| THE GLOUCESTER PARTNERSHIP |
As Gloucester City Football Club comes to terms with the major repercussions of the loss of our Meadow Park headquarters to the flood of Summer 2007, we find ourselves playing outside the City boundaries for the first time.
But there is always a positive side to a problem and for season 2007/8 the Club is playing in the marvellous Five Valley's Leisure Complex the home of Forest Green Rovers, a stadium that can welcome nearly 6,000 people and where the corporate facilities are second to none. Their welcome is an example of Partnership within the football family. The move to Forest Green gives the Club a wonderful opportunity to refine and develop the corporate side of our activities off the pitch and we hope that the bulk of Gloucester business, commerce and the population in general will continue to support the Club despite it being a little way out of town.
Despite playing "out of town", the Club still represents the City of Gloucester to the outside world and it is very important that we retain our links with the City and the business community as we seek to find a site and build a new stadium back in Gloucester.
To help retain that link, Gloucester City Football Club is seeking to establish long lasting partnerships with both local and national businesses. We want to give the City of Gloucester a high profile football club that competes on a national stage and represents everything that is good about our developing City.
Association Football remains at the heart of sporting life in Gloucester and we see the Football Club as an integral part of the growth of Gloucester as a business and commercial centre in the West of England, highlighting our local businesses on the national stage. Both playing and watching football remains top of the agenda when it comes to sporting participation, conversation and interest.
While the Club has a 125 year history, it is the future we are really interested in.
Below, we are pleased to introduce some of the ways you can market your business, service or products through the medium of Gloucester City AFC. Entering a relationship with the club is not just about supporting or sponsoring it is a genuine partnership where we seek to give as much back as we receive.
The coming season sees huge opportunities for Gloucester City AFC. With what is probably the best stadium in the British Gas Business Football League, some of the best support and a team being put together by Tim Harris that will challenge at the top, 2007/8 will be a great time to be involved with the Club.
We look forward to developing our partnership. |
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Match Day Programme Advertising |
The match day programme is a standard purchase by home and away fans.
Inclusion within our excellent match day programme gives you the opportunity to promote your businesses products and services over the course of the season which you can refresh on a match to match basis.
- Full Page
£500
- Half Page
£300
- Quarter Page
£200
- 1/8th Page
£120
- Special promotional Business ConneXtions page advertisement just
£25
The Match Day Magazine is produced and distributed by Gloucester City AFC Supporters Trust on behalf of the Club. |
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| Website Advertising |
Do you want to reach a wide audience of tens of thousands of potential customers for your products or services? Gloucester City has its own official web site which we are constantly reviewing and upgrading. We can offer you an opportunity to advertise on our site and place links to your own web site at an affordable cost
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In addition, the Clubs unofficial supporters web site "Tiger Roar" has offered to carry the same advertisements and links at no additional cost giving two for the price of one.
Company information, advertisement and link to web site is just £100 + vat per annum.
STEP ON BOARD INTO THE FUTURE |
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| Ground Advertising Boards |
With the Ground sharing arrangements at Forest Green Rovers, new opportunities arise with GROUND ADVERTISING BOARDS or BANNERS.
This traditional method of advertising in sports stadia has been around almost since football began. The reason for its longevity is that it is effective. Advertising boards in and around the ground provide an excellent opportunity to increase business profile as it places the advertiser at the heart of their community while getting both branding and the generic message across to the wider audience.
For an affordable cost you can display your company/business details to thousands of potential customers both within the stadium and sometimes via the media to a much wider audience.
Sites available in all parts of the stadium from £200 plus VAT.
Sign writing costs are additional.
Three year contracts offer significant discounts.
Stadium sharing gives added opportunities to increase profile. Why not discuss a "double up" where your advertisement not only features at Gloucester Citys British Gas Business League matches but also at the televised Blue Square League matches of Forest Green Rovers.
No price is fixed in concrete but below we list some examples of prices.
- 9 x 2 pitch side site for Gloucester City Matches only - £200.00
- 8 x 2 site in front of main stand facing the supporters within the stand for Gloucester City matches only - £200.00 This may seem a strange position but with the stand holding 2,000 spectators, it is where the bulk of supporters, directors and members of the Business ConneXtions Club will be watching the game from.
