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the region prove that hundreds
of programmes don’t get sold
every season. If just ten people
read a particular copy, was the
effort of putting it together worth
it? These are real issues for
clubs at the bottom end of the
spectrum.
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as it could be used as
commercial advertising tool.
Allowing clubs to do this would
not be unprecedented either. A
few years ago, the Evo Stik
League made the extraordinary
decision to allow Radcliffe
Borough to produce a monthly
magazine instead of a match-
day programme.
Supporters find out who has
signed for their club either from
the respective official website,
Facebook or Twitter.
Most spectators at the lower
steps are more bothered about
the names of the players
turning out. What the vast
majority, certainly in the Evo
Cost is also a major issue,
Stik and NCEL, actually want is
whether the programme is
a team-sheet, not a
professionally printed or a DIY
Alternatively and more radically, programme. Secretaries are
publication, because making a
producing an online programme regularly harassed for team
profit on programmes is difficult. would eradicate printing costs,
sheets, regardless of whether
Even if the programme is
and enable clubs to keep selling the line-ups are on Twitter or
homemade there are still paper advertising space. Although
not.
and ink cartridge costs. Clubs
they still have to print hard
do sell advertising space to pay copies, a few clubs do publish
Surely printing team-sheets
for some of the cost, but not all their programmes online to
could be made a league
are successful in covering the
great success.
requirement in the NCEL, with
shortfall.
publishing a programme being
Programmes of old, certainly in made optional.
If there is a need for a printed
Non League, were a key source
publication then maybe a
of information for supporters.
Some clubs would welcome this
monthly magazine by every
Times have changed and that
kind of opportunity.
club – instead of a programme necessity is more-or-less gone
– would serve a better purpose because of the advent of the
Internet and Social Media.
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