Shrimpsvoices

Hi All,
Just a quick note to tell u all of a group on facebook to try and get the club to do a bus up like stagecoach have done with the eric morecambe bus.Pls login and add ur names to the group and when i have enough ppl i will submit it to the club.
So pls get ur names down and check out the group.Its for the good of the club.
Search for(Morecambe Fc deserves its own bus)and it will take u 2 it.Cheers.

http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?s ... 3186455894

What a fantastic idea...I have registered!!!

Azz - good idea and good luck with it. Just a small request - don't use text speak on here please.

Already 56 members and its only been going 1 day....I really do hope that this can happen!!!

It's growing really well!!! 126 members

I don't think anyone would disagree with the idea. Certainly not the club. It's Stagecoach who you need to convince. What I suggest is that when you have enough members, not to mention signatures from people at the game, you present that to Stagecoach for their consideration. It does cost a lot of money to livery a bus, and don't forget, that any livery promoting Morecambe FC, is livery which doesn't say "Stagecoach" and therefore potentially loses them advertising revenue for them on the side of their buses (Apart from other adverts too they carry too).

Point is, there is lots to consider before it happens, and whilst it's a great idea in my opinion, you have to cover all possible angles. Once you have a sizable member list, and signatories who don't have facebook, take it to the club, and once they've given their support, then take it to Stagecoach. I'm sure Dave Barker, assistant safety officer will point you in the right direction as to who to see. It might be that they also ask for a financial contribution, to take into account cost of livery and lost advertising revenue, so I'd be prepared for that too.

Would be fantastic to see a bus going around the district (and to Preston and Cumbria) promoting the club.

200 hundred and counting....I will be at one of the upcoming games to get signitures so every please sign this as this will be another step in getting what we want!!! If anyone wants to volunteer in helping get the signitures please PM me. Thanks

Over 300 cicks so far on here and 217 have added themselves to the group on facebook which is fantastic.Keep clicking and telling all ur friends to join the group.
A BIG THANKYOU.

azz01m wrote:telling all ur friends to join the group.

all your friends

shrimper wrote:Azz - good idea and good luck with it. Just a small request - don't use text speak on here please.

Azz, you were asked nicely and as a new member, that was enough. We have a pretty much zore tollerance towards text speak. You have a keyboard, you are not restricted to how many letters you can use like you are in a text message. Omitting the "yo" from "your" saves you less than half a second but pisses off a lot of us old farts.

So please, keep posting here, just don't use text speak.

Keith wrote:

azz01m wrote:telling all ur friends to join the group.

all your friends

shrimper wrote:Azz - good idea and good luck with it. Just a small request - don't use text speak on here please.

Azz, you were asked nicely and as a new member, that was enough. We have a pretty much zore tollerance towards text speak. You have a keyboard, you are not restricted to how many letters you can use like you are in a text message. Omitting the "yo" from "your" saves you less than half a second but pisses off a lot of us old farts.

So please, keep posting here, just don't use text speak.

Some even have zero tolerance on bad spelling - but I'm not one of them

I can't afford to be with my spelling

Besides, I've got a spell checker

Agreed.

Likewise, I'm not one of those anal people who pick up on typos and spelling errors...

Keith wrote:Likewise, I'm not one of those anal people who pick up on typos and spelling errors...

Glad that wasn't aimed at me

Excellent news people "The Visitor" newspaper have agreed to put an article in either this Wednesday or next Wednesday so please support The Visitor and buy the paper. This is just another step in getting as much coverage about the bus idea as possible.

Thanks for your continued support.

Keith wrote:I'm not one of those anal people

I'm sure I've read different..........

313 members and counting all is good so far.

It's in this weeks Visitor, make sure you grab yourself a copy!!

400+ fantastic stuff please keep telling your friends about the group!!!

Great news coming through about the bus folks......

Peter McGuigan, who, apparently, was at the game against Gillingham, has said a bus is on its way........................

900+ now all is going well. We should be attending the game on Saturday 1st November to get signatures we are wanting to take these to lancaster city council and see if they would be willing to put some cash towards this.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33186455894

Please see the link above for all the latest developements!!!

thegentlegiant wrote:900+ now all is going well. We should be attending the game on Saturday 1st November to get signatures we are wanting to take these to lancaster city council and see if they would be willing to put some cash towards this.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33186455894

Please see the link above for all the latest developements!!!

just an idea buy maybe you could see if they will let you leave a book in the club shop for people to sign

heysham_mfc wrote:

thegentlegiant wrote:900+ now all is going well. We should be attending the game on Saturday 1st November to get signatures we are wanting to take these to lancaster city council and see if they would be willing to put some cash towards this.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33186455894

Please see the link above for all the latest developements!!!

just an idea buy maybe you could see if they will let you leave a book in the club shop for people to sign

Thats a great idea....Cheers

Our Initial target has been 1000+ memebers.

Just a thought, although this sounds like a great idea, from the councils point of view the Football club is just like any other business in the area and I can't see them paying for what is basically advertising of a business on the side of a bus.

I don't mean to be negative but knowing this council they will have to justify why a local business should get free advertising like this over any other business in the area.

I'm totally behind the idea but I think the club will end up being the ones with the bill.

Although you’re partially right Morecambe plays a crucial part to the community with the schemes the club run....As you know recently the Football in community has made it into the top 3 and may take the top award. Morecambe FC should be recognised by the local people and the council...This is what I intend on using with the council....I do believe we can work with all relevant parties top come to some sort of agreement.


Keep a look out in the visitor for more details.