Then how bad is that.

Bad or not that is the reality, has been since Adam played full back for Jerusalem in the Sinai league

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Good idea to put monkey's on everyone's back . Frankly i dont see the purpose of such an impatient motto. Will the Club give out lit red and blue torches that supporters can wave outside the changerooms if we lose a game badly.

The pressure is already on Neeld because he has list that coming into its maturity phase in next 1 to 2 years for the window of opportunity, he has Clark and a better structured FD. And if we have a flat year the membership numbers/ attendances will tell a tale.

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Not putting monkies on anyones back. Just reconfirming to all that we can't use anything as an excuse anymore. We have things in place on and offield to make us a better team, and we have a draw that should ensure supporters get to see a number of games, and that while a lot of work has been done by Stynes & co, we can't rest on our laurels.

Maybe in 2013 RR we can use it. There are absolutely no excuses...no first year coach, no poor facilities, no reason for a melbourne follower not to financially support the club - especially with improved onfield performance in 2012.

Not sure what your call re impatient motto is all about. Go and ask Mr Neeld if anyone (player or supporter) has any excuses this year.

Bad or not that is the reality, has been since Adam played full back for Jerusalem in the Sinai league

Was that the year he got BOG in a losing team for the GF?

Not putting monkies on anyones back. Just reconfirming to all that we can't use anything as an excuse anymore. We have things in place on and offield to make us a better team, and we have a draw that should ensure supporters get to see a number of games, and that while a lot of work has been done by Stynes & co, we can't rest on our laurels.

Maybe in 2013 RR we can use it. There are absolutely no excuses...no first year coach, no poor facilities, no reason for a melbourne follower not to financially support the club - especially with improved onfield performance in 2012.

Not sure what your call re impatient motto is all about. Go and ask Mr Neeld if anyone (player or supporter) has any excuses this year. There will be reasons why we dont win the flag or put in poor performances.

You are setting yourself up for a fail and egg on your face if you dont succeed. "No more excuses" implies impatience or frustration when rather than excuses there have been reasons and good ones why you have not achieved whatever it is you expected to achieve. Its smacks of failure to understand the issues the Club has been through and is dismissive of the efforts to date. I wouldnt use it at all. Excuses suggests a cop out for some past failing.Its wrong and its cringeworthy. I dont know why you think we have been given "excuses" because we are now where we logically thought we would be when the rebuild was started. If this is not good enough for some supporters then they have the tinted glasses on too tight. Its the biggest rebuild a side has ever undertaken on the field (playing list) and off the field (Board, FD, debt) by a Club. Its a major cop out by those too emotive to think through the issues of the moment and dismiss explanations of less than expected outcomes as "excuses".

IMO the slogan sucks and hits all the wrong buttons. You should sell it to the Club for their reaction

Was that the year he got BOG in a losing team for the GF?

No the year after they won that year!

Sorry HT, I read it that JJ didn't want a slogan like that becasue it was putting pressure on a new coach (ie. already making an excuse). Apologies if I read it the wrong way.

Jack Jack's point wasn't just his last sentence. He like many would prefer that it didn't blow up in the clubs face having a slogan as such for a 1st year coach implementing a new game plan.

My slogan was No More Excuses JJ, and what's your last sentence?

It's not an excuse, it's the reality. Maybe in a few years time when the coach has had a chance to implement his game plan and maybe had a finals appearance we can start putting that kind of pressure on the team.

Bear in mind also that these campaigns would have months of planning and development. Generation D was probably already well and truly in the pipeline before Neeld was appointed as head coach.

IMO the last 5000 members are only swayed by performance.

Have a good Nab cup and win 3 of the first four games and they put their hands in their pockets.

A good point. We have a core supporter base but to get to the 40k we need to appeal to the fair weather supporters and that means winning games or at least being competitive (Thanks Dean).

Also at the moment we are comparing membership figures to dates. By this time last year we had already completed and won our first round NAB cup match. Our first round NAB cup match is still a week away. It'll be interesting to see the comparison after that performance.

Given the debacle both on and off the field over the past 12 months, i think there will be supporters who will wait and see the early performances before they buy the hope after one meaningless NAB Cup victory.

And if we are going to get to 40k, we are going to have to win more new supporters etc as well as fair weather ones. I reckon we need two good years of upward improvement where we win as many or more games than we lose.

The last 12 months have not been a great sell for MFC.

Given the debacle both on and off the field over the past 12 months, i think there will be supporters who will wait and see the early performances before they buy the hope after one meaningless NAB Cup victory.

And if we are going to get to 40k, we are going to have to win more new supporters etc as well as fair weather ones. I reckon we need two good years of upward improvement where we win as many or more games than we lose.

The last 12 months have not been a great sell for MFC.

I've still go t my Grand Final Guarantee as one year it will come in handy.

What got me to start becoming a member 14 years ago was my grandfather being given a free kids membership as an option with his. now for the first couple of years after that after the initial free membership he paid for it, but as soon as i got a part time job and now full time i've been paying up each year. The club should do another thing like this if feasable, even now with the 3 game memberships available. give one kids 3 game membership free as an option with a full priced adult 18 game membership. It could well pay dividends with the next generation of young demons who will hopefully see a sustained period of successs for the MFC.

