The 2017 Membership Thread

[Redleg 41,627]

12 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Picking up 600+ this week might be a bridge too far!

No injuries on Monday would have done it. 

[deebug 1,754]

It would be great if we could get the 520. As the old saying goes it's so far but it's also so near; might have to get our boys to get all their family friends on board?

[beelzebub 23,383]

37 minutes ago, CBDees said:

No reason why we can't clock over 40,000 before the weekend. Surely at least some of the 85,000 who attended Monday night will have signed up on the day (and their figures have not filtered through yet)!  Expect a boost at the end of today when they are added to the total.

No reason at all.

Not likely either imho.

The keen ones already on board.

Some watch and wait. Each consecutive loss turns a light out.

Dont think we lost 3 in a row last year. Might put a few off. Thats just life.

[Its Time for Another 4,293]

40,000 is so close now you can smell it. 366 to go!  We'll hit it sometime next week. 39,634 today. Still tracking towards a total of around 42,000. 

Another tick for PJ. 

Edited April 28, 2017 by It's Time

[Demon Disciple 12,285]

40 minutes ago, It's Time said:

40,000 is so close now you can smell it. 366 to go!  We'll hit it sometime next week. 39,634 today. Still tracking towards a total of around 42,000. 

Another tick for PJ. 

Just needs to get that BOJ sponsor sorted now

[daisycutter 29,756]

39,634

[What 18,810]

58 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

39,634

Beat the drug cheats and we will smash through 40k on Monday.

[xarronn 384]

Our membership numbers have the appearance of almost dragging themselves hand over hand towards the 40k line. Only 630 members added in a little over 3 weeks. Sure, there were three losses in that time, but they were fighting losses, heavily influenced by injuries and suspensions. Will be interesting to how much of a difference Sunday's win will make. I suspect if there is not an increase of about 500 this week, it might mean we are reaching the limits of what our supporter base can sustain.

We already know that we have one of the lowest supporter bases of the Melbourne clubs. 

Let's hope that this has been a temporary pause and that we can push on to 41 or 42k. 

 

[brendan 3,437]

Club  is offering a $75 new balance voucher for next 1,000 people who sign up, I'm thinking of signing my unborn child up that's due in 4 weeks, $50 for a baby dee membership and I get $75 back it's a no brainer 

[Chook 15,022]

4 minutes ago, brendan said:

Club  is offering a $75 new balance voucher for next 1,000 people who sign up, I'm thinking of signing my unborn child up that's due in 4 weeks, $50 for a baby dee membership and I get $75 back it's a no brainer 

There’s a money-making scheme in there somewhere I reckon… 

[wellplayed31 6]

3965, just signed up the 13 year old. We'll only get to one home game plus the Adelaide match but gotta get to the line!

[Beetle 4,686]

57 minutes ago, xarronn said:

Our membership numbers have the appearance of almost dragging themselves hand over hand towards the 40k line. Only 630 members added in a little over 3 weeks. Sure, there were three losses in that time, but they were fighting losses, heavily influenced by injuries and suspensions. Will be interesting to how much of a difference Sunday's win will make. I suspect if there is not an increase of about 500 this week, it might mean we are reaching the limits of what our supporter base can sustain.

We already know that we have one of the lowest supporter bases of the Melbourne clubs. 

Let's hope that this has been a temporary pause and that we can push on to 41 or 42k. 

 

Unfortunately to the layman Melbourne supporter, wins and losses are what counts. Given our recent history...who can blame them.

Start stringing together wins and have a (somewhat) successful finals campaign..watch them come out of the woodwork. 

Although I was only 11 years old, I'll never forget the deafening chants at the G of Melbourne supporters against North Melbourne and Sydney in the 87 finals series. It was spine tingling.

[piddz 118]

It's so frustrating because we definitely have the 'fans'- we need to convert said fans into 'supporters' and eventually members.

Obviously the last decade hasn't been roses, but think back to the Freeze MND game last year when droves and droves of dees flooded the G in support.

That game made me look around and think where the f@ck have all these melbourne supporters come from. I see that many cars with decrepit mfc bumper stickers- old, waterlogged and sad-looking from years passed. If only the typical supporter was that rusted on... 

