Post by: robgul on 04 August, 2022, 07:43:07 am
Have to say I thought the "on the field player microphones" were a bit unnecessary - but then some of the other hoopla was a bit annoying too (Yeah, i know they're trying to attract a new/wider/younger audience)
We're going to a match at Edgbaston at the end of August with two cricket-mad grandchildren.
Post by: Basil on 04 August, 2022, 11:10:20 am
We're going to a match atEdgbastonBalsall Heath at the end of August with two cricket-mad grandchildren.
FTFY
Post by: CAMRAMan on 04 August, 2022, 11:42:36 am
The demographic of the area changed over time until it was mainly populated by Bangladeshis & Pakistanis. Quite rightly, they didn't want prostitution to dominate their area, and about 25 years ago they openly and assertively challenged the girls and their punters on the streets until both decided to move their activities elsewhere.
Nowadays, Balsall Heath has shrunk as people there seem to call large parts of the area Moseley, which is a very trendy, bohemian district.
Post by: robgul on 04 August, 2022, 04:38:24 pm
We're going to a match atEdgbastonBalsall Heath at the end of August with two cricket-mad grandchildren.
FTFY
Yep - I should have said "The County Ground" for clarity ;D
Post by: toontra on 04 August, 2022, 04:56:54 pm
The on-field player interviews are just plain annoying, as are many of the other gimmicks that they deem necessary to make it entertaining ::-)
No doubt there will be some decent games but last night was not a good start.
Post by: CAMRAMan on 04 August, 2022, 05:11:43 pm
Post by: toontra on 04 August, 2022, 08:00:04 pm
So once again the BBC screws up sports events by thinking we'd rather hear people talking about sport than actually watching it - see Commonwealth Games, athletics coverage in general, etc
PS Also a better game ;D
Post by: robgul on 11 August, 2022, 06:03:53 pm
BUT, as I said before the on-field mike thing is annoying for me.
Post by: Russell on 11 August, 2022, 06:46:23 pm
Post by: robgul on 29 August, 2022, 07:58:00 am
BUT looking there's no doubt that it's a brilliant way to get youngsters interested in cricket and ensure the future of the game - the business plan, marketing, execution etc have been superb although unfortunate that it's sponsored in the main by junk food brands.
Post by: toontra on 29 August, 2022, 01:36:45 pm
Went to Edgbaston yesterday for the delayed Christmas treat for 2 grandchildren - they loved it, especially as the Manchester team won both matches and they live in Lancashire . . . but to me it was all a bit much with the relentless noise, a.k.a. music, and hoop-la.Well indeed. It kind of blows a hole in their claimed mission to turn kids on to cricket when you're simultaneously turning them on to junk food. I wonder what genius came up with that idea
BUT looking there's no doubt that it's a brilliant way to get youngsters interested in cricket and ensure the future of the game - the business plan, marketing, execution etc have been superb although unfortunate that it's sponsored in the main by junk food brands.
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Post by: robgul on 29 August, 2022, 07:31:35 pm
Went to Edgbaston yesterday for the delayed Christmas treat for 2 grandchildren - they loved it, especially as the Manchester team won both matches and they live in Lancashire . . . but to me it was all a bit much with the relentless noise, a.k.a. music, and hoop-la.Well indeed. It kind of blows a hole in their claimed mission to turn kids on to cricket when you're simultaneously turning them on to junk food. I wonder what genius came up with that idea
BUT looking there's no doubt that it's a brilliant way to get youngsters interested in cricket and ensure the future of the game - the business plan, marketing, execution etc have been superb although unfortunate that it's sponsored in the main by junk food brands.
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We did have a discussion in the car on the way home about potential sponsor companies - difficult to think of products/brands that would be willing to stump up the sort of money it needs with relevance to the business model/target audience.
In the past cricket has been sponsored by tobacco brands (John Player, Benson & Hedges), banks (NatWest), shaving products (Gillette), energy (Npower), financial services (Cheltenham & Gloucester Building Society, LV, Royal London) and currently car finance/supply Cazoo & Cinch . . . that's just the brands that spring to mind, there are doubtless others.
Suggestions on a postcard to the ECB!
Post by: Wowbagger on 28 August, 2023, 12:41:56 pm
When I was playing (thankfully, very briefly and I was never good enough - too much of a coward/sensible for front row play and not built for anything else) and keen on watching, rugby was a democratic game in which the crowd often invaded the pitch at the end of the match. On more than one occasion I can recall players being carried off on the shoulders of crowd members.
Come to think of it, I recall on my first visit to Lords that when Essex won (B & H Cup 1979) the crowd assembled in front of the pavilion to watch the presentation, and Keith Fletcher almost dropped the trophy's plinth off the balcony. That was expected. Is that the same now?
Post by: Peter on 28 August, 2023, 12:46:24 pm
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