Memberships

[Bear]

are you bored bear?

Nope. Just dont like the song.

 

[serious14]

BCE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> greater than all

 

[Jeff (LouMacari)]

Serious, you should change your name to 'Confusious' son!

 

[Mariner Girl]

ccy - pah, run from the BSE

you fools have nothing on the PTB (Palm Tree Bandits)

What you gunna do, sing us to death with your "this team belongs to you and me" song?

The Pilgrims have left - haven't they...

 

[serious14]

Serious, you should change your name to 'Confusious' son!

Serious say, skeletal man have many great idea.....

 

[dibo]

Serious, you should change your name to 'Confusious' son!

it's like a blend of 'confuse' and 'confucius'

 

[dru]

Serious, you should change your name to 'Confusious' son!

Nah just confused.

 

[marinersman]

Just read on the CCM site that we've passed 3,200 members. Be great if we made 3,500 or more by the time of our first home game.

 

[bikinigirl]

. can't get that to load on the mariners website for some reason, but i am a bit disappointed to be honest - not a lot more than last year

. i thought considering how many were consistently coming to the games toward the end of last season and the new instalment plan that there would have been a jump in numbers like we have seen the last couple of years

 

[Atomic]

3200 members is very dissappointing.

 

[Bear]

I think your expectations are set to high

 

[Deej]

3200 members is very dissappointing.

What? It represents 15% capacity of bluetongue and we have increased our numbers every year!  How many were you hoping for?

 

[dibo]

jets have gone past 4k.

just saying.

 

[Bear]

Jets have twice the population

just saying....

 

[clarence]

From about 600 at the start of the first A-League season, to now 3200 within four seasons is pretty good going I reckon.

Obviously we'd all love to have the eastern and western stands fully sold out the whole season, but when you consider that Dibo reckons that Newcastle have only got 4000 now - and they are a much bigger town/region than us - then we are doing all right.

 

[Teddy Bear]

3200 members is very dissappointing.

What? It represents 15% capacity of bluetongue and we have increased our numbers every year!  How many were you hoping for?

Personally I was hoping we would get less members this year. The more members we have the less chance I have of winning that grand prize of a $50 rebel sport voucher in the members draw. 

 

[marinersman]

Also this year there was very minimal marketing and advertising. Last season was a massive membership drive.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Thats about 1% of the CC population. To put it into context (roughly).

Scum at 1% = 6,000 odd members
Worst franchise attempt ever FC = 35,000 members.

Not so bad really is it?

ps - I stand to be corrected on the precise numbers but you get my point.

 

[Bex]

People might start thinking about it again after the Olympics have finished and they've noticed that the season is starting.

I reckon its a pretty good effort considering there was a price rise too. We're now getting towards the point where if you want a decent seat, you've got to be a member. If the Mariners go well this season it should keep climbing.

 

[Atomic]

Thats about 1% of the CC population. To put it into context (roughly).

Scum at 1% = 6,000 odd members
Worst franchise attempt ever FC = 35,000 members.

Not so bad really is it?

ps - I stand to be corrected on the precise numbers but you get my point.

I appreciate the fact that when we compare %'s, the Mariners are performing exceptionally well. Unfortunately, the reality is that we exist in an "absolute" market place. It's not as though one of our membership dollars equals ten of Sydney's membership dollars becasue they have 10 times the population base.

At the very least we should be matching the scum 1-for-1. Yes they have a slightly larger population but they also have the competing franchise of the Knights. Let's face it, not many Newcastle folks can afford to fork out for memberships to two teams (as well as their trailor park rent).