Post by iginla on Jan 15, 2018 18:15:56 GMT
I have just been passed a brown envelope containing the apparent transcript of a conversation between a young PR guy and a General Manager of an Ice Hockey Club. This conversation allegedly took place shortly after a bit of a PR gaff by the team who failed to acknowledge their large travelling support at the end of a game.
PR Guy – “Morning Sir Gary, can I have a few minutes of your time?”
GM –“What do you want now? Can’t you see I’m busy copying and pasting next week’s game reports for you! It seems I have to do everything round here. I’ve just told the fitness guy I don’t think he’s doing it right, so to have the day off and I’m going to run a Zumba class for the players instead. After that I’ve got a video call with the owner to explain that I seem to have to do everything around here and that the place would collapse without me. So what do you want?”
PR Guy –“Well the fans are going barmy because although lots of them spent lots of money supporting the team away in Belfast for two nights, the team couldn’t be arsed to even acknowledge them at the end of the game. Pretty bad form really – just like the on ice performances I guess.
I mean, even neutral fans and Belfast fans are saying how it was well out of order.
So I thought we should put out a statement and apologies for not acknowledging the fans at the end of the game”
GM-“Are you stupid or what, if we start acknowledging the fans, they will think they are actually important or that we care about them!! No, just do the silent thing like we normally do.”
PR Guy-“But this is really bad”
GM-“Okay, how about this, arrange to interview the captain, what’s his name Leigh or something like that, and get him to say something like the players heard a few fans and it was really good. That’ll do – but make sure you don’t apologies.
Now before you go I just want to run this past you, I’m going to do it anyway, but you may as well listen to me.
You know how some of the fans have been moaning that there aren’t enough toilets on match nights, well we could turn this into a new revenue stream, if you pardon the pun, I’m just too funny.
I’m going to turn one of the toilets into a VIP season ticket toilet area. For just £150 extra on the season ticket they will get FREE use of the VIP toilet on match nights, jumping all the queues. What do you think? the fans will love it.”
PR Guy – “Well it might work, what will you call it?”
GM-“The ‘Taking The P’ season ticket add-on. It won’t include Cup games of course, but ‘Taking the P’ season ticket holders will be able to pay on the night at cup games at reduced prices.”
Anyway, you go and get that video interview thing done, while I just go and have a word with the coach about how I love seeing the guys rush after the ball when they do that dumping chase thing.
By the way, did I ever mention to you I used to be big in local radio? You know the local community, local people, not that it was ever about them, it was just about me really – and don’t you ever forget it.”
HAHA that's very very funny,nice one. 😂😂😂
And if it wasn't absolutely 100% plausible it would be even funnier !