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  • BrentfordAddick
    BrentfordAddick Posts: 1,460
    Bought mine from inside the AC gates. Only one I buy because it's the handbook. Can't see programmes lasting more than a couple more years outside the prem and the day tripper market. 
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,749
    Stig said:
    Airman Brown said:
    Why would anyone think this is sensible?
    It may be a sensible move if you're planning to stop producing it in a season or two and want to use low sales figures as your public excuse.
    Only ever done for these games, which wouldn’t be the benchmark though. Seem more like no one can be bothered.
  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,597
    I had no idea it was a handbook. It was so expensive we bought one between the three of us on Saturday but none of us read it.

    Not sure if it was designed to encourage or confuse the potential Chinese fan base but it was printed back to front and front to back which was bewildering. I gave up on it after a few minutes.

    I am an IT  dinosaur but maybe a Valley match day App with ticket news, team selections and manager comments might be more useful and slightly less 19th century.  Also offers a data capture and ad sales opportunity.

    And just after a home win might be a good time for a link to future ticket sales

    Just a tentative suggestion obviously. I am sure Charlie M knows what he's doing.  


  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,232
    grumpyaddick said:
    I had no idea it was a handbook. It was so expensive we bought one between the three of us on Saturday but none of us read it.

    Not sure if it was designed to encourage or confuse the potential Chinese fan base but it was printed back to front and front to back which was bewildering. I gave up on it after a few minutes.

    I am an IT  dinosaur but maybe a Valley match day App with ticket news, team selections and manager comments might be more useful and slightly less 19th century.  Also offers a data capture and ad sales opportunity.

    And just after a home win might be a good time for a link to future ticket sales

    Just a tentative suggestion obviously. I am sure Charlie M knows what he's doing.  


    We've done that several times. Matchday programme one way and flip it the other for handbook.
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,995
    edited August 2024
    grumpyaddick said:
    I had no idea it was a handbook. It was so expensive we bought one between the three of us on Saturday but none of us read it.

    Not sure if it was designed to encourage or confuse the potential Chinese fan base but it was printed back to front and front to back which was bewildering. I gave up on it after a few minutes.
    Im pretty sure the club handbook as part of the first match day programme of the season has been done for decades at this point. 
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,749
    edited August 2024
    CAFCTrev said:
    grumpyaddick said:
    I had no idea it was a handbook. It was so expensive we bought one between the three of us on Saturday but none of us read it.

    Not sure if it was designed to encourage or confuse the potential Chinese fan base but it was printed back to front and front to back which was bewildering. I gave up on it after a few minutes.
    Im pretty sure the club handbook as part of the first match day programme of the season has been done for decades at this point. 
    Since 2003 with one exception. Although it was done mid-season one year, which if I recall was Meire’s fault.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,931
    I always buy and keep the handbook edition.

    Poor promotion by the vendors on Saturday of either the price or the handbook nature of it.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,931
    They really need to start accepting cards too, hardly anyone carries cash now days. I had to join the huge main store queue to go get mine. 
  • Foxycafc
    Foxycafc Posts: 1,214
    Bought one at the gates for mum when we got home. She loves watching the games but doesn't always remember the players names cos of dyslexia, so I normally draw out the formation with names, numbers and lots of arrows to represent potential transitions on and off the ball. Little did we know, when we got back to Somerset, she'd made a whole squad board herself 😂😂 . Will see if I can get a photo of it in all its glory now
  • BrentfordAddick
    BrentfordAddick Posts: 1,460
    Felt a bit sorry for the seller, everyone was offering a ten pound note, she had long run out of pound coins. Anyway, the handbook format makes perfect sense and is ok. Don't think the price is out of order, a couple quid more, sure, but about the price of a kit kat.

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  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,512

    Valley Review available for Bolton clash

    The programme costs £3.50 and will be available on matchday in the club shop and from vendors around the ground.
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/valley-review-available-bolton-clash
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited August 2024
    BrentfordAddick said:
    Felt a bit sorry for the seller, everyone was offering a ten pound note, she had long run out of pound coins. Anyway, the handbook format makes perfect sense and is ok. Don't think the price is out of order, a couple quid more, sure, but about the price of a kit kat.
    Luckily we all know someone who has got a lot of spare change!
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,512
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/202526-home-programme-subscriptions-sale
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,931
    shine166 said:
    kafka said:
    never understood why they don’t sell them at the bars in the ground. Would definitely pick up some impulse sales with no costs attached. 
    We should have a shop kiosk in the ground, shirts scarfs and programmes 
    Bump 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,132
    shine166 said:
    shine166 said:
    kafka said:
    never understood why they don’t sell them at the bars in the ground. Would definitely pick up some impulse sales with no costs attached. 
    We should have a shop kiosk in the ground, shirts scarfs and programmes 
    Bump 
    Good idea, in all three stands.
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,931
    edited July 31
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    shine166 said:
    shine166 said:
    kafka said:
    never understood why they don’t sell them at the bars in the ground. Would definitely pick up some impulse sales with no costs attached. 
    We should have a shop kiosk in the ground, shirts scarfs and programmes 
    Bump 
    Good idea, in all three stands.
    I imagine HT impulse sales after 8 pints, would be very good.
  • conker
    conker Posts: 65
    So it will be £150 to subscribe.

