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Got buckleys of getting 35k now

More the shame of it.

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Got buckleys of getting 35k now

More the shame of it.

Practise Game BB

If we had beaten that side by 100 points it would have been a false dawn

3-4 players should not play again. That's what these games are for

I have not slashed my wrists yet.

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Practise Game BB

If we had beaten that side by 100 points it would have been a false dawn

3-4 players should not play again. That's what these games are for

I have not slashed my wrists yet.

SWYL A lot of memberships sway and fro etc. Much on expectations and the 'vibe'

ours is shizen !! just saying

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Last night cost us 5000 supporters

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I'm not sure you can put a figure on it Pig but your point is valid. Last night's [censored] up has set us back in many ways.

The GCS first match is the big one.

Lose that and much above 30 000 is a pipe dream IMO

After that it is all up hill for 6 weeks

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32,324

A bit over a thousand behind last year.

It's a lot to get over, Peter...

They need to win games of football for us to get 40k let alone 50k.

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Round 1 is integral. We have two away games after that, so the prospect of walk-ups on game day is diminished until Round 4. Win Round 1 and drive people to the club, incentivise them to take the initiative.

Losing Round 1 would be devastating imo.

We have to win more Home games, in front of our Home supporters. We only won away games last year and even at the MCG, our support contingency is lower, especially for casual fans who attend with members on guest passes.

MUST win.

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A bit over a thousand behind last year.

It's a lot to get over, Peter...

They need to win games of football for us to get 40k let alone 50k.

but last year hadn't the season already started?

a lot of people traditionally sign-up at the membership tent before the game

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A bit over a thousand behind last year.

It's a lot to get over, Peter...

They need to win games of football for us to get 40k let alone 50k.

Unfortunately I would say we have to win round 1 if we want to get to 35k let alone 40k.

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but last year hadn't the season already started?

a lot of people traditionally sign-up at the membership tent before the game

You are right; we played St Kilda on 22 March last year.

On 21st of March we reported:

31752

And a week later after Rd 1 we reported:

32,324

So there was a boost from the Rd 1 Tent at the game, but not overly significant. One must keep in mind that that game was at Etihad...

It is difficult to read the tea leaves I will admit but there was a definite 'Roos Effect' that has diminished a year on.

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I actually can't remember a Round 1 being so important for the club.

We live in a world where information travels faster than it ever has before, and it's only getting faster.

Melbourne has been a bad, bad football club at a time when social media has grown and flourished. We have missed the boat during marketing's golden era. We have never really been worth talking about in a positive way. I'm talking about random people talking about Melbourne in the same way they do about Geelong or Hawthorn.

More people take in more information on a daily basis: we turned bad at the worst possible time imo. The negativity is amplified with today's media and online environment.

A big loss would be utterly devastating. A win would be amazing.

It's not the end of the world but a strong win and performance will do wonders for the club's brand and the playing group's reputation, particularly against would-be finals contenders.

But I actually have zero expectations. I actually expect a loss. I'm not sure where a win will come from.

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I actually can't remember a Round 1 being so important for the club.

We live in a world where information travels faster than it ever has before, and it's only getting faster.

Melbourne has been a bad, bad football club at a time when social media has grown and flourished. We have missed the boat during marketing's golden era. We have never really been worth talking about in a positive way. I'm talking about random people talking about Melbourne in the same way they do about Geelong or Hawthorn.

More people take in more information on a daily basis: we turned bad at the worst possible time imo. The negativity is amplified with today's media and online environment.

A big loss would be utterly devastating. A win would be amazing.

It's not the end of the world but a strong win and performance will do wonders for the club's brand and the playing group's reputation, particularly against would-be finals contenders.

But I actually have zero expectations. I actually expect a loss. I'm not sure where a win will come from.

We make a habit of being bad at the worst time - last time coincided with the boom in television this time the boom in internet/social media.

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Praha I enjoyed your objective analysis which, in the main, put a positve spin on things (if we had a convincing win come Round 1). And then you finish on a pessimistic note! Lucky the Demonlanders (and supporters) who read your post are already committed.

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31557

No hope of 35k pre round one.

We may be if Toump calls his extended family
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Praha I enjoyes your objective analysis which, in the main, put a positve spin on things (if we had a convincing win come Round 1). And then you finish on a pessimistic note! Lucky the Demonlanders (and supporters) who read your post are already committed.

Did you leave off "pessimists" CB?

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Trouble with aiming for 35,000 by Round one is that we aimed too low? Richmond aimed for 70,000 (twice our target) and already had 66+ '000 before last night's match. I have no doubt that they will be over 70,000 by the end of the weekend after last night's come-back demolition of Carlton. Outside of Demonland and Demonology, Dees supporters simply aren't passionate enough!

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Trouble with aiming for 35,000 by Round one is that we aimed too low? Richmond aimed for 70,000 (twice our target) and already had 66+ '000 before last night's match. I have no doubt that they will be over 70,000 by the end of the weekend after last night's come-back demolition of Carlton. Outside of Demonland and Demonology, Dees supporters simply aren't passionate enough!

Honestly, FO M8.

We don't have the support there to go and get that many members without playing anything near decent footy.

As for 'not aiming high enough' - do you really think that if we said 50k by Rd 1 we would have any more members? We couldn't even reach this so called 'modest' target of 35k.

Get us around the 8, abolish the MCC, and play exciting footy for 5 years and we will have 60k...

With the MCC here to stay - 45k-50k is definitely possible and profitable for the near future.

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Honestly, FO M8.

We don't have the support there to go and get that many members without playing anything near decent footy.

As for 'not aiming high enough' - do you really think that if we said 50k by Rd 1 we would have any more members? We couldn't even reach this so called 'modest' target of 35k.

Get us around the 8, abolish the MCC, and play exciting footy for 5 years and we will have 60k...

With the MCC here to stay - 45k-50k is definitely possible and profitable for the near future.

Are you suggesting The MFC would be better off without the MCC?
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Are you suggesting The MFC would be better off without the MCC?

Our membership numbers would be...

I am not advocating anything by the way - I am merely pointing out the haphazard logic of aiming higher to achieve a better outcome if you can't even reach the, supposedly, lower target.

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Trouble with aiming for 35,000 by Round one is that we aimed too low? Richmond aimed for 70,000 (twice our target) and already had 66+ '000 before last night's match. I have no doubt that they will be over 70,000 by the end of the weekend after last night's come-back demolition of Carlton. Outside of Demonland and Demonology, Dees supporters simply aren't passionate enough!

Tigers are only scratching the surface of their real supporter base - you aint seen nothing yet. Now they are working hard to maximise revenue per membership.

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Our membership numbers would be...

I am not advocating anything by the way - I am merely pointing out the haphazard logic of aiming higher to achieve a better outcome if you can't even reach the, supposedly, lower target.

i beg to differ on that. i think that it is to the contrary. Most Demon supporters in the MCC membership take out the option of a MFC membership at the same time they renew. it is for a lesser cost as they do not require admission to the Ground so the Club so the Club's net position is possibly similar. These numbers are included in the MFC membership total!

p.s. As the MCC members renew their memberships back in August [to gain admission to the Finals], they are also the first MFC members to renew for the following year, thereby becoming the nucleus of the next year's membership.

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