English tifo/active fan group culture

[Lcfc098]

Seems to be gaining traction in England tbf

[SemperEadem]

On 19/03/2023 at 16:05, purpleronnie said:

Holmesdale at Arsenal

 

“Parish met the Holmesdale Fanatics ultras group last week – rescheduled from earlier in the season – although their discussions largely focused on issues such as safe standing and away ticketing.”

 

[purpleronnie]

On 20/03/2023 at 15:00, Lcfc098 said:

Seems to be gaining traction in England tbf

Is it?

[Lcfc098]

55 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

Is it?

Yep, especially after the palace arsenal game, seemed to get loads of people talking about it

[purpleronnie]

1 minute ago, Lcfc098 said:

Yep, especially after the palace arsenal game, seemed to get loads of people talking about it

Thats not proof of it gaining traction though.

[goody2028]

 

[SemperEadem]

10 hours ago, goody2028 said:

 

I chat semi regularly with on of the guys there. They get it pretty rough from the clubs opps and safety guys plus the stewarding teams. Fingers crossed the move works for them.

 

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

10 hours ago, goody2028 said:

 

 

24 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

I chat semi regularly with on of the guys there. They get it pretty rough from the clubs opps and safety guys plus the stewarding teams. Fingers crossed the move works for them.

 

 

Just looked where that is and that makes no sense at all to me. They'll regret that as they grow imo and will be angling for a move back into the Bobby Moore relatively quickly.

[SemperEadem]

This season has seen a shift in less and less groups only funding organically selling merch or shaking a bucket. More and more going down the justgiving pages route.

 

 

[CWC1983]

 

 

 

[goody2028]

 

[SemperEadem]

UFS today had messages on materials and costings from a group at Spurs and one starting out at Tranmere.

[SemperEadem]

 

[SickoDicko]

 

 

Over 7k raised 

[goose2010]

40 minutes ago, SickoDicko said:

 

 

Over 7k raised 

crazy that one fan alone has donated £1000. 

 

Have the UFS thought about doing a go fund me page? 

[SemperEadem]

Just now, goose2010 said:

crazy that one fan alone has donated £1000. 

 

Have the UFS thought about doing a go fund me page? 

Yeah we have, sort splits views in the group.

Me personally I prefer a more organic way with self funding through merch sale and softer donation drives. That being said we can’t ignore the money they seem to pull in. For example they asked for donations and reach 7k, we did similar earlier this week and got £500.

[goose2010]

7 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Yeah we have, sort splits views in the group.

Me personally I prefer a more organic way with self funding through merch sale and softer donation drives. That being said we can’t ignore the money they seem to pull in. For example they asked for donations and reach 7k, we did similar earlier this week and got £500.

yeah i get what you mean, it almost feels a bit like begging but it gives people a link they can send on i guess ? Not sure. 

 

I guess with Arsenal they will pull in some bigger numbers but a single person donating a grand is just mad really. 

[SemperEadem]

5 minutes ago, goose2010 said:

yeah i get what you mean, it almost feels a bit like begging but it gives people a link they can send on i guess ? Not sure. 

 

I guess with Arsenal they will pull in some bigger numbers but a single person donating a grand is just mad really. 

I think a moving total that fans can see helps boost it up. Like for all anyone outside of the UFS may know they could think we are swimming in cash so perhaps with cost of living think I might not bother this time sort of thing. 

 

If you get chance have a look when Rangers or Celtic's group use a go fund me, the money that gets thrown their way is massive!

Edited 12 April 2023 by SemperEadem

[JMenzfeld]

36 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

I think a moving total that fans can see helps boost it up. Like for all anyone outside of the UFS may know they could think we are swimming in cash so perhaps with cost of living think I might not bother this time sort of thing. 

 

If you get chance have a look when Rangers or Celtic's group use a go fund me, the money that gets thrown their way is massive!

Green Brigade managed to raise 75 grand in about 7 months through two different gofundme’s - almost 40 grand for the group through a ‘tifo fund’ and over 35 grand for food banks. Absolutely mind-blowing that.

[AKCJ]

2 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

Yeah we have, sort splits views in the group.

Me personally I prefer a more organic way with self funding through merch sale and softer donation drives. That being said we can’t ignore the money they seem to pull in. For example they asked for donations and reach 7k, we did similar earlier this week and got £500.

Genuine question - why wouldn't you want to raise as much money as possible?

[SemperEadem]

41 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Genuine question - why wouldn't you want to raise as much money as possible?

Yeah its seems madness and when you put it like that it does seen cutting your arm off style. 

 

We had one ready to go for a possible conference league final tifo.

[Bluearmyfox28]

Honestly don’t see a go fund me page as a form of begging. It’s not in your face and it’s still a personal decision if you donate.

 

Honestly think it’s a great idea as may bring more eyes to Union FS also.

[SemperEadem]

 

[SemperEadem]

On 09/04/2023 at 21:18, SemperEadem said:

UFS today had messages on materials and costings from a group at Spurs and one starting out at Tranmere.

A group starting out at Barnsley wrote last night asking for some advice on tifo materials.

[los dedos]

On 12/04/2023 at 08:44, SemperEadem said:

Yeah we have, sort splits views in the group.

Me personally I prefer a more organic way with self funding through merch sale and softer donation drives. That being said we can’t ignore the money they seem to pull in. For example they asked for donations and reach 7k, we did similar earlier this week and got £500.

Have you guys ever sold beach towels ?

I used to sell printed beach towels and PAFC displays had shed loads off me . Same with a Rangers charity ( Erskine apeal ) who sold in excess of 500 . Which I know would've pulled in a few thousand.