I've read everyone's comments and money is tight for both the club and fans. Unfortunately there is no magic wand.
I am sure like many of you I have spent a lot of time thinking what would u do with motherwell if u won the lottery. One of the first things would prob be reduce ticket prices to £10 adults and £5 kids and take a hit in the lottery fund but should mean more people at for park, and more fans of tomorrow, kids, coming to games.
Motherwell are giving free season tickets to kids just now in the cooper, this is superb in my opinion and maybe hasn't been publisised in the media enough. A lot of my friends have kids and are old firm fans, but they don't want to start taking their kids there and have said they would take them to see motherwell instead. I think there is a new fan base there its just about making a day watching motherwell more appealing and family friendly.
Back to the lottery win. Just now motherwell won't make much money pre match. Instead the local pubs are the only place that do. Before every home game I would have a big marquee selling lunches with stalls for kids to enjoy. I would have beat the goalie comps, bouncie castles, musical entertainment, and need I say a beer tent. Call it a fan zone if you will. Going to the football should be a day out with not just the game to look forward too. This could mean reduced match entry prices, but still making money before and after the game to cover this and making match DAY a proper event!
Of course this would take initial investment to build a fan zone that is winter friendly bit would entice more fans, families away from the old firm and make motherwell that bit more different and community spirited.
I also thought about investing in a training complex of our own but looks like the new indoor facility at ravenscraig is going to be used.
That's me away out to buy more lottery tickets
