Real Fans Clubbing Together
Real fans clubbing together
At the weekend we learned a lot about what #ClubTogether is. It's fans standing up against the status quo. Fans realising that, to make a difference, we can work together and get the things we want.
In the case of Jack Cox and everyone connected with Bath City FC, it was getting exposure and getting people to #PackThePark to #SaveBathCity.
Jack invited us to City, a club in danger of folding unless they sell the home they have played at since 1932.
@ball_street you guys should come to Bath City on Saturday and experience rival teams #ClubTogether to help a non league club.
January 28, 2013
At Bath, we met fans that are willing to step forward and make a difference; fans that are tune with what football should be.
Jack, a Bristol City fan, started a Facebook page to get fellow Robins to #PackThePark at Bath. Joining Jack were fans from clubs across the country - from the Bristol clubs to Luton, Swindon, Plymouth, Tranmere and Chelsea.
What we love about Jack is that he didn’t just stand by and watch. He didn’t want to accept that a local club should be allowed to die and be ignored by a media focussed on catering to a mass market. He has tried to connect with people and do something about it.
We started using #ClubTogether because we believe fans of all clubs can change things by working as one. We have a vision where the league a club is playing in doesn’t determine the quality of insight and coverage that it gets and if we club together we can change things.
But as Jack has shown, #ClubTogether is much bigger than that - use it to tell us what's important to you and your club.
If you want to get involved, then get in touch via twitter @ball_street, www.facebook.com/BALLSTREET or drop an email to clubtogether@ballstreet.co.uk.
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UPDATE - the people have spoken
What a 24 hours that has been. Couldn’t sleep for excitement and my eyes are so sore from reading the whole of Twitter last night. Thought it would be good to take stock of where we are.
Firstly, this is our company blog. The company was only formed recently, but Ball Street is an idea that Stuart and I had a good while back.
“Most fans are underserved by the media”
We loved the response to Wrighty’s tweets. Many fans see it the same way we do: most teams get 30 seconds of highlights per week with little insight.
@ianwright0 Coventry and about 2 minutes on the football league show. Not enough media for outside prem in general given fan base.
— Gilby (@skybluegilby) January 21, 2013
@ball_street Everton main one, we could win the league and the media would talk about the rest of the prem having a off day.
— Ian McMenemy (@ianmc23)
@ball_street Fantastic! Hopefully more fans get on board and you + fans as a collective can really make a difference.
— Nick Murphy (@NickDRFCMurphy) January 21, 2013
That's just a fraction of the responses, with many supportive of the idea that fans outside the top 6 are underserved by the media.
To clarify, we're not having a pop at the BBC Football League highlights show, or questioning the logic of Sky showing the matches that generate the most viewers. However, we are questioning the lack of depth and quality of the media coverage outside the top 6 in general and we want to help make a change.
We don’t have all the answers, but we do want to be a part of the solution. We want to improve the media experience for all fans.
As Wrighty says:-
Morning all, overwhelmed by the response yesterday. @ball_street are you watching? The people have spoken - lets get something done!!
— Ian Wright (@IanWright0) January 22, 2013
Some old friends and many new friends and followers have rallied to the cause, asking to help out.
We’re meeting up with Wrighty and the others today to discuss what we can do. This feels like the start of something big.
Matt, football fan/dreamer
This is our new YouTube football show with Ian Wright and Jimmy Bullard: 4 Leagues | 5 topics | 1 show. We'll be covering more than the top 6.
Real football fans club together to save Bath City. Subscribe to Ball Street on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/Ballstreetchannel
AFR x Ball Street x Ian Wright
It’s a Friday night and there’s one thing on our minds: football. What else? The guys over at Ball Street have invited us, alongside several other blogs, to do what we do best: talk football. Joining us on our very first Google Hangout will be former Crystal Palace and Arsenal striker, England international, Ian Wright.
We’ll be discussing the issues and problems fans and their clubs have to tackle. It’s a broad, but very interesting topic, with plenty of talking points and who knows where it’ll take us.
UPDATE: You can watch the Hangout in full here.
Repping AFR tonight is our man Dom at 8PM GMT. Watch us on their YouTube page and keep up with the project through Twitter @Ball_Street.
Now God's getting involved...
"All over this new footy show-bit.ly/451Promo - get following @ball_street tweeps"Looks quality @ianwright0
— Robbie Fowler (@Robbie9Fowler) March 28, 2013
"Without fans who pay at the turnstile, football is nothing. Sometimes we are inclined to forget that."
Jock Stein, Celtic Manager 1965-1978
Here's the intro to our new show 451 over at www.youtube.com/ballstreet
We're talking #Top3Foreigners on our 451 show: This man would have been in there if the internet was around back then!
David Ginola au Matra Racing. (1988-90).
Pele and Maradona competition: terms and conditons
OPEN TO:
All fans, of all teams.
GUIDELINES:
Send a picture of your teams football shirt for a chance to win a signed jersey from Pele or Maradona.
Ball Street wants all fans to #ClubTogether so that we can create better coverage for all fans of all teams.
You can enter via 3 routes, just follow the instructions and read the terms and conditions below:
HOW TO ENTER:
Upload a picture of your team's shirt to Twitter and mention @ball_street.
Remember to also type both the hash tag - #ClubTogether and also a hash tag for the name of the team (e.g. #pompey) on the picture.
You must be a follower of @ball_street on Twitter to qualify.
Upload a picture of your teams shirt to Instagram.
Include the hash tags #ClubTogether #ballstreet and #YourTeamNameHere (e.g #PartickThistle) on the upload.
You must be a follower of ballstreet on Instagram to qualify.
Upload a picture of your team's shirt to our page.
State your teams name on the post.
Like our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BALLSTREET
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Must be an actual shirt that you or someone owns, not just a picture from the internet.
You may enter as many times and as you like using the methods above, provided each picture submitted contains a different kit (i.e. it can be the same team, but must be from a different season or home/away etc.).
One entry will be drawn at random from the entries received from each of the following channels: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Those three finalists will be entered into final draw, where again the winner will be drawn at random.
The winner will be asked to choose their prize, either a signed Pele Brazil shirt or a Argentina jersey signed by Diego Maradona.
Employees of Ball Street Ltd. and their relatives are not permitted to win the prize.
Our ability to control User Generated Content is limited, however Ball Street Ltd. reserves the right to disqualify and/or block any entrant who is deemed to be, in the opinion of Ball Street Ltd, abusive or misusing the services.
Closing date TBC.
The decision of Ball Street Ltd. is final.
So they've built a brand, sold naming rights and corporate packages. But no-one in football got rich on their own. The fat cats would be nowhere without your season ticket money, the shirt on your back and the Sky subscription. Sure, the game needs money. It even needs brands. But part of the game is to be a good sport and look after the game handed down to us by our fathers. Ask yourself: are they playing fair?
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