Everton & Technology

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Years ago we used to send an app to any phone with Bluetooth turned on, and it had up to date stats on the players, as well as news and something on the opposition on any given day.

Bluetooth died though. But they've never replaced it with anything.
 

Just to compare which kind of new technologies would You like or dislike.

We have a brand new stadium at Ferencváros. Lots of technical enhancements and some folks like that, some folks don't they'd rather go back to old school 'football only' style.

We have the kind of fan card that You don't even have to buy a real ticket: buy it online and it goes to Your card. You can enter the stadium with that and with Your palm. It's the only stadium in Europe which works with a vein-scanner entry system: it guarantees that with Your card and Your ticket no one can enter just You. Now that's what folks don't like - I like it, fancy any kind of new technology. Basically You're walking around with Your own pin code in Your palms.

And there's cashless payment inside: put some money on Your fan card inside from the automates and You can buy food. Lines are shorter and faster, no money exchange.

And there's also a good wi-fi connection: it's not just for nerds @MoutsGoat . I use it to post to our forum at HTs so the folks who couldn't make it to the game could get a mini-report from the scene. So that's useful.

And a lot of LED TVs around a stadium showing the videos made by the club TV ( as EvertonTV). Interviews with players, short footages from trainings, training camp. It helps You to pass the time before the match.

Overall I like it very much: the stadium is beautiful, seats are very comfortable and these new technologies make things easier and faster around the stadium.


Shocked and stunned that Ferencvaros fans can read, never mind actually use an electronic device. Do you get a special Jobbik app that allows you to track down MTK fans and kick their heads in?
 
I subscribe to something called fcbusiness magazine.

It frequently outlines things clubs are doing commercially - a couple of recent examples with regards to technology;

Man City have launched 'Match Day Wear';



Man Utd and Southampton have something called Qjacker



There are lots more here

Other examples include WiFi installations so fans can be connected during games. Venue Check Ins (Adding a Like to their Facebook Page) that discount against something, so a check in 1 hour before kick off inside the stadium would give 15% off food and drink, or a discount against Merch post match.

I can't recall Everton featuring once.

Are the club missing a trick? Would you like to see some efforts from the club or should football just be football, without any technology...

no sh*t Sherlock
 

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