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The 2017 Membership Thread

Dee Dee
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Voracious.  Respectfully, OD, it is so different.  Veracious they aren't, surely?

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    28 minutes ago, A F said:

    Can't quite understand why some wouldn't want footy on a Friday night or any night for that matter.

     

    These days my interest in AFL is purely the MFC because I dislike almost everything that Gill and his old boys club do.

    So one game a week is plenty for me

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    9 minutes ago, robbiefrom13 said:

    Voracious.  Respectfully, OD, it is so different.  Veracious they aren't, surely?

    Bloody spell check got me robbie. you are correct.

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    33 minutes ago, CBDees said:

    Let's get this thread back on track and focus on record membership numbers! I know that there are many Demonlanders content with breaking last year's record, others who are targeting 40,000, but personally I feel that we should go all-out to go for 45,000!

    There is no reason why we can't get to 40K in the next week (after a decisive win on Saturday) and a further boost the following week after we dispense with the Top-of-the-ladder Tigers. 45,000 is not a pipe-dream so let's chase up the numbers!

    Have you taken over from The Reverend.

    Still I suppose it is sermon on the mount time

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    32 minutes ago, CBDees said:

    Let's get this thread back on track and focus on record membership numbers! I know that there are many Demonlanders content with breaking last year's record, others who are targeting 40,000, but personally I feel that we should go all-out to go for 45,000!

    There is no reason why we can't get to 40K in the next week (after a decisive win on Saturday) and a further boost the following week after we dispense with the Top-of-the-ladder Tigers. 45,000 is not a pipe-dream so let's chase up the numbers!

    But what does "go all out" mean, in respect to increasing membership? I know the club and volunteers already do contact former members to encourage them to re-sign. What more can be done? The only other factors that come to mind are club success and an increase through family and generational growth.

    If we can get to 42,000 this year, that will be a pretty good result. We can hope for more, but it's hard to see where they will come from.

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    3 minutes ago, xarronn said:

    But what does "go all out" mean, in respect to increasing membership? I know the club and volunteers already do contact former members to encourage them to re-sign. What more can be done? The only other factors that come to mind are club success and an increase through family and generational growth.

    If we can get to 42,000 this year, that will be a pretty good result. We can hope for more, but it's hard to see where they will come from.

    Spot on I am not sure what CBD thinks we can do. Dragoon people of the streets perhaps?

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    31 minutes ago, old dee said:

    Spot on I am not sure what CBD thinks we can do. Dragoon people of the streets perhaps?

    Maybe we give memberships to ice adicts who are clean for a few weeks instead of movie tickets?

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    5 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

    Maybe we give memberships to ice adicts who are clean for a few weeks instead of movie tickets?

    Not sure they would see that as value G

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    1 hour ago, xarronn said:

    But what does "go all out" mean, in respect to increasing membership? I know the club and volunteers already do contact former members to encourage them to re-sign. What more can be done? The only other factors that come to mind are club success and an increase through family and generational growth.

    If we can get to 42,000 this year, that will be a pretty good result. We can hope for more, but it's hard to see where they will come from.

    Everybody knows at least someone who assures you that he/she is a Melbourne "supporter" but never seems to put their hand in their pocket to take out a MFC membership. Often seen in the MCC members on Queen's Birthday and always have an excuse for being a tight-a*se. Plenty of barrackers out there when we start winning a few but converting them to supporters is a perennial problem.

    p.s. I know how hard the Club's volunteers work!

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    2 hours ago, old dee said:

    These days my interest in AFL is purely the MFC because I dislike almost everything that Gill and his old boys club do.

    So one game a week is plenty for me

    What do you dislike about the current state of the game? GCS and GWS were the legacy of the last boss.

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    uncle fester, you will surely burn in hell !!!!!!!

    you will be in good company. I was bailed up by a Christian in Swanston St one day. After I made some offensive remark he asked me " but don't you want to go to heaven? "  I said " mate, I wouldn't know anybody there  !!! " 

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    3 hours ago, old dee said:

    Have you taken over from The Reverend.

    Still I suppose it is sermon on the mount time

    Don't you use my name in vain OD.

    I say let's aim for 50,000! There must be a lot of disgruntled Hawthorn supporters who would like to continue watching their team win premierships. That would be us.

    Go DEES!

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    2 hours ago, The Reverend said:

    Don't you use my name in vain OD.

    I say let's aim for 50,000! There must be a lot of disgruntled Hawthorn supporters who would like to continue watching their team win premierships. That would be us.

    Go DEES!

    I think you may have uncorked a little early tonight Rev. 

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    7 hours ago, old dee said:

    Seriously BD?

    You need a little realignment.

    OD.....Please.......I am not a religious fellow.....Every thing is shut........I need a little entertainment to get me through the day.......I love the RCH thing , but please I need something.     I find it great to have the footy on. 

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    9 hours ago, Bossdog said:

    OD.....Please.......I am not a religious fellow.....Every thing is shut........I need a little entertainment to get me through the day.......I love the RCH thing , but please I need something.     I find it great to have the footy on. 

    Netflix is your friend.

    But yeah I agree. In the tradition of worshipping Ishtar on her holiday, no where does it say no footy and shops to be closed.

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    13 hours ago, old dee said:

    I think you may have uncorked a little early tonight Rev. 

    Mate, I have thrown the cork away!

    Go DEES!

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    On 11 April 2017 at 8:33 AM, Danelska said:

    I signed my 15month old up last week -the question I pose to you is , am I a [censored] of a father, or will I be teaching him some inherent valuable life lesson in resilience?

    I signed mine up at 6 months old last season, he's been to 3 games and seen 2 wins. GWS and Hawks.

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    1 hour ago, Cards13 said:

    I signed mine up at 6 months old last season, he's been to 3 games and seen 2 wins. GWS and Hawks.

    Excellent ratio may it continue.

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    6 hours ago, old dee said:

    Excellent ratio may it continue.

    Well he saw the first half of the Hawks game, before screaming blue murder, pooping himself needing to be changed and then having to be wheeled out in tears late in the 3rd into the arms of his mother... 

    Much like most Dees fans ending to games over the last 10 years.

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    Every player should visit the membership department and apologise to the staff after that pathetic gutless performance.

    Lewis and Hogan can go in too.

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    34 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

    Every player should visit the membership department and apologise to the staff after that pathetic gutless performance.

    Lewis and Hogan can go in too.

    The staff? How about the members

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    On 15/04/2017 at 5:55 PM, praha said:

    Won't reach 40k,

    What an absolutely negative comment to make when we are already over 39,000, nearly 3,000 ahead of last year and we still have to beat the Tigers next week at the "G"! Of course we will reach 40K and possibly do it this month! 45K is where we fall short, largely due to our last two underwhelming matches.

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    1 hour ago, CBDees said:

    What an absolutely negative comment to make when we are already over 39,000, nearly 3,000 ahead of last year and we still have to beat the Tigers next week at the "G"! Of course we will reach 40K and possibly do it this month! 45K is where we fall short, largely due to our last two underwhelming matches.

    Yeah, will reach 40k comfortably. I'd say 42,500 or thereabouts is about what we can expect from here on out.

    Seeing all those Demons signing up on Saturday, I'd expect the membership figure is actually quite a bit higher than what the website is currently saying. I'd expect this to be updated in the next 48 hours.

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