Reds games going forward

After last Saturday's performance (see blogpost below), I've had some very constructive discussions with the event organisation. They do understand our concerns and have addressed almost all of them. The main outcomes are:

• Seating: last game we were sitting next to paying patrons, and away from the dancers. The reason was they couldn't reallocate tickets that already had been sold, as they decided to bring us down into the crowd only days before the game. From next game we will be amongst the dancers, so that problem is gone. I have verified the allocated seat numbers to check this is indeed the case.
• Dancers: have been instructed to really work with us, or else... I will also try to ask them to stand up when they join us. Anyway it will be much easier for me to engage them if they're amongst us.
• Calls: (I think this is the most important point) Last game we played the 'we-are-red' call to death. We have now agreed that instead of giving me instructions on what to play, I will just get cues to play and stop. What we play will be up to me! That way I can interact with the audience much better, as in my position I have a good feel of what works and what doesn't. So expect more interesting rhythms, and way less 'we-are-red'. I also have been working on a new we-are-red call that I think you and the crowd will enjoy.
• Unfortunately, we still won't play after a try or successful conversion. Advertising is money in the bank. I see this as a bit silly, but not an obstacle for a great night for us. The crowd might disagree though.

So, reading back my observations on last game, I believe our key concerns have been addressed. I therefore hope and ask you all to give this another shot please this Saturday. We'll still need another 3 or 4 people to confirm. After that, we'll have a break of about 3 weeks.