Greatest Ever: Who are they trying to kid?

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This Doncaster article is very interesting. Putting to one side the utterly desperate attempt to drum up more ticket sales ("bookings can be made online... or by calling..."), it is clear that even he is admitting it has an image problem.

Let's not mince our words here, where Doncaster gropes around the truth with phrases like; "not everyone yet fully understands what this event is all about and who it is aimed at", the rest of us have a more succinct appraisal of its merits... "WHAT'S THE BLOODY POINT?"

For those who don't know, let me put this "groundbreaking and novel concept" in to some kind of context. Don't imagine for one second that the powers that be at Carrow Road charitably dreamt up an idea for an event that "opens the club's heritage up to a much wider audience".

'Greatest Ever' are a company who have been peddling this event to clubs up and down the country for the past six years or so with one very attractive selling point: "Get the fans to come along and we'll make a big bag of cash for us and for you. Cheers!"

Now in itself, raising funds for the club is no bad thing. It's often to be applauded. But here's the rub - how much have the club taken in to consideration the desire of football fans to turn up for something that isn't actually football?

Now I'm not sure how many tickets need to be sold for the event to not to make a big loss, let alone come close to breaking even - but it MUST cost in the tens of thousands to stage something on this scale, which suggests that thousands of tickets must be sold.

Have they been? Will they be? All sounds a little desperate to me and the appropriation of Norwich City's heritage by what appears to be an X-Factor roadshow is frankly f**king bizarre. An admission that thousands of supporters absolutely WON'T turn up just to see players. Thousands of supporters turn up to watch FOOTBALL and football alone.

Doncaster's article is desperate and I'm not surprised. If you ask me, 'Greatest Ever' is an ill-conceived, incoherent and incongruous waste of everyone's time.

Posted By: The Judge on April 20th 2008 at 12:04:37

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Greatest Ever: Who are they trying to kid? (NCFC) - The Judge, Apr 20, 12:04:37
- I have it on good authority that only 600 tickets have been sold. (NCFC) - Wayne Biggins, Apr 20, 13:46:59
- reread doncasters article again (NCFC) - Tomblander, Apr 20, 12:52:47
  - Well, obviously (NCFC) - The Judge, Apr 20, 12:59:22
    - stadium full of religous nutters pass muster then? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Apr 20, 13:00:42
      - I saw Billy Grahams at CR in the eighdies. (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Apr 20, 13:39:29
        
        tell you what malkers them mormon totties is well turned out (NCFC) - Tomblander, Apr 20, 13:44:22
      - Well excuse me if I don't pass judgement on EVERY event ever staged at Carrow Road (NCFC) - The Judge, Apr 20, 13:02:51
        
        so is yours (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 20, 19:24:31
      - i take yoour point though and agree to an extent (NCFC) - Tomblander, Apr 20, 13:02:04
        
        Fair do's (n/m) (NCFC) - The Judge, Apr 20, 13:03:09
- As of about two weeks ago (NCFC) - Wraith, Apr 20, 12:44:47
  - So that's 300 Rhydian and Ray Quinn fans then (NCFC) - The Judge, Apr 20, 13:08:25
    - I don't even know who these 'quality acts' are but I concede that I am old and I don't (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Apr 20, 13:41:05
  - Ha ha..... (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Apr 20, 12:47:32
    - Same reason (NCFC) - Wraith, Apr 20, 12:53:10
      - perhaps there is a large target audience out there who might enjoy that sort of shite (NCFC) - Tomblander, Apr 20, 12:59:54
      - Stones. (NCFC) - Johnny Comecardiff, Apr 20, 12:57:22
        
        Most rumours are (NCFC) - Wraith, Apr 20, 13:05:56
        
        Stop the Press! (NCFC) - Wraith, Apr 20, 13:14:23
        
        They *did* play that crappy athletics stadium in Sheffield (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 20, 12:59:35
- Well Said Judge-Its Embarassing TBH (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Apr 20, 12:42:48
  - but we don't know the details of the deal cut or do we? (NCFC) - Tomblander, Apr 20, 13:09:38
    - Well let's hope so (NCFC) - The Judge, Apr 20, 13:14:50
      - Not for a second (NCFC) - Tomblander, Apr 20, 13:39:41
- It's the logical culmination of all the other dreadful ideas (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 20, 12:38:17
  - tbf the special issue rip-off shirts commemorating season ticket sales sold out. Job done. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Apr 20, 13:38:32
    - yeah (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Apr 20, 13:45:42
      - He makes a fair point, mbk. What do you say to that? (n/m) (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Apr 20, 13:47:36
        
        I'm not sure I understand it. Commemorative shirts made money. (n/m) (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Apr 20, 13:58:47
- It's an embarrassing attempt (NCFC) - dublinspants, Apr 20, 12:13:54
  - Far be it from someone to interrupt the slagging of Doncaster (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Apr 20, 12:38:24
    - Cullen, Doncaster, Ferrari, Hoy (NCFC) - The Judge, Apr 20, 12:41:30
    - All that means is (NCFC) - dublinspants, Apr 20, 12:40:59
      - But again - this is NOT the club's idea (NCFC) - The Judge, Apr 20, 12:42:33
        
        And having committed to it (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Apr 20, 12:53:50
- It'll be even more fun if it turns into a relegation party (NCFC) - Ben, Apr 20, 12:13:50

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