Re: What do you want to see happen this season? : Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:11 pm  

Mick W. wrote:

I'd love it if some of Keighley's asian community came down to watch - we could get a real community feel to the club then, and it would be good for the whole town, I reckon.
(and we'll still get to the bar!)

Not only would it be great but the club could potentially get a Govt grant to achieve it. The Dulls are currently looking in to such a project so it would be nice to steal a march on them.

If the club is currently accessing these grants then that's fantastic but if not they are available and should be investigated.

As for the bar would it be worth approaching the brewery to finance a refurbishment.

Re: What do you want to see happen this season? : Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:59 pm  

How would a govt grant help? Print a load of posters up or summat? It'd be a great achievement, but I'm not sure how we'd go about it, or what strategy would be successful.

Re: What do you want to see happen this season? : Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:10 am  

Mick W. wrote:

How would a govt grant help? Print a load of posters up or summat? It'd be a great achievement, but I'm not sure how we'd go about it, or what strategy would be successful.

As the Cougars have set up a new Co they may well be elligible for a grant from Business Link. For example this may help develop/stroke implement any marketing strategy the club may have.
Bradford Kick Start also may have funds available but it is not set out what this covers. The process is that you approach them with your project and they tell you what can be covered under the grant.
RFL are currently very keen to get the Asain Community involved in the game and have made approaches to a number of high profile members of the community to seek their advice. Would look good at HQ if we were pr active on this.

Re: What do you want to see happen this season? : Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:13 am  

I sometimes think, though, it sounds a bit condescending to 'get them into' the game: traditionally, asian communities seem far more interested in cricket than football or rugby. Be good to get a few along though, then the club could truly claim to represent the local community.

Re: What do you want to see happen this season? : Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:25 pm  

I'd like to see of Neil Spencer's involvement.

Isn't he tha man who said we 'couldn't live beyond our means'?

Then, hey presto - he's back, despite taking the Club into Administration.

Isn't it about time he said a graceful goodbye?