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New Commercial Manager Appointed
The club have announced the welcome news that they have appointed a
new commercial manager Keith Butler. Keith took up his new job on 2
July 2007 having moved from a prestigious commercial role with the MCC
based at Lords, the home of England test cricket. He has former experience
of working in football with Hereford United, Southport and Wolverhampton
Wanderers but has taken the job to move closer to his family home.
The commercial and business side of the football club has been sadly
under-developed over many years, but whilst Keith Butler faces starting
almost from scratch it is a job with vast potential to develop the club.
Even the most basic gathering of advertising and sponsorship is a largely
unexploited source of revenue for the club, and in a city of Gloucester’s
size the opportunity to develop a more positive profile in the local
business community should be lucrative. Any growth in income would hugely
boost the ability of the club to grow – and the fact the club
is recruiting in this way is in itself a hugely positive development
suggesting a growing professionalism and ambition from the club’s
Executive Committee. The new man has been set a challenging eventual
target of generating £250,000 extra income annually - a figure
which could provide sufficient funds to fight for a place in the top
echelons of non-league football.
Further information on the club
official site, while Keith Butler can be contacted via Tel. 01452
421400 or Mbl. 07833 646304.
GLOUCESTER CITY SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
For further details please contact City's Sales & Marketing team
via email to gcfccommercial@hotmail.co.uk,
or via new commercial manager Keith Butler on Tel. 01452 421400 or Mbl.
07833 646304.
Further details are also available at the Club's Commercial
Website
Major Sponsorship Package
Upon Negotiation and Includes:
Full recognition as Major Sponsor on Club material
Double-sized pitch perimeter advertising awareness board
Full page advert in the match programme
Matchday Sponsorship Package
2 Executive Ground passes to all home games
Negotiations in region of £5,000 dependent on
package
Pitch Perimeter Advertising
Boards
New opportunities exist to double-up sponsorship at both City and Forest
Green games at the New Lawn
Options below are basic examples, further options can be negotiated or
discussed.
9'x2' opposite main stand
£200 (per season - City games only, additional £120
one off sign writing cost)
18'x2' opposite main stand
£320
8'x2' facing into main stand £200
8' x 2'6 for both City and Forest Green matches £500
(inc. televised fixtures)
Hard wearing aluminium awareness boards - options
including: coloured backgrounds, logo, shadowed text and large text available.
Programme Advertising
Advertise in the matchday programme for the whole season.
1/8 page - £120
1/4 page - £200
1/2 page - £300
Full Page - £500
Other prices and sizes available on application.
All programme advertising goes to the Supporters'
Trust and does not incur VAT.
Enquiries should be made to Mike
Dunstan, Programme Editor.
Hospitality Boxes (3 available each match)
£25 per head, eg. 6 people: £150
An ideal VIP way to view City games or to celebrate a special occasion
Enjoy a superb exclusive view of the game from your own reserved box.
Each box includes complimentary fully stocked fridge of drinks
Includes buffet meal
Complimentary matchday programme for each guest
A Reservation Fee of £25 is required
at the time of booking.
Gloucester City AFC season ticket holders will receive a 10% discount
if booking this package.
addiitonal sponsorship opportunities and refreshments
including pre-match catering are available upon application
Match Sponsorship
£200
5 adult VIP passes for match with complimentary matchday programme
Reserved Seating in the Match Sponsors area
Boardroom Hospitality
Welcome drink on arrival and buffet meal
Half-Time refreshments of tea/coffee & biscuits
Post match vote for GCAFC ‘Man of the Match’
Presentation Photograph taken with Gloucester City player
Commerative gift to sponsor
Mentions on the tannoy and match programme as match sponsors.
Match Ball Sponsors
£60
2 adult VIP passes for match with complimentary matchday programme
Reserved Seating in the Match Sponsors area
Boardroom Hospitality
Welcome drink on arrival and buffet meal
Half-Time refreshments of tea/coffee & biscuits
Post match vote for GCAFC ‘Man of the Match’
Presentation Photograph taken with Gloucester City player
Commerative gift to sponsor
Mentions on the tannoy and match programme.
