I think this is a good article , respect to Dex for being honest about things shows the squad must be frustrated as the fans.
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Nottingham-Forest-striker-Dexter-Blackstock-sends/story-15959236-detail/story.html
I know we have had a difficult season but no matter what happens the club has to change we cant be hanging around letting good talent walk out the door.
I know some people will say this is out of the clubs control, lets not forgot these guys are paid good money to run the club and this has happened season after season.
With the introduction of FFP this means the club will need to rely on the fans for income therefore Forest needs to be an atractive propostion for me or any one to part with cash ( can start be selling half decent food and beer on a macth day)
Dont know how anyone else feels but think the club needs to grow up as a Business.
Dex and FFP
posted on 30/4/12
I think the very fact that Dexter Blackstock has been able to be this honest in the media is indicitive if how badly the club is run. It highlights the lack of communication within the club as it would appear that neither the players nor manager have much more of a clue whats going on than the fans.
posted on 30/4/12
Dont know how anyone else feels but think the club needs to grow up as a Business.
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We need to invest in a big screen (corner of the Treant End. Sell advertising by whatever means possible on it. Each scorer can be sponsored by a local business (and with the right team of reps, even get the away team sponsored by one of their local companies. Half-time penalty shootout between both teams. Sponsored as above. Advertise the pitch before a game. Centre circle being sponsored. For TV matches increase the amount charged. Rename the CG with a sponsors name in front of it. It will get radio coverage. Pre-match music sponsored and constantly promoted on the big screen. Goals from the previous weeks match shown prematch and at half-time also sponsored on the screen. Rename the car-parks after a local business who can also sponsor us. Promote the club anyway we can. Every £1,000 matters.
oh yes and
Have the A block renamed and sponsored by HMP Nottingham.......
gissa job Marthur, I'll show you how to do it
posted on 30/4/12
Agree, make the fans want to part with cash and get every pound from advertising. With FFP we have to move with the the times.
posted on 30/4/12
I notice the new season ticket prices are out.
£560 to sit in the upper Clough! for new ticket holders. Absolutely no incentive to get people to purchase if they do not have a ticket. I can't see many renewals being done until the club is sorted anyway.
Add to my list above. Discount vouchers for cup games. = bums on seats.
Also Free kids to cup games, and introduce a 7pm kickoff time for the early rounds.
Bring back the County cup and split sponsorship 3 ways. Make the games very cheap to get in and have them at the beginning of the season. (maybe even ask Derby to join in and have a mini league. Have shirts on offer on match days for pre-season friendlies. i know what profit is being made on a full price shirt.
Revamp the trophy room and employ ex players to show people around. Charge for for entry with a Dvd at the end of the tour. Promote in schools. Every little counts.
There must be ways of generating extra cash. It's just at that this club they expect the cash to keep coming in via the turnstiles.
Finally : Find a rich geezer who wants to chuck away his wad
posted on 1/5/12
Webbo, you are talking balls! Have you just finished your GCSE business studies or something? They do all that stuff already. No one wants to sponsor a shoot out do they? They can't get enough sponsorship to fill the ground already. It's not just a question of working a bit harder!
The contract situation is a disgrace though. Basically Doherty changed his mind last summer an funds were withdrawn i am pretty sure. It can't have been a policy to let the contracts run out then renew them!!!
posted on 1/5/12
righto!
you know best
posted on 1/5/12
We need revamping... that's all we need to do. The sponsors are out there. It's just too expensive.
And I do know what I'm on about.
Maybe the shootout wouldn't bring a lot in.. but a decent screen in the corner would be well worth investing in
posted on 1/5/12
Good valid points webbo, for far too long Forest have just lazily put the hand out to Doughty to pay for whatever was needed. Thats why the stagnant brainless cesspit of a boardroom havent the first clue how to generate money. Money making commerical iniatives are thin on the ground, we need new ideas, new people to kick start the club as the people in power now are the same people that have run this club into the ground amassing a supposed 75m in debt so just how exacrly are we supposed to trust them to turn that around??? New owners drastically needed as if we have the current guys at the helm next year we'll rapidly decline year on year