3 hours ago, wonnabeeri said:

In fairness, the club felt like a family 10 years ago when we were [censored]. Everyone was accessible. Now we are just bums/dollars in seats. The club couldn't care if we ain't there next year. 

I'm trident, and my main complaint is the mcg has replaced our bar where we can view the game with a stupid fox tv studio they use for 4 minutes a game. 

Disagree they do care ! 

3 hours ago, wonnabeeri said:

In fairness, the club felt like a family 10 years ago when we were [censored]. Everyone was accessible. Now we are just bums/dollars in seats. The club couldn't care if we ain't there next year. 

I'm trident, and my main complaint is the mcg has replaced our bar where we can view the game with a stupid fox tv studio they use for 4 minutes a game. 

That's not true 

22 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

We are Demons Seats Plus Undercover in M55. I need the cover for my folks as they are older. Everyone in our area was so annoyed every game. We pay $580 a year, but we won’t again because we know that for the cost of a standard $200 or so membership we can rock up 90% of the time and sit wherever.

The club is very aware of all of our frustration, and have done absolutely nothing about it - which I understand is difficult, but if they aren’t protecting the value of our spend they are the ones who’ll miss out next year.

M55 isn't a Melbourne reserved bay. Do you mean M53 which was only added last year and only half the bay is reserved for Melbourne?

On 31/08/2024 at 13:24, Sir Why You Little said:

Last Thursday i paid the MCC/MFC dual Membership for next year.
It’s not cheap and with all the madness circling at the moment, i certainly thought about it for a while, but i pressed the “Pay Now” Button as i always do. $1,114.00

I am just wondering who else on here has done the same, are Members going to stick by us next year or will they keep the wallet closed 

Roffey didn’t inspire me at all during the week, i heard the spiel live on air and once again later. Very underwhelming 

The next 2-3 weeks are going to be pivotal for the club i believe. I hope the Members stick together (with a caveat!)
 

The MCC is getting ridiculously expensive is what I will say. 

I sit in N53 and get annoyed at all the opposition supporters that fill our area as well but if our own supporters bothered to turn up there’s be no empty seats for them to sit in. 

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

I'll be renewing my two Redleg memberships and hoping for more day games.

A delightful part of day games is a little 4 yo named Atticus whose seat is nearby.  Little Atticus and I hi-5 every goal and when we win (we always do when he goes) he stands on the seat and belts out A Grand Old Flag as loud as his little lungs allow.  All the while he is dancing just like in 'Happy Feet'.  He is a joy to behold.

This sounds adorable!  One of my favourite things when attending the footy is seeing how into it some kids are.  Their reactions can be so sweet or so funny!  (Of course, always better if they're a Dees fan, not that you can hold it against the poor brainwashed kids who are fans of other teams haha)

P.S. like the new avatar but almost didn't recognise you, Luci!

9 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I sit in N53 and get annoyed at all the opposition supporters that fill our area as well but if our own supporters bothered to turn up there’s be no empty seats for them to sit in. 

Scarily close to me, Rab.

1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

Scarily close to me, Rab.

So you were the person sitting in N52 during the Giants game? It's a small world Moonie. 

1 hour ago, DeelightfulPlay said:

This sounds adorable!  One of my favourite things when attending the footy is seeing how into it some kids are.  Their reactions can be so sweet or so funny!  (Of course, always better if they're a Dees fan, not that you can hold it against the poor brainwashed kids who are fans of other teams haha)

P.S. like the new avatar but almost didn't recognise you, Luci!

Yeah, little Atticus is special.  The little kids in my life are Pies supporters or Bulldogs ... shame.

Glad you like the new pic of 'my boy'.  Thought it was time for a McVee update.  I love the new pic; he is in full flight and moves so gracefully.

4 hours ago, 58er said:

That's not true 

I can assure you it is. I was an mfc future fund member, where for $150 or so I'd get a few functions a year and meet some players. That doesn't exist these days. Want to join a function? Pay $300 for one presidents lunch.....

