: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:15 am  

Piston Broke wrote:

Will they have the same fascination in years to come that "traditional" ones do?

I think this seasons, or certainly the first one issued, will be a collectors piece, but no, I can't see them having any last "collectability".

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:24 am  

Yob wrote:

I still can't believe that people would want to buy what will end up as a propaganda mag?

I shouldn't comment as I haven't even seen one yet, but does anybody find them interesting?

Collector, Piston Broke, what are your views of the mag?

Honest opinion, its okay I would give it 60 out of 100.
I would prefer each clubs own prograrmes it was nice to see their views on life and was more individual but it must be more cost effective to have a centrally produced one, although to expect Championship 1 clubs to sell 250 is a bit optimistic, they must still be losing money which defeats the object really.
Hope we go back to clubs own programmes one day, as a programme collector we have seen this before in football and it got binned.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:51 am  

memories.........was the football one the football league review and came inside every clubs own programme

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:31 am  

swifty62 wrote:

memories.........was the football one the football league review and came inside every clubs own programme

No it was another one I think in the eighties, maybe early nineties which only some clubs used not all like RL.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:00 pm  

I would guess that this programme intiative by the RFL has been a godsend to the club. I have said before that for the amount of work which goes into producing a programme, the benefits arent rewarding enough. I did the Town one for 3-4 years and no matter how much you improve the content, the sales dont really reflect the improvement and it continued to just about break-even over the course of the season.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:24 pm  

Or you could always get down there 5 minutes earlier if you keep missing out on them . . .

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:29 pm  

or maybe fax could sell them online too, to guarantee getting one.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:45 pm  

ShayFax wrote:

Or you could always get down there 5 minutes earlier if you keep missing out on them . . .

Oh my god! Why didn't I think of that fantastic idea! Well done my friend, absolutely astounding use of intelligence.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:53 pm  

ShayFax wrote:

Or you could always get down there 5 minutes earlier if you keep missing out on them . . .

Then someone else misses out, thus not solving the problem.

: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:07 pm  

As has been mentioned, we at Leigh are still doing our own programme.(about 52/56 pages) I've been trying to find out how much we are making (or losing) on it, but Leigh, being Leigh, appears to be covered by the Official Secrets Act! (hey, why should I know, I'm only the editor!)

I think most clubs were/are losing on their own programme, but we see it as an important vehicle for getting news out to the fans - at least those few who attend. Another factor in Clubs' minds, is probably the time element. I would estimate that it's taking about 3-4 man-days' effort per week, (not per game) to produce - in addition to the efforts of outside contributors. (i.e. the press - and 'Brew' when you come to ours!)

Naturally, two of us are doing this for nowt - I even have to buy the flaming thing! But the alternative of paying someone, would make it totally untenable.

We are proud of our efforts - of course, I would say that - but we feel that it's the only quality item Leigh is producuing at the moment! Let us know what you think, when you visit the LSV - if they can ever find a date!

Personally, I'm not keen on 'Game On', as it regurgitates much of the news from the weekly 'trade press'. However, I also feel that any publicity for the Championship, is better than none at all, so I welcome it. Your compromise of including a few pages of 'Fax info. fascinates me, and I'm looking forward to buying one, when we come to your place.

Cheers,