- Double size Gloucester City match site offers a 20% discount so an 18 x 2 comes in at just £320.00.
- 8 x 26" site on the rear panels facing the main stand for both Gloucester City and Forest Green Rovers televised matches - £500.00 These sites are not obscured and can be seen by all spectators, as well as the television cameras and press photographers.
The above are simply examples we can discuss specific requirements for advertising throughout the stadium be if for Gloucester City matches or doubling up to take in Forest Green Rovers matches too.
Examples of the cost of making the boards from Companies such as County Signs, Severn Signs or Sign-a-rama might be ... 8'x3' Heavy Duty Banner...£120 8'x2' PVC board...£165 |
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| Match Sponsorship from £300 (plus VAT) |
An ideal and affordable way of increasing the profile of your company within the community while hosting your special customers, personal guests or your special staff members.
Match Sponsors specific requirements can be accommodated but a flavour of a typical sponsorship might be
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- 4 Seats in the Directors Box and Board room hospitality.
- Sponsors passes so that you and your guests may, if desired, sit in the main stand or stand on the terraces (subject to ground safety regulations).
- Complimentary Match programmes for you and your guests.
- Tea, coffee and biscuits on arrival and at half-time
- An invitation to join The Directors for an after match light supper.
- A television to keep up to date with other matches.
- Your requirement of details prominently displayed in match-day programme, at the stadium entry and on the web site's match report.
- Facility to erect signage to promote your business.
- Advertisement read out over the PA before the game and at half time.
- You and your guests choose the Man of the Match and present the award.
- Parking facilities.
- A signed football or a framed commemorative photograph of the occasion to commemorate your day.
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| Match Ball Sponsorship £100 |
A favourite form of sponsorship that that gives a good profile to the sponsor. By agreeing to sponsor the match ball you will receive the following benefits:
- Two Seats in the main stand.
- Complimentary Match programmes for you and your guest.
- Details of your sponsorship prominently displayed in match-day programme and acknowledged over the PA before the game and at half time.
- A car parking facility
- A signed football to commemorate your day.
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| Executive Box For 10 Persons from £350.00 |
A touch of luxury while watching football
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- Your own exclusive executive box facility for up to 10 people.
- Each box has its own exclusive seated area for spectators.
- Hot beverages are to hand for all guests.
- Level 1 catering includes a finger buffet within the standard price.
- Level 2 catering package includes a simple "pub grub" style hot food dish served at a time of your choice and only adds a £50.00 supplement to the price of the box hire.
- Level 3 catering can only be accommodated on certain matches and includes a full three course meal with waitress service (cost variance depending on requirement guide price £600 for 10 persons.).
- Parking spaces will be provided.
- Complimentary Match programmes for you and your guests.
- A television to keep up to date with other matches.
- A bar facility is available or your lounge can be stocked with your beverage requirements or a standard package of drinks (cost of drinks is additional).
- You and your guest will be made welcome in our Business ConneXtions Club, where they can meet members, mainly drawn from the Gloucester business community.
For larger groups we have an executive box available that can accommodate up to 20 guests which is available with a supplementary charge. |
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An executive box for 10 people at the New Lawn - from £350.00
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| Match Day Mascot £125-00 |
An ideal present for any child to give them a day to remember.
An introduction to the players in the dressing room then run out with the team kitted out in the 'Gold and Black' of Gloucester City AFC, have a kick about with the players, wave to the crowd and have your picture taken with the captains and officials. Take home a signed ball, mascot shirt and photograph of the occasion.
Includes family admission tickets and a match programme in which the mascot will be featured.
* Team Kit purchase is included in the price. |
For further information on any of the above contact
Keith Butler - Commercial Manager
Email: gcafc@whitbourne.demon.co.uk
Telephone: 01452 421400 (office)
07833 646304 (mobile)
01886 821198 (home)
c/o The Football Office, Corinium House, Luther Challis Business Park, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3HX |
| This page content was compiled by Keith Butler and not by tigerroar.co.uk. The purpose of it being included on this website is to try to advertise it to a larger audience which will hopefully only benefit GCAFC. If you have any questions or queries please direct them to . |
