Are Programmes a thing of the past?

Alfie Conn

Alfie Conn

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I notice Bristol City are only producing a digital version,at Morecambe I never saw one and the Burnley game because they produced a double header vs Rangers they scrapped it altogether and didn't even distribute a team sheet amongst supporters. Personally I like getting a memento of the occaision,but with covid and modern advances is the humble programme becoming a relic of the past along with matchday tickets?.
 
It is sad days,but programmes were once the font of all knowledge as their was
no internet
no local radio stations
no phone in shows, it was just sports report for just a few minutes
I think for the game at Bristol City it can be down loaded for free AFTER the game
A question for all the 1,200 Blackpool followers heading to Bristol
regarding match day tickets are they "REAL" proper tickets
 
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Seems to be going that way, what a shame. Having your ticket and programme are great to keep and look back on.

@infoman We have standard paper tickets from you guys. It isn’t an e-ticket if that’s what you’re asking. 👍
 
Looking that way. Nearly every Rugby league club have stopped doing them. Football could copy.
 
Seeing as I work in the print industry I’m really hoping not. Personally I think match day programmes will stay around but can see the quantities produced drastically dropping as clubs adjust their focus to digital media but still try to cater for the reduced demand for paper copies on match day. The flip side to that is shorter print runs will mean higher unit prices per programme unless the club has some kind of deal in place with its print partner.
 
I hope not, although the majority of today’s are all adverts. The ones from the past, with either 8 or 12 pages contained much more than the 96 page glossy ones of today. The teams, the League table, results to date, an advert for The Green and who’s on at The Grand is all you need. There’s some great history in the 1950s and 60s programmes.
 
You have to think it's ending really. I wonder if there is any opportunity for some more collaborative approach with an independent, simpler "fanzine" getting some input from the club, if you take my meaning. It is sad though, I've got boxes and boxes of programmes from 1987 through til around 2012/13. I must admit, aside from the return game one with Spearing on the cover, I've not started buying them again. Sign of the times.
 
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