clifford Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 For me it's part of the match day experience but as more clubs drop how long will mr h keep them going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Wurly Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 He'd lose revenue if he did so I can't see that happening. Still a Roughyed despite what some people might say!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Me, personally I got fed up of them a while back so I stopped buying them. It probably depends on how many they sell. Wouldn't it be better to get the program via a season long subscription by email. It'd save the club having to print the programs and there'd be less waste ie unsold copies(just an idea). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Batley went electronic last season fully with the match day magazine, they tried it out the season before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Registered my name and email address and I get it automatically on either the Saturday or at the latest very early Sunday morning once my head clears. The beauty about it is the squad named by the coach is on for that match, barr any late changes. I believe the club thinks it's a success and are doing it again. All aspects of Batley Bulldogs are covered right down to the cheerleaders. Cheers Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Naylor Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 The Oldham club could make programmes available to all. That's what Leigh do on their website in the lead-up to games. You can see a few listed here if you scroll down. https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/v2/blog/category/ticket-news/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I think that's the main reason Batley have gone done that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Art of Hand and Foot Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Back in the day , as kids, we would try and get as many of the players to sign the programmes. Especially the away players. Can't do that with e-programmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FailsworthYed Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 1 hour ago, The Art of Hand and Foot said: Back in the day , as kids, we would try and get as many of the players to sign the programmes. Especially the away players. Can't do that with e-programmes. Me too, memories of players signing and getting pie over my programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Naylor Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Uh oh... We WILL have programmes in 2020 WHILE some clubs have previously ditched the sale of match-day programmes, and others will follow suit in the coming season, Oldham RLFC has decided to continue with the sale of traditional programmes as a service to fans. Read more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 I remember Jackie Pyecroft playing for Batley after Oldham, unless I was seeing things he pretended to feed the scrum scooted to the rear still with the ball and away, the ref non the wiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john in oz Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 You’re right Pigeon Lofter - Alan Taylor was in charge of commercial matters in the 1970s. I think he’d had a similar role at Everton FC prior to coming to Oldham. I was a pools agent at that time and used to take the money up to his office in the old pavilion on a Friday afternoon. Had an attractive blonde lady assistant if memory serves correctly ! i was an avid programme collector when I first started following Oldham. There was a newspaper called Rugby Leaguer and a fellow called Tom Webb had a programme swapping column under his nom de plume “Arellicus”. Tom was from Oldham and I think was a schoolteacher. I played cricket ( at a very low level ) with his son Bob who definitely was a schoolteacher and played rugby with one of the local amateur clubs - can’t remember which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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