To The Point Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Well Taffy I made my return to Shielfield last night, taking your advice to give it another chance, WHERE THE SHI*TE WERE YOU?. I enjoyed the meeting, although I think the track was as bad as it has been in the past, obviously some people never learn, could be so much better with a better track curator. I must say, it was a healthier crowd than in previous seasons, but very hard to work out for viability as 'kids go free', my guess about 600 paying adults and 200 kids for free. I wonder if that is really a sustainable crowd, would have thought 750 plus kids is a break even crowd. A good nights entertainment though SICKY BAD my friend, glad to hear you made it, and even more pleased you seemed to enjoy it. Look forward to a pint or 2 next time you are up, which I hope is soon.. Track is slowly improving, you did not pick the best night with the bad weather Berwick had just had. Scott Courtney will prevail along with his riders in getting the track they want, and the old dinosaurs will have to back down and provide it, so keep at them Scott. Cant see how asking parents to pay at the turnstiles for their kids is going to bring folks along . The kids maybe get in free , but when they're through the gate they spend cash , programmes , juice , sweets some thing from the track shop it all adds up . Did not read anywhere in that statement that did say kids should pay. I think the question was how many of what looks like a healthy crowd were children, and if say a 1/4 of the crowd were kids was the rest a healthy enough crowd. I believe myself that a break even crowd of paying adults of between 750/850 is a fare figure, if that happens and you have say 400 kids going free it does not matter, the important thing is you get 750 + paying adults. It was mentioned last night in the programme that takings at the track shop were at an all time high. Any connection to the fact that there are a lot of kids going who get in for free? Personally I think it is a great initiative to let kids in for free. You only need to see them interact with the riders in the grandstand after the meeting. Cannot disagree with that, it is still important to get the paying adult to a sustainable level though, or it's back to square one, and the kids get nowhere to go free too. Good, now to figure out how to keep them coming once they reach a certain age, before they go away only to come back as "old fogeys". YEP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screm Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 It was mentioned last night in the programme that takings at the track shop were at an all time high. Any connection to the fact that there are a lot of kids going who get in for free? Personally I think it is a great initiative to let kids in for free. You only need to see them interact with the riders in the grandstand after the meeting. Don't know about cost or viability, but speedway clubs in this Country don't seem to offer an on line shop. As with most tracks Berwick`s customers looking for merchandise can only do so once they are in the stadium and on a Saturday night, if there was an on line shop it then your customers would be far larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit59 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Don't know about cost or viability, but speedway clubs in this Country don't seem to offer an on line shop. As with most tracks Berwick`s customers looking for merchandise can only do so once they are in the stadium and on a Saturday night, if there was an on line shop it then your customers would be far larger. If you want an online shop try the Edinburgh threads last 20 pages 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedcider Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Don't know about cost or viability, but speedway clubs in this Country don't seem to offer an on line shop. As with most tracks Berwick`s customers looking for merchandise can only do so once they are in the stadium and on a Saturday night, if there was an on line shop it then your customers would be far larger. Question for the wider world - not specifically Screm: Would you use an online shop to buy Bandits Merchandise? Along the lines of a Click and Collect Service? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Question for the wider world - not specifically Screm: Would you use an online shop to buy Bandits Merchandise? Along the lines of a Click and Collect Service?I wouldn't ,don't think the service would be viable.IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topsoil Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Don't know about cost or viability, but speedway clubs in this Country don't seem to offer an on line shop. As with most tracks Berwick`s customers looking for merchandise can only do so once they are in the stadium and on a Saturday night, if there was an on line shop it then your customers would be far larger. I was thinking more along the lines of the amount of sweets and drinks sold to the kids, could be the reason for the increase in takings? But you have a point about internet sales. I've also thought that there is a huge hole in the market for somebody who could go beyond the bog standard t-shirt, polo shirt and jacket on offer at most track shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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