1. We all have Gas and Lecci, do a proper affinity deal with the current cheapest company and get the switch fee donated to the club. Rope in friends and family on the deal and 2500 households would generate over £100,000

2. Most families now have telecomms packages incl broadband - do the same deal as above and many more tens of thousands raised

3. We all shop at a supermarket - instead of the loyalty points have a Leyther card linked to a sponsorship - must be worth £50 pa per card - again over £100k pa waiting to be picked up

4. Bank Accounts, credit cards and others are opportunities to explore

and before you ask I am talking to TB about one of these and hopefully will have a deal soon.

This will only work with unity and being ar$ed to fill a form in though

if that is possible thats a great idea, especially with having a few new supermarkets. i for one would shop were we would gain for the club

Phew, that's a relief. I thought this was going to your idea about everyone getting their wife/partner to 'go on the game' and donate all 'earnings' to the club!

Alan, you know it wasn't everyones and how shocked we were for you to be volunteering yours, she doesn't read these does she?

She's far too busy to be reading this site!

I have set up something similar in the past with consolodating several business's energy bill into one, saving quite a bit. your idea Maurice is great, I always admire thinking "outside the box" I constantly encourage my staff to do just that. No idea should ever be knocked down.

My only question would be , why has this not been done before , by bigger clubs than us ?

Fair question........but could it not just be possible that no one else has thought to do it??

Too much aggro for a bigger club possibly. It seems an easy way if 1) its legal 2) Fans are motivated to fill out forms

Great ideas and these have plenty mileage to earn the club some serious coin !

It just seems one of those ' too simple ideas ' not to have been considered before , how much money if it worked would it make for a Man Utd ?

Well I'll be shopping at Morrisons when it opens so if they can rope them in somehow all the better.

I get 10% discount at Morrisons lol

Utd and other Footbal clubs already do something similar with financial products. Man U credit card, loans etc. Using their fans loyalty financial institutions use the clubs name on products and give the club a percentage of the profit.

Any idea how well these schemes are supported ?

No idea. The Man Utd credit card has been advertised in the programme for the last fifteen years, so it must make some money for United.

The Watcher remembers the idea of switching energy suppliers & a sum of money being donated to who you want, being offered before, he thinks it was Atlantic gas/electric & the salesman made his pitch at a LISA meeting some years back.

How about asking if teamcard could generate some money for you guys ?
Cas,us,waky i think all have one.

What is Teamcard out of interest PAC?

Quote ="DParky"What is Teamcard out of interest PAC?'" Quote TeamCard is the UK’s leading sports membership programme, offering members the chance to earn TeamCard points with every purchase they make, when shopping through www.teamcard.co.uk. TeamCard offers over 450 partners on Team Street – the official shopping portal for all TeamCard holders. These partners have been carefully selected so that you can earn TeamCard points for everything you shop for online. Our partner list includes some of the biggest names in retail, so you’re sure to find the brands you like and the things you need when shopping using your TeamCard. Every point you earn using your TeamCard can be redeemed back at your home club/organisation when you purchase a variety of items – such as merchandise, membership, tickets and more. For full details on how and where you can redeem your TeamCard points, visit your REDEEM page. With every point you earn, not only do you save but you also earn for your club or organisation. Register your TeamCard or login to your TeamCard account to start earning points now! '" The season tickets at the Reebok are all TeamCard ones though I must admit I never actually saw any of the benefits of TeamCard when I had a season ticket there - hopefully others can speak highly of it though?!

Quote ="DParky"What is Teamcard out of interest PAC?'" Quote TeamCard is the UK’s leading sports membership programme, offering members the chance to earn TeamCard points with every purchase they make, when shopping through www.teamcard.co.uk. TeamCard offers over 450 partners on Team Street – the official shopping portal for all TeamCard holders. These partners have been carefully selected so that you can earn TeamCard points for everything you shop for online. Our partner list includes some of the biggest names in retail, so you’re sure to find the brands you like and the things you need when shopping using your TeamCard. Every point you earn using your TeamCard can be redeemed back at your home club/organisation when you purchase a variety of items – such as merchandise, membership, tickets and more. For full details on how and where you can redeem your TeamCard points, visit your REDEEM page. With every point you earn, not only do you save but you also earn for your club or organisation. Register your TeamCard or login to your TeamCard account to start earning points now! '" The season tickets at the Reebok are all TeamCard ones though I must admit I never actually saw any of the benefits of TeamCard when I had a season ticket there - hopefully others can speak highly of it though?!

We at Rovers were led to beleive that everytime you use teamcard that you earn yourself points as in a loyality card and the club money also.
Im sure someone from Leigh could get in touch with them and ask what the pros and cons are ?
I used my Bradford Bulls one on ebay and racked up over £18 which then meant a couple of kids tickets buckshe when we played at odsal.
Must admit i hardly ever use my rovers teamcard mind.
On a bit of a diffo angle,once you get past stage 1 in a month or so how about setting up a players sponsorship from members offa here ?
Raise say £1000 and sponsor a player for next year ?
The Leigh RLFans forum has a nice ring to it for announcements.
Over on our unoffical message board we have sponsored Ben Cockayne for the last 6 years and collected over £7,000 i think it is.
This last year just under 100 forum users contributed between 10-100 pound and it was £1500 i think for Bens sponsorship.
All you need is one person to organise and a paypal account for payments online and your off.Fans can also send cash,cheques or just pay the said person.
Waky on rlfans did one this year and raised over £1000 in a month if i remember right.
Once you get to rock bottom the world really is your oystar and stuff rolls on and on.
Messageboard t shirts with users names on that contribute sell well also.

Just a thought, Peter.

The message board already sponsor a player Peter (Adam Higson this past season) but the figures aren't anywhere near as expensive if memory serves me right!

In our 4 th year now as sponsors if I remember correctly

PAC - Thank you very much for the Paypal donation. Everyone at the club and every Leyther is grateful to you. Thanks

Your welcome Mr ebay.I messaged dick jones(i think it was)about a couple of quid and 3p that i put straight into the LISA rbs account in Fax on Monday but had no reply,please check it went in ok as i hate bankers and banks more than fc !!