Memberships/Season Tickets

[johnno cpfc]

Wel as i said on the 1st of this month, we are now no longer members as we have officialy resigned our memberships as of today. We are both tired of watching crap football and having to pay for the privilege of watching so called football which my wife describes as more boring than watching paint dry, this is quite apart from the crap we are getting from Joyce's selections and the excuses we get about players being dropped. We wish everyone on here a very merry Christmas and a safe and  Happy new year.

 

[Tony999]

2 hours ago, johnno cpfc said:

Wel as i said on the 1st of this month, we are now no longer members as we have officialy resigned our memberships as of today. We are both tired of watching crap football and having to pay for the privilege of watching so called football which my wife describes as more boring than watching paint dry, this is quite apart from the crap we are getting from Joyce's selections and the excuses we get about players being dropped. We wish everyone on here a very merry Christmas and a safe and  Happy new year.

 

Out for good? No return?

[johnno cpfc]

46 minutes ago, Tony999 said:

Out for good? No return?

Yep NO RETURN. But i will still visit these forums now and again.

 

 

 

[Tony999]

2 minutes ago, johnno cpfc said:

Yep NO RETURN. But i will still visit these forums now and again.

 

 

 

No return until old mate Wazza there or never to come back? If so, was good having you at the games 

[johnno cpfc]

Thanks Tony i must say i will miss it for a while but other thing will take over and that plonker Joyce needs to be gone. His ideas and tactics are not my cuppa and neither is isolating players just because they don't suite his playing style or their face do's not fit, total wanker and that's coming from a former pom.

 

 

[Imtellingyou]

We aren't a regular club.  We are more a VIS or AIS type of club where young players development is paramount.  Who wants to be a member of such club. 

[haz]

If in 5 years the club only has one member, that one member will be me.

 

Stick with your team through thick and thin!

[jw1739]

If you resign your membership because you no longer wish to go to matches or for a physical reason such as permanently moving away etc., then that seems OK to me. But to do it as some form of protest IMO is rather like cutting off your nose to spite your face - neither the club nor CFG will care at all. Only one thing will unnerve our owners, and that will be consistent and loud adverse comment in the media. And in Australia I think that to be unlikely, simply because the media barely cares about football in the first place.

[Forever City]

3 hours ago, haz said:

If in 5 years the club only has one member, that one member will be me.

 

Stick with your team through thick and thin!

THIS

I've put up with this shit club for 7 years, but at least it's my shit club. Managers and players will come and go but I won't stop supporting this club until it ceases to exist. 

[haz]

1 hour ago, Forever City said:

THIS

I've put up with this shit club for 7 years, but at least it's my shit club. Managers and players will come and go but I won't stop supporting this club until it ceases to exist. 

What I said is a bit ironic since I'm not a member right now haha. But if the club has an overseas deal like they had in the past I would have splashed the cash

[n i k o]

5 hours ago, haz said:

If in 5 years the club only has one member, that one member will be me.

 

Stick with your team through thick and thin!

Whilst the club remains a 'club' I will remain a member and supporter. 

[johnno cpfc]

How efficient are they at Bundoora, rang them on Monday to cancel our memberships, the guy who took the call was very polite and stated that i would be getting an email from them. it's now Thursday and i have heard nothing. So i rang them again today to find out what the hold up was, got another nice guy who said he will fix it.  So here we are at 8pm and guess what- no email and they wonder why the club is going to pot, total crap.

 

[jeffplz]

8 minutes ago, johnno cpfc said:

How efficient are they at Bundoora, rang them on Monday to cancel our memberships, the guy who took the call was very polite and stated that i would be getting an email from them. it's now Thursday and i have heard nothing. So i rang them again today to find out what the hold up was, got another nice guy who said he will fix it.  So here we are at 8pm and guess what- no email and they wonder why the club is going to pot, total crap.

 

It took me three months to get my refund finalised after being promised it would be done in a few days

[haz]

10 minutes ago, johnno cpfc said:

How efficient are they at Bundoora, rang them on Monday to cancel our memberships, the guy who took the call was very polite and stated that i would be getting an email from them. it's now Thursday and i have heard nothing. So i rang them again today to find out what the hold up was, got another nice guy who said he will fix it.  So here we are at 8pm and guess what- no email and they wonder why the club is going to pot, total crap.

Take it up with the consumer watch dog (or whatever that department is called)

EDIT: here

https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees/cancelling-a-service

Edited December 13, 2018 by haz

[jw1739]

20 minutes ago, johnno cpfc said:

How efficient are they at Bundoora, rang them on Monday to cancel our memberships, the guy who took the call was very polite and stated that i would be getting an email from them. it's now Thursday and i have heard nothing. So i rang them again today to find out what the hold up was, got another nice guy who said he will fix it.  So here we are at 8pm and guess what- no email and they wonder why the club is going to pot, total crap.

 

Give it a rest Johnno...Mansour's probably a bit short of the ready just at the moment.

[jw1739]

Specials for Boxing Day. Half-price 3- and 5-match GA memberships.

