| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 22:34 - Aug 29 with 1137 views | bluenile |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 21:00 - Aug 29 by DwightYorkeSuperstar |
Was that a joke?
Manchester United's commercial department is arguably the best in the world. It is at the very least the best in the United Kingdom. |
Why do you bother..........I mean.............it's not as if you're a true Jack? |  |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 01:51 - Aug 30 with 1068 views | Starsky |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 12:56 - Aug 29 by MattG |
My assumption, possibly incorrect, was that the boards themselves would have to be tested for safety prior to being put on the market.
Then again, I suppose it's more to do with what's shown on them, in which case the Club are, to some degree, in control - i.e. they *could* refuse to show certain adverts if they were considered to be a risk. |
Ofh ffs Matt.
Wise up. The club are just treating the fans as a cash cow.
There's no other reason for it.
Why the feck do you want to see a flashing advert during the game mun.
Come on. |  |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 01:55 - Aug 30 with 1068 views | Starsky |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 17:08 - Aug 29 by jacksinceever |
Ideally I would rather these boards hadn't been put there and of course I hope everyone else is dealt with as fairly.
Unfortunately we do not have a union otherwise perhaps in the interests of fairness we'd all be sharing our ST's so that all who want to see games get a turn>
I'm not saying it's fair or perfect but just giving credit to the club and Leigh in particular for his response in this instance |
Rubbish.
Get rid of the boards. Job done. | |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 02:01 - Aug 30 with 1062 views | Starsky |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 18:33 - Aug 29 by evanss8 |
Emailed club on Monday.
After reading an article on the official website claiming that the new digital signage was going to be an 'enhancement to the matchday experience’ I was looking forward to the first home game of the season. Sitting in the East Stand A??? I was devastated to see that within two meters of my seat there were fast moving and very bright flashing LEDs which were obstructing and distracting my view. I would like to know where the person who wrote this article sits during a game and invite them to try my seat for a game and see if it changes their opinion. As the season unfolds and the nights get darker I can only image how much worse this problem will become.
You may want to advise companies that are paying to use this service that I and the people sitting around me will actively avoid using their company.
Please register this email as an official compliant regarding the new LED signage that is now facing fans who have paid to watch the match and are having their view distracted by fast flashing LEDs.
I would like the advertising to stop during the game or at the very least for the signage to be dimmed and have static images displayed.
The new slogan being adopted used by the club is "Not just another football club” please think about this statement and put your fans ahead of advertising that is not wanted in this manner.
Please would you could forward me a copy of your complaints procedure so I can have evidence on how my complaint is going to be handled.
And got this reply
Thank you for your e-mail & bringing to our attention your concerns. I wish to assure you that Swansea City FC are a club committed to its supporters & take very seriously every comment or complaint, especially where fan welfare is concerned.
We have been speaking with other Premier League clubs where crowd facing LED is used & over the coming weeks, following your feedback, we will be looking at the possibilities of both dimming the LED as well as producing a more static image.
Should you find the LED still to be obtrusive in a few weeks’ time, once we have made the necessary adjustments, then we would be happy to look into relocating you. In the meantime however, we wish to thank you for your patience & co-operation.
Sent this on Wednesday
Thanks for your reply and looking into my complaint.
I hope the club will be leading on this and put their supporters ahead of the advertising revenue, after all we have paid for our season tickets long before any new advertising revenue was generated.
I am interesting to know what % revenue generated from season ticket sales is compaired to the revenue gained from the new crowd facing signage. Could some of this revenue be used to compensate supporters for having to put up with the distraction.
Are the companies that advertise on the crowd facing LEDs aware the very supporters they are trying to engage with are being alienating and will result in a negative impact on their revenue.
Would be a good PR exercise if someone from the club comes over to the East stand on Saturday and engages with its supporters to asses the feelings on this matter.
I would be delighted to meet and discuss the matter if someone is available at the weekend.
At last nights game I look a few clips of my view these can be viewed by following the URL :- http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x24p8jp_new-led-signage-at-the-liberty-stadium-
NO REPLY as of yet, will I see someone on the weekend ? |
Ironically your videoclip of the advert requested I watched an advert before I watched your filmed advert.
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 02:20 - Aug 30 with 1048 views | Jack123 |
That's not right, How the hell can you sit in front of that!! Blankets, jackets, coats need to go over that shit!! |  |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 08:59 - Aug 30 with 931 views | jacksinceever |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 19:01 - Aug 29 by NeiltheTaylor |
He didn't offer to swap seats with you? |
Odlly enough no .. maybe I'll email him back with that idea. I can guess what he'll say though .....  |  | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 09:05 - Aug 30 with 928 views | jacksinceever |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 17:50 - Aug 29 by ApeShit |
What they are going to do is swap your seats with someone who has complained about the big screens blocking their view.
