Welcome to the Maidstone United Virtual Stadium.
We’re delighted you’ve found us.
The Virtual Stadium is a growing community of members who have exclusive access
to exciting features:
Up to 49 chances to win
£1000! (Tell me more)
Each member is asked a simple multiple choice question when they
join and for each seat they purchase. All members over the age of 18 who answer
correctly are entered into the Grab A Grand draw every time we reach a Thousand-Seat
Milestone (i.e. 1000 seats sold, 2000 seats sold, 3000 seats sold, etc) right the
way up to stadium capacity (49600 seats). The prize is £1000 each draw. So if you
buy a seat in the first 1000 you will be entered into a maximum of 49 draws, if
your seat is in the range of 1001 to 2000 you have a maximum of 48 chances, if your
seat is in the range 2001 to 3000 you have a maximum of 47 chances, and so on. All
for your initial joining fee. Your payment is a 'one-off' - we won't be asking you
to renew each season, making the Virtual Stadium unbeatable value!
Access to exclusive features (Tell me more)
As a member you will be able to access features exclusive to
the Maidstone United Virtual Stadium. Currently these range from chat facilities
(and the ability to pose questions in online interviews), video highlights and the
ability to post messages of support, as well as games. We'll even be setting up
a live webcam feed from James Whatman Way when construction work gets underway on
the new stadium. This webcam footage will be exclusive
- you won't be able to view live online progress on construction on any other websites!
Grow your business (Tell me more)
As well as purchasing seats in the Virtual Stadium, you can also
choose to sponsor various areas, from the bars and pitchside advertising hoardings,
through to individual events, such as online interviews. As well as displaying your
company logo (and link to your site) on the relevant section of the Virtual Stadium,
all corporate sponsor logos will scroll on most pages of the site. We’re hoping
to generate a substantial amount of publicity for the Virtual Stadium (particularly
as it is a unique and novel concept). Feel free to check the ‘Hits Since Launch’
figure at the top of the front page to see how much internet traffic is passing
through - these are all users who could be seeing YOUR company logo and clicking
through to YOUR company website. When you’ve placed your logo, don’t forget to check
with customers how they found out about you so you can see just how successful the
Virtual Stadium is in driving customers to your site.
Be a part of internet history and show your support for an underdog (Tell me more)
We’re not aware of any fund-raising schemes quite like the Virtual
Stadium. We’re planning to keep the site live for a very long time indeed (at least
ten years) so your messages of support will be there for future generations of surfers
to see. Like a Blue Peter time capsule but more sophisticated we like to think.
Funds raised from seats and advertising sold in the Virtual Stadium will have a
DIRECT impact in building Maidstone United a ground back in Maidstone. From the
£6.99 on every seat sold:
- £1 will go into the 'Grab a Grand' prize pot drawn at every Thousand-Seat Milestone.
- 50p goes into the Referral prize pot for the top referrers (with 5% also being awarded
at random to one member who has made at least one referral).
- 49p will go to Google Checkout as commission (this 49p will go direct to the Ground
Fund instead if you pay by cheque or direct to us in cash - see the
FAQ page for instructions how to do this)
- £5 goes DIRECTLY to the The Bring The Stones Home Campaign.
This fund will be used to build the new stadium at James Whatman Way, Maidstone.
Buying a seat (Tell me more)
Decide where you want to sit, either by searching for a friend
in the crowd (the ‘Search Crowd’ link at the top of the page) or choosing any seat
block in the stadium image above. Then click on the seat to register. Put your payment
details into the ultra-secure Google Checkout and choose a message to display on
your seat. Then feel free to make yourself at home and browse the members-only features.
We’d be genuinely happy to hear any feedback you have (via the ‘Contact Us’ link
at the top of the page).
Corporate advertisers (Tell me more)
Click on the 'Corporate Sponsorship' boxes on the right hand
side of most pages. Fill in your details (including a message if you like) and one
of the Site Administrators will be in contact to discuss logo sizes and page to
link to. We will endeavour to have your company logo posted as soon as humanly possible.
We have a fixed price list for corporate sponsors but at the same time we need to
publicise and build a physical stadium. So if your company is engaged in construction
and stadium refurbishment or PR/Marketing and related industries (or even if you
are able to offer a prize we could offer in upcoming members competitions), we may
be able to offer you a discount in return. We're happy to talk through the options
with you.