Free LCFC Caps For Supporters Travelling To Chelsea!

[AKCJ]

**** me hate to see what this forum would be like if we get bad news.

[Ted Maul]

HAHAHAHA

 

"Couldn't get any deals over the line, sorry lads- here's some pink hats instead."

[SpacedX]

9 minutes ago, Ted Maul said:

HAHAHAHA

 

"Couldn't get any deals over the line, sorry lads- here's some pink hats instead."

That'll be the third kit away option. 

[dmayne7]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Let's have a look at what other clubs have spent their Premier League Fans Fund money on in the past, instead of pink trucker hats:

 

Yeah because they only ever give us caps every game.

[l444ry]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Let's have a look at what other clubs have spent their Premier League Fans Fund money on in the past, instead of pink trucker hats:

 

You seem to delight in putting Leicester City down in one way or another?

[UniFox21]

Some may not be a fan of some of the free stuff, but this kinda tweet is frankly embarrassing 

 

[Freeman's Wharfer]

They’re running out of ideas now. And when I say ideas, I mean marketing ploys.

 

Want to push the #fearless thing? Print 3,000 cheap shirts with it on.

 

Got a pink kit that needs flogging? Give away a load of pink hats to go with it.

 

There are usually two types of people with discussion on these kind of things; those who say “people are so ungrateful and the club is the best ever for giving us a gift” (not seeing the bigger picture at all -

or that this likely comes from a PL fans’ fund) and those who would just like to see something that will make a meaningful

difference like giving fans some money back in the pocket or a free journey.

 

Our club is, and has been, great in so many ways. But they really do try and peddle a particular type of match experience to us and really don’t effectively engage with the full fan base on these type of things.

[LCFC FOX]

5 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Some may not be a fan of some of the free stuff, but this kinda tweet is frankly embarrassing 

 

Why? To be fair he’s right.  It is embarrassing that our free stuff is a pink hat when other clubs get cheaper travel or ticket prices 

 

 I know which I’d sooner have...

[Fox92]

11 minutes ago, dmayne7 said:

Yeah because they only ever give us caps every game.

The comparison is to match ticket prices and travel. People bang on here as if we're the only fan base to get "free" items.

 

They've tried so many times pushing out the "fearless" stuff and having t-shirts/scarves/hats with our badge on. Most of us would appreciate discounted travel or the actual away ticket, it's all out the same pot quite obviously.

[Freeman's Wharfer]

Just now, l444ry said:

You seem to delight in putting Leicester City down in one way or another?

It’s a completely valid, and very interesting, point he/she’s raised.

 

Unless of course we’re meant to never question the decisions the club makes and swear blind allegiance and loyalty to our masters over there at King Power Stadium?

 

Fans who refuse to question anything the club does baffle me. Yes, there’s an element of being a supporter but there’s also an element of holding the club to account.

 

If fans didn’t do that you’d likely be supporting a club that plays 50% of its games abroad, let’s the tv companies dictate the fixture list, has less blank space on the shirt than sponsorship and charges £80 a game for those who can afford tickets.

 

If there’s a fans fund from the Premier League then fans surely have a right to question how that is spent?

[UniFox21]

1 minute ago, LCFC FOX said:

Why? To be fair he’s right.  It is embarrassing that our free stuff is a pink hat when other clubs get cheaper travel or free beer/food.

 

 I know which I’d sooner have...

No, he isn't. 

We are not a shambles of a club off the pitch. There are so many ways to say you dislike the hat's.

[l444ry]

8 minutes ago, Freeman's Wharfer said:

It’s a completely valid, and very interesting, point he/she’s raised.

 

Unless of course we’re meant to never question the decisions the club makes and swear blind allegiance and loyalty to our masters over there at King Power Stadium?

 

Fans who refuse to question anything the club does baffle me. Yes, there’s an element of being a supporter but there’s also an element of holding the club to account.

 

If fans didn’t do that you’d likely be supporting a club that plays 50% of its games abroad, let’s the tv companies dictate the fixture list, has less blank space on the shirt than sponsorship and charges £80 a game for those who can afford tickets.

 

If there’s a fans fund from the Premier League then fans surely have a right to question how that is spent?

