Deviant Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 The pre-season Melbourne Heart FC Cup is scheduled in 2 weeks, numbers should skyrocket at that time with all junior players getting a membership for competing in the tournament. Should be close to 6000 before Round 1. Having to give away memberships That's a little unfair Marteaux. The tournament is the brainchild of a local tradesman from the peninsula who buys the memberships himself and then gives them out to the participants who pay the entry fee to the tournament. He risks a substantial amount of money each year to do this. His motive is simply to promote the game of football and help the Heart. I'd buy this man a drink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR9 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 strike through from Harry to Dick P.S. 4519 I think you should not tell me what to doImpressive quoting skills on display... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony999 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 The pre-season Melbourne Heart FC Cup is scheduled in 2 weeks, numbers should skyrocket at that time with all junior players getting a membership for competing in the tournament. Should be close to 6000 before Round 1. Having to give away memberships That's a little unfair Marteaux. The tournament is the brainchild of a local tradesman from the peninsula who buys the memberships himself and then gives them out to the participants who pay the entry fee to the tournament. He risks a substantial amount of money each year to do this. His motive is simply to promote the game of football and help the Heart. I'd buy this man a drink! Then how many "true" members do you we? Not including baby memberships, dog memberships, people buying memberships for someone else......probably 3,000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 strike through from Harry to Dick P.S. 4519 I think you should not tell me what to do Haha, a bit sensitive there...ease up mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 4530 @ 10:45am. +13.25% from last year's 12th of Sept figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deluka Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 with the signing of kisnorbo, i can see memberships boosting to 4680 by september 12 to maintain that 17% increase on last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Hopefully we can get 7500 or 8000 by season's end. Good home results in the first few weeks are really important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marteaux Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 strike through from Harry to Dick P.S. 4519I think you should not tell me what to doImpressive quoting skills on display... Impressive annoyance skills on display Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post schrecky Posted September 10, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 The pre-season Melbourne Heart FC Cup is scheduled in 2 weeks, numbers should skyrocket at that time with all junior players getting a membership for competing in the tournament. Should be close to 6000 before Round 1. Having to give away memberships That's a little unfair Marteaux. The tournament is the brainchild of a local tradesman from the peninsula who buys the memberships himself and then gives them out to the participants who pay the entry fee to the tournament. He risks a substantial amount of money each year to do this. His motive is simply to promote the game of football and help the Heart. I'd buy this man a drink! I'm supplying 60 kids to this thing. Have done the past 2 years as well. They all pay $30, and Pete loses $10 for each kid that enters, then makes it back in BBQ and entry fees to break even. [my club pays half, so the kids only pay $15] Bugger all of the kids end up using their memberships, but still ends up being a massive heart promotion over 2 days. im hoping score an invite to the players lunch! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Really great work schreky. Surely the club could give you a heart top with all the players signatures on it? Very much doubt that there's something like this going on in Victoria for this club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 The pre-season Melbourne Heart FC Cup is scheduled in 2 weeks, numbers should skyrocket at that time with all junior players getting a membership for competing in the tournament. Should be close to 6000 before Round 1. Having to give away memberships That's a little unfair Marteaux. The tournament is the brainchild of a local tradesman from the peninsula who buys the memberships himself and then gives them out to the participants who pay the entry fee to the tournament. He risks a substantial amount of money each year to do this. His motive is simply to promote the game of football and help the Heart. I'd buy this man a drink! I'm supplying 60 kids to this thing. Have done the past 2 years as well. They all pay $30, and Pete loses $10 for each kid that enters, then makes it back in BBQ and entry fees to break even. [my club pays half, so the kids only pay $15] Bugger all of the kids end up using their memberships, but still ends up being a massive heart promotion over 2 days. im hoping score an invite to the players lunch! It would be good to find a way to get them to come along, not just to have memberships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Basically these juniors have to be accompanied by an adult before they're going to be able to attend. For all sorts of reasons - transport, personal safety etc. These days that's quite a responsibility for someone - or say 2-3 adults associated with a junior SC - to take on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belaguttman Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Basically these juniors have to be accompanied by an adult before they're going to be able to attend. For all sorts of reasons - transport, personal safety etc. These days that's quite a responsibility for someone - or say 2-3 adults associated with a junior SC - to take on. Yes, what I'm obliquely suggesting is that if we are giving membership to a junior who won't come then we might have more success giving them an adult membership as well so that a parent can come with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schrecky Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I've taken groups of kids for half time games and mascots and it is a fair amount of organizing just for that, and that's when every one gets in free. The hassle with the kids memberships is it doesnt save the family anything, it costs em $50 for a family ticket to come along with the kid member. Its not a lot, but still a chunk for a non football fan I guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 4553. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 4553. 4557 now - jumped 24 in 6 hours. That's 4 per hour! So it takes the admin guy 15min to process each membership! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbitm Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 4553. 4557 now - jumped 24 in 6 hours. That's 4 per hour! So it takes the admin guy 15min to process each membership! lol 4578 now. 21 jump in 13 minutes. i think the admin guy is getting a bit better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Practice makes perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 4553. 4557 now - jumped 24 in 6 hours. That's 4 per hour! So it takes the admin guy 15min to process each membership! lol I think you meant 4577... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 4553. 