Membership of Junior Reds/Addicks

Yorkshire_Addick said:

You’re a helpful bunch on here - I’ve had more interactions and useful comments in 12 hours on here than in 2 months trying to contact the club!! Thank you all

By the sounds of it, I can call off chasing the welcome pack. As someone commented, I found the value in the membership was the end of season session on the pitch which was an amazing experience!

I’ll carry on pursuing the away day matchday mascot - we’re off to Ewood Park first weekend in January so can’t imagine too many under 16s making the journey up the M6 so might have a chance (if someone checks the email inboxes at the club that is)!!!

Thanks again all

My girl was a mascot at Exeter away through JR.  The club contacted me to say she had won a draw to be selected. 

I assume that there simply were not many other U11s going to the game so a limited number of kids to draw from (we had already bought our tickets). 

Exeter treated her so well they are now definitely my second favourite team and I look out for their results.

Ultimately the £40 is good value for me even if my kids only did the end of season training in the pitch.

We went to the Xmas party yesterday, at 10 my girl is a bit on the old side for much of it but they do a great job entertaining the little ones and had a Santa's grotto and face painting as well as activities and a great compare who didn't stop for 2 hours.  

Most of the players came along (just the injured, u21 squad and NJ missing) and they give out an A4 card with the players pictures for you to get signed (or you can bring your own stuff instead of course).  That was what my girl was wanting to do and she talked and smiled with them on her way round despite being overawed as they are "stars" and she is just a fan.

CAST have been consistently encouraging the club to be more transparent and reliable in communications with fans and to use named contacts. They are heeding this though it is very disappointing to read that fans haven’t received specific responses. If you aren’t getting anywhere, please do contact secretary@castrust.org and we’ll help where we can, yes, even you @DOUCHER,

We were advised of Izzy’s change of role and that a new SLO was recently appointed and undergoing training ahead of being introduced to fans. It’s good that the EFL info has been updated, and pleased to see a named email address. It should of course also be updated across club channels. 

My two grandaughters in that video, they had a great time. So did I.

shine166 said:

Just been looking at a membership for junior, is it really worth the £50 fee ? I thought these kind of things used to be free, to get the kids 8n the system. Bizarrely it had 'Phased' pricing, with the cheaper price only lasted 5 days back in May. 

It does feel a bit steep at that price but it depends on whether you can make it to all the events they put on, from memory there are a couple of parties where the players come along and sign stuff (good for young kids cause they play things like musical statues and when the kids are 10-11 they are a bit passed that!).

 They walk round the pitch before a game (12September), and they play on the pitch end of season (for me that is pretty much worth the £59 on its own). 

They also get out in a draw to be a mascot (for free).  My boy was a mascot that way and my girl was a mascot twice that way (once home, once away).  That is just luck but made it amazing value.