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Indeed - I hope to have a look at the view from the seats before committing | | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 09:50 - Aug 30 with 896 views | sa3swan |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 09:05 - Aug 30 by jacksinceever |
Indeed - I hope to have a look at the view from the seats before committing |
That video of the view from the East Stand says it all. I'll make a video of my view from row A of the South Stand today and post it also.
The health and safety aspect shouldn't even come into it. Pitch-side, crowd facing advertising that obscures the fans' view of the game is a total p**s take and those hoardings should be removed immediately.
If the club has to pay up elevenmedia's contract to do that, so be it. |  | | |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 09:54 - Aug 30 with 890 views | sa3swan |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 09:50 - Aug 30 by sa3swan |
That video of the view from the East Stand says it all. I'll make a video of my view from row A of the South Stand today and post it also.
The health and safety aspect shouldn't even come into it. Pitch-side, crowd facing advertising that obscures the fans' view of the game is a total p**s take and those hoardings should be removed immediately.
If the club has to pay up elevenmedia's contract to do that, so be it. |
Would they put them infront of the dugouts? No. Why? Because it might obscure the coaches' view. No problem infront of the fans though.... | | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 09:57 - Aug 30 with 887 views | jacksinceever |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 09:50 - Aug 30 by sa3swan |
That video of the view from the East Stand says it all. I'll make a video of my view from row A of the South Stand today and post it also.
The health and safety aspect shouldn't even come into it. Pitch-side, crowd facing advertising that obscures the fans' view of the game is a total p**s take and those hoardings should be removed immediately.
If the club has to pay up elevenmedia's contract to do that, so be it. |
Be careful you aren't nabbed by a Senior Steward for infringing Premier League copyright rules - like me, you are too close for comfort there.
As you and many others say, they should be taken down and then there would be no issue | | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 10:00 - Aug 30 with 884 views | MattG |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 01:51 - Aug 30 by Starsky |
Ofh ffs Matt.
Wise up. The club are just treating the fans as a cash cow.
There's no other reason for it.
Why the feck do you want to see a flashing advert during the game mun.
Come on. |
I don't need to "wise up" thanks.
I agree that nobody actively wants to see a flashing advert during the game (other than the advertiser themselves, perhaps) but I don't agree that, currently, these boards are anything other than an attempt by the Club to generate additional revenue.
What will be interesting is how the Club react to the high levels of negative feedback they are generating. We don't know how much the boards are bringing in but if, as has been suggested, its as little as £10k per season there would be no reason for the Club to retain them if the same outcry continues after all adjustments and alterations have been made.
However, if they are bringing in closer to £1m per season, that makes it a different argument. |  | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers (n/t) on 10:02 - Aug 30 with 882 views | monmouth |
Good God, just seen the vid. That is outrageous. This is a real test of what sort of club we now have. They have to go, not be dimmed or stilled. they have to go and the boards moved back. Nobody should put up with that. The entire two front rows at least should ask to be moved. That'll put a stop to it. What on earth were they thinking? And to be still trying to claim it as 'enhancing the experience'. Pathetic Leigh. Just stop it.
#Astonished. [Post edited 30 Aug 2014 10:06]
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers (n/t) on 10:10 - Aug 30 with 874 views | eddie71 |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers (n/t) on 10:02 - Aug 30 by monmouth |
Good God, just seen the vid. That is outrageous. This is a real test of what sort of club we now have. They have to go, not be dimmed or stilled. they have to go and the boards moved back. Nobody should put up with that. The entire two front rows at least should ask to be moved. That'll put a stop to it. What on earth were they thinking? And to be still trying to claim it as 'enhancing the experience'. Pathetic Leigh. Just stop it.
#Astonished. [Post edited 30 Aug 2014 10:06]
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Agreed. Your pathetic Dineen, how soon they forget where they came from. | | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 10:54 - Aug 30 with 827 views | Starsky |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 10:00 - Aug 30 by MattG |
I don't need to "wise up" thanks.
I agree that nobody actively wants to see a flashing advert during the game (other than the advertiser themselves, perhaps) but I don't agree that, currently, these boards are anything other than an attempt by the Club to generate additional revenue.
What will be interesting is how the Club react to the high levels of negative feedback they are generating. We don't know how much the boards are bringing in but if, as has been suggested, its as little as £10k per season there would be no reason for the Club to retain them if the same outcry continues after all adjustments and alterations have been made.
However, if they are bringing in closer to £1m per season, that makes it a different argument. |
Sorry Matt, I don't mean to be disrespectful but reading your responses, how can you even attempt to excuse it? This is where I'm getting frustrated.
They are attempting to get extra revenue to the detriment of some fans match day experience. I read somewhere that were only the 3rd club in Europe to have these.
That's nothing for the club to be proud of.
This is supposed to be a club for the fans... Now the fans are being exploited.
