Fingman Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Contemplating getting Ms Carlings a membership, but would be awks if we broke up. You can get both in your own name. Also handy if she doesn't want to go to a particular match and you want to use the card for someone else. On the occasions that MrsJW doesn't go I have used her card for various mates (but no mistresses of course...). Except for that one time haha. But yeah getting a second membership isn't a bad idea, I may consider this when I have more $$$ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlings Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 = more bumper stickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 1494. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) Posted 29 June 2013 - 11:29 AM 1798 @ 7pm today 1546 right now.. We are something like 12 days ahead on last seasons numbers as we passed 1500 the 24 June. Edited June 12, 2014 by M13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) 1581. Early days but it does look promising. Now 1644. Certainly moving today. Edited June 13, 2014 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruckoo Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 1646 flying along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovan Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Renewed Family +6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 1680.. It seems that many waited for the fixtures to be released before deciding to buy as the daily average have picked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD. Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Curious, has anyone from Manchester bought an international membership? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heart_fan Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Ended up renewing yesterday. Bring on the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dearg is bán Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I wanted to have a look at how many memberships other A-League clubs had sold so far but we're the only one with a counter (so far anyway). Interestingly, half of the teams, including the visitors, haven't even started selling theirs yet. Just seems to be us, Brisbane, Sydney FC, Wellington and Perth. Great to see how organised we are this year. Also wtf is this about: http://www.ccmariners-memberships.com.au/membership-packag/pet-membership/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF33 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I'll be signing up along with my dad and cousin before the end of the membership freeze (Friday week, I believe). For existing members, I think that's one of the really important days; there's no real benefit of signing up before then, so it's probably not top of the list of priorities for some (like, getting a new Hyundai with last year's membership deal, for example ). I think there will be a significant spike the week after next. Probably already been answered, but what do you get for a new sign-up nominating you as their 'recruiter'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF33 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I wanted to have a look at how many memberships other A-League clubs had sold so far but we're the only one with a counter (so far anyway). Interestingly, half of the teams, including the visitors, haven't even started selling theirs yet. Just seems to be us, Brisbane, Sydney FC, Wellington and Perth. Great to see how organised we are this year. Also wtf is this about: http://www.ccmariners-memberships.com.au/membership-packag/pet-membership/ I'm not sure how many people it is a consideration for (it hasn't been for me, personally), but it's conceivable that people might decide to sign/not sign/sign on a different membership based on the home fixture we get. I think that's a big consideration for a lot of AFL members, say, for example, Geelong members, based on when the Melbourne home games are and how many night games are in Geelong. Like I said, it's not the difference between signing and not signing for me, but I really don't enjoy those Sunday games (play basketball that night). Pet memberships: that's another bone of contention with AFL people. You pay bugger all for your pet to get a collar in club colours or something and they add one to the membership tally. If the HAL is allowing that sort of stuff, fine (it all helps the club, after all), but you have to take the membership numbers as strictly a marketing tool (something to spruik to potential sponsors etc.), hardly a genuine indicator of revenue generated through memberships, since a member could be paying $30 or $700+ and they'd still only count as '1' on the tally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dearg is bán Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Pet memberships: that's another bone of contention with AFL people. You pay bugger all for your pet to get a collar in club colours or something and they add one to the membership tally. If the HAL is allowing that sort of stuff, fine (it all helps the club, after all), but you have to take the membership numbers as strictly a marketing tool (something to spruik to potential sponsors etc.), hardly a genuine indicator of revenue generated through memberships, since a member could be paying $30 or $700+ and they'd still only count as '1' on the tally. Surely they don't count pet 'memberships' in their tally, do they?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahanga Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I wanted to have a look at how many memberships other A-League clubs had sold so far but we're the only one with a counter (so far anyway). Interestingly, half of the teams, including the visitors, haven't even started selling theirs yet. Just seems to be us, Brisbane, Sydney FC, Wellington and Perth. Great to see how organised we are this year. Also wtf is this about: http://www.ccmariners-memberships.com.au/membership-packag/pet-membership/ I'm not sure how many people it is a consideration for (it hasn't been for me, personally), but it's conceivable that people might decide to sign/not sign/sign on a different membership based on the home fixture we get. I think that's a big consideration for a lot of AFL members, say, for example, Geelong members, based on when the Melbourne home games are and how many night games are in Geelong. Like I said, it's not the difference between signing and not signing for me, but I really don't enjoy those Sunday games (play basketball that night). Pet memberships: that's another bone of contention with AFL people. You pay bugger all for your pet to get a collar in club colours or something and they add one to the membership tally. If the HAL is allowing that sort of stuff, fine (it all helps the club, after all), but you have to take the membership numbers as strictly a marketing tool (something to spruik to potential sponsors etc.), hardly a genuine indicator of revenue generated through memberships, since a member could be paying $30 or $700+ and they'd still only count as '1' on the tally. The thing