Well I saw one today, with a queue of about 50 in front of them. Do we no longer want to sell programmes any more?, I thought they provided income, but it appears that we can no longer be bothered to hire enough people to sell them. We used to have two or three sellers approaching the ground, and around the club shop, some near the car park and various in the concourses, now just one seller (who wasnt exactly busting a gut) in total.
I Eventually bought mine from the club shop, which no doubt means that people buying club merchandise are getting put off themselves by the size of the queue. I cant see how the club finances have improved from getting rid of the previous sellers. At least the Voice sellers, who are available, had the chance to take the mick out of the present situation.
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Depending on what years you had I'd be interested in taking a few off your hands.
Inbox me if you're interested.
I arrived at tthe ground at 10am and a steady stream of Both sets of supporters were arriving for the game, and looking for programmes.
A missed opportunity from a selling point and in my opinion something the club should look into.
And because I was late I didn't get a cup of tea or something to eat in the ground.
Saved me about £7 I suppose and I didn't miss the programme or the food. So perhaps there is a silver lining for me, it's going to be cheaper to go to games in future :-)
Do you want to see more or less historical content? Should more space be given to the academy? Were you a fan of the club's first ever sticker album and would you like to see a repeat or something familiar? Are you happy with the name 'Valley Review' or do you think it could do with a re-brand?
Get in contact by emailing Valley.Review@cafc.co.uk with your opinions and suggestions to help Charlton bring you a programme to be proud of.
Meanwhile, the club have plans in place to rectify the issues some supporters had with purchasing their copy of Valley Review on a matchday and next season will see more visable sellers dotted in and around the ground to make sure supporters do not miss out.
Read more at http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-valley-review-2472660.aspx#9SLQAiHL7gWEBWKQ.99
One of the issues was....... why do we produce a publication that was not a standard size.?, at least different to other programmes......
So I produced a 'landscape' cover...... see below
For some reason the printers got changed ( who I thought did a great job) who published most of the other league's programmes, including Arsenal.
I suggested a more visual approach, with some large photos, and less black backgrounds with white small type ( readability)
I did not focus on the content, and thought the team at the time producing this thought it was constructive.( at least they emailed me that)
Of course I am rather biased being a print designer, and feel that the programme is a key contact with the supporters.
As important as web and other social media is part of the communication with the supporters, print still has a n important part to play. I think overall the team deliver a good magazine.
Of course I am biased towards print, as I design the trust news. I have found the comms team helpful and constructive, probably in the circumstances a bit difficult at times. I hope they are given the resources to produce effective communication with the fan's. It is very important in my opinion.
I think there was an agenda to bring in young and pretty girls to (try)and flog the programmes.
And guess what? The booklet arrived this morning - recorded delivery! The booklet number is well into six figures, so I guess they've sold a lot of these
Anyway, it might work out quite well as (and I don't recall that they advertised this) it includes programmes for up to 4 home cup games.
Another thing is that the T&Cs say you can order a missing programme from the ticket office if you send in the voucher.
Much more efficient than the current process Im sure you all agree, however due to a printing problem submission form P is regretably only available in Flemish or Walloon at present.
Many a true word spoken in jest !