to pledge. Then if they sort the beer & food out there is lots of potential to increase the revenue generated.

I've got a bit of a dilema. I usually buy 3 adults and one junior ticket, but because the junior does not count to the 10,000 I am willing to buy four at the adult price. I am not sure wheter to do this because if I pay adult cost for the junior I think she might lose her free admitence to away games. I wonder if the club have thought about this, and if there is a way to pay adult price for a junior seat and still get the away vouchers.

Ok, I will do that. I am doing all the flat streets...

Has anyone tried to work out how the club make the numbers stack up? It just seems such a phenomenally cheap deal. Assuming that if we didnt do something like this and our gates continued to fall to say an average of 6,000 with say 3,000 season ticket holders, how many do we really need to sell to breakeven, or are the club taking a punt on running at a loss for a year in the hope of turning things round?

I keep thinking of getting my calculator out but thought someone would have beaten me to it. I know you'd need to make some guesses about the mix of adult/concessions, ground/stand sales and spin offs such as merchandising and beer sales but wont the real breakeven number be well above 10,000?

I'm spreading the word in LS9. We can't all live in the glorious environs of Bradford.

Rugby League hasn't been heard of in Chapel Allerton since the mighty Nags Head ARLFC folded in 1996. The area is more into non competitive sports and poetry reading these days. I will follow your example and spread the word tho

Having 10000 season ticket holders is more valuable to the club than just the cost of the tickets. There's the money they make from beer, replica shirts, programmes etc. Then there's the income that isn't directly contributed from the fans - if they sell 10000 season tickets by the end of September that should increase the value of things like sponsorship. It also gives them more freedom with special offers on tickets if they choose to without devaluing the season tickets.

I'll be covering the same sort of area. Perhaps we can work out a way of divvying it up between us.

I would spread the word where I live, but since I live in Halifax, I have a fear of getting my head kicked in for doing so.....

I know of at least 2 Bulls fans (not current season ticket holders) nearby that will be pledging though. I think before I suggest anyone else does round there, I may have to see how much they hate us first.....


Or perhaps just walk around in my Bulls shirt and anyone who doesn't punch me, I'll give them a leaflet.

Definately. You can have the hills...



I am picking up my leaflets tomorrow I think so I will talk to you on Weds and we will sort something out.

If I'm doing the hills, can you pick up my leaflet allocation for me, please?

Save me a trip to Odsal!

due to me living in wakey area i cant get over to get some leaflets as i dont drive but there are quite a few bulls fans in this area.
wonder if the club would be willing to send me a few.

Don't see why not, no harm in asking!

Yes that's fine. How many did you ask for?

Not asked yet, I was going to send in the request tonight. I was thinking about 500 - what about you?

can anyone PM me the email address I need to contact about some leaflets? I'll get a few out round Dewsbury, plow them into my amateur club, and have some at work to give to customers since my customers are the rugby loving public!!

I emailed Andrew Bennett: andrew.bennett@bradfordbulls.co.uk

I emailed Andrew Bennett: andrew.bennett@bradfordbulls.co.uk

Quote ="debaser"I emailed Andrew Bennett: andrew.bennett@bradfordbulls.co.uk'" Yep, that's the one.

Quote ="debaser"I emailed Andrew Bennett: andrew.bennett@bradfordbulls.co.uk'" Yep, that's the one.