bikinigirl
Well-Known Member
. apologies for the lateness everyone ... i have not had much time on-line (and that's likely to continue unfortunately) ... but i did write up something off-line - although it is getting a bit old now - if anyone is interested (regarding the focus groups):
OK, so I understand the discontent and concern about these focus groups but what exactly is the Club to do? They have held open forums before and hopefully they will continue to do so, but they can’t hold an open forum every time they want an opinion … at least they are trying to get some feedback.
There seems to be some concern that these random groups aren’t really random … but from what our mate told us they seem exactly that (he was only invited to one and attended) … and to be fair that is not a bad thing. If people are interested enough to attend then their opinions are valuable – it doesn’t matter if you are from the Yellow Army or post on here … in fact it may be better if you don’t.
I have been to four open fan forums (I don’t think there has been any more) … and that in itself is enough reason to look towards focus groups. Many people (myself included) are not comfortable speaking in front of a large group with a microphone … but in a small group, being asked specific questions people may be more likely to provide their views. Don’t forget Pokes also comes on here regularly asking for your opinions.
The open forums are typically dominated by people most comfortable in this environment and often, although they talk a lot, they don’t have a lot to say. So a lot of time is spent listening to self-proclaimed experts pursuing a particular issue or expressing a single view that may not be reflective of the masses. It actually discourages people from attending and/or expressing their own views … which makes it difficult for the Club to get real feedback.
By all means contact the Club and tell them what you think, their ‘lines are always open’. Hopefully they will continue with their open forums again as they have the last couple of years (EDIT: I believe the first one is scheduled for Monday week). But it is a difficult thing to get right.
OK, so I understand the discontent and concern about these focus groups but what exactly is the Club to do? They have held open forums before and hopefully they will continue to do so, but they can’t hold an open forum every time they want an opinion … at least they are trying to get some feedback.
There seems to be some concern that these random groups aren’t really random … but from what our mate told us they seem exactly that (he was only invited to one and attended) … and to be fair that is not a bad thing. If people are interested enough to attend then their opinions are valuable – it doesn’t matter if you are from the Yellow Army or post on here … in fact it may be better if you don’t.
I have been to four open fan forums (I don’t think there has been any more) … and that in itself is enough reason to look towards focus groups. Many people (myself included) are not comfortable speaking in front of a large group with a microphone … but in a small group, being asked specific questions people may be more likely to provide their views. Don’t forget Pokes also comes on here regularly asking for your opinions.
The open forums are typically dominated by people most comfortable in this environment and often, although they talk a lot, they don’t have a lot to say. So a lot of time is spent listening to self-proclaimed experts pursuing a particular issue or expressing a single view that may not be reflective of the masses. It actually discourages people from attending and/or expressing their own views … which makes it difficult for the Club to get real feedback.
By all means contact the Club and tell them what you think, their ‘lines are always open’. Hopefully they will continue with their open forums again as they have the last couple of years (EDIT: I believe the first one is scheduled for Monday week). But it is a difficult thing to get right.
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