I know they are already doing something with the Casey donation program of giving away tickets and i think this too is a brilliant idea. get the kids hooked like i was at an early age and every year they see that years of consecutive membership number grow, the more unlikely they are to let it lapse once they stand on their own two feet.

24,475 on the 21/02/2012. I'm not sure how that compares with this time last year.

Here is the 31st of March comparison:

2009 - we had 27,128 members

2010 - we had 27,595 members

2011 - we have 32,386 members

I like this comparison from last years membership thread.

So with roughly 6 weeks to go we've got to signup close to 8000 members to match last years figures. Seems like a lot.

A good showing in the NAB cup will go a long way to making up those kind of numbers.

I like this comparison from last years membership thread.

So with roughly 6 weeks to go we've got to signup close to 8000 members to match last years figures. Seems like a lot.

A good showing in the NAB cup will go a long way to making up those kind of numbers.

Someone on Bigfooty mentioned they hadnt been given a MCC/MFC membership because they were having trouble working it out or something.

Anybody else experiencing this?

He said these memberships werent counted as yet as a result

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I renewed my membership over a month ago (AFL Melbourne Club support), and received an email this morning asking why I still hadn't signed up.

Rang the club and was told that they were having problems with the rollover from AFL/MCC members who have Melbourne club support.

Taking that into consideration, we can probably add a few thousand to that total.

Edited February 22, 201213 yr by Jordie_tackles

Someone on Bigfooty mentioned they hadnt been given a MCC/MFC membership because they were having trouble working it out or something.

Anybody else experiencing this?

He said these memberships werent counted as yet as a result

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That could explain a lot.

I'd be disappointed if we weren't at least on par with last year.

This from the club just now.... So who are you....Show your face or Pay up!!!

Melbourne Football Club

Our member tally has reached 25,277, but there are still 16,374 members from 2011 who haven’t renewed and over 150,000 Demon supporters around Australia who aren’t paid up.

We will leave no stone unturned to reach 40,000 members in 2012. If you haven’t joined up yet, we want you to tell us what we can do to make YOU join today.

This from the club just now.... So who are you....Show your face or Pay up!!!

Melbourne Football Club

Our member tally has reached 25,277, but there are still 16,374 members from 2011 who haven’t renewed and over 150,000 Demon supporters around Australia who aren’t paid up.

We will leave no stone unturned to reach 40,000 members in 2012. If you haven’t joined up yet, we want you to tell us what we can do to make YOU join today.

That would give us 42,000+ this year. C'mon you buggers. Hand in the pocket NOW!

That would give us 42,000+ this year. C'mon you buggers. Hand in the pocket NOW!

Exactly WYL.

I know there is some 'untrue' supporters here on Demonland who have openly admitted it.

Grow some tikker you guys & pay up!!

yeah i even get my direct debted from my account through out the year, its like 20 bucks a month you dont notice it going really, i admit ive only been a member for 5 years now but i dont get to goto alot of games as i play football basketball and boozing on the weekends, the club needed members so i put the hand in the pocket, still only get to a handful of games a year but love being a member!!

16k from last year not signed up! what a disgrace.

16k from last year not signed up! what a disgrace.

2011 was Gettysburg without the Address.

Hardly inspiring...

yeah i even get my direct debted from my account through out the year, its like 20 bucks a month you dont notice it going really, i admit ive only been a member for 5 years now but i dont get to goto alot of games as i play football basketball and boozing on the weekends, the club needed members so i put the hand in the pocket, still only get to a handful of games a year but love being a member!!

Exactly DD. Direct debits are not hard to set up.

The only way this club will win a 13th flag is to become financially stronger & that starts with members. The good thing atleast is we have thousands of new members.

The NAB cup may be somewhat irrelevant as to how a sides gunna travel in the season proper, but it can really do wonders in terms of boosting supporter confidence and excitement.

Carlton in the mid noughties are a perfect example. Won the 'Wizard Cup' which led to a huge spike in membership numbers.

If we can manage a win against either Collingwood or Hathworn, who knows what that'll do for the membership tally

I just signed up as a member. I lapsed last year due to being overseas and just forgetting about it. In order to prevent it happening again i just signed up to the 'Demon for Life' option so my membership is just automatically deducted. I can't really afford to buy a full membership at this stage, but as an MCC member i am happy to donate $60.00. I have been a member since 1983.

If there are people on here that are MCC members and haven't signed up, please sign up. I think we can really shake the 40k barrier this year. We can get back to being a big club in this town. The challenge is there!!

I just signed up as a member. I lapsed last year due to being overseas and just forgetting about it. In order to prevent it happening again i just signed up to the 'Demon for Life' option so my membership is just automatically deducted. I can't really afford to buy a full membership at this stage, but as an MCC member i am happy to donate $60.00. I have been a member since 1983.

If there are people on here that are MCC members and haven't signed up, please sign up. I think we can really shake the 40k barrier this year. We can get back to being a big club in this town. The challenge is there!!

Good stuff BH. it all helps. The club should push the "Demon for life" option a bit harder. It is beneficial to both club and member

Good stuff BH. it all helps. The club should push the "Demon for life" option a bit harder. It is beneficial to both club and member

TBH WYL, I tried to do it all myself on the net but couldnt figure out the option. There was a form you had to fill out and send it. I just wanted to do it all online. Eventually just called the club and a bloke sorted it in 2 mins for me. They had my details already, I guess from when I was last a member. Very easy.