Renewing your membership????

[Suitman]

Don't worry Suity we will get you around to being a membership snob soon enough.

Maybe, but not of any fricking AFL Club!! :lol:

Suity

 

[MarkInTheStands]

Maybe, but not of any fricking AFL Club!! :lol:

Suity

We're a happy team at Hawthorn
We're the Mighty Fighting Hawks.
We love our Club, and we play to win,
Riding the bumps with a grin (at Hawthorn).
Come what may, you'll find us striving
Team work is the thing that talks,
One for all and all for one
Is the way we play at Hawthorn.
We are the Mighty Fighting Hawks

Clicky

 

[MarkInTheStands]

BTW my $75 dollar Fanatics membership at Hawthorn, got me far better stuff then my $300 membership at the Eels in terms of Merchandise. A Travel mug, a Scarf with the Years of membership on it, new letters, announcements and regional invites to games / events for Sydney Siders. Seriously good value, would have been even better if I had been in Sydney when we played the Swans.

 

[parra pete]

I was a card carrying member for ten years..before last season when I did not renew. I have followed and supported the Parra Club since 1960...my 50 years has just been completed.
I can't get to games living in the bush..the $70 for voting rights is exhorbitant..that's why I didn't/ haven't rejoined.
I prefer to support my local Club (of which I am a Life Member), financially

 

[Suitman]

I was a card carrying member for ten years..before last season when I did not renew. I have followed and supported the Parra Club since 1960...my 50 years has just been completed.
I can't get to games living in the bush..the $70 for voting rights is exhorbitant..that's why I didn't/ haven't rejoined.
I prefer to support my local Club (of which I am a Life Member), financially

Fair enough then pete.

Suity

 

[born an eel]

for those that never got anything from the $70 they outlaid, would you miss the eels if they were no longer around or you be just as happy to support a combined western sydney team.

Ask yourself again did you get nothing out of it or a you proud to have done your bit to help with the long term viability of a great club. Did they supply you with hours of entertainment even if it was just watching it on TV.

Would you miss them if they were no longer around?

 

[Eels Dude]

for those that never got anything from the $70 they outlaid, would you miss the eels if they were no longer around or you be just as happy to support a combined western sydney team.

Ask yourself again did you get nothing out of it or a you proud to have done your bit to help with the long term viability of a great club. Did they supply you with hours of entertainment even if it was just watching it on TV.

Would you miss them if they were no longer around?

I'd be interested to know how much memberships actually help the club. I bought a ticketed membership 7 weeks out from the end of the season. Cost 41 bucks for entry into our 3 remaining home games, the two away games at ANZ, blue blood supporters pack... plus I saved friends cash by purchasing discounted tickets for them. I'd have spent a lot more on the club had I not signed up as a member, probably 4 times as much as I'd have gone to those games anyway.

But then again next year, I don't think anyone should be obligated to pay 70 dollars just to be called a 'member' when they contribute to the club financially in other ways. The main thing for me would be voting rights but then I believe you have to be a member for 3 consecutive years to have that right.

I don't know about this membership drive being the "way of the future" thing. We'll never top the AFL's membership list which is up there around 50 something thousand for the top clubs. We certainly won't get it playing out of suburban grounds with capacities of 20,000 or even less in some cases. If people are thinking finances membership offers very little and it's only going to be the diehards or the wealthy who are going to bother. Every little bit helps obviously, but they're only going to do so much for the survival of clubs.

 

[MarkInTheStands]

FYI,

Memberships for the $70 go directly into the clubs coffers except for the cost of materials.

Ticketed membership, As above, but what is left is a toss up. The first 6500 memberships of so go to paying our stadium costs for the year, so the rest of the memberships plus walk ups and corporates are cream. (Direct to the Coffers)

ANZ Stadium ticket, Parramatta gets $100,000 a game playing their (as the home side) plus a profit share ? (well the Dogs and the Rabbits do after 25,000 people)

Merch. The Club makes the retail cut when it sells it, plus what we get back from the NRL (who licence and hence make all the $$$ out of it) as part of our yearly grant. All Merch $$ are distributed equally.

 

[big boppa eel]

Will be renewing by Blue Blood membership.

 

[fish eel]

Which is exactly the reason why I asked Gazza the question Mark.In reality, if a member refuses to renew due to making a protest vote against the admisistration, that is their perogative and on that stance, my view has NOT changed. If that is the choice they make, that is THEIR decision. I have, and I repeat, absolutely no problem with that.