People can question anything they wish. Putting a meme up as the be all and end all of the argument doesn't cut it. For instance, what does an Arsenal fan pay for his/her season ticket just to be able to save £2.50 on an away ticket etc etc. 

[rn9013]

To be fair, I’m normally reading a lot on this forum thinking “what a miserable bunch” - but I think people have a point with this. 

 

When fans are paying approximately £100 to attend an away match (match ticket, travel, food and drink) - this is a poor way to give back to the fans from the funds available. Not only could the money be put to better use that would directly leave cash in the pockets of fans, the environmental impact of 3,000 largely unwanted caps isn’t great either. 

 

Our club has done some great initiatives in the past. Free breakfasts for example is a great way to give something meaningful back to travelling supporters, a free pink cap that few will ever wear just isn’t. 

[Bayfox]

2 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

No, he isn't. 

We are not a shambles of a club off the pitch. There are so many ways to say you dislike the hat's.

Um. Have you ever dealt with the club, ignoring the fact as a retail outlet we are awful, and as a company that's where our owners should excel.

 

But as a company across the board the ticket side of operations has been shocking even when we were at Filbert st.

 

Having also worked for the club twice I can say behind the scenes there is a very scatter gun approach to a lot of aspects. Some of those may have improved under the current ownership and due to recent events staff morale and a family feeling is at an all time high but there are certainly many things that could still be improved.

[Lestoh]

But we wanted the beanie with the logo wot looks like the badge

[CosbehFox]

I don’t really have a problem with the gesture (although this is incredibly token) but the notion of pink trucker hats is tacky, laughable and quite frankly every football fan will be laughing their tits off when they see the away end wearing them. 

 

If you ask me what the fans fund should be used for, its when sky give you southampton away on a Friday and the club could put travel on 

 

[jammie82uk]

1 minute ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

I don’t really have a problem with the gesture (although this is incredibly token) but the notion of pink trucker hats is tacky, laughable and quite frankly every football fan will be laughing their tits off when they see the away end wearing them. 

 

I don’t get this seemingly Ungratefulness that people are showing

I suppose you think every football fan will be laughing at our pink kit as well then 

[CosbehFox]

2 minutes ago, jammie82uk said:

I don’t get this seemingly Ungratefulness that people are showing

I suppose you think every football fan will be laughing at our pink kit as well then 

Ungrateful? It’s a cap I don’t even need. 

[promised land]

33 minutes ago, Freeman's Wharfer said:

It’s a completely valid, and very interesting, point he/she’s raised.

 

 

 

Fans who refuse to question anything the club does baffle me. 

 

If there’s a fans fund from the Premier League then fans surely have a right to question how that is spent?

I’m fairly sure that Premier league fan fund ended a few seasons ago, since then instead of receiving £250k a season all clubs agreed to adult tickets no more than £30.

 

So the chances are this has come out of the clubs pocket. But personally I’d sooner have cheaper tickets. 

[CosbehFox]

On a serious note, does anyone know what was one of these caps costs to get to retail? 

[grobyfox1990]

That tweet above is an embarrassment. I'm not interested in a few people's anecdotal evidence about tickets, in what way is the club a shambles off the pitch? They have increased revenue and performance no end in the space of a few years and managed that well. I get some people sometimes don't get their tickets on time but the club appears to be a very well managed business overall. 

 

 

A cursory glance online shows the majority of those clubs who are 'correctly ' using the fans fund also charge transaction fees per ticket. As well as a big postage charge.... 

 

Otherwise, I could do with a cap

[Daggers]

It's a shame the club is forcing people to wear these hats. I can really feel the pain of every person who will be emotionally scarred from the experience.

 

[leicesterseddon]

I can’t decide what’s more embarrassing, the fact the club are doing this or that a decent number of our fans will wear them with pride and praise the club to the rafters. 

[sphericalfox]

1 hour ago, Daggers said:

It's a shame the club is forcing people to wear these hats. I can really feel the pain of every person who will be emotionally scarred from the experience.

 

Should offer large free group therapy to away fans for the next match.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

2 hours ago, l444ry said:

You seem to delight in putting Leicester City down in one way or another?

Just comparing what our club spends the cash they're given on to what other clubs do big man. 

 

Oh LeicesterFoxChampion, I see you