Sustained success= membership growth, captain obvious i know but it truely is that simple. 

[Adam The God 30,484]

35 minutes ago, piddz said:

It's so frustrating because we definitely have the 'fans'- we need to convert said fans into 'supporters' and eventually members.

Obviously the last decade hasn't been roses, but think back to the Freeze MND game last year when droves and droves of dees flooded the G in support.

That game made me look around and think where the f@ck have all these melbourne supporters come from. I see that many cars with decrepit mfc bumper stickers- old, waterlogged and sad-looking from years passed. If only the typical supporter was that rusted on... 

Sustained success= membership growth, captain obvious i know but it truely is that simple. 

I think we have to get a flag to convert a lot of these remaining 'supporters'. Sustained success has to equal at least one flag, if not two or three. That's the only way we'll build ourselves up to where we need to be. And that is, up where Hawthorn have managed to build themselves to. 

If we can play a final this year, we'll go close to 45,000 members next year. 

If we can win a final this year, we'll get 45,000 members next year.

If we can make the top 4 and do some damage in 2018, by 2019 we should be looking at 50,000 members, which would obviously be a terrific effort.

Nothing is ever that straight forward, but I think it's entirely possible if we keeping tracking northwards. And to come from low 30,000s in 2013, to 50,000 by 2019, near doubling your membership in 6 years is incredible. Port-like really, but in a much tougher and more competitive Victorian market.

Edited May 1, 2017 by A F

[beelzebub 23,383]

AF i think you're close to the money.

Well get over the 40000 this season... eventually. Even with getting into finals a few years running we wont get much more, if, 45000. Only so many cats dogs and babies you join up.

A Premiership is the Golden Key.

There are those who want that before 'comitting'

[old dee 23,880]

15 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

AF i think you're close to the money.

Well get over the 40000 this season... eventually. Even with getting into finals a few years running we wont get much more, if, 45000. Only so many cats dogs and babies you join up.

A Premiership is the Golden Key.

There are those who want that before 'comitting'

I share a similar feeling bb.

A few weeks ago I thought the top for 2017 would be 40.5K

It looks accurate with every passing day.

[deebug 1,754]

There was a woman who worked at the club in the 90s sorry just can't think of her name? After one of our matches at the G there was a function in one of those bars up stairs; where my friends and used to attend, whilst waiting for some of the players to arrive she, spoke and said the club had over two hundred thousand people who followed the club.  She also said the club was trying to do something about it, of course as you all know nothing was done, so it will be interesting to see in the next couple of years when we do start to head to the top if these people will join the DEMON train all aboard.

 

[Ethan Tremblay 31,078]

34 minutes ago, deebug said:

There was a woman who worked at the club in the 90s sorry just can't think of her name? After one of our matches at the G there was a function in one of those bars up stairs; where my friends and used to attend, whilst waiting for some of the players to arrive she, spoke and said the club had over two hundred thousand people who followed the club.  She also said the club was trying to do something about it, of course as you all know nothing was done, so it will be interesting to see in the next couple of years when we do start to head to the top if these people will join the DEMON train all aboard.

 

Was that the blonde lady who had the perm?

 

Edited May 1, 2017 by Ethan Tremblay

[deebug 1,754]

She had Blonde hair not sure if it was permed or not could have been?

[DubDee 26,162]

39724

only 276 to go. back at the G on sunday so should get very close then

[beelzebub 23,383]

Dribs and drabs now.

[Adam The God 30,484]

7 hours ago, DubDee said:

39724

only 276 to go. back at the G on sunday so should get very close then

I reckon we're still a shot at hitting 40k by Sunday. A few big nights on the phone this week ought to do it.

[daisycutter 29,756]

4 minutes ago, A F said:

I reckon we're still a shot at hitting 40k by Sunday. A few big nights on the phone this week ought to do it.

also given it is a home game and only our third

[spirit of norm smith 16,591]

40,000 ... I'd like to see that !!!

[beelzebub 23,383]

12 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

40,000 ... I'd like to see that !!!

You will