is different times suit different people. Personally I don't like Friday evening games and weekend arvo games are certainly better for families. In the end no matter what the draw is someone will be disadvantaged by it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKMILES Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Memberships Update: 14 June 2013- 1243 14 June 2014- 1691 I am pretty sure Memberships opened on the same Day in 2013 and 2014, 5 June . Therefore daily average signups way ahead of last year, 36% in fact. If this persisted for the season might approach 10,000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 I guess that any club that have been regarded as perennial underachievers and a good bet for finishing last every season might see an improvement if suddenly there´s a buzz around the club which is nice and proper.. But in the end what happens on the pitch will be what decides how big we can get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 It's not clear to me what sort of advertising the club is doing at the moment to gain new members? Any at all? I would have guessed that most of the increase over last season is therefore mainly due to a lower churn rate - that is more of last season's members are committing to next season - rather than actual new members? There was a bit of a buzz when Villa and Duff were announced, but that died down pretty quickly. The numbers are encouraging, but I'm not sure yet that they indicate that we're going to reach a significantly higher overall total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeming Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 It's not clear to me what sort of advertising the club is doing at the moment to gain new members? Any at all? I would have guessed that most of the increase over last season is therefore mainly due to a lower churn rate - that is more of last season's members are committing to next season - rather than actual new members? There was a bit of a buzz when Villa and Duff were announced, but that died down pretty quickly. The numbers are encouraging, but I'm not sure yet that they indicate that we're going to reach a significantly higher overall total. I'm not sure about traditional media but they are advertising on their Twitter feed and Facebook feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPH1 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 It's not clear to me what sort of advertising the club is doing at the moment to gain new members? Any at all? I would have guessed that most of the increase over last season is therefore mainly due to a lower churn rate - that is more of last season's members are committing to next season - rather than actual new members? There was a bit of a buzz when Villa and Duff were announced, but that died down pretty quickly. The numbers are encouraging, but I'm not sure yet that they indicate that we're going to reach a significantly higher overall total. A good point made I am still undecided TBH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InMyHeart Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Wait till the squad is finished and the season is upon us, I hope and expect serious billboards in various locations around Melbourne and continued full page advertising in the major papers of Melbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepdog Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 The numbers are encouraging, but I'm not sure yet that they indicate that we're going to reach a significantly higher overall total. A higher overall total is a higher overall total none the less. that really makes no sense whatsoever but the thing is I know what im talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF33 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Pet memberships: that's another bone of contention with AFL people. You pay bugger all for your pet to get a collar in club colours or something and they add one to the membership tally. If the HAL is allowing that sort of stuff, fine (it all helps the club, after all), but you have to take the membership numbers as strictly a marketing tool (something to spruik to potential sponsors etc.), hardly a genuine indicator of revenue generated through memberships, since a member could be paying $30 or $700+ and they'd still only count as '1' on the tally. Surely they don't count pet 'memberships' in their tally, do they?! As far as I'm aware, if you sign up (or have been signed up by someone else) for an AFL club, whether you're an animal, an infant, or never going to go to a game, you're counted. I can only assume the HAL clubs work the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF33 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) I wanted to have a look at how many memberships other A-League clubs had sold so far but we're the only one with a counter (so far anyway). Interestingly, half of the teams, including the visitors, haven't even started selling theirs yet. Just seems to be us, Brisbane, Sydney FC, Wellington and Perth. Great to see how organised we are this year. Also wtf is this about: http://www.ccmariners-memberships.com.au/membership-packag/pet-membership/ I'm not sure how many people it is a consideration for (it hasn't been for me, personally), but it's conceivable that people might decide to sign/not sign/sign on a different membership based on the home fixture we get. I think that's a big consideration for a lot of AFL members, say, for example, Geelong members, based on when the Melbourne home games are and how many night games are in Geelong. Like I said, it's not the difference between signing and not signing for me, but I really don't enjoy those Sunday games (play basketball that night). Pet memberships: that's another bone of contention with AFL people. You pay bugger all for your pet to get a collar in club colours or something and they add one to the membership tally. If the HAL is allowing that sort of stuff, fine (it all helps the club, after all), but you have to take the membership numbers as strictly a marketing tool (something to spruik to potential sponsors etc.), hardly a genuine indicator of revenue generated through memberships, since a member could be paying $30 or $700+ and they'd still only count as '1' on the tally. The thing is different times suit different people. Personally I don't like Friday evening games and weekend arvo games are certainly better for families. In the end no matter what the draw is someone will be disadvantaged by it. Yeah, Friday evening games are sometimes a bit tough, but I guess the flip side of it is if the boys have a win, it puts a spring in my step for the rest of the weekend. Agree that Saturday arvo is probably my preferred time. It's similar with an AFL club like Geelong (my team). With a lot of members that live in Melbourne, the night home games in Geelong and Melbourne (particularly Friday night) will always be unpopular with the supporters that are obliged to travel, but the flip side to that is that the supporters who live in that city can make it to the games, when they otherwise might not