Renewing your membership????

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Might be moving to the country for a while next year, but I think Ill still renew.

 

[bartman]

I'll wait till next year to decide if I become a ticketed member, non ticketed membership will be considered if they drop the price a bit, 75 bucks or whatever is way too expensive for what you get out of it. Issues with the board, coach bla bla bla will not affect my decision.

Yeah, it will be a financial decision for me too. I have to do the maths to see if I'm still getting enough use out of my season ticket these days, to see whether I back up for the 26th season.

It just comes down to working out how many games I manage to get to, and checking that the STH Membership is better financial value than just purchasing tickets for those matches straight up.

Non-ticketed membership I don't think would be an option for me - $70 for some cheapo largely unwanted merchandise? When that equivalent membership used to cost $15 five years ago, and $25 in 2009.

 

[parra-matters]

i'll be renewing my blue blood. blue and gold til i die!

 

[fish eel]

Yeah, it will be a financial decision for me too. I have to do the maths to see if I'm still getting enough use out of my season ticket these days, to see whether I back up for the 26th season.

It just comes down to working out how many games I manage to get to, and checking that the STH Membership is better financial value than just purchasing tickets for those matches straight up.

Non-ticketed membership I don't think would be an option for me - $70 for some cheapo largely unwanted merchandise? When that equivalent membership used to cost $15 five years ago, and $25 in 2009.

I thought non ticketed membership was about more than what you got, that it was about membership if the club, ensuring you have a voice and say and ultimately a vote?

 

[mickdo]

Once again, it was a disgraceful piece of journalism.

Roy Hardley and journalism should never be placed together in the same post. Wash your keyboard out!

I'll be renewing. Even though I only end up being able to get to about half the games each year (damn you work! ), it's easily worth it. Besides, we seem to go great one year then totally crap the next... so next year should be a blinder, right? ;-):lol:

 

[PJ Marshal]

This will be my 15th year as a Season Ticket holder, yes I will be back, actually I will be renewing as soon as possible. But I am still of the opinion we will get quite a large dip in membership numbers.

it will be my 16th year as a member this year

 

[Gronk]

In 2006 they gave us a sterling silver eels key ring with "20 year Season Ticket Holder" on the flipside.

Year 25 for me next year. Not expecting any gifts, in fact please don;t give me another cap or stupid cold pack. A decent half back will do and a ground announcer that reads the team list, looks after the odd sponsor and otherwise will STFU.

 

[PJ Marshal]

your asking for way too much gronk , you should just settle with a lanyard , you can keep a trading card of a decent halfback in it

 

[Jodeci]

At the end of the day becoming a season ticket holder is not about the board, the coaching staff, or really about the current team. These all come and go. coaches change, staff change, the team changes (regularly), CEO and the board will continue to change. Some for the better some for the worst.

For me it is about support the Parramatta Eels RLC, as I have done for the past 36 years (and no I have been a STH for all that time).
If we dont support the Parramatta Eels RLC then we might just find that we can not afford to stay in the NRL, end of story. This is why I have and always will continue to be a STH.


Coops

Finally some common sense

 

[Gazzamatta]

Ive been a fan since 1964 and have been a season ticket holder for a number of those years at Belmore and Parra Stadium after many years for sprinting the hill area to throw my blanket on a few seats in the old Cumberland Oval Grandstand. I dont get to the games any more for reasons I wont go into here but rarely miss a game on Foxtel.
I will always be a Parramatta supporter but frankly my $70 membership this past season was in effect, not worth the money. To be honest I get greater entertainment from this forum than anything resulting of my $70 membership.
Even after the most dissappointing season I can remember this year my heart will always be Blue and Gold.
My personal thoughts are that destablising elements within the club will result in a very dissappointing 2011.
Gee I hope Im wrong.
That said, I WONT be renewing my membership in 2011.

 

[Suitman]

Ive been a fan since 1964 and have been a season ticket holder for a number of those years at Belmore and Parra Stadium after many years for sprinting the hill area to throw my blanket on a few seats in the old Cumberland Oval Grandstand. I dont get to the games any more for reasons I wont go into here but rarely miss a game on Foxtel.
I will always be a Parramatta supporter but frankly my $70 membership this past season was in effect, not worth the money. To be honest I get greater entertainment from this forum than anything resulting of my $70 membership.
Even after the most dissappointing season I can remember this year my heart will always be Blue and Gold.
My personal thoughts are that destablising elements within the club will result in a very dissappointing 2011.
Gee I hope Im wrong.
That said, I WONT be renewing my membership in 2011.

That's a real shame Gazza.
May I ask a question?
You said that you think your "$70 membership was not in effect, worth the money."
Can you please elaborate?

