In preseason,get highlights DVD from this campaign, free in Wakey express (& free advertising in express , or even a fee, if can be negotiated).
We didn't get express when I was a kid, but a freebie DVD (well, it'd be a set of watercolours, back then!) would've had me pestering dad like mad.
Might whet a few latent appetites; get 'em in first game & coming to BV can be habit forming. Also, as a kid, I'd have probably wanted to go & have a look for real, if I'seen it on TV

Quote ="Fordy"Assuming a new kit will be in place for next season - how about ebaying the actual playing shirts from Sundays game?? Get the player to sign it and flog it off - I'm sure those of players who are leaving and Ali's and Liam Kay's would generate a bit of interest.'" They are on ebay, I have a bid on Liam Kays shirt www.ebay.co.uk/sch/wakefield_wil ... ksid=p3686

Quote ="Fordy"Assuming a new kit will be in place for next season - how about ebaying the actual playing shirts from Sundays game?? Get the player to sign it and flog it off - I'm sure those of players who are leaving and Ali's and Liam Kay's would generate a bit of interest.'" They are on ebay, I have a bid on Liam Kays shirt www.ebay.co.uk/sch/wakefield_wil ... ksid=p3686

Quote ="financialtimes"They are on ebay, I have a bid on Liam Kays shirt www.ebay.co.uk/sch/wakefield_wil ... ksid=p3686'" Just outbid ya...

Quote ="financialtimes"They are on ebay, I have a bid on Liam Kays shirt www.ebay.co.uk/sch/wakefield_wil ... ksid=p3686'" Just outbid ya...

If you look on Ebay there are tie pins/bottle openers and old shirts being sold from all over the place except from the club. Cheap merchandising such as this could bring in some much needed money to the club.

Sweatshirts/Beanies/Fleeces/Scarfs/Umbrellas also need to be on with a discreet Wakefield Trinity crest and colours and these would sell I bet on Ebay given the time of year. Pricing has to be competitive though.

Anybody contacted Wally Lewis and Ray Price to see if they can drum up financial support for their old team over in Aus? Its World Cup year and there will be alot of focus over there at the UK in the next month.

Not anymore

Cheeky bugger.

This could get silly...

I have a proxy bid in, my bid isn't active yet as it's not got to the price that will activate it

Eh??

Are you trying to get me to spend more than I need to???

This could get entertaining. Is the money definitely going to the club.

hope so over £250 raised so far from sales of 4 of the players shirts- good idea whoevers idea it was

Fair play to him for smacking Hauraki. Not bad for a kid in a size "S".

Good question. wakefield_wildcats_community_trust... But no further details.

Also - note, other shirts sold by the same seller have the description "match worn". These don't.

Now the original muddy, sweaty and grass-stained Liam Kay or Ali Lauitiiti match-days shirt would be a thing of great beauty, and worth more than money can buy.

Still, the seller's not done bad - over 4k in sales, including Heart Research UK shirts - but does this money go to the Trin?

I'm sure daddy cool can tell us if its a club account or not

It's a club account, it's linked to on the official site.

Good stuff. Cheers.

I like the idea of running mega raffle? Is it possible to set one up online as people donate more money if it's by card online due to lazyness?

Prizes could be stuff like

Private box for 4 games
Pair of Platinum memberships (then gold, silver etc.....)
Travel with the squad on team coach to London match
Watch a match with Agar in his box
Signed stuff

Local businesses would donate prizes surely (Nando's annual pass, golf courses, cinema etc...)

If you can get over 50 prizes people will buy more tickets as they have more chance of winning and if the prizes are things that the general public can't buy (ala watch match with agar) then you will generate interest.

I would be willing to pay £20 for a raffle ticket for the prizes shown above (would probably buy a couple).

I'm alreaday a member of the lottery but would get more excitement being in a draw for something different.

What about a lottery grant for community/youth development work etc...could release clubs expenditure for these schemes

Wont get you very far ITV Global own what use to be Rank film group. Rank group these days is just casinos and bingo. Network DVD were the last to release dvd, after licencing the rights from ITV.

Not much point Wakefield is Arriva land.

Making the most of the mobile phone culture could be an avenue to go down. A reverse auction for example, buy something like an IPAD for £500 and on game day announce whoever texts the lowest unique bid wins the prize, announce it during the match and you’ve got a five to eight thousand captive audience, if everyone text in you could be looking at (say £2 a text) £10K – 16K per home match. Best case scenario would be a circa £200k windfall over the course of the season all for the expense of setting up the number (which I have no idea of the costs) and the expense of the technology (which would be circa £6500 if bought alone without the subsidy of a sponsor (Currys/PC World).

Granted this is not much use in the short term , but looking ahead....

Like that idea

If you could set up and count, a man of the match text in, charge a tiny fee, the fans vote for motm, win win.

Yep another good use of mobles, again find a local company to sponsor it. A relatively cheap ways of improving income. £1 charge I reckon, another potential £50k there. Only £150k to find!

What about a legends game, I can count at least seven ex professionals on the payroll all who have access to other ex players, maybe auction off two playing spots to fans who fancy a game. Revenue would be generated through the turnstiles and other associated sales.

Have a players Olympic day, all the first team do a decathlon, team up with a bookie, sponsor and take bets on individual and overall, have stalls, foods, drinks selling, have stuff from the club shop on sale, a carnival atmosphere open to everyone.