Gaag

this thread is genius Can't wait for the show!

I quote: "I know she's a woman of integrity" Not that the email points it out. I'm talking about from my own personal experience.

you know the show doesn't last 24hrs mate?!? EDIT: I'd like to ask him if he's going to start using Just For Men now that he's the BBC's new media darling

what are these "petty issues" you're mentioning?

i reckon you'll be surprised... there'll probably be a lot more folk there than anticipated

Hi folks, As you may know I sent an email to the club this morning to ask one or two questions regarding the ticketing structure for the Scottish Cup tie, as well as the general club communication policy. I'm pleased to say that Leeann got back to be very quickly on this. She also tried to give me a call this afternoon (i was in a meeting) and she left a voicemail saying that she'd be happy to discuss any concerns or ideas we may have going forward. I for one was very happy with the response, and given the fact that I know she is a woman of integrity, I've no doubts that she is very sincere in her posititve words regarding measures she is hoping to take going forward (regarding ticketing and general communication) The rough copy of what she said is here: Good morning Keith, The email you sent to the club this morning has been forwarded to me so I thought it useful to respond quickly to you on this matter. I’ll be perfectly frank with you, the club is in a lose lose situation on this one. No matter how we decided to proceed with the distribution we will inevitably have left some fans unhappy. Contrary to posts and comments made on the forums, the club has tried to learn the lessons from the Nancy match but we need to live with the fact that for the remainder of this season at least, redemption of special match tickets to season ticket holders via the online route is just not an option. The department and back end system currently does not have the ability to cope with it and that is a fact. Having said all of that, I have already identified this as one of the priority areas that I need to modernise and I have started to do so already. Again for clarity, we did consider a ST holder ballot however felt that the time constraints along with the previous experience against Nancy were such that this could potentially work out worse for all. You’ll be aware that I myself have only recently joined the club and many of the issues that have been raised with me already by other supporters, such as ticketing are not just overnight fixes. I really do sympathise with your own and other supporter’s positions but we are moving as quickly as we can. Please let me also assure you that we did all we could to get more tickets but at the end of the day 500 is what we have and we need to just live with it as best we can. I really do want to bring some clarity of communication to the fans as it has been lacking in the past. I personally won’t hide from the criticism so happy to discuss the above or anything else you feel you’d like to. I am at the stadium most days and always on match days. Kind Regards, Leeann Dempster Now I know that inevitably there will be a few posters who will pick negative things out of the above; however I think credit should be given where it's due. Also, bear in mind that Leeann Dempster is new to the club, and can't work overnight miracles! I think the club has made a good appointment in this one, and I fully expect there to be a number of improvements over the next year. I'm hoping to have a chat with her next time I'm down at Fir Park and I'll be in a position to offer you more information then. Gaag

you don't have to cut down mate, just make them a bit more relevant

Not you mate... Frazza and manbearpig

guys is there any particular reason you are posting random nonsense all over the boards?!?

I agree, smith has been much, much better this season! He's certainly seemed to have gotten his banana kicks sorted! Although how come this always happens when a players contract is expiring? Coincidence? Are we re-signing Kevin McBride in the transfer window

class!

Ask Jim and your missus to go with you and go in one by one?

I sent this to the club this morning: Hi, I’m writing to express my disappointment at your statement that you will be unable to facilitate telephone or internet bookings for tickets for the Scottish Cup tie against Inverurie Loco’s in January. I am a member of Gaidhealtchd Dossers, a group of Motherwell supporters from the Highland & Grampian region who travel to many of the clubs games. There are a number of us who regularly travel to games, many of us having season tickets of our own. However, can we honestly be expected to make the trip to Fir Park over the Christmas period to get tickets, only to find out that they have just sold out after a 3hr drive down there? I think that the fact we travel thousands of miles in a year to support Motherwell should surely make us worthy of consideration when it comes to games in this region. At this rate none of us will get to the game, and I must say, although I understand your position, I’m extremely disappointed by this news. I look forward to hearing your views on this. Wonder what kind of response I'll get

to be fair... the majority of games we are on telly with are games where we're not really expected to win (i.e. old firm) Although it looks bad on paper, I'd take that kind of statistic with a pinch of salt. We will beat Hamilton this weekend, and end talk of this type for a while!

I take exception to that to I must say. If the Gaidhealtchd Dossers flag isn't flying at the Loco Works I'll be most disappointed

Great, well there goes my chances of getting a ticket for the game. That's totally rubbish! I live nearer the ground than most folk on here yet i'm not going to get to go? Not happy

well this site does represent a broad section of the Motherwell support... I think that it's only right that we push the club to give us a statement on your concerns. I definitely think it's worth putting our concerns across to the club, and requesting some answers. At the end of the day I highly doubt they will just ignore us if we put a constructive letter to them stating our problems and reasons for them.

We're giving up the season ticket simply due to the fact that it's just not possible for me to get down to every game. I go to more away games than i do home games these days! As another poster said, at many games i go to, the pay at the gate punters are getting a decent deal, so that'll do me. The club will still be getting my money.

This is the only part of your post i disagree with. i'm sure the club has put a lot of thought into these promotions, and, if run properly over a sustained length of time can have a fairly significant impact on the local fan base. It's simple marketing really. Lose a few pounds on promoting these things, but even if the club gains an additional 100 regular supporters out of it, that could potentially be worth an extra £180,000 to the club over 5 years (based on an entry fee of £20 and 18 home games a season). At the end of the day, for the club as a business, the cashflow is as important as it's perceived reputation in the town. Both are equally as important as each other. With money being as it is, I'm sure MFC wouldn't go wasting money on these promotions without doing a bit of homework first. That said, I think they could make a lot more of an impact if promoted effectively. Sometimes you have to speculate to accumulate. That's why I think it's vitally important the club ensure that these letters are delivered as and when they should be. Given the fact that this is pretty much their only avenue of promotion (other than the 'fishel site) then it's just wasting the chance otherwise.

I agree with that

I'd have to think long and hard about it... but would Rangers really want Reynolds given our teams current form?

I mean McGarry isn't doing very well at the moment granted, but I think we'd be much better off getting someone new in to replace that position permanently.

I love how folks opinions differ on certain players. To me, Fitzy is a bit of a non entity. I don't really rate him. I'd rather have a new midfielder all together, but would play McGarry over Fitzy.