Music Cougar I take great offence to what you have said. People have put a lot of their time and energy into the club and free of charge. Social nights like this have been done before, and had the same results unfortunately . Dont oftern get angry but your statement just makes me angry. Not yet buying into the reborn frenzy I am afraid, heard it all before but will beleive once we have a room full of sponsors, who are putting in money into the club, we survive in the Championship more than 2 years and volunteers are shown respect. I am really angry.

Let’s face it, Keighley people can be annoying, frustrating, mystifying, fantastic, incredible folk. There were six buses of fans who went to Warrington and who sang, “we’ll support you evermore” on the way back. Try and motivate them to then come down and support the club with social fundraising evenings or buying season tickets is a major effort.

In my opinion we have the best chance since the great days of Cougarmania to get this club up into the heights of the Championship and who knows then with JD and this squad of players. We should not let this chance slip. Come on and get down and support YOUR club.

Earning promotion was a gateway, but for most new/potential/returning supporters the new road begins at the first home game of the season. It's at that point I think the club would see more attendance to the activities at the club outside of the normal games.

I think the efforts are wonderful though by the club from what I've seen. And the more buzz about the Cougars I hear, the more thirst there is to see the new season to commence.

I support my club every week on the terraces, I don't have to do it by drinking beer.



A large proportion of the support have no interest in going to social events, and the vast majority don't even go to the bar. Just because someone is not interested in this sort of thing does not mean they are any less of a supporter, so Music Cougar wind your neck in.

Got to say music cougar i disagree with you. Your comment has hit the nail on the head when you say that J.D was the only player down there. Correct me if im wrong but im sure the advert about the night said that "it will be a chance to meet the new players"



I have heard all the promises before on we will be doing this we will be doing that and have sadly been let down. Maybe this is an oppinion that others feel and maybe thats why there were only 20 people.

Not to mention the locationof the club which is no ones fault but people dont want to go to an industrial estate to party. The bar isnt the best and certainly dosnt cater for young people. Also people have house parties on halloween which will save them money.



With regards to your comment about only wanting to make friends and flashing your chest. I do hope to god that you do not mean sharron as she put the most effort in of the whole club.



Think you may need to get your facts right and consider why people dont come done to certain events.



I follow the team every home match and every away match. I do hope that with your comments you do aswell because i think that is paramount.



With your regards to your comment about crowd. I do think crowds will obviously get bigger towards the end of the season where there are a lot more important games.



about the season tickets you have to ask yourself why only 10 people that bought season tickets last year have bout this year. Why is that music cougar??????????

still angry

Music Cougar, go and look for your dummy.

It will only be spitting distance from your cot.



We do not have to justify ourselves to you.



We support Rugby League, we pay to watch we drink.

We don't all have young kids in need of a Halloween party and we might just have had other plans.



If you went to the awards night which was about Rugby you would have seen where the support is.



If you saw how many people do things for free you would see where the support is.



If you look at the squad builder you will see where the support is.



You may recall a lesbian and gay night at the club which was a similar flop. Don't recall you crying on here about lack of support for that.



The phrase is horses for courses.



Don't bother getting off that high horse, just keep riding, then ride some more.

Then ride some more and don't stop till you fall in the sea and whilst there wash your mouth out.

OUCH FRANK!!





I cant say I was angered when I read the opening post of the thread, infact my first thought was - Wow, thats a very strong opinionated view for a first posting!, and that there would be some pretty heavy replies to follow!



Well heres my thoughts



Occasionally people that post on this board have been guilty of having a pop at the coach, the club, the players, the fans in the past, that is what happens when you feel you have been let down by the club/supporters in some way - we are all allowed opinions arent we?



Occasionally an innocent suggestion to help the club progress has been perceived the wrong way, this is because the suggestion has been taken rather personally as an insult at the way current things are done, particulary if the person concerned is a volunteer who is helping the club in the best way they can - we should all feel we are able to make suggestions to help the club shouldnt we?



Whichever, there is no right, no wrong, people have a right to air their views / give an opinion, after all this is a forum



What I would like to say here is that I hope Music Cougar has a better understanding of the fans views after reading comments that have been sent with both barrels (especially VF's!) - (we can appear to be a menacing bunch on here at the best of times) and that I hope having received these comments it doesnt stop them from posting on this site as we all should welcome new members and open discussion of the Cougars



Having said that, the opening post indicates that Music Cougar can handle themselves

There's no point in holding social events then moaning that people who support the club didn't attend.



The whole point of holding socials at the club should be to attract the custom of people who DON'T follow the club. If you aim purely at the loyalists then you're narrowing you're market drastically.

I was at work, I hope that's an acceptable excuse?

I think part of the problem is Cougar Park's location - it's not on a bus route, not within easy walking distance from town, so people are looking at either driving, a fairly long walk, or a taxi. Dunno what the club can do about that, mind!

I think Cougars need more of a presence in Keighley town itself, and a bit of publicity in the surrounding areas. They're all but invisible to those folk who aren't already supporters, so it isn't easy to attract new support which is what we need.

Grrrrrrrrrrr

I forgot but wouldn't have attended anyway.