Almost giving memberships away!

https://www.citymembership.com.au/5-match-membership

[citypool]

16 hours ago, jw1739 said:

Specials for Boxing Day. Half-price 3- and 5-match GA memberships.

Almost giving memberships away!

https://www.citymembership.com.au/5-match-membership

Why aren’t they advertising this??!!

[NuggetsMcGreggor]

4 minutes ago, citypool said:

Why aren’t they advertising this??!!

They did social media posts

[jw1739]

3 hours ago, NuggetsMcGreggor said:

They did social media posts

IMO an e-mail to all members wouldn't have hurt them too much. I have much the same view about a precis of Pearce's speech.

Pearce may be PR specialist - but the club has no fucking idea of how to engage its members.

[Jovan]

3 minutes ago, jw1739 said:

IMO an e-mail to all members wouldn't have hurt them too much. I have much the same view about a precis of Pearce's speech.

Pearce may be PR specialist - but the club has no fucking idea of how to engage its members.

Getting an email advertising a discounted membership special to existing current members makes no sense. In fact it's the sort of thing that actually irritates me. 

If your talking about the recent article quouting Pearce mentioned in another thread I agree totally. 

Just a wrap up on the calendar year and a few snippets of things to come would go along way.

[Mr MO]

6 minutes ago, jw1739 said:

IMO an e-mail to all members wouldn't have hurt them too much. I have much the same view about a precis of Pearce's speech.

Pearce may be PR specialist - but the club has no fucking idea of how to engage its members.

Maybe we should stop considering ourselves members and being part of the club. Melbourne City is part of a commercial corporation, it’s management only speaks to influencers (FFA) and to entities with commecial interest. We are merely paying customers.

3 minutes ago, Jovan said:

Getting an email advertising a discounted membership special to existing current members makes no sense. In fact it's the sort of thing that actually irritates me. 

If your talking about the recent article quouting Pearce mentioned in another thread I agree totally. 

Just a wrap up on the calendar year and a few snippets of things to come would go along way.

But have they emailed/approached all the old members on their database? I receive emails from Victory sometimes, merely because I’ve attended the derby at Etihad.

[jw1739]

43 minutes ago, Jovan said:

Getting an email advertising a discounted membership special to existing current members makes no sense. In fact it's the sort of thing that actually irritates me. 

Except that it's an opportunity to perhaps encourage someone else to join? One of our party was ill, so we took a mate of mine to the Derby and he was interested in joining up for a few matches over the January/February period. I found out quite by chance. As it is it's only GA membership, but it's easy to sneak into anywhere when the crowd is on'y 6,000-8,000.

[jw1739]

The half-price 3- and 5-match GA packages are still available.

[playmaker]

8 minutes ago, jw1739 said:

The half-price 3- and 5-match GA packages are still available.

Have they sold any I wonder.

[icantthinkofacoolname]

3 hours ago, playmaker said:

Have they sold any I wonder.

I know they've sold at least one (me) 

FYI the deal for the 50% off memberships plus the deal for 50% of jerseys is on until the 5th of Jan. 

[jw1739]

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[Thrillhouse]

another horrible decision making it only for certain members

[fensaddler]

11 minutes ago, Thrillhouse said:

another horrible decision making it only for certain members

I think they are just trying to manage numbers. Everyone gets a crack on different dates. 

[silloth52]

Quote

You've been with us every step of the way thus far, it's not too late to maintain your Foundation Membership status!

We have 6 home games left in the regular season, and want our most passionate and longest serving fans cheering us on at the game.

As a Foundation Member, you are entitled to the following discounted prices for the remainder of the 2018/19 Season:

City Blue
Adult: $120
Concession: $80
Junior: $30
Family: $280

This also grants you the following member benefits:

• Exclusive Foundation Member Scarf
• Priority access to Finals Series tickets
• Meet and greet the players at exclusive member only events
• Official 2018/19 Melbourne City Membership Pack
• 10% off selected merchandise online and on match day

To take up this offer simply reply to this email, or contact us on 03 9457 1765.

We'll see you at AAMI Park

had a call from cfg about being a foundation member, would i sign up for a 6 game membership, "see they do care about us" lol told them what i thought about the club  mainly joyce destroying 55 years of my enjoyment of football and after being a lifelong supporter of newcastle utd that says a lot

 

 

 

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[Tony999]

8 hours ago, silloth52 said:

had a call from cfg about being a foundation member, would i sign up for a 6 game membership, "see they do care about us" lol told them what i thought about the club  mainly joyce destroying 55 years of my enjoyment of football and after being a lifelong supporter of newcastle utd that says a lot

 

 

 

Can you remember the person's name? What was their response?

[silloth52]

can,t remember his name but he told me "what about beating victory in round 1, and sitting in 4th position "told him i pay to see entertaining football not management bullshit politics,very little supporter interaction, he then asked me to rethink, no thanks i,m over and out until the focus is on the team and not wazza   

 

[Tony999]

21 minutes ago, silloth52 said:

can,t remember his name but he told me "what about beating victory in round 1, and sitting in 4th position "told him i pay to see entertaining football not management bullshit politics,very little supporter interaction, he then asked me to rethink, no thanks i,m over and out until the focus is on the team and not wazza   

 

Well you can't fault the guy he is just doing his job. Hopefully he passes on the feedback from your call.

