I've lived a life based on how my parents have raised me and I'm not exaggerating.
That is....Treat people how you want to be treated.
I can understand that in business you do have strategies but seriously, the way we supporters have been treated in the past is abhorrent.
We've been lied to, kept in the dark, treated like we are dumb arses who's voices have been ignored since 05.
For a long time, WT supporters have felt alienated from their club.
However if you go and check out other clubs forums, what I've just said is what other supporters are saying about their clubs.
In an age where the NRL is contemplating further expansion, it's about time they listen to us, the ones who have just about seen it all.
Do we really want to experience another rally of angry South Sydney supporters who were threatened with extinction or a crumbling Leichhardt Oval, or another failed expansion to Adelaide or Perth without listening to fans.
I emailed WT last year and said that before memberships are due (season ticket holders) the club should send everyone a survey so they can make marketing decisions based on what the supporters want. They said it was a good idea and that was that.
From looking in from the outside it looks like Pascoe, Lee and co have good intentions but I wonder how many ridiculous and embarrassing decisions and stuff ups our club will make in 2024 based on ignorance, ill-informed information, arrogant and incompetent actions
You are very wise and I would have adopted your suggestion to reach out and connect with the fan base.
Even if the club wasn’t going to embrace any of the suggestions, people would have felt better for the attempted meaningful communication.
I don’t think the club or the game are very good at consolidating and growing fan bases. I spoke about it to our sgi buddies and they feel the same.
The nrl and clubs operate on assumptions that the game or the club is good, but don’t really explain why.
Our club asks for an emotional and financial investment without delivering. Again and again. They underestimate us.
The interesting thing about Benji is that he isn’t very bright and we are going to see a bit of accidental honesty and learn more about how he thinks of the game other than the carefully orchestrated Tim blah nonsense. That could be a nice change in the pr.
Per head of population, the game is far less popular than it used to be.
I gave up club communications when Tim appointed himself. At that point, I did not want to contribute directly to the joint.
Ask
@macnaz about the time they sold his members seating to make a few extra bucks. It’s cost them thousands. That illustrates your point.
These things you discuss, they are as important as the roster, maybe more so.
I said it before today, I still think we are the most interesting club around and for the most part, very switched-on fans. I guess we’d rather be dumb winners…!
