2014/15 Memberships

[MrCelery]

Jets Active Bay membership - $135

Mariners Active Bay membership - $165

$30 - The price you pay for following a winning club as opposed to a rubbish club. I'm happy with that!

 

[sydmariner]

Jets Active Bay membership - $135

Mariners Active Bay membership - $165

$30 - The price you pay for following a winning club as opposed to a rubbish club. I'm happy with that!

You get what you pay for

 

[sydmariner]

Jets Active Bay membership

 

[dibo]

Jets Active Bay membership - $135

Mariners Active Bay membership - $165

$30 - The price you pay for following a winning club as opposed to a rubbish club. I'm happy with that!

The Squadron are bailing on the active bay as long as the FFA's active support restrictions are in place. I think that's an interesting idea. The FFA have screwed this up completely and it will cause major hassles for clubs, particularly clubs with smaller active support like us, Newcastle, Adelaide and Perth.

 

[Luke]

The Squadron are bailing on the active bay as long as the FFA's active support restrictions are in place. I think that's an interesting idea. The FFA have screwed this up completely and it will cause major hassles for clubs, particularly clubs with smaller active support like us, Newcastle, Adelaide and Perth.

Has the potential to completely ruin us and the other smaller actives you mention.Not only home but away games as well.What happens when we go to SFS? The YA members that go (and how many realistically will that be) can sit in one bay and the rest who use to be able to join in will have to be seperated.Same at Pirtek and the scumdome.
Beyond ludicrous.

 

[style_cafe]

My take: Home games in 13/14 we had 2 x 5pm games, 5 x 5.30pm games and 6 x 7.30 games. In 14/15 we have: 2 x 3pm games, 6 x 5pm. games & 3 x 7.30pm games.

For us, my good, still working, wife, and my retired self, this year 4 of the 6 5pm. games are out as she is working. The 3pm games are out as well, same same.

We won't be going to NSO or Brookie.

In 13/14 we were able to make most of the 5.30pm games, a little late in her case, up to 30 mins. But we got good value from our 2 Gold Member passes.

As a result of the draw this year I'm only getting her a 6 game Navy pass as she will only be able to make 5 games, the 3 x 7.30pm games and 2 of the 5pm. games when her roster allows. For me I think I will get a season Navy pass, but I'm seriously considering getting only a 6 game Navy pass as well.

How's that for a loss of income for the club? But as mentioned earlier we are still going to be members so will be in the total member count.

Anyone else have the same problem?

Your wife might have to change jobs...

 

[sydmariner]

Your wife might have to change jobs...

 

[dibo]

Has the potential to completely ruin us and the other smaller actives you mention.Not only home but away games as well.What happens when we go to SFS? The YA members that go (and how many realistically will that be) can sit in one bay and the rest who use to be able to join in will have to be seperated.Same at Pirtek and the scumdome.
Beyond ludicrous.

Do you know if the club has protested to FFA? Seems crazy that the actions of two clubs (MV and WSW) should impact so heavily on the other 8 clubs, and especially on the clubs whose supporter groups are too small to be able to absorb such massive shocks.

 

[Luke]

Do you know if the club has protested to FFA? Seems crazy that the actions of two clubs (MV and WSW) should impact so heavily on the other 8 clubs, and especially on the clubs whose supporter groups are too small to be able to absorb such massive shocks.

Not that I'm aware of.If they have we wouldn't know because there has been very little dialogue between YA and the club about it.(little dialogue about anything really)

8/10 of the active groups are in talks about the best way to get our message across.For example a league wide protest round 1,which I'm am all for.
The Den are in talks with Brisbane to find "ways around" the restrictions at suncorp so I don't think they will protest much but it would still effect away games.

 

[nearlyyellow]

Your wife might have to change jobs...

She's been there 15 years, no change is going to happen, unless it's a forced redundancy.

Renewed today, 1 Navy 6 game membership for her and 1 Gold membership for me.

We'll be there

 

[Wombat]

Your wife might have to change jobs...[/q

She's been there 15 years, no change is going to happen, unless it's a forced redundancy.

Renewed today, 1 Navy 6 game membership for her and 1 Gold membership for me.

We'll be there

Good lad.

 

[Wombat]

Do you know if the club has protested to FFA? Seems crazy that the actions of two clubs (MV and WSW) should impact so heavily on the other 8 clubs, and especially on the clubs whose supporter groups are too small to be able to absorb such massive shocks.

Could the FFA be any dumber.

Its like they are still ringing up Ben Buckley for his opinion on how to restrict the growth of the game in this country.

The Squadrunts were worst than pathetic last year so dont worry too much about them.

 

[Wombat]

Posted on The Drive Bys' Website.

