Denbury Red Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I was listening to Chris Moyles this morning and he mentioned that Leeds have sold over 15000 “Crowdies” - these are the Cardboard cut outs of fans - with your face in the crowd, for all their home games. Any Leeds fan can buy one for £25 with the money going to their Academy (charity status) - whether they are a season ticket holder or not? Could or should we have included this option - it really seems to have gone down well with their supporters! Think we may well have missed a trick here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, Denbury Red said: I was listening to Chris Moyles this morning and he mentioned that Leeds have sold over 15000 “Crowdies” - these are the Cardboard cut outs of fans - with your face in the crowd, for all their home games. Any Leeds fan can buy one for £25 with the money going to their Academy (charity status) - whether they are a season ticket holder or not? Could or should we have included this option - it really seems to have gone down well with their supporters! Think we may well have missed a trick here. Yep we should've done it too. Seems a cool little revenue stream. I'd have thought our marketing/social media team would've been all over something like this as they love gimicky stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 How many plastic ones have Manure sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I'd buy one. I'm looking at getting one for another club purely because my ego loves the idea of my own cardboard cut out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I'd probably buy one for a bit of a laugh, but not at £25. The ones they've been doing in other countries have cost much less iirc. Would be a good keepsake of these times if you got it back afterwards - my family would welcome a permanent large picture of me in a prominent position in the house, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 G*s have been doing this for years....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I seem to remember Cheltenham got a similar thing going when they knew they would be in the play-offs, think it was on Points West a few weeks ago. The best one was the one of Dominic Cummings (remember him?) at an Australian rugby match! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red7 Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 26 minutes ago, Roger Red Hat said: G*s have been doing this for years....... ...for 25p rather than 25 quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Hopefully that will be good news for us as well. With 15000 'fans' in the ground and intimidating songs being blasted out, playoff hopefuls will still find it very difficult to win at an 'empty' Elland Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 40 minutes ago, New Dazzler said: I seem to remember Cheltenham got a similar thing going when they knew they would be in the play-offs, think it was on Points West a few weeks ago. The best one was the one of Dominic Cummings (remember him?) at an Australian rugby match! Hitler appeared in a German crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC&T Board Members Blagdon red Posted June 16, 2020 SC&T Board Members Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Denbury Red said: I was listening to Chris Moyles this morning and he mentioned that Leeds have sold over 15000 “Crowdies” - these are the Cardboard cut outs of fans - with your face in the crowd, for all their home games. Any Leeds fan can buy one for £25 with the money going to their Academy (charity status) - whether they are a season ticket holder or not? Could or should we have included this option - it really seems to have gone down well with their supporters! Think we may well have missed a trick here. I'm not sure that they have 'sold' 15,000. One of these, plus a £50 store credit and the match streaming service was their 'Option 1' for season ticket holders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozo Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 We definitely missed a trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 30 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Hitler appeared in a German crowd. He’s meant to be keeping a low profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon79 Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, New Dazzler said: I seem to remember Cheltenham got a similar thing going when they knew they would be in the play-offs, think it was on Points West a few weeks ago. The best one was the one of Dominic Cummings (remember him?) at an Australian rugby match! You sure he wasn’t actually there testing his eyesight? COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Phileas Fogg said: I'd have thought our marketing/social media team would've been all over something like this as they love gimicky stuff. Given the time taken to to offer refunds etc I expect ours' will be ready for the 2022/23 season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghornred Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I would have bought one and so would a lot of others,wonder if we did miss a trick while thinking of ways to keep our money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denbury Red Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 46 minutes ago, foghornred said: I would have bought one and so would a lot of others,wonder if we did miss a trick while thinking of ways to keep our money. I agree - and whilst it was part of one of their “options” which would have accounted for a significant number of the “Crowdies” they are offering them to all supporters as a stand-alone offer. Id be fairly confident in saying this would have swayed many to leaving their money with the club if we had offered something like this as part of our “options”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Still time if we wanted to do it - it`s twelve days till the Wednesday game. I doubt they take long to knock up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Farcical. Another method of getting money from fans for so little in return. Surely Leeds United are not that hard up for cash that they ask fans to pay fir a piece of cardboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerClyde Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I'd happily pay £30, up to £60 if it was then signed by the squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Roger Red Hat said: G*s have been doing this for years....... "We had 40,000 cardboard cutouts locked out!