Before you answer, I'll give you my thoughts.
I paid the $70,(and also bought a $40 one for my son), not so much for the tatts or the cap or lunch bag or any of the trinkets, but for two main reasons. Firstly, I believe that membership is the future of survival for rugby league clubs, and that every $70 helps, in whatever small way possible. The fact that there are add ons, was merely a tiny bonus.
Secondly, the $70 gives me a continued say in the future of our club. I think this is important. By not renewing my membership, I would have been forfeiting my right to vote. To me, that was the major reason. The fact that general membership of the FC was previously $25 is neither here nore there to me, as I don't have trouble forking out the extra $45. I do however, understand that if some have financial difficulties, that this may be a significant sticking point.

It is disappointing to lose a member such as yourself after such a long association with the club. As you have made abundantly clear though, you will not be lost as a supporter, which is great, but I think it is very disappointing that you will be lost to the club as a member - a significant difference imo.
Membership is our future.

Suity

 

[SDM]

Next year I am going to get a seaon ticket with whoever wins the GF, I want to be a winner.

 

[strider]

so a question for the people who don't care about what trinkets come in the pack ..... do you think they should just offer a membership with none of the stuff - same cost, $70 - just a membership card, emails, newsletters, right to vote, ability to pre-buy finals tickets (ie the non-material stuff)?

considering the FC does little in regard to the NRL team and the talked about changes there don't seem to be eventuating, is that right to vote of any value anyway? its not having alot of impact on what we are primarily signing up to support (NRL)

 

[MarkInTheStands]

What you say is interesting Suity.

I agree that we should pay for a memberships regardless, even if it is only the Blue Blood membership, as it is money to the club and in reality every little bit helps. The Gods willing the NRL will up the ante in a few years time and when you combine that with Membership we might not be affected by any Pokie laws.

Having said that, I do recall, the last time we were in the position, you were happy to endorse people not renewing as it was their consumer choice, and you basically endorsed it as a protest vote against the club, my times do change.

All in all, and I have heard this from Ossie and I do agree with him on this, when we send out membership renewal letters, there should be no thought, it should be like paying your rates, you want the Eels to survive, you become a member. You know someone who follows the Eels but isn't a member, tell them to help us ensure our future and sign up.

Since the much touted report, I have seen that membership is important to many club, indeed we compared only rugby league clubs 3 years ago when we wrote the report, we were going to compare RL clubs with AFL clubs, but from the brief information we were given on some AFL clubs, (I believe that at least 2 of the Writers of the report have AFL club memberships now) that all RL clubs would be cast in a poor light.

I am a member of the 57,000 strong Hawks. I hope to say next year that I am a member of the 15,000 strong Eels. But we have to get over the lackadaisical attitude in this state first.

 

[MarkInTheStands]

so a question for the people who don't care about what trinkets come in the pack ..... do you think they should just offer a membership with none of the stuff - same cost, $70 - just a membership card, emails, newsletters, right to vote, ability to pre-buy finals tickets (ie the non-material stuff)?

considering the FC does little in regard to the NRL team and the talked about changes there don't seem to be eventuating, is that right to vote of any value anyway? its not having alot of impact on what we are primarily signing up to support (NRL)

I would love to see a Trinket-less membership at $25, but allow that to be rolled up.

25 - Member (can vote and gets annual report)
70 - Blue Blood member (As above, gets trinkets, chance at Tickets for Rep games and Finals)
110 -> - Ticketed Member, (as above with tickets to Parramatta/ANZ Stadium)

All memberships should include E-mail communications.

 

[strider]

forget the $25 - that hardly helps keep the club running .... personally i think trinkets should only be for the kids memberships .... there's only so many stickers and pieces of platic a grown adult wants

but i'm interested to know if ppl think a membership of $70 (or more) is worthwhile and would be taken up if they just pissed off all the rubbish ..... ie just effectively giving a donation to the club ..... do you think the vast majority of ppl would go for it?

 

[Parra Guru]

forget the $25 - that hardly helps keep the club running .... personally i think trinkets should only be for the kids memberships .... there's only so many stickers and pieces of platic a grown adult wants

but i'm interested to know if ppl think a membership of $70 (or more) is worthwhile and would be taken up if they just pissed off all the rubbish ..... ie just effectively giving a donation to the club ..... do you think the vast majority of ppl would go for it?

I'd honestly be happy with a card, and a DECENT hat or scarf, rather than a bag full of rubbish. The pre-sale periods etc are also good value for me personally.

 

[Suitman]

Having said that, I do recall, the last time we were in the position, you were happy to endorse people not renewing as it was their consumer choice, and you basically endorsed it as a protest vote against the club, my times do change.

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

 

[Suitman]

so a question for the people who don't care about what trinkets come in the pack ..... do you think they should just offer a membership with none of the stuff - same cost, $70 - just a membership card, emails, newsletters, right to vote, ability to pre-buy finals tickets (ie the non-material stuff)?

considering the FC does little in regard to the NRL team and the talked about changes there don't seem to be eventuating, is that right to vote of any value anyway? its not having alot of impact on what we are primarily signing up to support (NRL)

TBH Strides, that's a tough one. I don't know the answer to that. I've made my stance clear as to the value of the $70, but there are some/many (?) out there who think it's a rip off.
I'm happy to swing either way on this one.

Suity

 

[MarkInTheStands]

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

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