The DB's have been soooooo fantastic for the HAL and were instrumental in the sudden boost in ratings and interest in Football in this country.

Yes they have had some cockheads attached to the club but their self policing has been very good and its the club I most enjoy playing against.

We should support them in their fight against the morons that control the game in this country......



Football Federation Australia have today confirmed the implementation of league wide restrictions designed to kill the ability of A-League active support groups to expand & bring in new supporters of football.

The measures which were exclusively revealed by WestSydneyFootball late last week, were confirmed today by head of the A-League Damien de Bohun. The Western Sydney Wanderers have yet to respond to allegations that the club itself pushed the A-League to enforce these measures across the A-League, although the club believes that the "guest pass" system is a viable and useful option for the Wanderers home end.

The measures include:

• Membership only restrictions on all A-League active support areas.
• Removal of single ticket options on all A-League active support areas.
• The creation of a situation where new supporters of football cannot be brought into active support groups.
• Introduction of "short term active passes" that force people who want to only attend one match in active support to pay for multiple matches.
• The threat of removal of existing supporter rights such as tifo displays, musical instruments, capo stands & large flags should support groups not co-operate with these anti-supporter measures.
• Additional nanny state red tape required for attendance of away matches across the league.

Each of these measures is designed solely to allow the FFA to control and then destroy groups which are currently independently dedicated to support their club first and foremost.

The constant attacks on active supporters play into the narratives created by anti-football media that the A-League is "family unfriendly". Nothing could be further from the truth. The FFA has a history of trying to control active support, as a result of their inability to speak the truth to the biased media outlets who push their anti-football agendas on behalf of the other major sports in this country. Instead of working on anti-support nanny state rules, De Bohun should instead be working on reminding biased media outlets of the truth that anti-social behaviour exists across all sports in Australia and that football doesn't have a problem any larger or more widespread than other sports leagues. The FFA when responding to these biased media outlets should be holding all sports to equal account.

My thoughts on these restrictions have not changed. They are unworkable, will create an atmosphere of fear & intimidation from security & police who will see a green light to view football supporters as targets to be arrested or evicted.

I have heard the first initial rumblings of discontent over social media, and there are several options that a united active supporter front could use to achieve the aims of removal of these idiotic restrictions, potentially in round 1. These could include:

• Boycotting of active supporter memberships.
• Silent protests.
• Match boycotts.
• Purchasing one-off tickets located in other sections of grounds and relocating active support there.

I'm sure given the 120 days or so until kick-off that more could be organised or thought up.

Supporters & the club owners are the only groups in the league who do not get paid for being involved in football. Both groups put their hard earned money into these clubs to make them what they are because they love the sport and their clubs.

Television stations receive subscription & advertising revenue. The players through their powerful PFA are well paid and lead comfortable professional lives in comparison to many leagues worldwide. The staff of the FFA are well compensated for their meddling into the sport, despite such failures as gaining a solitary World Cup 2022 bid vote, and approval of multiple club failures.

Active supporters are not contractually obligated to provide the atmosphere that the clubs & FFA use to market the league, the atmosphere that gives the A-League a unique edge in the battle to stay relevant in the competitive sporting landscape. The FFA continue to unjustly ban supporters with no evidence, and have often refused to accept evidence or introduce an appeal process for those unfairly banned.

Attempting to control & silence the active supporters will only push the most passionate and dedicated supporter of the sport away and for what? So that the FFA can institute their own AFL style cheer squads, bought and paid for by the FFA, in a vain attempt to win over people & corporations who will only ever use the A-League & Football when it will make them money, even while being in the back pocket of the much longer term & larger sporting leagues of Australia.

I strongly urge all the A-League clubs to reject these impositions, and hope that all A-League active supporter groups can come out together as a united front in opposition to these ludicrous restrictions.

 

[dibo]

Could the FFA be any dumber.

Its like they are still ringing up Ben Buckley for his opinion on how to restrict the growth of the game in this country.

The Squadrunts were worst than pathetic last year so dont worry too much about them.

For the good of the game, we want them (and all active groups) to grow. I don't think FFA's trying to restrict growth of the game, but they have badly misunderstood the nature of active support and both the root of and potential solutions to issues related to certain active support groups. They're worried about weeds in the lawn and so they've sprayed the entire yard with agent orange. They're not burning down the house, but they're f**king the garden.

 

[sydmariner]

Posted on The Drive Bys' Website.

The DB's have been soooooo fantastic for the HAL and were instrumental in the sudden boost in ratings and interest in Football in this country.

Yes they have had some cockheads attached to the club but their self policing has been very good and its the club I most enjoy playing against.

We should support them in their fight against the morons that control the game in this country......



