Sings4Speedway Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Wasn't convinced when the new colour scheme was announced (and still not sure if i am) but early looks at the new merchandise looks excellent, a real selection of visually appealing products, currently in style and marketed at sensible prices. Its these kind of initiatives that speedway clubs have been desperately lacking IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofers Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 13 hours ago, Moleman27 said: The new website is still under construction, and it was link and announced when the new colours was announced. Can see that it's under construction. Can't find any link or previous announcement about it - happy to be corrected though if you'd like to tell me where I can find it. Perfectly acceptable and reasonable to modernise and update things - although I'm not sure the internet address of "formaniteagles" is going to trip off the tongue easily or indeed find any new punters. If you are trying to attract new people it surely makes sense to keep the location in the headline address. Only those already in the know are aware of the team sponsors. Away supporters looking for details of Eastbourne Speedway won't Google "Formaniteagles". In this instance, I think the sponsors are coming cross as bigger than the team - I know they are vital, but to headline them as the internet address is daft in my opinion - of course we hope the sponsorship is a long term affair but by it's nature it can be transient, so are we going to have a new website whenever the main sponsor changes ? Surely there is opportunity to incorporate all the branding and sponsorship details, merchandise etc within the current website? When I wanted to find out details of other clubs, I just Googled, "Kent Speedway", "Stoke Speedway", "Plymouth Speedway" etc and immediately got to the club website. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 3 hours ago, woofers said: Can see that it's under construction. Can't find any link or previous announcement about it - happy to be corrected though if you'd like to tell me where I can find it. Perfectly acceptable and reasonable to modernise and update things - although I'm not sure the internet address of "formaniteagles" is going to trip off the tongue easily or indeed find any new punters. If you are trying to attract new people it surely makes sense to keep the location in the headline address. Only those already in the know are aware of the team sponsors. Away supporters looking for details of Eastbourne Speedway won't Google "Formaniteagles". In this instance, I think the sponsors are coming cross as bigger than the team - I know they are vital, but to headline them as the internet address is daft in my opinion - of course we hope the sponsorship is a long term affair but by it's nature it can be transient, so are we going to have a new website whenever the main sponsor changes ? Surely there is opportunity to incorporate all the branding and sponsorship details, merchandise etc within the current website? When I wanted to find out details of other clubs, I just Googled, "Kent Speedway", "Stoke Speedway", "Plymouth Speedway" etc and immediately got to the club website. They did make a big announcement across social media about the website and change of colours when it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Woofers makes a very valid point. The club MUST be bigger than the sponsor and the club website needs to be accessed in the simplest way ie XYZ Speedway and Bingo you're in the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofers Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 18 hours ago, stevec said: They did make a big announcement across social media about the website and change of colours when it happened. Which is great if you're signed up to social media, Facebook, Twitter, etc I suppose. I'm not. Sure, move forward and try to appeal to a 'new wave' of supporters but don't forget or alienate those who chose not to live their lives on mobile phones. Those of us who have supported the club for many years, through season ticket purchases and contributions to various initiatives and funds would like to think we are still valued, and should be communicated to appropriately. Do we have any idea, or would like hazard a guess, at what proportion of the current Arlington crowd are active social media users? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 25 minutes ago, woofers said: Which is great if you're signed up to social media, Facebook, Twitter, etc I suppose. I'm not. Sure, move forward and try to appeal to a 'new wave' of supporters but don't forget or alienate those who chose not to live their lives on mobile phones. Those of us who have supported the club for many years, through season ticket purchases and contributions to various initiatives and funds would like to think we are still valued, and should be communicated to appropriately. Do we have any idea, or would like hazard a guess, at what proportion of the current Arlington crowd are active social media users? Woofers has a very valid point. How many of the Eastbourne faithful are even aware of the colour scheme change? Id imagine there will be some die hard supporters who will be quite upset about a neon green eagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex bulldog Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) I have had my own website re-built and whilst it was under construction you would not find it. The new website is secure ( a new requirement ) and mobile friendly. The old site is still in operation but I would assume will be directed to the new one when it is officially launched. Edited February 23, 2018 by sussex bulldog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 23/02/2018 at 10:26 AM, woofers said: Which is great if you're signed up to social media, Facebook, Twitter, etc I suppose. I'm not. Sure, move forward and try to appeal to a 'new wave' of supporters but don't forget or alienate those who chose not to live their lives on mobile phones. Those of us who have supported the club for many years, through season ticket purchases and contributions to various initiatives and funds would like to think we are still valued, and should be communicated to appropriately. Do we have any idea, or would like hazard a guess, at what proportion of the current Arlington crowd are active social media users? Where do you look for Eastie news? It was in their website, they made a press release to the likes of the Sports Argus and on social media. Noit trying to pick an argument but I am not sure what else they could have done. BBC certainly would not do anything on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofers Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 1 hour ago, stevec said: Where do you look for Eastie news? It was in their website, they made a press release to the likes of the Sports Argus