1876Jag Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 It's been tough this year to be a fan. I've been very critical of the value of the season ticket, with all the nonsense about the Celtic game and the supposed 'value' of the external offers. I also still think the mascot is an abomination! But those balls today were excellent. OK so it's a it abstract design maybe not to everyone's taste but pretty good quality and utterly superb as a freebie - especially to give away 2,000. Well done to whoever came up with that and the distribution was top class too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three jags Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Distribtion first class? got there at 245 an JH stand - none left. Ok thats the way it goes. Until you get inside and see some folk with 3 or 4 or 5.... could have been done better IMO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagaloon Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Distribtion first class? got there at 245 an JH stand - none left. Ok thats the way it goes. Until you get inside and see some folk with 3 or 4 or 5.... could have been done better IMO if people had 3/4/5 why didn't you ask them for 1? and also, for JHSers reading, why didn't you share them amongst your fellow fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falklandal1 Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I arrived early,distribution by the lads outside the JHS seemed organised well enough,heard them refusing young lads who had previously taken a Ball,in the end I gave mine away to a young lady who had missed out,dont have the puff anymore to blow it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three jags Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 if people had 3/4/5 why didn't you ask them for 1? and also, for JHSers reading, why didn't you share them amongst your fellow fans? maybe they shouldn't have taken 4/5 in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Perhaps they were holding them for members of a their group who were at the loo/kiosks. It was one ball per person, not one per group/family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three jags Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Perhaps they were holding them for members of a their group who were at the loo/kiosks. It was one ball per person, not one per group/family. the loo/kiosks must have been full the whole game then wasn't the only one commenting on this during the game - number of people with multiple freebies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Surprised anyone could hump around 3 of them never mind 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1876Jag Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 (edited) the loo/kiosks must have been full the whole game then wasn't the only one commenting on this during the game - number of people with multiple freebies First come first served. There was advertised 2,000 for an eventual crowd of 3,600. Just because some people had more than one doesn't mean anything- they could have been holding them for kids. Edited October 3, 2015 by 1876Jag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 Seen an old guy alone walking down the street after the game with 5 haha - tbh they were nothing special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 The whole point of a giveaway like this is to attract more people to the game. They were being handed out from about 2 and there were a limited number available. You're taking a big risk turning up at 2.45 Shall we move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Over 3,600 wasn't too bad, for an early-season bottom of the table match between two teams that have been frankly rotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted October 4, 2015 Members Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Felt they should have been handing them out inside the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falklandal1 Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Yes.on reflection that was probably the way to do it,live and learn I suppose.Personally I had no problem,i ended up passing mine on to a lady in the JHS who didn't get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaggyMad Posted October 4, 2015 Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 I got mine inside the ground @ the north stand. Seen the young boys handing them out, outside the JHS. There was plenty left under seats in the north stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Surely one of the main aims of this was to get folk coming to the game? Saw a guy walking away from the ground at 2.50pm with 2 under his arm, obviously no intention of going to the game. Balls should have been handed out in the stadium so that folk who have turned up got priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Murray Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Yes should have been handed out inside the ground but this was a great promotion, My 7 year is delighted with his ball and got it signed by by a few players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Agree that they perhaps should have been handed out inside the turnstiles as people came through, but it was a nice giveaway and hopefully encouraged a few new people along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda-jag Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 . There was plenty left under seats in the north stand if this is the case, then you would think post match, stewards or whoever does sweeps of the stands to clear up after games, they would have been collected and returned to club offices. same with jhs. since nomads were asking "any way a nomad could get one", perhaps the club could offer the balls to nomads (or any one who didn't get to the game or missed out getting one) for cost of postage, plus a five or ten pound donation that goes to a local maryhill charity, per ball. that way it's a positive pr story that does some good and helps support a local charity and the local community (foodbank, refugees in maryhill, mental health charity for example). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 2000 balls advertised well in advance. I was there at 14:15 to get them. Neice and nephew loved them and it was good of the club to have the "inflation station" in the Aitken Suite to get them inflated. I was offered one but thought better as I'm 37 (although really wanted one!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgow Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 It was never going to be easy to distribute that quantity of free anything, so I think the club did ok. Like a few on here, I did wonder if putting them inside the ground might have been better, but there may have been concerns over how crowded that area can get. Also, before the game is highly preferable to after IMHO. For those who haven't seen it up close, it appears to be a fairly solid "leather" ball rather than a plastic fly-away type. There are a couple of things printed on it that appear typically Thistle to me: the instruction to "USE" the ball and the positive message about "stitched by adults" (rather than children). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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