Spud Bros Boycott

May already have been mentioned but some story doing the rounds that Will Smith is wanting them to open a shop in America and trying to push one of the sauces into mainstream shops like a Levi roots idea. Some American Billionaire also sniffing around taking them over, PNE that is. Probably all bollox mind
 
Hankey2009 said:
May already have been mentioned but some story doing the rounds that Will Smith is wanting them to open a shop in America and trying to push one of the sauces into mainstream shops like a Levi roots idea. Some American Billionaire also sniffing around taking them over, PNE that is. Probably all bollox mind
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It must be tricky to turn a fad into a long term sustainable business.

I do think that if their social media influence is that wide (I'd never heard of them, but why would I?) there are an awful lot of one time purchasers out there; to do it for the insta etc.

But there mustbe a point when people think £7k for a potato - jeez!

If It wasn't for their association with the Nobbers, I'm pretty sure I'd wish them well but it's hard to do nectar they are!

It's a very strange world we live in for sure.

Jacket potato takes the internet by storm 😕
 
My son showed me there social media and they did have Will Smith on there with them. I hope there isn't any truth in the rumours. We've seen with Wrexham once the yanks get involved with these smaller teams they can gather up a head of steam.
 
TinyTractor has been an avid follower of theirs since they first started live-streaming a couple of years ago. Have to admit, I thought it was a fad and would fade away, but all credit to them, they have milked it and are continuing to do so. Whatever anyone says, the disparaging comments about them are borne out of jealousy.
Having said that, while I despise PNE, football rivalry is just that. I don't have a problem going to Preston for shopping etc, and we regularly visited SpudBros and queued for a jacket potato. The food is very good quality, genuinely better than any other jacket potato vendor we've tried - and due to the fad, we've tried a lot. The queuing and stuff is all part of the "experience" which is greater than the sum of the parts. However, the tie-in with PNE is a game-changer for us. We don't want to queue for ages to visit somewhere emblazoned with PNE branding or staff in PNE shirts. And I'll hazard that we aren't the only ones. People travel from all over the place to visit them, but the thought of putting money indirectly into PNE will put lots of people off, especially those from other areas of the north-west. And having PNE rammed in your face may well put off people who aren't interested in football either. So no more SpudBros trips for us.
 
Tangerine Tractor said:
TinyTractor has been an avid follower of theirs since they first started live-streaming a couple of years ago. Have to admit, I thought it was a fad and would fade away, but all credit to them, they have milked it and are continuing to do so. Whatever anyone says, the disparaging comments about them are borne out of jealousy.
Having said that, while I despise PNE, football rivalry is just that. I don't have a problem going to Preston for shopping etc, and we regularly visited SpudBros and queued for a jacket potato. The food is very good quality, genuinely better than any other jacket potato vendor we've tried - and due to the fad, we've tried a lot. The queuing and stuff is all part of the "experience" which is greater than the sum of the parts. However, the tie-in with PNE is a game-changer for us. We don't want to queue for ages to visit somewhere emblazoned with PNE branding or staff in PNE shirts. And I'll hazard that we aren't the only ones. People travel from all over the place to visit them, but the thought of putting money indirectly into PNE will put lots of people off, especially those from other areas of the north-west. And having PNE rammed in your face may well put off people who aren't interested in football either. So no more SpudBros trips for us.
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Queueing part of the 'experience'...

Maybe someone should bring back rationing.
 
It's all just smoke and mirrors.

They have around 4m people following them on TikTok and they aren't even in the top 100 in the UK....never mind the World
There's a guy who picks up interesting sticks........STICKS......Bits of wood off the floor.......and he's got 8.5m followers.....

In a few months, when every 12 year old has seen 5000 servings of Cheesey Beans on livestream.....They will move on to the next 'big' thing
It's not like they can sell online.....unless you count a few thousand kids getting their mum to buy a PNE shirt because it says 'Spud Bros'
I cant see PNE making any 'real' money off this, just a bit of promotion on a platform where the average age is 12.....and sticks are interesting
 
Wizaard said:
Queueing part of the 'experience'...

Maybe someone should bring back rationing.
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It's perhaps a microcosm of society. People are uncomfortable with or even fear things they aren't familiar with or don't understand, and then resort to mockery, bias, bigotry, discrimination, violence. May sound a bit over the top, but fundamentally it's the same thing. All part of the human psyche. We are predispositioned to be wary of the unknown.
 
Another reason why our teens and 20s are either depressed or turning to prostitution on Only Fans.

I met a woman at a gym yesterday who is a personal trainer but making more money posting videos of her feet online. One bloke sends her £500 a month to do one 5 min video a week where she steps into something he requests her to do.

She has to do 2 days of work at the gym to earn that.....
 
So Spud Bros will be taking over shirt sponsorship from Par Group and appear after them on the list of shirt Sponsors on the PNE Wikipedia page list of shirt sponsors

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I always said they were below Par
 
I will be there and as petty as it is, I'm not paying for something that then fund's the nobber's- just can't do it.
Wish them all the best within Preston though
 
B_Side_The_C_Side said:
It's all just smoke and mirrors.

They have around 4m people following them on TikTok and they aren't even in the top 100 in the UK....never mind the World
There's a guy who picks up interesting sticks........STICKS......Bits of wood off the floor.......and he's got 8.5m followers.....