[Bob Latchford]

11 minutes ago, Tony999 said:

Well you can't fault the guy he is just doing his job. Hopefully he passes on the feedback from your call.

Yeah it's a tough one. Should be Joyce or Munn copping the spray and having to answer us on the spot.

At least someone at the club is trying to improve memberships/crowds though. Been dire this year.

[jw1739]

I don't believe that these people are living in the real world. Asking people to renew a membership after all that has happened?

If it's true that the Fornaroli Stand-Off is irreconcilable, then all of us should be given a full refund of our memberships and free admission to the remaining matches this season. We have been misled, if not for the whole season, ever since the Phoenix match. Because it's clear that the main objective is not to win silverware, but to make some kind of internal political statement about who's boss. Therefore we have not received what we paid for.

Bratts' comments yesterday, and those a couple of weeks ago from Jamo, our captain, show that the playing group is not united behind Joyce. The guy is an arsehole, and so are Petrillo and Munn, and everyother dead-shit involved in the management of City.

[n i k o]

13 minutes ago, jw1739 said:

I don't believe that these people are living in the real world. Asking people to renew a membership after all that has happened?

If it's true that the Fornaroli Stand-Off is irreconcilable, then all of us should be given a full refund of our memberships and free admission to the remaining matches this season. We have been misled, if not for the whole season, ever since the Phoenix match. Because it's clear that the main objective is not to win silverware, but to make some kind of internal political statement about who's boss. Therefore we have not received what we paid for.

Bratts' comments yesterday, and those a couple of weeks ago from Jamo, our captain, show that the playing group is not united behind Joyce. The guy is an arsehole, and so are Petrillo and Munn, and everyother dead-shit involved in the management of City.

Results have kept things quiet but there's still something wrong with management at the club. When you look at the position we're in right now it's a collective of reasons that stem back to the original decision makers that brought Joyce in in the first place. 

Edited January 21, 2019 by n i k o

[jw1739]

15 minutes ago, n i k o said:

Results have kept things quiet but there's still something wrong with management at the club. When you look at the position we're in right now it's a collective of reasons that stem back to the original decision makers that brought Joyce in in the first place. 

Mate, I'm truly bewildered by it all. 

[Tony999]

1 hour ago, jw1739 said:

I don't believe that these people are living in the real world. Asking people to renew a membership after all that has happened?

If it's true that the Fornaroli Stand-Off is irreconcilable, then all of us should be given a full refund of our memberships and free admission to the remaining matches this season. We have been misled, if not for the whole season, ever since the Phoenix match. Because it's clear that the main objective is not to win silverware, but to make some kind of internal political statement about who's boss. Therefore we have not received what we paid for.

Bratts' comments yesterday, and those a couple of weeks ago from Jamo, our captain, show that the playing group is not united behind Joyce. The guy is an arsehole, and so are Petrillo and Munn, and everyother dead-shit involved in the management of City.

How is spastic Munn still our CEO is beyond me. Does he still exist apart from picking up his pay check?? What's the best email I can't send to this idiot?

But as I mentioned before, you can't fault the people who call - they are only doing their jobs. I bet they feel the same way and probably are not even paid members themselves. I'll keep going to games as I have been since day 1 but I am already looking forward to the end of the season and HOPING next season will bring something new........ which I have been saying for 9 seasons now. 

Edited January 22, 2019 by Tony999

[playmaker]

And amongst all the crap, we all know without a shadow of a doubt that if Bruno was given the chance he would give everything and bleed for this club from the moment he stepped onto the pitch.

That's what a great culture is CFG, not this shit you are handing out.

 

[n i k o]

54 minutes ago, jw1739 said:

Mate, I'm truly bewildered by it all. 

I can see why they brought him in. Tough, used to dealing with bigger named players, uncompromising. I think there's little doubt that he was brought in to change the culture of the club. However in their quest for cultural change it seems they have overlooked the football that would be delivered by Joyce. This is an ultimate fail. And they also didn't  foresee the relationships that he would eventually burn within the squad to achieve his ideal squad environment. Those relationships have left us without a number of big named players. It probably didn't even enter their minds. 

Munn, Pearce and anyone else who's involved need to put their hand up and take responsibility for two major decisions that have shaped our current predicament. One, the hiring of JVS. And two, the hiring of Joyce. Both of which haven't brought us success. 

[HeartLand]

1 hour ago, Bob Latchford said:

Yeah it's a tough one. Should be Joyce or Munn copping the spray and having to answer us on the spot.

At least someone at the club is trying to improve memberships/crowds though. Been dire this year.

Probably would've been Ryan from the membership team. He seems like a nice guy and knows his shit everytime I've spoken to him on the phone. He'd be given some sort of script to say. Minimal chance that the feedback was passed on.