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC&T Board Members Blagdon red Posted June 16, 2020 SC&T Board Members Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 The SC&T put a proposal to the club, whereby fans would be offered larger than life cut-outs at 1894p each with everything above the net cost going to charity. They didn't take us up on the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagon Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Oh no, not Leeds in the home ends again. Still easier to fold in half I guess and remove with a sound ticking off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lerring Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Blagdon red said: I'm not sure that they have 'sold' 15,000. One of these, plus a £50 store credit and the match streaming service was their 'Option 1' for season ticket holders. Wow, that's a pretty good deal. Feel shortchanged now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Taylor Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Flagon said: Oh no, not Leeds in the home ends again. Still easier to fold in half I guess and remove with a sound ticking off. Millwall cardboard cut outs will still find a way to cause trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Blagdon red said: The SC&T put a proposal to the club, whereby fans would be offered larger than life cut-outs at 1894p each with everything above the net cost going to charity. They didn't take us up on the idea. Honestly I really dispair at fan engagement at our club, not just some of the time, but most of the time. The email that was sent, at 5pm don't forget on a Friday, where people had to choose 4 options with 1 of those options being unfavourable to the club, so they hid it amongst small print, with the idea that if you do nothing by Tues, the club will keep your money. Yet our supporters trust put forward an idea, not unique, but unique for our club in this current climate, something that could get fans laughing, joking and getting involved in raising a bit of money for CHARITY, not the club, the club is a multi million pound business, they certainly don't need our charity when players are taking home £15,000+ a week, and yet this fun, silly, but fun idea gets snubbed. And instead we got given the shite patronising email (if you want a refund you're not a real fan 'legend' etc). I do wonder who makes these decisions at the club, why did they turn it down? Good opportunity wasted to raise some money for those who really need it, charity and to have a positive fan reaction, but instead just feels like our PR department has shot themselves in the foot again. Such a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted June 16, 2020 Admin Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 8 hours ago, Blagdon red said: I'm not sure that they have 'sold' 15,000. One of these, plus a £50 store credit and the match streaming service was their 'Option 1' for season ticket holders. We are simply light years apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC&T Board Members Blagdon red Posted June 16, 2020 SC&T Board Members Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Akira said: Honestly I really dispair at fan engagement at our club, not just some of the time, but most of the time. The email that was sent, at 5pm don't forget on a Friday, where people had to choose 4 options with 1 of those options being unfavourable to the club, so they hid it amongst small print, with the idea that if you do nothing by Tues, the club will keep your money. Yet our supporters trust put forward an idea, not unique, but unique for our club in this current climate, something that could get fans laughing, joking and getting involved in raising a bit of money for CHARITY, not the club, the club is a multi million pound business, they certainly don't need our charity when players are taking home £15,000+ a week, and yet this fun, silly, but fun idea gets snubbed. And instead we got given the shite patronising email (if you want a refund you're not a real fan 'legend' etc). I do wonder who makes these decisions at the club, why did they turn it down? Good opportunity wasted to raise some money for those who really need it, charity and to have a positive fan reaction, but instead just feels like our PR department has shot themselves in the foot again. Such a shame Yes, a real shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 16 hours ago, Davefevs said: Hitler appeared in a German crowd. The image doing the rounds on social media was just a mock-up for a joke on Australian TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 I would love a cardboard cut out facing the cameras in the lower Dolman. It would look fantastic for however many days it was before it rained. I would then have a paper mache blob. Would intimidate the #### out of the away team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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