Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted December 28, 2017 14 minutes ago, Agrotron said: Disagree, it would be popular for a few months and would be dead it would not be sustainable at all. It would have to be a cafe / coffee shop showing speedway videos on big screens with merch section. Opportunities abound. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
proud panther 1,505 Posted December 28, 2017 6 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Because it gives you a presence in the town. I am sure most towns have shops for the local sports clubs. Speedway is Poole's primary sport so why not have a permanent shop, I'm sure Peterborough has a shop for it's primary sport. The football team has a shop at the stadium, but not in town as far as I am aware. Could be wrong, as I try to stay away from shopping centres as much as possible lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
proud panther 1,505 Posted December 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: It would have to be a cafe / coffee shop showing speedway videos on big screens with merch section. Opportunities abound. Possible Steve, but would still be expensive, as you would need somebody to serve the speedway customers. Be better to have advertising in the shop to tempt people to buy it off the internet in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Agrotron said: Disagree, it would be popular for a few months and would be dead it would not be sustainable at all. i must admit when steve mention it yesterday i thought it was a good ides . but since then i dont think it would be viable operation great for a month before christmas then in the season you got the track shop Edited December 28, 2017 by ray c Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,035 Posted December 28, 2017 38 minutes ago, foreverblue said: Because it gives you a presence in the town. I am sure most towns have shops for the local sports clubs. Speedway is Poole's primary sport so why not have a permanent shop, I'm sure Peterborough has a shop for it's primary sport. Southampton football club have a small shop in West Quay. Well they did the last time i was there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluTiger 21,701 Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: Southampton football club have a small shop in West Quay. Well they did the last time i was there! They can afford it having just taken 75million from Liverpool 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) For a shop to work...it would probably need each and every poole fan to spend a grand each just to pay the rent...its just not viable. Edited December 28, 2017 by Baldyman 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottyfan 824 Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, lisa-colette said: Southampton football club have a small shop in West Quay. Well they did the last time i was there! It’s still there, was down there just before Christmas on the 19th December. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A ORLOV 8,628 Posted December 28, 2017 51 minutes ago, blupanther said: They can afford it having just taken 75million from Liverpool So the £50 for Holder will not cover the rent for long 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted December 28, 2017 4 hours ago, ray c said: i must admit when steve mention it yesterday i thought it was a good ides . but since then i dont think it would be viable operation great for a month before christmas then in the season you got the track shop You have tens of thousands of holiday makers in Poole walking about that have never heard of the pirates. Sitting in a high st cafe watching footage of a meeting on a loop, with the cafe selling tickets for that weeks meeting makes it very enticing. A nice coffee and cake, some speedway merch and tickets for a meeting has more chance than a family turning up blind at the stadium on race night and buying merch from a metal container on the 4th bend. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,637 Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) Disagree about a permanent shop. Much better to have a consistent proactive and interactive website with substantial social media activity which can also be advertised via more traditional methods around the town and wider catchment areas. Improved brand awareness is one thing but has to be supported by consistently good social media activity and up-to-date web news. Edited December 28, 2017 by Skidder1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triple.H. 1,986 Posted December 28, 2017 20 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: You have tens of thousands of holiday makers in Poole walking about that have never heard of the pirates. Sitting in a high st cafe watching footage of a meeting on a loop, with the cafe selling tickets for that weeks meeting makes it very enticing. A nice coffee and cake, some speedway merch and tickets for a meeting has more chance than a family turning up blind at the stadium on race night and buying merch from a metal container on the 4th bend. Not often I agree with Steve, but that's a forward thinking idea. Also a possibility of sponsorship too. If Poole/Bournemouth is anything like Oxford there seems to be loads of independent coffee roasters looking to upsize their business by getting their beans into more independent cafe' and shops. If you signed him you could market Timo (Tea-mo) and Lahti (no explanation needed) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted December 28, 2017 36 minutes ago, Steve Shovlar said: You have tens of thousands of holiday makers in Poole walking about that have never heard of the pirates. Sitting in a high st cafe watching footage of a meeting on a loop, with the cafe selling tickets for that weeks meeting makes it very enticing. A nice coffee and cake, some speedway merch and tickets for a meeting has more chance than a family turning up blind at the stadium on race night and buying merch from a metal container on the 4th bend. Stop trying to drag the sport forward and promote it. It just can’t work, a few people on here have said so. Themed cafe/bars? Don’t be silly! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BurntFaceMan 413 Posted December 28, 2017 51 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: Disagree about a permanent shop. Much better to have a consistent proactive and interactive website with substantial social media activity which can also be advertised via more traditional methods around the town and wider catchment areas. Improved brand awareness is one thing but has to be supported by consistently good social media activity and up-to-date web news. This is the right answer. Don't piss around with cafes and hastily thrown together shops. Social media is the only way forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted December 28, 2017 38 minutes ago, BurntFaceMan said: This is the right answer. Don't piss around with cafes and hastily thrown together shops. Social media is the only way forward. Why not both? Fashionable clothing branded with Pirates would sell. Thousands of holiday makers walk aimlessly around town on any given summer day. Social media won’t bring in these holiday makers. But watching exciting video clips and the chance to buy tickets for that weeks meeting might bring extra people through the gate. ”that’s two decafs, two toasted bagels. 10.40 please. Oh and have you purchased your tickets for this weeks big meeting at the stadium? Its going to be a real thriller.” 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites