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Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: lambourn red on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:32:35

http://www.swindontownfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1076479,00.html

Is this a gimmick to raise funds or do you think Sturrock wants to get the fans involved.It certainly is a strange one that I have not heard of at other clubs.

I wonder if Mike D will play Simon Cowell and be-little the trialists prior to making our decision :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: janaage on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:35:44

I think it's a crap idea myself.

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: jonbd on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:36:42

Fucking ridiculous idea!

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: red macca on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:37:09

I actually think its a good idea :?

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: tans on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:37:20

shite idea, more unnecessay expense i should think, cos i would have thought they had to pay the company for the service? :-))(

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: red macca on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:38:01

Quote from: "tans"

shite idea, more unnecessay expense i should think, cos i would have thought they had to pay the company for the service? :-))(

doubt as i would think thats what the 25p is for

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: tans on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:39:03

maybe so, probably me being a thick cunt :wink:

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: red macca on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:39:28

or me

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:44:22

Yes, Sturrock's really going to sign someone up because he won a reality TV style contest.

It's a fucking awful idea.

£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: red macca on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:47:23

Quote from: "Samdy Gray"

Its more about getting the fans involved something that you and every other fucker including myself has moaned about over the last few years.Everything the club do gets slated and its a bit ott to be honest.I doubt very much that the club stand to make any money out of it and if anything its a bit of fun

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: herthab on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:47:31

It's a PR exercise.

Note that it says the player with the most votes 'could' be invited back to train with the team.

Can't see Sturrock taking a player on the fans vote.

As most of us don't have a fucking clue :D

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: tans on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 11:50:18

i won the league on football manager, does that mean i can have a casting vote?

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: Colin Todd on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 12:25:32

Macca is totally right. Some of you cunts will moan about anything. Do you really think the club is going to offer contracts based on this FFS? Its a bit of a laugh and means I'm more likley to go now.

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: RobertT on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 13:00:34

if it's just a laugh then I think Ofcom might take a stern view on the use of a text competition that doesn't really exist - check out Blue Peter. Misuse of phone competitions is not taken lightly.

I think it's a crazy idea by the way. Utter nonsense. I'm not going to Board bash though as it's probably got ought to do with any of them anyway. The club has produced a few decent marketing ideas over the past few months, this however is not one of them.

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: Batch on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 13:03:08

Quote from: "RobertT"

if it's just a laugh then I think Ofcom might take a stern view on the use of a text competition that doesn't really exist - check out Blue Peter. Misuse of phone competitions is not taken lightly.

You can win a signed STFC kit by doing it. So if Ben Lambert wins it you may have a point about them doing a "Blue Peter":) :)

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: Arriba on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 13:09:17

what a load of bollocks.
no football manager would take the advice of people in a crowd, with various levels of football knowlege, dictating to him who he should sign?

i dont think many will take up the offer and it will reap little rewards for the club financially anyway

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: Matchworn Shirts on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 13:22:41

lets hope the voting lines don't close early :wink:

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: Fred Elliot on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 14:06:40

Cunting ridiculous

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: Simon Pieman on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 16:10:10

Quote from: "Colin Todd"

I gave 25p to a tramp once. It amused me a short period of time, then I went to the pub.

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: RobertT on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 16:14:41

nothing so plainly odd has happened at a football club since Luton had a phone vote for Manager.

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: Fred Elliot on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 16:57:46

Ill get Ben to scare Sturrock in to signing some weird Albanian

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: flammableBen on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 18:30:33

Albanians are ace.

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: lebowski on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 19:41:18

i saw an albanian club a baby seal to death once

Title: X factor comes to Town
Post by: flammableBen on Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 19:44:00

Yep, the internet covers every fetish.