4557 now - jumped 24 in 6 hours. That's 4 per hour! So it takes the admin guy 15min to process each membership! lol I think you meant 4577... Yes, you're right, typo! Sorry Tbitm, it was only a jump of 1 - consistent with the 1 per 15mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartrate Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 If any specials are planning on going to the derby they'll have to sign up as a member to get into Active. No one likes a special but it may drum up member numbers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackett Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Anyone have a "promotion code"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 4601. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbitm Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) Last Season # Vs this season 3,300 August 16th Vs 3800 (+15.15%)3,650 August 30th Vs 4272 (+17.04%)4,000 Sept. 12th Vs 4618 (+15.45%) 4,750 October 4th (day before round 1) Didn't quite keep the 17% increase but 15.45% is still pretty good. At this rate we should hit 5,700 by round 1 (October 12th) Edited September 12, 2013 by Tbitm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfc_10 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) i just purchased mine, i got a 20% discount because im a Latrobe Uni student.. Edited September 12, 2013 by wfc_10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bassett Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) 4,629 - foundation membership just renewed and bringing in 3 mates (one is Dutch and signed up purely for Engelaar just days before the injury!) Edited September 12, 2013 by Mike Bassett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marteaux Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 4,629 - foundation membership just renewed and bringing in 3 mates (one is Dutch and signed up purely for Engelaar just days before the injury!) I bet he feels broken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corn Bread Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 4,629 - foundation membership just renewed and bringing in 3 mates (one is Dutch and signed up purely for Engelaar just days before the injury!) I bet he feels broken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart_fan Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 4,629 - foundation membership just renewed and bringing in 3 mates (one is Dutch and signed up purely for Engelaar just days before the injury!) Damn, at least he still has one Dutch connection in the side, and should still get to see Engelaar later in the season if all goes well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted September 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Last Season # Vs this season 3,300 August 16th Vs 3800 (+15.15%)3,650 August 30th Vs 4272 (+17.04%)4,000 Sept. 12th Vs 4618 (+15.45%) 4,750 October 4th (day before round 1) Didn't quite keep the 17% increase but 15.45% is still pretty good. At this rate we should hit 5,700 by round 1 (October 12th) I think you posted this a little early, we had another 15 members added since 3pm. Last Season # Vs this season 3,300 August 16th Vs 3800 (+500 / +15.15%) 3,650 August 30th Vs 4272 (+622 / +17.04%)4,000 Sept. 12th Vs 4633 (+633 / +15.83%) 4,750 October 04th (day before round 1) Day before Round 1 I'll be happy with 5,500 by October 4th, which will be a 15.79% increase on the same time last year, even though this year that's 8 days before our first kick-off. Once Mifsud is announced, I suppose we'll make up that number easy with all the Maltese community jumping on board! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyHeart Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 No one, if i recall correctly, gave me a straight answer... can i buy a membership with cash if so where and how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 No one, if i recall correctly, gave me a straight answer... can i buy a membership with cash if so where and how I'm pretty sure we did mate. You have to look for one of those tents at the game mate if you want to pay by cash. I'm pretty sure you can only pay by credit card too, no paypal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviant Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 No one, if i recall correctly, gave me a straight answer... can i buy a membership with cash if so where and how I'm pretty sure we did mate. You have to look for one of those tents at the game mate if you want to pay by cash. I'm pretty sure you can only pay by credit card too, no paypal Family day is coming up... save your pennies for the 22nd of this month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sash Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 No one, if i recall correctly, gave me a straight answer... can i buy a membership with cash if so where and how I'm pretty sure we did mate. You have to look for one of those tents at the game mate if you want to pay by cash. I'm pretty sure you can only pay by credit card too, no paypal Family day is coming up... save your pennies for the 22nd of this month Or you can go to La Trobe and try to find the MHFC office, which can be a bit of a task in itself if you don't know the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyHeart Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 No one, if i recall correctly, gave me a straight answer... can i buy a membership with cash if so where and how I'm pretty sure we did mate. You have to look for one of those tents at the game mate if you want to pay by cash. I'm pretty sure you can only pay by credit card too, no paypal Family day is coming up... save your pennies for the 22nd of this month Or you can go to La Trobe and try to find the MHFC office, which can be a bit of a task in itself if you don't know the place. sweet! Ill give the club an email cheers guys, this year will be my first year of membership 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red or Dead Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 4662. Up 29 Maltese members, only 50,000ish to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbitm Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) 3,300 August 16th Vs 3800 (+15.15%)3,650 August 30th Vs 4272 (+17.04%)4,000 Sept. 12th Vs 4618 (+15.45%) 4,750 October 4th (day before round 1) 5,500 Nov. 14th 5,850 Nov. 29th (5 game memberships came out) 6,025 Dec. 18th Just added some more dates. Hopefully we pass them all by a lot this season. Edited September 13, 2013 by Tbitm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyHeart Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 know of a lot of friends that if a 5 game membership was released prior to round 1 they would get it.. I guess the problem there is that a lot of people will get the 5 game membership and therefore take away from the full memberships therefore reducing the $$ I think we need to release the 5 game memberships soon to get as MANY members as possible this year to increase the base and then work with this and hope we get a good year onfield! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aardvark Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 On the 5 game membership concept how about releasing them early in the year (like either now or two rounds in) with the idea that it encourages people to take the low cost investment of a small membership. Then aim at getting these membership holders to early games (free ticket for a friend or something). Then once they've hit 2-3 games start pestering them to sign up for another 3 games or upgrade to a full membership. Keep repeating this until the end of the season or until they are proper members. Its kind of like a weird quarterly payment plan. Could be a good way to turn the questionable into the committed, and would really benefit from strong early season form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 On another note does anyone know if they've started sending out membership packs yet? And do the caps come with pack? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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