Diom wrote: Great ideas again. The thing about the programme is getting the time together to roundup enough content to fill any space we might have. If someone wants to volunteer to work on that with us that would be great and we will approach the branch with it.

Galway_Gas: You fancy looking into it for us? If you find someone to supply them at a decent price we would have no problems funding it. Only thing with that is that our runs would be quite low (maybe 200?) so many printers may not want to do it, or the cost might be quite high.

Hi Diom have sent you a pm

Diom wrote:

ConnachtCows wrote: Any chance we could get Pat Lam to do an interview with someone from the Clan?
We could all submit questions, and the best can be put towards him, either via email or in a meeting.
Ideally, a sit down meeting could take place, and be recorded, and put on soundcloud, or youtube, and publicised via Facebook and Twitter

Probably very little chance of that. I will ask but usually the media stuff is very tightly controlled.

Maybe something could be done in conjunction with the branch. We could put forward some questions, and they can decide which ones he gets asked, while they also ask their own questions. It could be done before the start of next season. Let them put the interview on the website\Facebook\Twitter, or in a match programme, but make sure they make mention of which questions came from the Connacht Clan, so that we get a mention, and perhaps some more exposure.

ConnachtCows wrote: Any chance we could get Pat Lam to do an interview with someone from the Clan?
We could all submit questions, and the best can be put towards him, either via email or in a meeting.
Ideally, a sit down meeting could take place, and be recorded, and put on soundcloud, or youtube, and publicised via Facebook and Twitter

Probably very little chance of that. I will ask but usually the media stuff is very tightly controlled.

Any chance we could get Pat Lam to do an interview with someone from the Clan?
We could all submit questions, and the best can be put towards him, either via email or in a meeting.
Ideally, a sit down meeting could take place, and be recorded, and put on soundcloud, or youtube, and publicised via Facebook and Twitter

Diom wrote: Great ideas again. Galway_Gas: You fancy looking into it for us? If you find someone to supply them at a decent price we would have no problems funding it. Only thing with that is that our runs would be quite low (maybe 200?) so many printers may not want to do it, or the cost might be quite high.

will do.

Diom, after next month I will have spare time and dont mind helping out

Great ideas again. The thing about the programme is getting the time together to roundup enough content to fill any space we might have. If someone wants to volunteer to work on that with us that would be great and we will approach the branch with it.

Galway_Gas: You fancy looking into it for us? If you find someone to supply them at a decent price we would have no problems funding it. Only thing with that is that our runs would be quite low (maybe 200?) so many printers may not want to do it, or the cost might be quite high.

Sorry but an idea I had (on my first attempt) was that we should have a newsletter.

Not too hard to do, there are a number of people who submit reports and opinions eg rob,4d etc, I'm sure that they would have no problems with sending their work as an email

Agree that something in the match programme would help. the first year we were in the heineken cup they put pictures of the clan meet-ups in there. Surely it wouldn't kill them to give us some space and exposure?

Ok second time

1. Appoint a poc with the branch iot build up a working relationship.

2. Sell pins at some games with the programmes, buying a pin makes you a member of the clan and are invited to give an email address and receive benefits. If a programme costs say 5 its easy to persuade someone to part with another 5 if they see a benefit.

3. Take out advertising space in the programme, im sure that there's space unsold for many games, branch may give it for free if there is a good relationship.

4. Package may be min cost bus to limerick, non st present 5 tickets to branch and claim a free ticket to a non interpro, cost the branch nothing and lets be honest even those who get a free ticket will spend something inside the ground.

Original post was longer but working from a phone now so sorry if it is too brief

I know I've been harpin' on about this before but any chance of some car stickers?

Just on the pins I'm waiting on a quote back from a few places. Decent looking things if one can be believed? Much like the fleeces, prob sold for cost or close to.

Pros and cons

1. Only pros.

2. Cost of pins and getting vols to sell them but even existing members and visiting supporters may buy them.

3. Increased profile but possible cost.

4. No cost to the branch and extra people through the gate.

Any thoughts?

Diom wrote: Hey all, will attempt to summarise the newer ideas in an email to the branch.

I agree about the music... it got really loud there from a few games ago. Makes talking difficult at half time.

More seriously the music stops the build up of atmosphere.. no pre-match chat, no banter= a lot longer to get involved..

Hey all, will attempt to summarise the newer ideas in an email to the branch.

I agree about the music... it got really loud there from a few games ago. Makes talking difficult at half time.

Would any of our blogger's or creative writers on here be interested in submitting something to the local papers like Galway/Mayo Advertiser/ Sligo Weekender about the year the Clan had - away trips, quiz's, Dail etc. ? Could be decent enough way get bit more exposure?

I'd attempt it myself but my writing is fairly diabolical