Please note all prices quoted are exclusive of VAT
unless stated otherwise.
GLOUCESTER CITY Business
ConneXtions Club
“Business ConneXtions” is a name for a
number of initiatives where the Club hopes to be a conduit for Gloucester
businesses to sell either business to business, or business to public.
 The
match day Business ConneXtions Club is part of this scheme and local
businessman and former City director Daryll Cox has agreed to become
the patron, host and founding member. The Business ConneXtions Club
Membership allows members an executive facility to watch Gloucester
City matches from the comfort of the main stand and/or from the exclusive
members club lounge facility that overlooks the pitch – The Business
ConneXtions Suite.
The Business ConneXtions Club has a much greater function,
a way of mixing business with pleasure - something a little bit different
from just going to a football match with a corporate facility. Business
ConneXtions is a networking facility where like minded business people
can get together to not only watch football but maybe do that little
bit of extra business. Using the Business ConneXtions Suite at Gloucester
City is as much a business networking club where there happens to be
a football match going on as coming to an executive facility at a football
match. Membership of the club is restricted to the business and professional
community. It has a smart casual dress code and is a facility where
business people can bring business guests, entertain them in the surroundings
where there are other like minded people. It is a genuine effort to
marry the world of business in Gloucestershire with the enjoyment of
a sporting event.
With a bar, television and your own parking space, you can arrive early,
meet your friends and have a drink before watching the game from the
comfort of your reserved seat, pop into the bar at half time to catch
up with the latest scores, on a cold day warm up a little with a hot
beverage, maybe watch the second half from the members room and retire
after the match to join your fellow members for a drink while the crowds
clear. A light buffet is also served.
Business ConneXtions Club membership is just £325
for the season and allows access to all British Gas Business Southern
League matches. Membership can either be as an individual or as a business.
“Double” or “Duel” membership offers a discount
to £550 (saving £100). Entry
for additional games such as Cup and Trophy matches are charged at £15,
and there is a similar charge if you wish to bring a guest to any game
using the Business ConneXtions facility … but Gold Membership
at £500 allows two additional guests
to any match at no extra charge.
see the official club website Business
ConneXtions Club page for payment details
ConneXtions Club Matchday
Programme Advertising
Business ConneXtions is a simple means where Gloucester's
small businesses can link to the club and show their support for Gloucester
City. Gloucester City supporters will know the businesses that support
the team and will be encouraged to use those businesses.
Join us by taking a small £25 unit
on our Business ConneXtions pages in our match day magazine.
At present we plan four Business ConneXtions pages in the following
categories.
PUBS, CLUBS and BARS.
"THE LOCAL" - Local Community Retail Stores
TRADES – Carpenters, Plumbers, Electricians, Gardeners etc.
TAKE AWAY FOOD STORES
TIGER CUBS EVENTS
Match Day Junior Mascot
Cost: £125 (no
VAT charged)
Mascot for the match, ideal birthday present for younger fans.
Includes free entrance with stand tickets for four people and a City
replica shirt for the mascot. The mascot has the opportunity to meet
the players, lead the side out and join in their pre-match warm-up.
Includes commemorative photograph, signed football, mention in the
programme and on tannoy.
FOOTBALL
FOR FREE for City under-7s
Fans aged under 7 can watch the Tigers in Southern League Premier Division
action for FREE at the New Lawn stadium by registering with the City
Sales and Marketing team. To get your young fans' free entrance to the
game contact the Gloucester City Sales & Marketing team via email
to gcfccommercial@hotmail.co.uk
or by phone.
CITY Charity Action: Christmas Santa Fun Run
2007 for Leukaemia CARE
Sunday 9 December 2007
from Meadow Park, Hempsted.
 For
the second year Gloucester city centre can look forward to the sight
of a stream of Santa clad fundraisers streaming through its streets
to raise money for Leukaemia CARE, this year supported by the Severn
Sound Money Mountain. The money raised from the day will go towards
supporting the important work carried out by the charity, as well as
contributing to the Severn Sound Money Mountain which supports charities
across Gloucestershire. The sponsored fun run has the full support of
Gloucester City FC and we are one of several football clubs to take
part in the event nationally. The 5km route begins and ends from our
former flood hit home at Meadow Park. Survivors from last year's event
will remember it isn't a race as you'll be hampered by your Santa Claus
costume.
