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1946 club
May 21, 2024 22:21:05 GMT
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Post by blueandwhite on May 21, 2024 22:21:05 GMT
I see a new supporters club has been set up. Anyone know anything else about it?
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Post by usspitfire on May 22, 2024 3:04:39 GMT
From FB:- Welcome to The 1946 Club. For all Eastleigh FC Fans. Further details and information with arrangements for memberships and incorporated incentives will be made available in due course. See less Public Anyone can see who's in the group and what they post. Visible Anyone can find this group. History Group created on 16 May 2024
it is replacing the Spitfires Supporters page so I'm guessing it's an "instead of" rather than "in addition to" TSSC?
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Will
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Post by Will on May 22, 2024 7:54:39 GMT
This was the introductory post on the old supporters' group:
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1946 club
May 23, 2024 20:35:28 GMT
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Post by blueandwhite on May 23, 2024 20:35:28 GMT
Cheap PR by the club, is is there substance behind this? We will see
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Post by championspitfire on May 24, 2024 8:35:19 GMT
Morning all,
As someone who is part of the 1946 club just to shed some light…
Due to no one’s fault a vast majority of feedback from fans was that the existing supporters club needed a change. Some felt it wasn’t effective anymore and the very low numbers of memberships over the past season and 2 proved that.
We felt a new start was needed. A number of fans met with the club via the Supporters engagement group to see that if we dedicated time what could the club give us to improve fans experience whilst providing support to the club itself.
Obviously we’re still working this through whilst things develop over the coming months. The first goal is as above regarding the Hangar, which has been the biggest issue amongst supporters. We want to bring it back to life and provide a space for us fans to go to on match days, and give it that same vibe it had a number of seasons ago. We’re also looking at the supporters club membership and the benefits of joining etc.
Just for context, I’m a fan and have been attending matches for almost two decades now so I can assure you those involved have nothing but good intentions and it is nothing to do with club PR nor is it being run by the club.
Of course, all help is needed so if anyone would like to get more involved please let us know.
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Post by loudnproud on May 24, 2024 9:38:32 GMT
Forward together Paul. Top post sir
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Post by tenacres on May 24, 2024 20:53:08 GMT
Good stuff, very best of luck with to all involved.
Have always thought an Eastleigh FC supporters club has fantastic potential. Not sure TSSC every quite realised it, for whatever reasons(s).
Onwards and upwards!
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Post by unknownquantity on May 25, 2024 7:10:52 GMT
I think that several years ago we had an active supporters club that raised money for the club with various projects including sponsored walks, had in excess of 100 members, supported away travel and had regular meetings for all members to attend. We also had a Last of The Summer Wine club that consisted mainly of retired people who spent a lot of their spare time doing various jobs around the club and a couple of this group received a national a3ward for their voluntary work at the club, but I think that some of the work they did has now been done by paid employees. However in more recent years the supporters club has had much of a lesser role in the club.
WE did have a meeting of the supporters club not too long ago, when a new committee introduced and ideas for potential speakers were amongst the items discussed, but I think it was the case that use of the Hangar had to paid for and I expect that this may have reduced the potential for further meetings.
As the Hangar is used by many long term supporters of the club and is an important part of my matchday experience for the matches I attend, so I welcome the plans to redevelop it. However I do think that this would have been a good project for the members of the Last of THE Summer Wine club to be involved in and I think that with the club last season becoming very corporate last season it is important that fans using The Hangar who have a strong historical link to the club are not regarded as of secondary importance to those who pay money to use the corporate facilities on match days, but may not necessarily have an interest in the football.
It is though good that people are keen to get the supporters club up and running in a positive way though.
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1946 club
May 26, 2024 9:41:41 GMT
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Post by bomber on May 26, 2024 9:41:41 GMT
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1946 club
May 27, 2024 7:43:24 GMT
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Post by ajc on May 27, 2024 7:43:24 GMT
The reusable plastic has already been discussed for the Hanger
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Post by usspitfire on Jun 13, 2024 16:14:40 GMT
There seems to be some animosity between the moderators of the Spitfire Supporters Club & the 1946 club on Facebook? I thought it was the same thing, just a new page? Why didn't they just change the name of the page & keep the followers etc?
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Will
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Post by Will on Jun 13, 2024 22:32:47 GMT
Why didn't they just change the name of the page & keep the followers etc? I thought the very same. Crazy to start afresh and lose probably a large proportion of the 4700+ followers the old group had.
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Post by loudnproud on Jun 15, 2024 17:07:54 GMT
There seems to be some animosity between the moderators of the Spitfire Supporters Club & the 1946 club on Facebook? I thought it was the same thing, just a new page? Why didn't they just change the name of the page & keep the followers etc? Ask the moderator on here Mark. I have been told that. He wouldn't give up the moderating on the Supporters club Facebook page. So they had to start/open a new one. We have seen said moderator throw his toys before. Just ask Mr Satts. I'm sure mr Mod will come on here and tell his side of the story?
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Post by tenacres on Jun 17, 2024 21:44:34 GMT
Nope, no one spoke to me about changes to the 4.7k group. The new group started without my knowledge and absolutely no reason why it shouldn't. Eastleigh FC is plenty big enough to support 2 online chat fan groups which will likely development their own differences/characteristics as time moves on.
As I suggested above I'm all for a rebrand/refresh of the supporters club. I really hope it can be a positive hub of activity to help get the hangar into shape/provide fan events/coach travel to games etc etc. Really looking forward to seeing membership going live and what it has to offer in due course as Pre season starts and the new season approaches.
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Post by rocky on Jul 4, 2024 5:50:15 GMT
Think we have missed a trick not showing the England games at the club. Could show the QF maybe? Be good for fans to get together
Any more news on the SC?
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