First FAB meet.

[AjcW]

1 minute ago, brucey said:

 it’s as if I work in Marketing. 

[sharpylcfc]

2 minutes ago, AjcW said:

 it’s as if I work in Marketing. 

Took them long enough!

[Mike the Metal Ed]

I was in Highcross this weekend and they kept that quiet You'd think they'd put up, you know, a board to say what they're building there.

[AjcW]

1 minute ago, Mike the Metal Ed said:

I was in Highcross this weekend and they kept that quiet You'd think they'd put up, you know, a board to say what they're building there.

Yeah I went last weekend before I suggested the idea; didn’t have a scooby  

[Mike the Metal Ed]

3 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Yeah I went last weekend before I suggested the idea; didn’t have a scooby  

KPFC Marketing 101: No, don't advertise it to people who might walk past on a regular basis, nobody builds hype like that any more. We've got an INCREDIBLE social media reveal lined up.

 

[AjcW]

2 minutes ago, Mike the Metal Ed said:

KPFC Marketing 101: No, don't advertise it to people who might walk past on a regular basis, nobody builds hype like that any more. We've got an INCREDIBLE social media reveal lined up.

 

Also… “get it open on a Wednesday , the most famous of retail days” 

Edited 19 November 2024 by AjcW

[lfu]

4 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Also… “get it open on a Wednesday , the most famous of retail days” 

I mean, knowing the club a Friday grand opening would see them cock something up massively, Wednesday gives them a couple of days to treat as a test run

[jgtuk]

What’s Highcross like now? Heard recently that a lot of shops are boarded up but I might have the wrong place 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

8 minutes ago, jgtuk said:

What’s Highcross like now? Heard recently that a lot of shops are boarded up but I might have the wrong place 

Losing mainstays like Debenhams and Topshop was always going to hurt it, there's still plenty there if you want a coffee or go clothes shopping. Much like the centre in general outside of Silver Street and the Lanes it could do with inviting more independent stores as the asset strippers move in on any high street brand that's remotely struggling.

 

It's not even really a Leicester thing, the Arndale looks a little sadder than when I moved to Manchester 7 years ago too.

Edited 19 November 2024 by Mike the Metal Ed

[VLC86]

A bit shit for the small independent shop in the market but inevitable I guess.

[Stadt]

On 14/11/2024 at 13:27, AjcW said:

This is interesting...

 

There was discussion about the need to maintain a ‘one club city’ culture in Leicester and ensure young people are part of the Club and can access the Club and that it’s at the heart of the local community. 

 

City centre full of empty shops, why don't the club short term lease somewhere in town that can act as a small club shop, ticket sales point, information centre etc.

 

Most Prem clubs have City Centre shop/info points. 

They actually bloody did it  

Edited 19 November 2024 by Stadt

[Mike the Metal Ed]

4 hours ago, VLC86 said:

A bit shit for the small independent shop in the market but inevitable I guess.

They sell other clubs stuff and existed alongside the old Churchgate club shop. I reckon they'll be alright.

[FLAN]

Am I mistaken or didn’t they have a shop on church gate at one point?  Sure I remember buying tickets in there 

[VLC86]

1 hour ago, Mike the Metal Ed said:

They sell other clubs stuff and existed alongside the old Churchgate club shop. I reckon they'll be alright.

I’m not sure they do and that was a very long time ago, every time I’ve been in I’ve wondered how the shop could carry on so I suspect another City shop in town sends this under.

[KrefelderFox666]

Bring back the Fox Leisure store in Britannia Centre Hinckley!!!

[ramboacdc]

14 hours ago, FLAN said:

Am I mistaken or didn’t they have a shop on church gate at one point?  Sure I remember buying tickets in there 

There was one at Market Place for certain. I bet it's just this one has moved indoors. 

 

It was teeming in there last time I went, if it got any rowdier a funeral may have broken out. 

[rugbyblue]

15 hours ago, FLAN said:

Am I mistaken or didn’t they have a shop on church gate at one point?  Sure I remember buying tickets in there 

Yes they did.  I bought my very first city shirt in there in 91 or 92.  I think i collected tickets in there too, if i recall. In those days it was only the big ties that were all ticket (arsenal in the league cup, f*rest in the zenith data cup.....yes a game in that comp was all ticket ). 

Edited 20 November 2024 by rugbyblue