Author Topic: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd  (Read 11766 times)

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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #45 on: February 16, 2014, 04:04:13 PM »
Good day

Usual lines

Lloyd was good although not sure why they talked up the big announcement so much
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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #46 on: February 16, 2014, 04:46:36 PM »
Could see 1000 increase to the membership tally since the last update.

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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #47 on: February 16, 2014, 06:02:10 PM »
Thats just the queue for refunds from Saturday morning.

I didn't see any dissapointed today, had a great time

Great news EEA!  Not that I thought there would be any disappointment unless the players didn't turn up!!   :)  Love the way the club goes about communicating and interacting with it's supporters nowadays - light years ahead of 10 years ago.

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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #48 on: February 16, 2014, 06:51:24 PM »
Few complaints on twitter about the cost of the food and the long queues for autographs

Like previous years people queued for over an hour to get to the front of the line and be told players are going now and they miss out.

Having said there was some praise on twitter that at least we don't charge people for photos in the autograph tents. Unlike the Dawks  who were charging $25 a pop for a photo  ;D
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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #49 on: February 16, 2014, 06:52:11 PM »
I didn't go because I don't have a family. Still waiting for the late 20s/early 30s unmarried couples day. Club still can't get it all right  :banghead

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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #50 on: February 16, 2014, 06:54:24 PM »
I didn't go because I don't have a family. Still waiting for the late 20s/early 30s unmarried couples day. Club still can't get it all right  :banghead

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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #51 on: February 16, 2014, 06:55:52 PM »
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Few complaints on twitter about the cost of the food and the long queues for autographs
lol
i don't suppose anyone had any suggestions about how to reduce the length of the queues for autographs.

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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #52 on: February 16, 2014, 06:57:41 PM »
Actually didn't go either

They wouldn't allow me to bring my kids  ;D

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Few complaints on twitter about the cost of the food and the long queues for autographs
lol
i don't suppose anyone had any suggestions about how to reduce the length of the queues for autographs.

stuff me sideways.

Actually al, part of the problem was created by the fact that in a number of tents they had multiple popular players rather than spreading them around
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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #53 on: February 16, 2014, 07:09:02 PM »
which would probably mean that people had to que up multiple times to get the autographs they want, which they would have complained about

Some people will never be happy unless they get everything they want and get it now.

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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #54 on: February 16, 2014, 09:13:30 PM »
Few complaints on twitter about the cost of the food and the long queues for autographs

Like previous years people queued for over an hour to get to the front of the line and be told players are going now and they miss out.

Having said there was some praise on twitter that at least we don't charge people for photos in the autograph tents. Unlike the Dawks  who were charging $25 a pop for a photo  ;D
$25 for a photo on a family where your trying to generate membership, now that's what I call disgusting.
Of the autographs I did get, the line was long but it was long because the players were genuinely happy to see you, say hi and have a mug shot taken with you.
Let's hope it doesn't get to a point where everybody is rushed through, no hi no talking at all and no photos.
That's when you start losing peoples interest and memberships.

People have got to use common sense, there's always going to be lines, 30,000 odd people trying to get the same signatures, no matter how you do it, spread them out, stop photos or allow just one signature per family, someones going to miss out. It's just life.

I was happy just to have met Steve Morris, said g'day shook his hand got a photo, AWESOME!
The kids loved it too.

I had a fantastic time.


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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #55 on: February 16, 2014, 09:20:58 PM »
Actually didn't go either

They wouldn't allow me to bring my kids  ;D

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Few complaints on twitter about the cost of the food and the long queues for autographs
lol
i don't suppose anyone had any suggestions about how to reduce the length of the queues for autographs.

stuff me sideways.

Actually al, part of the problem was created by the fact that in a number of tents they had multiple popular players rather than spreading them around

exactly.

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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #57 on: February 16, 2014, 11:29:19 PM »
Why are the guernseys navy blue ?
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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #58 on: February 16, 2014, 11:36:06 PM »
Why are the guernseys navy blue ?
Someone went to the wrong club's family day today.
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Re: RFC Family Day 2014 - Feb 16th @ Punt Rd
« Reply #59 on: February 17, 2014, 12:06:20 AM »
Why are the guernseys navy blue ?
Someone went to the wrong club's family day today.

Are you saying the guernsey Jake is holding is black ?
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