Hey guys Ive been reading all the posts in this thread and I find it really sad that our fans feel this way about our club and the apparent ineffeciency of the marketing department.
I actually worked in the marketing department during the time that Scott Longmuir was General Manager of Sales and Marketing and whilst he was a very intelligent guy I can guarantee that his demise was not purely based aroung trying to hold Tim Sheens accountable.
I actually think that one of the main reasons that our memberships is so high is becasue it froms as a major revenue stream for the club. Obviously we don't have funding such as the other clubs that were mentioned (Souths, Roosters, Penrith, St George and Bulldogs) so we need to generate our money in other areas. The other major problem is that we have too many home grounds which is a real battle for the marketing team to sell.
By no means am I saying our prices aren't too high and the office is a smoothly run machine, becasue it clearly isn't, but there is always two ways to look at something and I think supporters that stop buying their memberships because they are upset with the marketing department are actually hurting the thing that is most important...the boys on the park busting their ass every week!!
Go the Tigers!!