and on social media. Noit trying to pick an argument but I am not sure what else they could have done. BBC certainly would not do anything on it! Well I look on the Eastie website. And I know about the change of colours, I know about the change of sponsor from IT First to FormanIT, it's in the News bit dated 14 December. But I'm still not seeing anything about a new, dedicated website - I see a reference to a new, dedicated trackshop, both online and off line, but believed this to be something that would be incorporated within the aptly named Eastbourneeagles.co website. As before, feel free to ping me the bit about, and link to, a new website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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M.D Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 26/02/2018 at 5:44 PM, woofers said: Well I look on the Eastie website. And I know about the change of colours, I know about the change of sponsor from IT First to FormanIT, it's in the News bit dated 14 December. But I'm still not seeing anything about a new, dedicated website - I see a reference to a new, dedicated trackshop, both online and off line, but believed this to be something that would be incorporated within the aptly named Eastbourneeagles.co website. As before, feel free to ping me the bit about, and link to, a new website. https://www.formaniteagles.co.uk/fixtures/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaboy279 Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 Gonna miss our away NT fixture as in Warsaw which is a shame. Win lose or draw always an enjoyable night at Arlington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofers Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 21 hours ago, M.D said: https://www.formaniteagles.co.uk/fixtures/ Thanks for that, although I think you may have misunderstood my request. I know about, and have looked at, the new website, this was covered in some earlier posts. What I was asking for, was with reference to the announcement made in December about the change in colours and sponsor, and which other posters have said included mention of a new website, or a link from the old one - I still can't see this and none of the earlier posters have put up details of such. My beef is the perceived requirement for a new website altogether - what was wrong with the old one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 On 01/03/2018 at 6:25 PM, woofers said: Thanks for that, although I think you may have misunderstood my request. I know about, and have looked at, the new website, this was covered in some earlier posts. What I was asking for, was with reference to the announcement made in December about the change in colours and sponsor, and which other posters have said included mention of a new website, or a link from the old one - I still can't see this and none of the earlier posters have put up details of such. My beef is the perceived requirement for a new website altogether - what was wrong with the old one ? Mmmm, I must admit, it is missing from this link but was mentioned elsewhere. Could be it was simply left out or an issue with promoting a new website on the old one? http://www.eastbourneeagles.co/news.php?extend.1174.1 As for you question about why the new website, I kind of agree, why not just rebrand the old one? I am guessing its easier to buid a new one so they can keep the old one running or maybe, they are using someone else to build the new site. Could also be that the old website does not lend itself to the rebranding I often aurgue the need for new website and things, including my own company, I was outvoted on changing and rebranding our company website and making it 'mobile friendly' but I do get the augument that if you dont keep with the times, you start to look dated. Personally, I just want to see the Eagles riding as a team at Arlo for as long as I am fit enough to attend. If the management deem certain cganges are worthy to keep things going, I will always support that. As much as I am a tranditionalist, I am nt a great fan of blue and yellow together as colours anyway.......ooops, did I say that out loud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) I assume that as our new main sponsor is a competing IT company in the previous one, they would want to put their own stamp on a totally new website as it is part of what they do as a business, although I seem to remember seeing that both companies maybe owned by the same people, but imagine they'd still want to freshen the website up a bit. Edited March 3, 2018 by gazzac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moleman27 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Both companies are owned by Paul Goldsmith, just promoting his other company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofers Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 3 hours ago, gazzac said: ........ , but imagine they'd still want to freshen the website up a bit. Yep, that's my point, I thought they would freshen up the existing website, the one everyone knows and goes to for info..... 27 minutes ago, Moleman27 said: Both companies are owned by Paul Goldsmith, just promoting his other company. And we are grateful for his enthusiasm and sponsorship. But he doesn't own the Eastbourne Eagles, and really how many fans will be customers of Forman IT? Maybe there are some corporation tax reasons behind this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex bulldog Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 https://www.eastbourneeagles.co/ now takes you to the new web page which is still under construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzac Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 On 03/03/2018 at 5:37 PM, woofers said: And we are grateful for his enthusiasm and sponsorship. But he doesn't own the Eastbourne Eagles, and really how many fans will be customers of Forman IT? Maybe there are some corporation tax reasons behind this. Cannot believe there's any commercial gain for Paul Goldsmith and his companies with speedway sponsorship. I don't know him personally, but everything you hear about him is that he is a true speedway fan. I just think we're so lucky that he's an Eastie supporter. He may not own the club, but I seriously doubt there would be any speedway at Arlington without his involvement. Regarding the website, the old one was beginning to look a bit tired, and I'm sure when the new one's completed will look more up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sings4Speedway Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Shame P&P plus the opener is off was looking forward to my first speedway fix of the year. Have things changed with the stock cars? I don't recall there being many publicised track issues in the past? Although the weather present & forecast doesn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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