NBDag wrote:Adrian wrote:NBDag wrote:Well I'd completely disagree with that. Not seeing regular football was exactly what got me over here in the first place about 9 seasons ago, when I considered myself an Arsenal fan. Being able to come with my mates and/or dad was what kept me coming. Bet if you speak to most people that came here as kids would say the same. Getting through to them is just the hard bit.
Don't know when you was last in a school, but they'll hand out flyers for almost anything. Something that benefits their students and encourages them to do something on weekends aside from sitting on their arse is something they'll be happy to stuff into registers. Flyers may not necessarily be the right way to go about it, but kids are definitely the best way to build up a long term following.
I don't know when you last contacted a school to ask them to hand out flyers. I did it a few months a go with a load of Dagenham primary schools and didn't even get a "No thanks".
Well with all due respect, you might not have as much influence on them as the local football club trying to give kids a worthwhile hobby. But I didn't write my initial idea with the intention of getting your approval. Different people respond to different initiatives and I know what I said would work with people like me. It's up to the club to decide what they think, if anything, is worthwhile doing.
I was offering something that I and many would could a more worthwhile hobby than standing around watching football.
You're right that the club will decide what's right - and when they've already tried something and not got much from it by probably know a bit more about the than you.