Matchday Programme

[Renegade]

I see I got me programme today for ?2.50, and this weeks is far far smaller than before. It's just a wee flimsy thing. An indication of ICT's financial trouble perhaps?

[Tichy_Blacks_Back]

I must admit today's programme was not the biggest of reads....at least the game was worth watching though if not a little frustrating at times.... :022:

[DornochCaley]

There hasn't been much going on in recent weeks though. Had a lot of posponments.

[12th Man]

There hasn't been much going on in recent weeks though. Had a lot of posponments.

Very good point, Wish I had thought of that, Cant add any more to that really.

[stevico1]

Or perhaps some contributors to the programme were frogmarched out of the stadium to face a firing squad as they dared to criticise the club

Edited January 30, 2010 by stevico1

[+Gringo]

There hasn't been much going on in recent weeks though. Had a lot of posponments.

There's been a lot going on by the sounds of things - it's just that folk are scared to say anything.

Or perhaps some contributors to the programme were frogmarched out of the stadium to face a firing squad as they dared to criticise the club

:) quite!

[Snow]

Yesterday's programme was more like a pamphlet. Lightweight in every sense of the word.

[old caley girl]

Dont think its anything to do with lack of content. i think youll find this is the way the prog is going to be from now on guys.

[MissICT]

I was thinking that it was looking a wee bitty thin yesterday

a wee bit of a rip off if you if ask me

but I lost mine at the footy yesterday :tonguecheek:

[Renegade]

Just go into the shop, they give out previous games ones free.

Edited January 31, 2010 by Renegade

[MissICT]

yea I will do :tonguecheek:

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Apparently the club are thinking about putting the programme into a new format - following an idea that has been patented by Tulloch Homes.

[madsooz]

Why do we have to keep paying ?2.50 for a programme that's half the size of the ones we used to get? Fair enough we've had games postponed recently and there's probably not as much news as usual, but surely we can have opposition team info again and other stuff to fill in pages? Also, what happened to the team sheets we were getting? The club must be saving money on the reduced size of the programme, so I take it I'm expecting too much to get a team sheet now?

[old caley girl]

Why do we have to keep paying ?2.50 for a programme that's half the size of the ones we used to get? Fair enough we've had games postponed recently and there's probably not as much news as usual, but surely we can have opposition team info again and other stuff to fill in pages? Also, what happened to the team sheets we were getting? The club must be saving money on the reduced size of the programme, so I take it I'm expecting too much to get a team sheet now?

Can confirm there was team sheets in the prog on Sat. Did you arrive early or late? Smonetimes not ready till about 2.30pm. If the prog seller had run out you can pick one up from another if you show your programme.

[ed waiter]

I think the program has been a tad "anorexic" for many weeks now, not just last Saturday.

[caley100]

Its just a sign of the times as the club economise for life in the first div and lower revenues i'm afraid, not to worry i found one at the stadium on saturday :P

Edited March 1, 2010 by caley100

[old caley girl]

Its just a sign of the times as the club economise for life in the first div and lower revenues i'm afraid, not to worry i found one at the stadium on saturday :P

Size of prog is due to economies but I know for a fact that Bryan, the programme editor, is trying to push as much content into the available space as he can.

[Reliably_Informed]

The matchday magazine has been outsourced to Century Publishing who are now in control of finding advertisers and making it pay. This was done as the club have lost thousands of pounds on it so far this season and were unwilling/unable to continue to produce it themselves.

As a result the amount of space available for things like Editorials has been scaled back which means it is now little more than an advertising brochure dressed up as a programme.

[caleykid1994]

The matchday magazine has been outsourced to Century Publishing who are now in control of finding advertisers and making it pay. This was done as the club have lost thousands of pounds on it so far this season and were unwilling/unable to continue to produce it themselves.

As a result the amount of space available for things like Editorials has been scaled back which means it is now little more than an advertising brochure dressed up as a programme.

I thought One Stop were doing the programmes, but then again i buy it never really look further than the team sheet!

[Alex MacLeod]

The matchday magazine has been outsourced to Century Publishing who are now in control of finding advertisers and making it pay. This was done as the club have lost thousands of pounds on it so far this season and were unwilling/unable to continue to produce it themselves.

As a result the amount of space available for things like Editorials has been scaled back which means it is now little more than an advertising brochure dressed up as a programme.

It was New Century Publishing who done our programmes pre-SPL

[Scotty]

New Century Publishing = Highland News Group ???

[CaleyD]

I think they are the publishing/printing arm of the Highland News Group.

[Alex MacLeod]

The matchday magazine has been outsourced to Century Publishing who are now in control of finding advertisers and making it pay. This was done as the club have lost thousands of pounds on it so far this season and were unwilling/unable to continue to produce it themselves.

As a result the amount of space available for things like Editorials has been scaled back which means it is now little more than an advertising brochure dressed up as a programme.

I thought One Stop were doing the programmes, but then again i buy it never really look further than the team sheet!

One Stop only done the print runs. The programme was put together and published in house Bryan Munro was the editor.

[Alex MacLeod]

I think they are the publishing/printing arm of the Highland News Group.

So many names for the same company. New Century Publishing = Highland News Group = Scottish Provincial Press. My understanding is that everything, including 15 regional newspapers, is printed in Dingwall at the companies 'Highland Web Offset centre, though produced and published in Inverness, Elgin and Wick.

I wonder does going back to pre-SPL programme production mean we're hedging our bets on going up. I know Bryan Munro done the editing but who employed him. Is he an SPP employee?

[old caley girl]

Bryan still does the editing. Dont know who employs him. Will maybe ask him when I next see him.