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MFC 2016 Membership - Record Broken. Next stop: 40,000


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17 hours ago, Maple Demon said:

Yeah, I never actually understood why people seriously started microwaving membership cards to show displeasure.

 

17 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Richmond Supporters. Don't bother trying to understand them...

The "microwaving" story arose after a Richmond member in a fit of pique following a standard Richmond performance (which would be sub-standard for most clubs) claimed on talkback radio that he was going to "tear up his membership" only to be embarrassed when it was explained that "tearing up" hard plastic would be a physical impossibility.

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As an MFC/MCC member it's still pretty poor we struggle to get 40,000 members I understand the last decade by the club has been horrible, but considering we have a decent following from the MCC members who aren't MFC members is a joke. 

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54 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Just purchased two memberships. Don't let me down on Sunday night or they'll be getting sent straight back, slightly melted (I wont really send them back, I don't have a mullet haircut).

Ethan are you Inferring that In order to use a microwave correctly I need to grow a mullet?

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57 minutes ago, deefella said:

As an MFC/MCC member it's still pretty poor we struggle to get 40,000 members I understand the last decade by the club has been horrible, but considering we have a decent following from the MCC members who aren't MFC members is a joke. 

the last decade?

signed 45 year old whose older brother is a Hawthorn fan!

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On 20 April 2016 at 7:29 AM, Petraccattack said:

A new record wont impress me, but 40k will...   and we might just get there

The record was set in the heyday of Jim Stynes presidency.  We have been to hell and back and membetship collapsed to 30,372 for 2013.  Since then a lot of anonymous people at our club have worked tirelessly to get members back on board. They include staff, volunteers, players and coaches manning phones etc 

Yes 40,000 will be fantastic but in the meantime a new record is an extraordinary achievement for our club. Worth celebrating every milestone i reckon - on and off the field.

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I appreciate that this is somewhat off-topic, and I didn't see it myself, but apparently David King pulled off a good sight gag last week during the half time break in the West Coat v Tigers game when he walked past the cameras carrying a microwave.

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2 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

The record was set in the heyday of Jim Stynes presidency.  We have been to hell and back and membetship collapsed to 30,372 for 2013.  Since then a lot of anonymous people at our club have worked tirelessly to get members back on board. They include staff, volunteers, players and coaches manning phones etc 

Yes 40,000 will be fantastic but in the meantime a new record is an extraordinary achievement for our club. Worth celebrating every milestone i reckon - on and off the field.

With a bit of luck (and Demonlanders spreading the word), it would be very disappointing if there wasn't an announcement on the scoreboard at the Saints match that we have reached 40,000. If we are now above 36,647, l should expect that we we will reach the current record prior to the Richmond match on Sunday evening and if we beat the Tigers and Saints maybe even the residual reticent MCC members will feel embarrassed by their lack of a 2016 MFC scarf.

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3 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

The record was set in the heyday of Jim Stynes presidency.  We have been to hell and back and membetship collapsed to 30,372 for 2013.  Since then a lot of anonymous people at our club have worked tirelessly to get members back on board. They include staff, volunteers, players and coaches manning phones etc 

Yes 40,000 will be fantastic but in the meantime a new record is an extraordinary achievement for our club. Worth celebrating every milestone i reckon - on and off the field.

Yes thats fair enough..  we were dead and buried a few years ago..I guess I was just thinking in terms of the membership rising along with population growth so a new record wouldn't be that impressiv, but it really is,considering we have been worse than Fitzroy (on the field) in recent years

Hats off to the membership department and volunteers

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9 hours ago, demoniac said:

the last decade?

signed 45 year old whose older brother is a Hawthorn fan!

I'm sure you enjoyed your moment over him in the 1990 elimination final!

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9 hours ago, M_9 said:

I appreciate that this is somewhat off-topic, and I didn't see it myself, but apparently David King pulled off a good sight gag last week during the half time break in the West Coat v Tigers game when he walked past the cameras carrying a microwave.

That's gold!

I must hunt a link. Was it on Fox Footy?

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I don't think there is any point preaching to the Demonland nutbags, as I'm sure everyone here is a member.... But if you're not, sign up! It's time for new records of the positive kind. 

While my very expensive membership sits quietly at home waiting for my return, I'm glad the money is going to a club that now seems at least somewhat more in control of their sh!t. It's not wasted money like it was a few years ago. 

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1 hour ago, Jaded said:

While my very expensive membership sits quietly at home waiting for my return, I'm glad the money is going to a club that now seems at least somewhat more in control of their sh!t. It's not wasted money like it was a few years ago. 

What are you talking about? I love the club's new desk.

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3 hours ago, Jaded said:

I don't think there is any point preaching to the Demonland nutbags, as I'm sure everyone here is a member.... But if you're not, sign up! It's time for new records of the positive kind. 

While my very expensive membership sits quietly at home waiting for my return, I'm glad the money is going to a club that now seems at least somewhat more in control of their sh!t. It's not wasted money like it was a few years ago. 

I both agree and disagree Jaded.  If us hard-core Demons had failed to stick fat during the dark times, there may not have been any sh!t left to get under control, so it can be regarded money well spent! .......... and as a consequence of our loyalty and die-hard attitude, the Football Gods will soon compensate us for the unprecedented and 'never-to-be-repeated', pain and suffering we have been forced to endure.  It will need to be a bountiful feast!

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