Put something on the pitch at half time/before the game etc but not right in their face. | |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 10:56 - Aug 30 with 820 views | ApeShit |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 10:54 - Aug 30 by Starsky |
Sorry Matt, I don't mean to be disrespectful but reading your responses, how can you even attempt to excuse it? This is where I'm getting frustrated.
They are attempting to get extra revenue to the detriment of some fans match day experience. I read somewhere that were only the 3rd club in Europe to have these.
That's nothing for the club to be proud of.
This is supposed to be a club for the fans... Now the fans are being exploited.
Put something on the pitch at half time/before the game etc but not right in their face. |
Because he is probably unaffected by them. |  | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 10:59 - Aug 30 with 815 views | MattG |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 10:54 - Aug 30 by Starsky |
Sorry Matt, I don't mean to be disrespectful but reading your responses, how can you even attempt to excuse it? This is where I'm getting frustrated.
They are attempting to get extra revenue to the detriment of some fans match day experience. I read somewhere that were only the 3rd club in Europe to have these.
That's nothing for the club to be proud of.
This is supposed to be a club for the fans... Now the fans are being exploited.
Put something on the pitch at half time/before the game etc but not right in their face. |
What I'm saying is give the Club a chance to make them workable. Dineen has talked about dimming / static images which may do the job. If not and the outcry remains as strong as it currently is then I would expect the Club to remove the boards, particularly if the income is as paltry as others have suggested. | | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:01 - Aug 30 with 810 views | dobjack2 |
If we are that desperate for money put them on before the game, half time and after the game. During the game is taking the pi$$ big time. | | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:02 - Aug 30 with 805 views | Starsky |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 10:59 - Aug 30 by MattG |
What I'm saying is give the Club a chance to make them workable. Dineen has talked about dimming / static images which may do the job. If not and the outcry remains as strong as it currently is then I would expect the Club to remove the boards, particularly if the income is as paltry as others have suggested. |
Matt, it's not going to work just dimming it.
Even static adverts are going to have to switch to different contributors
Short people have a restricted view also, don't they? [Post edited 30 Aug 2014 11:05]
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers (n/t) on 11:03 - Aug 30 with 802 views | MattG |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:01 - Aug 30 by dobjack2 |
If we are that desperate for money put them on before the game, half time and after the game. During the game is taking the pi$$ big time. |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:04 - Aug 30 with 794 views | MattG |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:02 - Aug 30 by Starsky |
Matt, it's not going to work just dimming it.
Even static adverts are going to have to switch to different contributors
Short people have a restricted view also, don't they? [Post edited 30 Aug 2014 11:05]
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Dimming and static? Maybe.
Agree from looking at the video that they do seem to be obscuring part of the pitch - this is not acceptable. | | | |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:08 - Aug 30 with 779 views | Starsky |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:04 - Aug 30 by MattG |
Dimming and static? Maybe.
Agree from looking at the video that they do seem to be obscuring part of the pitch - this is not acceptable. |
Maybe I'm getting too worked up here Matt. But somebody from the club must have sat there during commissioning/testing and okayed it.
Whoever did that can't give a feck about the fans 'enhanced match day interactive experience'
What a mess | |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:09 - Aug 30 with 775 views | Neath_Jack |
Just watched that posted video, that's all i can say is if i was sat in that first row, i would have been ejected. That is taking the piss big time. |  |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:22 - Aug 30 with 756 views | Musical_Swan |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:04 - Aug 30 by MattG |
Dimming and static? Maybe.
Agree from looking at the video that they do seem to be obscuring part of the pitch - this is not acceptable. |
Was in Row D for Rotherham game. The images didn't bother me at all, and although I am aware that that probably puts me in the minority, I believe that this issue can be resolved to suit all parties.
What's more annoying to me, (again wasn't effected personally) was the fact that the size of the boards restricts the views of the spectators in the first 2(?) rows. You could argue that big screens may add to some supporters experience, (especially once the content is fine tuned more to the fans expectations, team line ups, bookings, subs e.t.c.), but how can anyone claim that flashing adverts during the game benefit the fan!? This is purely a cash gaining exercise for the club at the expense of the paying supporter.
I don't usually bitch about my beloved Swans, but this all seems like a huge oversight by those in charge. Time to see if they've got the balls to do the right thing. [Post edited 30 Aug 2014 11:23]
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:23 - Aug 30 with 753 views | Dyfnant |
| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:08 - Aug 30 by Starsky |
Maybe I'm getting too worked up here Matt. But somebody from the club must have sat there during commissioning/testing and okayed it.
Whoever did that can't give a feck about the fans 'enhanced match day interactive experience'
What a mess |
The club are only doing it to 'maintain' match-day prices. How about taking less of a dividend |  |
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| Leigh Dineen's Answers on 11:25 - Aug 30 with 747 views | Neath_Jack |
HAs the supporters trust said anything on the matter? This is a perfect opportunity for them to show they are in touch with supporters wishes. | |
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