My view is that to make a protest vote though, aren't we better off remaining members (still assisting the club financially) and voting instead?
Then at least you know that your vote/stance counts?
Whether having that vote is worth $70 though is open to conjecture by each individual.

Suity

I agree, it is their perogative to not renew as a protest. It's their choice. Each to their own.

I think though, that not renewing as some type of protest is really doing nothing at all other than taking away ones voice.

The best form of protest is keeping ones voice and using it for change at the ballot box.

Otherwise, the reality is you're just becoming a bit irrelevant throwing stones from outside

 

[Suitman]

I agree, it is their perogative to not renew as a protest. It's their choice. Each to their own.

I think though, that not renewing as some type of protest is really doing nothing at all other than taking away ones voice.

The best form of protest is keeping ones voice and using it for change at the ballot box.

Otherwise, the reality is you're just becoming a bit irrelevant throwing stones from outside

Completely agree, but as I have stated earlier, it is everyone's perogative to take whatever action they wish to make their own personal stance against the running of the club.
I respect if others choose to do otherwise. I just don't see how ultimately, that helps the club. Just mo.


Suity

 

[eels bloke]

I'm renewing no risk at all...... Agree with born an eels post. Not to sure what's ahead for the game but it would be a very sad day if we were no longer able to be a stand alone club called the Parramatta Eels and getting to see the blue and gold colours play at least 24 weekends every year. Every little bit helps.

Mark in The Stands you say that the NRL get the $$$ on merchandise sales.... It does say on licensed merchandise that when you buy said item some of the money goes towards supporting your team. Do you know if it goes directly to said team? You said something along the lines of it gets shared out evenly between all clubs.
For example, if I buy a pair of eels footy shorts with that tag saying it helps your team, is it shared out between all the NRL franchises or just the Eels.

 

[fish eel]

Completely agree, but as I have stated earlier, it is everyone's perogative to take whatever action they wish to make their own personal stance against the running of the club.
I respect if others choose to do otherwise. I just don't see how ultimately, that helps the club. Just mo.


Suity

Yep, just disenfranchising yourself isnt something I would do, no understand. But each to their own.

 

[Suitman]

Yep, just disenfranchising yourself isnt something I would do, no understand. But each to their own.

Same here, but I respect that some choose to do it that way.
FMD, I'm starting to sound like Bart. :lol:

Suity

 

[IFR33K]

As I said before, I will definitely be renewing my tickets. I dont think there would be anything worse for me then my beloved parra eels team merging.

Maybe the board/ceo will have to look at dropping the price of memberships, because its looks inevitable that numbers are going to drop.

Or better still, maybe the players can work overtime in trying to help sign new members, to make up for their poor performances on the footy field.

 

[strider]

I agree, it is their perogative to not renew as a protest. It's their choice. Each to their own.

I think though, that not renewing as some type of protest is really doing nothing at all other than taking away ones voice.

The best form of protest is keeping ones voice and using it for change at the ballot box.

Otherwise, the reality is you're just becoming a bit irrelevant throwing stones from outside

Completely agree, but as I have stated earlier, it is everyone's perogative to take whatever action they wish to make their own personal stance against the running of the club.
I respect if others choose to do otherwise. I just don't see how ultimately, that helps the club. Just mo.


Suity

Yep, just disenfranchising yourself isnt something I would do, no understand. But each to their own.

Same here, but I respect that some choose to do it that way.
FMD, I'm starting to sound like Bart. :lol:

Suity

i'm a bit unsure .... are you guys in agreement on this or not? :-k

 

[fish eel]

I think Suity is sounding like Bart.

 

[Parramatta1947]

Put it this way - if Fitzy was in charge, would Ray be criticsing the signings of Webb and Maitua?

No. Forget the personal agendas and make up your own mind.

 

[Suitman]

I think Suity is sounding like Bart.

Scary thing is, I agree.

Suity

 

[ParraAds]

Put it this way - if Fitzy was in charge, would Ray be criticsing the signings of Webb and Maitua?

No. Forget the personal agendas and make up your own mind.

You sure about that?

Hadley was critical of many things Fitzgerald did, especially the long term signing of Brian Smith as coach.

It is possible that the club is a basket case and that Hadley is spot on.