  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,354
    shine166 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    shine166 said:
    shine166 said:
    kafka said:
    never understood why they don’t sell them at the bars in the ground. Would definitely pick up some impulse sales with no costs attached. 
    We should have a shop kiosk in the ground, shirts scarfs and programmes 
    Bump 
    Good idea, in all three stands.
    I imagine HT impulse sales after 8 pints, would be very good.
    As nice an idea as it is where would they go? The west stand concourse is rammed anyway as is the back of the east when there’s any sort of attendance and the covered upper concourse is mainly beer queues
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,931
    edited July 31
    fenaddick said:
    shine166 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    shine166 said:
    shine166 said:
    kafka said:
    never understood why they don’t sell them at the bars in the ground. Would definitely pick up some impulse sales with no costs attached. 
    We should have a shop kiosk in the ground, shirts scarfs and programmes 
    Bump 
    Good idea, in all three stands.
    I imagine HT impulse sales after 8 pints, would be very good.
    As nice an idea as it is where would they go? The west stand concourse is rammed anyway as is the back of the east when there’s any sort of attendance and the covered upper concourse is mainly beer queues
    Hadn't thought that far ahead, but the family stand kiosk could potentially close for booze and sell merch instead, don't really know about the other stands as I don't use them. 
  • charltonnick
    charltonnick Posts: 3,063
    The Curbs stand had a shop on the slope as you walked up to the stand. It is still there and now used for storage I assume.

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,354
    shine166 said:
    fenaddick said:
    shine166 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    shine166 said:
    shine166 said:
    kafka said:
    never understood why they don’t sell them at the bars in the ground. Would definitely pick up some impulse sales with no costs attached. 
    We should have a shop kiosk in the ground, shirts scarfs and programmes 
    Bump 
    Good idea, in all three stands.
    I imagine HT impulse sales after 8 pints, would be very good.
    As nice an idea as it is where would they go? The west stand concourse is rammed anyway as is the back of the east when there’s any sort of attendance and the covered upper concourse is mainly beer queues
    Hadn't thought that far ahead, but the family stand kiosk could potentially close for booze and sell merch instead, don't really know about the other stands as I don't use them. 
    To be fair that’s the stand it would be best for to be honest, can you imagine all the parents walking out the stadium empty walleted after buying another piece of tat their kid has begged for all through the first half? Would be a great money spinner 
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,512
    edited August 8
    Valley Review returns with a bumper 176-page edition on Saturday for the Addicks’ Sky Bet Championship opener against Watford.
    Saturday's matchday programme, available for just £6 from in and around the ground (card only).
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/valley-review-176-page-handbook-edition-v-watford
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,931
    clive said:
    Valley Review returns with a bumper 176-page edition on Saturday for the Addicks’ Sky Bet Championship opener against Watford.
    Saturday's matchday programme, available for just £6 from in and around the ground (card only).
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/valley-review-176-page-handbook-edition-v-watford
    Last season the kiosks were cash only, so a significant change (no pun intended). Lets hope the reception outside works.
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,512
     Tuesday's Valley Review, available for just £3 from in and around the ground and The Valley Superstore (card only).
    https://www.charltonafc.com/news/valley-review-stevenage-edition-1
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,931
    fenaddick said:
    shine166 said:
    fenaddick said:
    shine166 said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    shine166 said:
    shine166 said:
    kafka said:
    never understood why they don’t sell them at the bars in the ground. Would definitely pick up some impulse sales with no costs attached. 
    We should have a shop kiosk in the ground, shirts scarfs and programmes 
    Bump 
    Good idea, in all three stands.
    I imagine HT impulse sales after 8 pints, would be very good.
    As nice an idea as it is where would they go? The west stand concourse is rammed anyway as is the back of the east when there’s any sort of attendance and the covered upper concourse is mainly beer queues
    Hadn't thought that far ahead, but the family stand kiosk could potentially close for booze and sell merch instead, don't really know about the other stands as I don't use them. 
    To be fair that’s the stand it would be best for to be honest, can you imagine all the parents walking out the stadium empty walleted after buying another piece of tat their kid has begged for all through the first half? Would be a great money spinner 
    Yeah its doesnt really need to be huge either, could have a runner pop back to the main store for more stock. American sports stadiums do it and like you say it must be a great money earner, every time ive been to a sports event over there ive ended up buying merch from inside the ground once the game is happening.

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