In a few months, when every 12 year old has seen 5000 servings of Cheesey Beans on livestream.....They will move on to the next 'big' thing
It's not like they can sell online.....unless you count a few thousand kids getting their mum to buy a PNE shirt because it says 'Spud Bros'
I cant see PNE making any 'real' money off this, just a bit of promotion on a platform where the average age is 12.....and sticks are interesting
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Says they have a shop in London and one about to open in Amsterdam on their socials.
I'm not sure it's about making money off them selling spuds, it's about getting the name out on all the platforms around the world which is a problem. I've said it elsewhere I do worry that the coverage could work in their favour.
If only in our town we had something individual and exciting to create a partnership with. I don't know maybe a World famous tower or pleasure beach. Simon should be looking into a collab right now.
 
Chunkylad said:
Another reason why our teens and 20s are either depressed or turning to prostitution on Only Fans.

I met a woman at a gym yesterday who is a personal trainer but making more money posting videos of her feet online. One bloke sends her £500 a month to do one 5 min video a week where she steps into something he requests her to do.

She has to do 2 days of work at the gym to earn that.....
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Just when you think you've heard it all. That said, I've just taken my slippers off & contemplating a change of career.
 
Willie Mcgrotty said:
Just when you think you've heard it all. That said, I've just taken my slippers off & contemplating a change of career.
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Reminds me of this Girl i knew in the noughties, She would talk dirty over the telephone 1 old guy in particular would ask her to stand outside her house topless waving at passing cars.
 
PNENIL said:
We've had 2 weeks of being told how big they are and a social media sensation followed by now whinging everywhere that they've lost 12 grand in a night. Can't have it both ways. They shouldn't have been allowed in Lytham with that sh1te plastered on the front.
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Anyone who is a savvy businessman would not have a football crest on the front of their wagon. Instantly alienates a huge amount of potential customers. I'd sooner eat a rancid sausage covered with overcooked onions on a stale roll from another stall than eat one of these.
 
McG_BFC said:
Anyone who is a savvy businessman would not have a football crest on the front of their wagon. Instantly alienates a huge amount of potential customers. I'd sooner eat a rancid sausage covered with overcooked onions on a stale roll from another stall than eat one of these.
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Depends what side of the fence you are on though doesn’t it?
If they were big Blackpool fans and Blackpool based no one would take issue with it. Or would you think they better not sponsor us incase Preston fans don’t like it?
 
McG_BFC said:
Anyone who is a savvy businessman would not have a football crest on the front of their wagon. Instantly alienates a huge amount of potential customers. I'd sooner eat a rancid sausage covered with overcooked onions on a stale roll from another stall than eat one of these.
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Completely agree. However, they do "wrap" their van thing for various events, and the PNE branding will only be temporary. I'm sure their bubble will burst sooner or later, so fair play to them for milking it while they can. I think they underestimate the tribality of football fans though, they clearly thought that linking to their local club is a positive thing, but haven't appreciated how many people from surrounding areas will now be dissuaded. I also don't think they realise that many people simply don't like football (unbelievable but true) and will be put off simply because of that. They already park up at Deepdale on matchdays and are busy. I don't see how this get them significantly more revenue, it just gets them a heap load of publicity. Whether that works for them only time will tell.
 
Pretty sure the branding was removed for last night but I didn't go near it for a close check. Had some Chips and Curry sauce which didn't agree with so probably would have been better having a spud.
 
Tangerine Tractor said:
Completely agree. However, they do "wrap" their van thing for various events, and the PNE branding will only be temporary. I'm sure their bubble will burst sooner or later, so fair play to them for milking it while they can. I think they underestimate the tribality of football fans though, they clearly thought that linking to their local club is a positive thing, but haven't appreciated how many people from surrounding areas will now be dissuaded. I also don't think they realise that many people simply don't like football (unbelievable but true) and will be put off simply because of that. They already park up at Deepdale on matchdays and are busy. I don't see how this get them significantly more revenue, it just gets them a heap load of publicity. Whether that works for them only time will tell.
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Partly agree that this has all the hallmarks of an internet driven fad. And locally they are out of favour with anyone who follows a local side other than the nobbers.

However, I doubt they are as focussed on the 'home' market now they have a foothold and getting traction in that there London. The aim is obviously franchising the thing out. I can see them doing well in London, or at least they have the possibility right now to do so. Half a dozen set up down there could be achieved pretty quickly for high profile, and get 1 in a couple of major cities, to keep the profile up. Whoever is working some of their social media seems to be on point - though Will Smith would turn up to the opening of an envelope to try and get his profile up again.

Putting the Nob End thing aside it's a potential Spud-u-like for the Insta generation. They could do well, or they could be back to Preston flag market in 12 months. Their big problem is that James Martin partnered up with Albert Bartlett (potato growers) to relaunch Spudulike with 'by James Martin' on the end. Far as I know that isn't doing so great - in fact it might even be on it's ars* and closed?
 
Is that a parody account? It's got to be a comedian pretending to be a thick northerner who's over done the gear?
 
Hevster said:
Partly agree that this has all the hallmarks of an internet driven fad. And locally they are out of favour with anyone who follows a local side other than the nobbers.

However, I doubt they are as focussed on the 'home' market now they have a foothold and getting traction in that there London. The aim is obviously franchising the thing out. I can see them doing well in London, or at least they have the possibility right now to do so. Half a dozen set up down there could be achieved pretty quickly for high profile, and get 1 in a couple of major cities, to keep the profile up.
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Yep, just like Binley Mega Chippy planned to.

The fad will be over by Christmas.

I dearly hope that they have spread the sponsorship invoices out over 12 months. I'd love to see Hemmings face when their payments dry up before the end of the season.
 
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