The Falkirk FC Thread

[Shodwall cat]

2 hours ago, 18BAIRN76 said:

I don’t necessarily disagree with the logic of this, but I also feel it’s a semi-decent chance to progress and make a bit more money with a decent tie. It’s also versus Dundee. f**k Dundee. 

I don't think we're losing much starting the likes of lawal though anyway might even find we're better.

[Bairns1994]

47 minutes ago, Russ said:

Got to say the ‘scum’ patter when talking about Dunfermline is a huge riddy and massively small time.

It sticks us on the same level as the Dunfermline fans who wear the 'FCK FFC' t-shirts. Shite, wee boy patter.

[Zbairn]

1 hour ago, Back Post Misses said:

It maybe for you but 100% the ONLY time I ever look at the website is looking at the fixtures and planning to attend games. All other club info I pick up from the various SM feeds. I concede and agree it should be accurate but I think you will find website traffic is SM driven. The analytics I would guess would confirm this. 

It doesnt matter what you personally look at or if the analytics suggest otherwise or not. The website is the public face of the club and should be updated and accurate at all times. Full stop !

It's been a mess for ages and its still a mess.

[Dawson Park Boy]

1 hour ago, Back Post Misses said:

It maybe for you but 100% the ONLY time I ever look at the website is looking at the fixtures and planning to attend games. All other club info I pick up from the various SM feeds. I concede and agree it should be accurate but I think you will find website traffic is SM driven. The analytics I would guess would confirm this. 

I look at other teams websites to check on their squads.

Usually they are bang up to date.

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

1 hour ago, Back Post Misses said:

It maybe for you but 100% the ONLY time I ever look at the website is looking at the fixtures and planning to attend games. All other club info I pick up from the various SM feeds. I concede and agree it should be accurate but I think you will find website traffic is SM driven. The analytics I would guess would confirm this. 

Is it not a case in point that you look at the fixture list when you’re planning to attend when there are fixtures missing such as tomorrow night vs Dundee? 
 

[Guest]

Just now, Dawson Park Boy said:

I look at other teams websites to check on their squads.

Usually they are bang up to date.

First of all I said it should be up to date. But you miss my point. Website traffic is driven via SM and that’s where most people get their info from 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Caractacus Potts said:

Is it not a case in point that you look at the fixture list when you’re planning to attend when there are fixtures missing such as tomorrow night vs Dundee? 
 

No. As I live down south I tend to plan my trips in advance 

[Dawson Park Boy]

2 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

First of all I said it should be up to date. But you miss my point. Website traffic is driven via SM and that’s where most people get their info from 

Okay. Hopefully someone will address the issue.

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, Zbairn said:

It doesnt matter what you personally look at or if the analytics suggest otherwise or not. The website is the public face of the club and should be updated and accurate at all times. Full stop !

It's been a mess for ages and its still a mess.

FFS sake I agree it should be updated. My point is that the younger generation tend to get their info differently. SM drives content 

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

10 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

No. As I live down south I tend to plan my trips in advance 

Why look at the website then!? 

[LatapyBairn.]

Agree with BPM most people online go straight to social media nowadays for information however the website does need to be up to date and accurate. It is an issue the club need to address all be it a very very minor one. 

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

Just now, LatapyBairn. said:

Agree with BPM most people online go straight to social media nowadays for information however the website does need to be up to date and accurate. It is an issue the club need to address all be it a very very minor one. 

I disagree with that regarding information as if you want to find out information social media is harder to access it as you have to scroll through a lot of irrelevant posts. The website should be the best source for information with news, fixtures, tickets etc

Also a sizeable amount of the fan base  won’t be on social media. 

[LatapyBairn.]

10 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:

I disagree with that regarding information as if you want to find out information social media is harder to access it as you have to scroll through a lot of irrelevant posts. The website should be the best source for information with news, fixtures, tickets etc

Also a sizeable amount of the fan base  won’t be on social media. 

I’ll take your word for it, I’m no marketing expert but as previously suggested I’d also have presumed the analytics would point to social media as being frequented far more regularly as a source of information than official websites. 

Edited August 29, 2022 by LatapyBairn.

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

5 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said:

I’ll take your word for it, I’m no marketing expert but as previously suggested I’d also have presumed the analytics would point to social media as being frequented far more regularly as a source of information than official websites. 

I couldn’t tell you the first thing about analytics so not sure if it can say to what purpose social media is frequented. I just know that for myself personally and others I know that if there is specific information I want to know then I’d look at the website first. 

Edited August 29, 2022 by Caractacus Potts

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:

I disagree with that regarding information as if you want to find out information social media is harder to access it as you have to scroll through a lot of irrelevant posts. The website should be the best source for information with news, fixtures, tickets etc

Also a sizeable amount of the fan base  won’t be on social media. 

Completely missed my point. 

The website should be 100% accurate and better than it is if info is missing or incorrect.

My point is that the SM channels drive people to the content. That is where I would suggest most fans get their info from. I would think most people are on SM of some sort if they are visiting websites. I know a little about analytics and you can see very clearly how your website traffic is driven 

Edited August 29, 2022 by Back Post Misses

[Zbairn]

9 minutes ago, LatapyBairn. said:

I’ll take your word for it, I’m no marketing expert but as previously suggested I’d also have presumed the analytics would point to social media as being frequented far more regularly as a source of information than official websites. 

The problem is that the club wants you to go to the website, whether it’s to buy tickets, hospitality or merchandise. If you are going to put out info on the public domain, the least it should be is up to date and accurate. Just about every page has an issue …I couldn’t buy a ticket last week, matches missing, player profiles wrong, contact people wrong, 1876 club not updated since April. It’s a disaster which reflects badly on the club and our main sponsor.

Edited August 29, 2022 by Zbairn

[LatapyBairn.]

3 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said:

I couldn’t tell you the first thing about analytics so not sure if it can say to what purpose social media is frequented. I just know that for myself personally and others I know that if there is specific information I want to know then I’d look at the website first. 

That may be the case for you personally but doubt it’s the case in a broader sense, for me I can’t remember the last time I looked at the club website. 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Zbairn said:

The problem is that the club wants you to go to the website, whether it’s to buy tickets, hospitality or merchandise. If you are going to put out info on the public domain, the least it should be is up to date and accurate. Just about every page has an issue …I couldn’t buy a ticket last week, matches missing, player profiles wrong, contact people wrong, 1876 club not updated since April. It’s a disaster which reflects badly on the club and our main sponsor.

Don’t think anyone is disagreeing with the fact that the website content should be improved. My point is that I am not convinced that as many fans as you think rely on it. That is not an excuse for it to be poorly maintained though

[Guest Caractacus Potts]

2 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said:

Completely missed my point. 

The website should be 100% accurate and better than it is if info is missing or incorrect.

My point is that the SM channels drive people to the content. That is where I would suggest most fans get their info from. I would think most people are on SM of some sort if they are visiting websites. 

I get your point as agree the website should be accurate. 

Also not disagreeing that SM channels do drive people to content but the point I’m making is that not everyone sees every post by the club and not everyone is on social media. I know plenty who don’t use Twitter or Facebook and some of those who have an account rarely go on it. 

If I want information I go to the website first as do others I know. You don’t want to trawl through posts of stuff to find the information you need, you go straight to the website. 

[Rocco]

Can we get back to talking about the football please. 
 

Back to the match on Saturday. I spent the whole of half time in a queue that when I joined at the half time whistle had no more than 15 people in it. It’s a shambles and needs sorted!