Santa suits will be provided. Run starts at 11am.
Entry forms, sponsorship forms and posters will
be given out at future matches but for further information:
Call Keith Butler on 07833 646304
Call in at Seven Sound reception in The Mall, Gloucester.
or download entry
and sponsorship
forms and find out more about Leukaemia
CARE from their website.
2008/09 SEASON TICKETS
Season Ticket prices for 2008/09 have been announced
(see
official site) and this season really do represent great value for
money for regular fans. The club seems to have got the hang of season
tickets being a good idea and is now properly providing incentives.
Not only is free admission to all home pre-season games back on the
benefits list, there is also a draw which will see all season ticket
holders have a chance of picking up one of four new season City replica
shirts. The season ticket covers all league matches but excludes cup
matches.
The basic season ticket prices remain frozen, so do represent a considerable
potential saving. The club has also brought in more family tickets with
a number of options for those buying adult or senior citizen tickets
combined with student, junior or child tickets. The options seem endless
and complicated, but should encourage younger supporters through the
gates and make watching City more affordable for the next generation
of fans. There are further prices available to meet family circumstances,
and additional children and juniors can be added to season tickets on
application. There is also no further cost for seating at Cirencester,
so you can even get to rest your weary legs for no extra cost.
Regular supporters
this season can achieve an improved equivalent saving of admission to
just over three home games. This represents a good incentive for our
most loyal fans, but the season ticket is also a good way of helping
the club's financial planning with money up front.
Cheques made out to Gloucester City Football Club Ltd should
be sent to:
Mike Dunstan, 1 Celandine Bank, Woodmancote, Cheltenham, Gloucester,
GL52 9HZ.
The costs are as follows:
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with student
or junior |
with
child u-10* |
| Adult |
£152 |
£220 |
£177 |
| Senior Citizen (60+*) |
£76 |
£144 |
£167 |
| Student ** |
£76 |
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| Junior (10-16*) |
£76 |
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* Age specific tickets as of 1 August.
** Proof of full time student status required.
To download
an application form from the official club website click
here (pdf file).
The Great Weather Lottery
Play the Great Weather Lottery and support Gloucester
City AFC at the same time.
Download an online form to play NOW by clicking
here
- Each working day you have a chance
to win up to £10,000 for just £1 per week to
play
- All profits raised go to support Gloucester
City Football Club
Visit 'The
Great Weather Lottery' website and choose your weather numbers and
nominate Gloucester City AFC as your organisation to support via the
lottery subscription.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Choose six numbers from 0 to 9 and enter them in the centre panel inside
the leaflet. If your numbers match the last digit of the daily Fahrenheit
temperatures (in the right order) of Corfu, Istanbul, Tenerife, Innsbruck,
Edinburgh and Stockholm, you win the top prize of…
£10,000!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Each entry line (i.e. each set of 6 numbers) costs £1 per week
(20p per day). There is a draw every weekday from Monday to Friday,
so you have a chance of winning a prize 5 times a week! You pay monthly
by standing order.
WHERE DOES MY MONEY GO?
All the money is kept securely in a stakeholder fund, and more than
a third comes back to Gloucester City AFC.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I’VE WON?
There is no need for you to check your numbers as all prizes are guaranteed
and sent out automatically. However you can check your numbers online
at the Weather
Lottery Results page, in the Daily Telegraph, or by calling
0113 275 0002.
All money raised goes straight into the club
and this is a great chance to win a cash prize ranging from £2
to £10,000. Why not try and win whilst helping City win as well?
Sponsors of Gloucester City
Keyway,
Gloucester based specialists in plant and construction hire, are the
club's major sponsor.
The following companies are also
significant sponsors of Gloucester City A.F.C. with links given to web
sites or e-mail addresses where appropriate:
All information on this page is offered in good faith, but for exact
details please contact officials at Gloucester City AFC.
This site accepts no liability if terms, conditions or costs for packages
offered by Gloucester City AFC differ from those advertised here.
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