Ideas thread

[spider]

do you mean as in affiliation / association, etc?

which way do you mean?

 

[spider]

good post SirShire, and you answered your question in the first line

One of the biggest problems the administration has had is that they have defined themselves purely as a football club

they put ALL their focus into something that returns them no revenue and operates 2 weeks of 52 - and at a loss!!

management fundamentals 1.0

 

[ratsack2]

Why is it so easy for us to come up with ideas and the board nothing.
Why dont we form some sort of committee/company and come up with our very own activities and just hire out the ground and donate the profits.

we could get a popular band in and do a concert in the round, this would utilise the ET, PB, the southern stand and the concourse seating all seated and the hill, we could pack 20,000 possibly more and if we get the right band an average of $50 a ticket, ticket sales would be a minimum of million bucks straight up, then there is food and alchohol prob an another million so thats two million, get some sponsors, and if we can pull off 20% profit (would prob be more) theirs $400,000 profit. for one night.

sh*t if I can think of that in less than five minutes, what is this f**king deadhead board doing. I am sure that between us all we need is 6 good ideas running one per month and we could save this club in one off season.

 

[carcharias]

well I am going to watch risky business to see if I can come up with a money making scheme.

 

[ratsack2]

another idea I just had. turn the southern stand into a stage, have a save the Sharks live aid type concert, get the hoodoo gurus to perform, dady cool, mentals all those old time bands for a one off comeback gig, john farnham etc etc, try to get as many shark fan bands as we can to bring the cost down, fill the stands, the hill with bums, fill the field with standing room on the field, how many on the field 5-10k you would get close to 30,000 people there, $50 a head that $1.5million.

tee up with a travel company and arrange interstae packages for it, I know I would go.

Its not hard people, if this boad cant do it get an events company in to run it and let them pull it off.

I hope that the Central Coast option fails as it is too easy for the board to do anything, make them earn their money.

f**k we own our own ground for goodness sake, we own the building and grounds next to it, do something with it and generate some income

 

[Weaponhead]

they put ALL their focus into something that returns them no revenue and operates 2 weeks of 52 - and at a loss!!

management fundamentals 1.0

That is the scary thing about how incompetent the adminstration has been. In the last 10 years there has been zero vision.

Remember the TV ads we had in the 1990's when the Sharks brand actually meant something. We promoted ourselves with the brand attribtues of inspire, excite, excel. The image of the brand was modern and fresh. Now the Sharks brand reeks of incompetence and failure on and off the field.

The good news is this can be turned around. The bad news is there aint much time....

 

[Bastard Squad]

Open air markets
Fresh produce markets
Wine & food festival
Cheese & wine festival
Asian food festival
Caravan and camping show
Boat show
Car show
Beach volley ball competition
Model airplane show
Kite flying festival (power lines might be a problem)
Childrens concert with the Wiggles or High 5
Sheep dog trials
Dog show
The Great Aussie Outdoor BBQ
Aboriginal Dreamtime festival
Remote controlled car races
Jazz festival
New talent quest
Comedy festival
Opera in the park
Elvis festival
Carols in the Park
Christian Music festival
Arts & Crafts show

 

[pommy shark]

As BS lists is ain't that difficult to come with ideas to use the ground - however people must know it is being used - i say again no marketing done yet on the dragons game - why not - obvious - the gurus on the management team think it will sell out anyway so why bother??? This arrogance runs through the club
- they need to sell us a product - it's not just football - that what the TV provides - going to game is an experience and they have to get us to commit to getting off our backsides early.

When we get there give us a bit more - get bands or businesses to showcase products - get more from the mermaids - get the dance thing regularly - that gets crowds in there if only until half time by which the kids not dancing buy an ice cream - make the vendors rich and they will fight to be at the ground.

Many months ago I wrote about season tickets and noted that someone else found getting one to be painful - herein lies an issue - When you are short of cash you do what you can to get the stuff off customers early - season tickets should have been on sale days after the semi final loss to the Storm - yes we were p*$*ed off at the loss but we were still joint minor premiers, we actually believed maybe next year - even Gus Gould said sio that had to right (????). I registered on the website as suggested - guess what - THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME - so as I was busy I did not chase it up and now pay GA each week, cost the club two season tickets.

They need to cause a fuss to get tickets sold pre game - that way even if it rains they have the cash and are not relying on walkups to a game.

The three game pass idea mentioned before is good - buy three at a discount and either a guaranteed turn up or the club gets money for nothing.

Other ideas - buy a meal over a value in the bars / restaurants etc get a free GA ticket - sells food and footy - as only Billy no mates goes to the footy alone he will get someone to pay to go in with him - use the club for the footy and the footy for the club.

For years they have believed its all about the football - wrong its all about money - when you realise this and work that way everything falls into place and decent footy follows. Ignor ethe money side and look at our accounts - they tell the tale.

 

[carcharias]

sexpo

 

[gunnamatta bay]

byron bay don't want the blues and roots festival anymore

 

[ratsack2]

So I ask this question.

How stupid must our board be, we have just come up with some great ideas, and BS your list was outstanding, how hard would it be to organise some of them, particularly the markets which would generate regular recurring income once established.
all you have to do is get the guide with all the events in it for sydney, as previously stated we own facilities so all we have to do is undercut every other venue and start getting money in

It aint hard.

Its all about motivation, this current board are not motivated to keep the sharks in the shire they want the easy option.
I live in Brisbane now, but the sharks should stay in the shire thats where they belong, I am sharks till I die, no sharks no Marty, I couldnt give a flying rats about any other team nor will I.

 

[blacktip-reefy]

byron bay don't want the blues and roots festival anymore

hahaha f**king Bullshyte.

 

[Quigs]

I love the blues - like my league, the older the better.

So I will comprimise with the folk at Byron.

They keep the blues and I'll try my hardest to look after the roots.

farkk I am a good bloke, if I say so meself.

Cheers
Declared Idiot #88
Quigs

 

[gunnamatta bay]

Nimbin sharks?

 

[gunnamatta bay]

I love the blues - like my league, the older the better.

So I will comprimise with the folk at Byron.

They keep the blues and I'll try my hardest to look after the roots.

farkk I am a good bloke, if I say so meself.

Cheers
Declared Idiot #88
Quigs

actually mate i think it's a misprint. should 'boots' because there is always lots of rain and mud.

 

[PJ]

They need to cause a fuss to get tickets sold pre game - that way even if it rains they have the cash and are not relying on walkups to a game.

Just offer a discount for pre-purchased and paid tickets.

 

[coolumsharkie]

sexpo

:lol:

 

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We probably wont make much money if any but hopefully its a start for the club to get the ground in use apart from game day.

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

its a start.

good stuff

 

[Bastard Squad]

Good news, I hope they can make it a regular season game soon, although I would have thought a Sunday afternoon would have been a better time.