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beelzebub Legend

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not too shabby for this time of year.

MFC really needs to push it along again after last years success. So much to utilise... what with the new faces about to sign on and such. Somehow they need to package xmas packages .. Maybe some brownie points or discounts in the shop for every 'gift" membership a current member organises

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Yep Im on board.. My membership just rolls over every year which Is handy.

gets me why more dont use this... set and forget..too easy. They ( MFC ) ought to push this a bit more...the monthly direct debit method. You dont really even notice it :)

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Jaded No More   58,419

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I've signed up, and am disgusted with how ugly that membership counter is! :P

Am waiting to see what my work situation is like over the next few months, then I'll buy both my cousins their first ever Melbourne membership. Exciting stuff (poor kids).

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not too shabby for this time of year.

MFC really needs to push it along again after last years success. So much to utilise... what with the new faces about to sign on and such. Somehow they need to package xmas packages .. Maybe some brownie points or discounts in the shop for every 'gift" membership a current member organises

Signed up last week. Even though I probably can't get to any games in 2010 (live in Brisbane and can't be sure I wont be on call when/if we play at the Gabba) I still wanted to do my bit.

My suggestion (have sent it to a few at the club) is that the MFC do what Richmond does and recognise supporters for maintaining continuous membership of the club. It's just a very simple system where, if you've been a member continuously for 1-5 years you're called a Bronze member (for example), 6-15 years you're a Silver member, 16-25 years you're a Gold member and 25+ years you're recognised as a 'Life/Legacy/Legend member' (or something along those lines). You don't necessarily get any discounts but your status is reflected in the scarf you get with your membership each year. Perhaps the words 'Bronze/Silver/Gold/Legend Member 2010', etc could be stitched onto the scarf. That gives people an added incentive to keep their membership year in and year out and I think it also gives an added sense of involvement in the club. By being continuously a member you become a continuous part of the club.

As someone who used to work in public relations (gave it up, now Im a librarian lol) I know that while it's hard to get members it's even harder to retain them. So something like the system I mentioned could be a real help. At the least, I think it'd be worth the MFC having a look at it.

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Signed up last week. Even though I probably can't get to any games in 2010 (live in Brisbane and can't be sure I wont be on call when/if we play at the Gabba) I still wanted to do my bit.

My suggestion (have sent it to a few at the club) is that the MFC do what Richmond does and recognise supporters for maintaining continuous membership of the club. It's just a very simple system where, if you've been a member continuously for 1-5 years you're called a Bronze member (for example), 6-15 years you're a Silver member, 16-25 years you're a Gold member and 25+ years you're recognised as a 'Life/Legacy/Legend member' (or something along those lines). You don't necessarily get any discounts but your status is reflected in the scarf you get with your membership each year. Perhaps the words 'Bronze/Silver/Gold/Legend Member 2010', etc could be stitched onto the scarf. That gives people an added incentive to keep their membership year in and year out and I think it also gives an added sense of involvement in the club. By being continuously a member you become a continuous part of the club.

As someone who used to work in public relations (gave it up, now Im a librarian lol) I know that while it's hard to get members it's even harder to retain them. So something like the system I mentioned could be a real help. At the least, I think it'd be worth the MFC having a look at it.

they do to an extent? Without being an expert on membership by any means; i am a 9 consecutive year "Silver Member" i think at 10 it becomes Gold Member. I know some clubs have how many years you've been a member on their scarves, which i think is a great idea, but i assume the Demons just dont want to be seen as copy cats by incorporating that same idea

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they do to an extent? Without being an expert on membership by any means; i am a 9 consecutive year "Silver Member" i think at 10 it becomes Gold Member. I know some clubs have how many years you've been a member on their scarves, which i think is a great idea, but i assume the Demons just dont want to be seen as copy cats by incorporating that same idea

I'm more than happy to stand corrected but, if that's what we do at the MFC, it certainly isn't something we publicise. Without making it known (RFC show it on their membership page) we can't use it as an enticement (to rejoin or even to join for the first time) and that is definitely a lost opportunity.

MFC have some really good initiatives in place (I particularly like the Demon Heartland scheme and will be putting my $50 towards it) so we should be making them as obvious as possible to those people who aren't already members as well as those who are.

Putting the number of years you've been a member is a nice touch but perhaps it's just a bit easier and more efficient to keep it at blocks of years (represented by the year being stitched in bronze, silver, gold, etc ?).

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Can someone tell me when they send the membership packages out? Is it before or after the new year?!

Cheers.

Pretty sure they said they'll start sending them out in late November??

I do need new replacement stickers for the car. 2009 was a bad year and I had to remove the negative karma from the vehicle.

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Pretty sure they said they'll start sending them out in late November??

The message I got from the MFC said "Fulfilment of 2010 Melbourne Football Club membership cards and other membership entitlements will commence in December 2009. So, until that time, please regard this letter as confirmation of your 2010 membership payment."

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It is it fantastic to have 9K members signed up less than a month after the GF.

Not only that but the club now doesn't have to send out 9000 renewal letters with all the work and cost associated.

Compared to only a couple of years ago when we couldn't get a membership renewal before Christmas...this current administration is light-years ahead.

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