Why people dont come to Skilled Park

Here is the list of excuses/reasons I have heard why GCU don’t get a good crowd on the Gold Coast. These are from supporters, football club, general public and newspapers. I may have even used some myself.

  • It is a League Town
  • It took the NRL 3 goes to get it right, why would the A League work right the first time?
  • We are still in a recession here on the Gold Coast
  • Our unemployment rate is twice that of the national average. (sits about 6.5%, not exactly twice)
  • The Titans are still playing and are sitting 2nd on the ladder. Families are not going to spend up on 2 sports especially if they are at home on the same weekend. (This was the case for first game against Roar)
  • Tickets are too expensive
  • Nowhere to park (I don’t get this because it is the same whoever plays there)
  • Lack of community involvement
  • Lack of advertising
  • Clive Palmer is too arrogant and has put the Gold Coast offside with his boasts.
  • Gold Coast United are boring to watch
  • The A-League just isn’t good enough to pay money to watch. (ie no stars, not the EPL etc)
  • Too many other things to do on the Gold Coast

I am sure locals could come up with a heap more. In the end they are mostly excuses. What we need to find are the “reasons” people are not turning up to the games.

I believe the main reason is that either people don’t know or they just don’t care. Either way there is almost no connection between the Gold Coast public and the Football Club.

The 3 biggest things that must happen are:

  1. Market Research into “Why”
  2. More interaction with the local Football community.
  3. Stop being so negative

The interaction will happen with the clubs commitment to us supporters that they will meet with us face to face on a regular basis to discuss ways of increasing crowds.

And the club and supporters have to stop the negativity and get some positive vibes out there, just like Dennis Denuto in Kerrigan v The Crown.

There is no doubt the Cap will turn people away this weekend, and I know some of them.

But I love this game too much to just turn away and let it fall apart.

I am in it till the end, so come on Gold Coast help it end soon and turn out to Skilled Park, Pleeeeeeaaaasssseeee.

Cheers

Tezza

August 24 2010 09:05 pm | A-League and Gold Coast United

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