Ideas for how Grimsby Town can improve further.

Quoted from lukeo

Songs to play at 2.40pm :
Up the mariners
Pump it up
Free from desire

Then 2-3mins before kick off, give a rallying call to get behind the boys and switch a song on for a few seconds to get the crowd singing along then turn it off for the fans to continue by themselves

Quoted from diehardmariner

I think with the almost certain increase in gates we've got to come this season, an alternative plan for transport is definitely something the club/council will be looking at exploring.

The thing with park-and-rides is that they're only really going to appeal to people who come from further away than where the stops are.  So if you have them on the edges of the town, like for example at Europark, will anyone between there and BP use them?  I don't know the percentages of people who travel to games from outside the boundaries of NELC but I'd guess the bulk of numbers come from within the boundaries.

Equally so, if you're travelling from somewhere that's 2 hours away.  Let's say Nottingham for example.  Do you want to spend 2 hours in your car, then park up to spend 30 minutes on the bus to then have to spend another 20 minutes waiting for the bus to depart after the game, another 30 minutes on the bus just to find yourself 4 miles down the road with a further 2 hour journey ahead?  Realistically probably not.  That 50 minutes post game would be reduced by parking up 10 minute walk away from BP with another 20 in traffic to get away.

I'm in agreement though, something will need doing.  With gates of 5000ish it's managable.  When we got the bigger gates last season it was noticeable in terms of finding a parking space relatively close to the ground.  If we're putting another 1000 on the gate, it could get interesting.

My thinking is more about acknowledging that people will want to drive to the games, for whatever reasons.  It's about finding somewhere that's not too inconvenient for them and reduces any build-up around the ground before/after kick-off.  Off the top of my head somewhere like the Ice House (the Christian Centre, not the one on the Docks) on Victor Street is not too far away from the ground (1 mile?), certainly to the point that for most people it's a time saver walking to/from there and not sitting in lots of traffic.  Pretty much straight onto the main road and the M180 to get away or into the centre of Town if needed for other routes.  Large car park that I think wouldn't be in use on Saturday afternoons so not impacting on local business.  Perhaps a deal with the council for Grant Street Car Park too, although this isn't quite so easy to get away from after the game.

Quoted from diehardmariner

My thinking is more about acknowledging that people will want to drive to the games, for whatever reasons.  It's about finding somewhere that's not too inconvenient for them and reduces any build-up around the ground before/after kick-off.  Off the top of my head somewhere like the Ice House (the Christian Centre, not the one on the Docks) on Victor Street is not too far away from the ground (1 mile?), certainly to the point that for most people it's a time saver walking to/from there and not sitting in lots of traffic.  Pretty much straight onto the main road and the M180 to get away or into the centre of Town if needed for other routes.  Large car park that I think wouldn't be in use on Saturday afternoons so not impacting on local business.  Perhaps a deal with the council for Grant Street Car Park too, although this isn't quite so easy to get away from after the game.

Quoted from Withnail

I would love a banging sound system at BP with some choice tunes to razz up the crowd before the game.

I don't mean music for us to run out to, or to drown out the crowd, but more uplifting songs to get the crowd jumping beforehand.

Summat like,

Gonna Fly Now (Rocky theme tune) by Bill Conti (I'm sure I've heard this played at BP before a game, back in the 90s). https://youtu.be/ioE_O7Lm0I4

Or, and this is a bit left field, but rather than the obvious (insert track from ACDC/Led Zep/White Stripes/Foos/Jay Z/Kendrick/Neil Diamond etc...how about The William Tell overture Final, https://youtu.be/j3T8-aeOrbg

I recently read about a former DJ who used to have a bit of fun with his choice of tracks before and after Cardiff City's home games. Apparently he played The Addams Family theme tune as Swansea ran out on to the pitch at Cardiff in the South Wales derby.

He's also accredited with Ajax's long standing affiliation with Bob Marley's Three Little Birds, which he played in a bid to calm Ajax fans after they were kept in Ninian Park after the final whistle by the police following a friendly at Cardiff.

Think this would be a good one following a McAtee inspired victory at BP. https://youtu.be/T38v3-SSGcM

I also like the idea of The Smith's Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, following a home defeat, which another poster recalled hearing some years ago, at a northwest club, possibly Stockport?

Quoted from diehardmariner

I think with the almost certain increase in gates we've got to come this season, an alternative plan for transport is definitely something the club/council will be looking at exploring.

The thing with park-and-rides is that they're only really going to appeal to people who come from further away than where the stops are.  So if you have them on the edges of the town, like for example at Europark, will anyone between there and BP use them?  I don't know the percentages of people who travel to games from outside the boundaries of NELC but I'd guess the bulk of numbers come from within the boundaries.

Equally so, if you're travelling from somewhere that's 2 hours away.  Let's say Nottingham for example.  Do you want to spend 2 hours in your car, then park up to spend 30 minutes on the bus to then have to spend another 20 minutes waiting for the bus to depart after the game, another 30 minutes on the bus just to find yourself 4 miles down the road with a further 2 hour journey ahead?  Realistically probably not.  That 50 minutes post game would be reduced by parking up 10 minute walk away from BP with another 20 in traffic to get away.

I'm in agreement though, something will need doing.  With gates of 5000ish it's managable.  When we got the bigger gates last season it was noticeable in terms of finding a parking space relatively close to the ground.  If we're putting another 1000 on the gate, it could get interesting.

My thinking is more about acknowledging that people will want to drive to the games, for whatever reasons.  It's about finding somewhere that's not too inconvenient for them and reduces any build-up around the ground before/after kick-off.  Off the top of my head somewhere like the Ice House (the Christian Centre, not the one on the Docks) on Victor Street is not too far away from the ground (1 mile?), certainly to the point that for most people it's a time saver walking to/from there and not sitting in lots of traffic.  Pretty much straight onto the main road and the M180 to get away or into the centre of Town if needed for other routes.  Large car park that I think wouldn't be in use on Saturday afternoons so not impacting on local business.  Perhaps a deal with the council for Grant Street Car Park too, although this isn't quite so easy to get away from after the game.

Quoted from FishySmithy

Would love a good campaign (Name to follow) we’re we encourage fans to not go in on each other and shoot people down/gang up/ (form of online bullying btw) on individuals because of an opinion they have voiced and they don’t agree with it.

Promoting if we don’t agree on what is said then simply don’t comment at all , it happens far too often with our fan base even amongst all The positivity.

Resorting to verbally abusing fellow humans/fans, is not ok. It can have a determent affect on other peoples mental health and lives that you may not see just by one comment.

With our positive owners think we could make significant strides to improving online fan interactions as we as a club promote #greater together ethos and form a culture for generations to come