Football Federation Australia have today confirmed the implementation of league wide restrictions designed to kill the ability of A-League active support groups to expand & bring in new supporters of football.

The measures which were exclusively revealed by WestSydneyFootball late last week, were confirmed today by head of the A-League Damien de Bohun. The Western Sydney Wanderers have yet to respond to allegations that the club itself pushed the A-League to enforce these measures across the A-League, although the club believes that the "guest pass" system is a viable and useful option for the Wanderers home end.

The measures include:

• Membership only restrictions on all A-League active support areas.
• Removal of single ticket options on all A-League active support areas.
• The creation of a situation where new supporters of football cannot be brought into active support groups.
• Introduction of "short term active passes" that force people who want to only attend one match in active support to pay for multiple matches.
• The threat of removal of existing supporter rights such as tifo displays, musical instruments, capo stands & large flags should support groups not co-operate with these anti-supporter measures.
• Additional nanny state red tape required for attendance of away matches across the league.

Each of these measures is designed solely to allow the FFA to control and then destroy groups which are currently independently dedicated to support their club first and foremost.

The constant attacks on active supporters play into the narratives created by anti-football media that the A-League is "family unfriendly". Nothing could be further from the truth. The FFA has a history of trying to control active support, as a result of their inability to speak the truth to the biased media outlets who push their anti-football agendas on behalf of the other major sports in this country. Instead of working on anti-support nanny state rules, De Bohun should instead be working on reminding biased media outlets of the truth that anti-social behaviour exists across all sports in Australia and that football doesn't have a problem any larger or more widespread than other sports leagues. The FFA when responding to these biased media outlets should be holding all sports to equal account.

My thoughts on these restrictions have not changed. They are unworkable, will create an atmosphere of fear & intimidation from security & police who will see a green light to view football supporters as targets to be arrested or evicted.

I have heard the first initial rumblings of discontent over social media, and there are several options that a united active supporter front could use to achieve the aims of removal of these idiotic restrictions, potentially in round 1. These could include:

• Boycotting of active supporter memberships.
• Silent protests.
• Match boycotts.
• Purchasing one-off tickets located in other sections of grounds and relocating active support there.

I'm sure given the 120 days or so until kick-off that more could be organised or thought up.

Supporters & the club owners are the only groups in the league who do not get paid for being involved in football. Both groups put their hard earned money into these clubs to make them what they are because they love the sport and their clubs.

Television stations receive subscription & advertising revenue. The players through their powerful PFA are well paid and lead comfortable professional lives in comparison to many leagues worldwide. The staff of the FFA are well compensated for their meddling into the sport, despite such failures as gaining a solitary World Cup 2022 bid vote, and approval of multiple club failures.

Active supporters are not contractually obligated to provide the atmosphere that the clubs & FFA use to market the league, the atmosphere that gives the A-League a unique edge in the battle to stay relevant in the competitive sporting landscape. The FFA continue to unjustly ban supporters with no evidence, and have often refused to accept evidence or introduce an appeal process for those unfairly banned.

Attempting to control & silence the active supporters will only push the most passionate and dedicated supporter of the sport away and for what? So that the FFA can institute their own AFL style cheer squads, bought and paid for by the FFA, in a vain attempt to win over people & corporations who will only ever use the A-League & Football when it will make them money, even while being in the back pocket of the much longer term & larger sporting leagues of Australia.

I strongly urge all the A-League clubs to reject these impositions, and hope that all A-League active supporter groups can come out together as a united front in opposition to these ludicrous restrictions.

 

[MrCelery]

Jets Active Bay membership - $135

Mariners Active Bay membership - $165

$30 - The price you pay for following a winning club as opposed to a rubbish club. I'm happy with that!

I forgot that we have 2 games less for our membership than the Scum. .

Now it's not such a good deal.

 

[dibo]

$15.00 a game vs $10.38

 

[sydmariner]

$15.00 a game vs $10.38

good point

 

[iEatHands]

You have to pay for your Membership Merch Package seperately too now... That is an additional $15 or $20 which was previously included in your membership..

 

[MrCelery]

$15.00 a game vs $10.38

$195 for the full 13 games ($165 +$30 - assuming the North Sydney 'home' games are $15 each*).

*The new FFA active support regulations require you to be a registered member, so I'm praying that your 11 game membership card will allow you into the North Sydney active support area (assuming there is one) with the purchase of a single ($15?) non-member ticket on the day.

If not, and if I'm reading it right, the new FFA active support regulations will require you to buy the additional 'Northern 3' membership at $60. As that pack includes entry to a Gosford match, which a regular member would already have, the true cost of the two North Sydney matches is $30 each. This makes a full season membership $225 ($165+$60)

$17.31 a match for CCM. $10.38 for Scummers.

As I said. Not such a good deal.