Selred Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Slack Bladder said: Im sure the club had all the right intentions We are a professional unit, not a bloody church fete. It's embarrassing. Edited July 26, 2023 by Selred 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo1111 Posted July 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 I absolutely despise Swiss Tony for his involvement in the playing side but on the marketing/ commercial side I think we have gone backwards since he left. it really pains me to say that as well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 26 minutes ago, Selred said: We are a professional unit, not a bloody church fete. It's embarrassing. Is it like this at your church fete, now that would be embarrassing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 33 minutes ago, Corsham Alf said: John Lansdown what are you up to ? Can you say 'Photoshop'? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 @JerrySLO I see you’ve appeared online in recent days. I’m sure you’ve seen all the feedback on the merchandise, website and todays event. Is this being fed back to the club? What is the clubs response? Can you do a bit of liaising with supporters please? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 Apart from all the issues ….everyone had a good time yeah? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 26, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 32 minutes ago, milo1111 said: I absolutely despise Swiss Tony for his involvement in the playing side but on the marketing/ commercial side I think we have gone backwards since he left. it really pains me to say that as well. Excuse my ignorance, but who is Swiss Tony? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo1111 Posted July 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, phantom said: Excuse my ignorance, but who is Swiss Tony? Mark ashton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 43 minutes ago, Corsham Alf said: Well that was an utter farce. How did the club honestly think they could accommodate our loyal fans in an hour and a half ? There were stewards present but they needed to ensure fans only went to one group of players, instead of meeting all of them! My pal and I left at 2:20 as the queue was still going to take at least another half hour. Commercially we are a bit of a mess - our merchandise including shirts in the shop is really poor quality. As for the travesty of a logo (is it a Robin or a Hawke?) on the reverse don’t get me started. John Lansdown what are you up to ? Sounds like he's only up to page 3 of "Running a Football Club for Dummies"! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, milo1111 said: Mark ashton Running a football club is a lot like making love to a beautiful woman 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 11 minutes ago, Henry said: @JerrySLO I see you’ve appeared online in recent days. I’m sure you’ve seen all the feedback on the merchandise, website and todays event. Is this being fed back to the club? What is the clubs response? Can you do a bit of liaising with supporters please? Have you messaged him on Twitter or email? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, OddBallJim said: Running a football club is a lot like making love to a beautiful woman You have to buy lots of things, shoes, clothes, central midfielders. Even when you already have loads of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 50 minutes ago, Corsham Alf said: Commercially we are a bit of a mess - our merchandise including shirts in the shop is really poor quality. As for the travesty of a logo (is it a Robin or a Hawke?) on the reverse don’t get me started. John Lansdown what are you up to ? Yep, commercially we are a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 47 minutes ago, milo1111 said: I absolutely despise Swiss Tony for his involvement in the playing side but on the marketing/ commercial side I think we have gone backwards since he left. it really pains me to say that as well. Mark Ashton wasn’t really responsible for that, most of this stuff is Ashton Gate Limited or Bristol Sport responsibility. FWIW - and I don’t like Ashton - his administration of the football club was absolutely fine. His over-involvement with recruitment is my big gripe. It is interesting seeing the recent screenshot of Bristol Sport “people” and seeing references to Pula in there. Are people being spread across SL’s wider empire??? @ExiledAjax your thoughts? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 Almighty backlash on the stuff they’ve posted on socials. Would be impossible for them to ignore and not comment on at this rate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballwinningcentrehalf Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 It’s a real shame that the club lets this sort of thing happen. Real small operation vibes from an organisation that often says it wants to be at the top. If you’ve ever organised any sort of event you’ll know that if you fail to prepare, you better be prepared to fail. Regardless of how good the intentions were, this stuff is just amateurish. We should be holding the club to a higher standard. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Are people being spread across SL’s wider empire I was reading a job spec on this the other day, and essentially yes. For marketing role, not only are they underpaying, but it covers all sports. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Monaghan Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 What is Phil Alexanders' role in all of this, as he's quieter than anyone?# Can I just clarify, that on the field I think we're in a better position than we have been for YEARS! It's just the commercial side that's an absolute shambles at the moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, cidercity1987 said: I think you want to be looking at the behaviour of fellow fans, not the lack of stewards at a free event Fair comment, but there are going to be people behaving poorly unfortunately so really it has to be controlled so it’s not ruined by the fans behaving fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said: What is Phil Alexanders' role in all of this, as he's quieter than anyone?# Can I just clarify, that on the field I think we're in a better position than we have been for YEARS! It's just the commercial side that's an absolute shambles at the moment. I doubt Phil Alexander looks after the football business side of things. Aside from making sure the players were free to attend, I doubt he’d be involved in the organising of an open day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) I worked in events albeit Trade show end for a time. Allocation of an hour to get items signed, given schools have broken up?? How on earth does that work, who comes up with this stuff. It's a lovely idea but you really have to staff and plan correctly for such events. Seems variable for non matchday stuff at AG IMO. Edited July 26, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 10 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said: What is Phil Alexanders' role in all of this, as he's quieter than anyone?# Can I just clarify, that on the field I think we're in a better position than we have been for YEARS! It's just the commercial side that's an absolute shambles at the moment. In fairness, if the ops/events/marketing teams can’t even organise a simple meet and greet at our own stadium, nothing to do with him at all. Other than to give an almighty grilling to whoever was meant to be leading it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted July 26, 2023 Admin Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 Did the advertised Q&A happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Park Reds Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 My boys (12 and 14) went down with another friend and got loads of signatures off the players.The only one they didn’t get was Mr Scott’s because the queue for his was (massive) apparently. They seem quite happy when my mate dropped them back a while back. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsham Alf Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 55 minutes ago, Ghost Rider said: What is Phil Alexanders' role in all of this, as he's quieter than anyone?# Can I just clarify, that on the field I think we're in a better position than we have been for YEARS! It's just the commercial side that's an absolute shambles at the moment. Nail on the head here. On the field I feel we are in a very good place. Off the field we are making elementary mistakes. It really isn’t rocket science either. Better planning is needed and a liaison role between fans and the Commercial Dept. Most fans on here have identified the obvious mistakes we are making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 22 minutes ago, Victory Park Reds said: My boys (12 and 14) went down with another friend and got loads of signatures off the players.The only one they didn’t get was Mr Scott’s because the queue for his was (massive) apparently. They seem quite happy when my mate dropped them back a while back. Excellent. A shame about Alex for them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 29 minutes ago, Victory Park Reds said: got loads of signatures off the players.The only one they didn’t get was Mr Scott’s because the queue for his was (massive) apparently. Yep, the guy from Wolverhampton didn’t get it either! 2 1 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 hour ago, OddBallJim said: Running a football club is a lot like making love to a beautiful woman Do go on, Jim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 hour ago, OddBallJim said: Running a football club is a lot like making love to a beautiful woman No one here has ever done it? Or has to pretend they are very good at it, depending on whose overlooking their internet activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted July 26, 2023 Report Share Posted July 26, 2023 19 minutes ago, East End Old Boy said: Yep, the guy from Wolverhampton didn’t get it either! You just reminded me of Dennis Pennis and OJ Simpson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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