Will Match Day Programmes Survive?

[bear 73]

Let’s hope so , part of the match day experience for me .
Much better than staring at a phone screen in my opinion

One of my treasured programmes, Arsenal v Stags FA Cup 1929

Well done a nice idea, looks brilliant

[Sedgwick]

Wonder if they will become a pre-order thing so they only print the correct amount to those who want them.

You could also have a QR code to just download to your phone for a smaller fee?

[Martin Shaw]

[88BenM]

Not very much content to it at all this season. Feels like a third of the size compared to previous seasons. Love the front covers on them.

[KirkbyStag2]

Not very much content to it at all this season. Feels like a third of the size compared to previous seasons. Love the front covers on them.

50% less pages than season, 50p cheaper, which I can understand to try and lower costs and increase sales.

However, what I don't understand, when it's said that the future of the matchday programme is dependant on sales that outside the ground it's never been harder to actually buy a programme in all the time I've supported Stags, since the 70's.

Bristol Rovers game outside the ground at 1.45pm, could not find a programme seller anywhere !!!!

Preston, playing a Championship team, the club could not even be bothered to print a programme !!!!

Even local Step 7 non-league teams print programmes.

So disappointing to go from an award winning programme to appear to not be @#!&/"$

[88BenM]

Not very much content to it at all this season. Feels like a third of the size compared to previous seasons. Love the front covers on them.

50% less pages than season, 50p cheaper, which I can understand to try and lower costs and increase sales.

However, what I don't understand, when it's said that the future of the matchday programme is dependant on sales that outside the ground it's never been harder to actually buy a programme in all the time I've supported Stags, since the 70's.

Bristol Rovers game outside the ground at 1.45pm, could not find a programme seller anywhere !!!!

Preston, playing a Championship team, the club could not even be bothered to print a programme !!!!

Even local Step 7 non-league teams print programmes.

So disappointing to go from an award winning programme to appear to not be @#!&/"$

It's hard to disagree. To say they're using this season as a yard stick, they seem to be doing well to discourage folks.

For those interested and those that like to buy one, but like myself, don't want to carry it around on a match day, you can purchase them via the below link and they're sent through the post.

https://www.ignitionsportsmedia.com/col ... field-town

Not even a section for the away team in it this year, just a page with a few random stats in the back. Very few unique articles either.

I will continue to purchase them as I would like them to continue being printed. Absolutely zero nostalgia in downloading a link on your phone.

[part time pete]

Colchester last night produced a very good programme which was given away free to all supporters.

[Dan]

Colchester last night produced a very good programme which was given away free to all supporters.

Yes it was excellent. There’s some on eBay if anyone didn’t get one.