have been able to, say for a Saturday night game, when they play football, or support a local team during the day. Swings and roundabouts everywhere and it would be a bit of trial and error for Geelong, which has had a major facelift to its home ground, along with Melbourne City, who would be expected to enjoy unprecedented support and success in 2014/15. Edited June 14, 2014 by SF33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 As an outsider..I know that there have been ethnic divides between clubs now and then but in todays Melbourne is there areas dominated by fans of either Victory or Heart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falastur Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 As an outsider also, what is the figure to beat to become the club with the highest membership figures in the league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bt50 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Nah AFL need to be minimum 3 game members to count to the membership tally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dearg is bán Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 As an outsider also, what is the figure to beat to become the club with the highest membership figures in the league? Victory had 22,591 in 07/08. AFAIK that's the highest in any season. Last season they had 22,021, which I think was the highest that season too. Ours was 7,315 last season, so a long way off having the highest figures in the league. As some others have suggested, 10,000 would be brilliant for the upcoming season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 As an outsider..I know that there have been ethnic divides between clubs now and then but in todays Melbourne is there areas dominated by fans of either Victory or Heart? Not really, as far as I know. Melbourne is a fairly centralised city so it doesn't lend itself to having fans grouped like that (unlike Sydney). I think I remember hearing that quite a few of our fans are from the south eastern suburbs, but that's a big area in Melbourne so not sure you could read much into it (could just be colloration). I guess Victory are hoping to get in with the population of Geelong (a city right near Melbourne, in the south west, further around Port Phillip Bay) by playing a game down there, will have to wait and see how that goes/if they persist with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Cheers.. I got curious because some journo mentioned that Heart had a "north Melbourne" flavour, don´t ask me what he meant by that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jun Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Cheers.. I got curious because some journo mentioned that Heart had a "north Melbourne" flavour, don´t ask me what he meant by that Perhaps he got confused as the team trains in the relative North of Melbourne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfly100 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 The only real difference in supporter base is that Melbourne victory supporters have strong ties with centre link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbitm Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 The only real difference in supporter base is that Melbourne victory supporters have strong ties with centre link. accurate. So maybe our derby isn't that much different from the sydney one after all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Interesting, people tend to support the club playing in the stadium closest to them.. but if teams share a stadium it´s often a geographical divide nevertheless like for instance in Rome where Lazio fans tend to come from areas surrounding the city itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jw1739 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) As an outsider also, what is the figure to beat to become the club with the highest membership figures in the league? Victory had 22,591 in 07/08. AFAIK that's the highest in any season. Last season they had 22,021, which I think was the highest that season too. Ours was 7,315 last season, so a long way off having the highest figures in the league. As some others have suggested, 10,000 would be brilliant for the upcoming season. IMO all these "membership" numbers need to be taken with a grain of salt, as I'm not convinced that clubs are all counting the same thing. For example, ours include "limited game" memberships, but do the other clubs include these? And, as per another poster, I'd be somewhat cynical if I found that we were counting pet memberships. Aside from these considerations, agree that 10,000 would indeed be a sound achievement for 2014-15. Edited June 15, 2014 by jw1739 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnibari Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Interesting, people tend to support the club playing in the stadium closest to them.. but if teams share a stadium it´s often a geographical divide nevertheless like for instance in Rome where Lazio fans tend to come from areas surrounding the city itself. Possibly part of the reason for the lack of a geographic area is the relatively short history of both clubs (and also maybe because when Victory entered the competition there was only one team to support in Melbourne, so people just came from whereever and never concentrated somewhere to begin with?) Having said that, Sydney does have a divide so the lack of one is clearly also related to the geography/character of Melbourne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 It´s hardly important.. It was just because someone on here mentioned that Victory look Victoria centric while Melbourne City look Melbourne centric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyboozeadams Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 North Melbourne hipster fan base. Single origin Latte's and small run, ethically designed and made supporters scarves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalHeart Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 It's not clear to me what sort of advertising the club is doing at the moment to gain new members? Any at all? I would have guessed that most of the increase over last season is therefore mainly due to a lower churn rate - that is more of last season's members are committing to next season - rather than actual new members? There was a bit of a buzz when Villa and Duff were announced, but that died down pretty quickly. The numbers are encouraging, but I'm not sure yet that they indicate that we're going to reach a significantly higher overall total. I think once we have a marquee signed on for the season we will probably see some sort of billboard in a well know area around the city with them on it and it will step up a few notches following that. They wouldn't be able to do that with David Villa as he is here for 10 games only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruckoo Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Up to 1750, chugging along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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