dumbarton Fc

The club surely has a sway on what happens inside their own ground...

Confiscating the drum was absolutely tragic stuff. Embarrassing. Do the club not want young fans? Or anyone to actually enjoy attending a game?

Fair enough, I dont really pay much attention to twitter other than to keep up with the sons match updates. In my personal experience the few times I've been I've always found it to be a more fan friendly experience, its not a patch on a game of football though. Maybe thats a distorted perspective because I pay much more attention to whats going on at the sons than what happens there. They must be doing something right because crowds have been on the rise. I'll be looking to get an ST again next season for sons, hopefully prices will remain at the same level and some of the petty things happening around the stadium will fall away.

It has to be said that Clan have had an excellent surge in support over the last few years possibly because they are doing exactly what the sons arent... Engaging well with supporters and offering a good match day experience at a much more reasonable price. Granted they have a much bigger catchment area to draw from and are in a bit of a previously untapped market.

Dumbarton need to seriously consider how they engage with fans. In my own recent experiences they have been far from helpful. Of particular note, the season before last when I still had a season ticket and one of the all ticket games were coming up I contacted the club to ask if they would be able to hold my ticket for me as I wouldn't be able to collect until the day of the game (I work down south), after ignoring my first couple of attempts to ask on twitter I got an answer by email basically saying no before relenting after further correspondence. I think last season ST holder may have been allowed to pick up before 12 on the day though? It was more the attitude that annoyed me. Not long after that I inquired about booking hospitality for one of the home games against Rangers (My dad is a Rangers fan it was for his 50th...) They ignored my email for a couple of months until not long before the game when I assume they realized they still had space to fill and decided now they would indeed like my money. Needless to say I didn't take them up on the offer and just watched from my normal season ticket seat, beside some Rangers fan who was explaining to me how the sash isn't sectarian. The above coupled with the attitude you regularly receive off the car park stewards and the increase in walk up prices (I only go walk up just now due to work) makes for a pretty poor match day experience on offer just now. Although playing wise I'm still content even though its been a slow start, missed a lot of though so far so maybe thats why ...

Good to see we got 2 draws. That mean we get double the money?