6 hours ago, FearTheBeard said:

M55 isn't a Melbourne reserved bay. Do you mean M53 which was only added last year and only half the bay is reserved for Melbourne?

Yes. Doesn’t change the fact I pay for something that has literally no value. 

6 hours ago, Roost it far said:

The MCC is getting ridiculously expensive is what I will say.

 

$875 really isn't that bad when you consider what you get and the facilities you have access to etc. Full AFL membership is $680 and we have to pay additional booking fees to reserve seats for most big games now, for finals and still have to pay a couple of hundred for a GF ticket if you're lucky to get one! Overall, MCC seems like a bargain in comparison.

4 hours ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

So you were the person sitting in N52 during the Giants game? It's a small world Moonie. 

Actually, yes. But I saw you!...

1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

Actually, yes. But I saw you!...

Hahahaha!!!look at the guys in front pissing themselves laughing 😁

”Ivan from Ivanhoe”

5 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Actually, yes. But I saw you!...

If that's me in N53 it must be a final as there's actually Melbourne supporters in some of the other seats. 

11 hours ago, wonnabeeri said:

I can assure you it is. I was an mfc future fund member, where for $150 or so I'd get a few functions a year and meet some players. That doesn't exist these days. Want to join a function? Pay $300 for one presidents lunch.....

Your overlying statement is that MFC  do not care for their members.

I resent that and if our crowds fall or membership lessens then they will have to be creative and caring to maintain this pert of the club. 

There will always be a small number of instances where some decisions don’t favour some members. 

But that doesn’t mean MFC don’t care. Also ring or write to the Club about it. 

Pay up my membership, month by month, every year.  And now I'm paying for Watch AFL too, being the only way I get to see games.  Last time I didn't pay up was when the club shafted Woe (sr), which is a while back now!

21 hours ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I sit in N53 and get annoyed at all the opposition supporters that fill our area as well but if our own supporters bothered to turn up there’s be no empty seats for them to sit in. 

I have seats in N49 and quite often when I get there, there are other club's supporters sitting in my seats. I usually ask them to move, and they do, but one time they responded with "can you sit somewhere else?"

The ground attendants are supposed to check tickets before allowing someone to sit there, but they don't always do it. Plus, a lot of attendees of the President's Lunch just move along the seats and sit where the best view is.  

7 hours ago, Dante said:

I have seats in N49 and quite often when I get there, there are other club's supporters sitting in my seats. I usually ask them to move, and they do, but one time they responded with "can you sit somewhere else?"

The ground attendants are supposed to check tickets before allowing someone to sit there, but they don't always do it. Plus, a lot of attendees of the President's Lunch just move along the seats and sit where the best view is.  

As a one off, my wife and I attended the MCC/MFC function in the MCC Committe Room in July (Essendon game). We enjoyed the result, the meal and the company. However, when it came to taking up our reserved seats in that section, we got the same response - word for word. Not knowing my wife, they didn't appreciate the danger they immediately put themselves in! 

The couple next to us (friends of the mover) didn't appreciate our insistance and admitted their seats were further down, but they simply moved up in case it rained. They stated they often ignored the reserved seats and sat where they liked. 

We agreed to disagree.   

On 04/09/2024 at 07:50, 58er said:

Your overlying statement is that MFC  do not care for their members.

I resent that and if our crowds fall or membership lessens then they will have to be creative and caring to maintain this pert of the club. 

There will always be a small number of instances where some decisions don’t favour some members. 

But that doesn’t mean MFC don’t care. Also ring or write to the Club about it. 

On hold for 16 minutes and counting to renew my membership..... Its gone up in $ but the service keeps getting worse. 

So the club has sent out membership renewals for 2025, yet haven't updated their website to reflect available options. No one is answering the membership line. Amateur hour.

Until I was about 35, I was an MCC member. Yes, I'm one of the (rare) crazies who stopped renewing my MCC membership - no regrets. I got great value out of it for many years, but stopped going to cricket and found that the popular AFL games required getting there really early etc. I'd rather someone else had it.

So I then switched to MFC membership, which I've had for about 15 years. Due to financial issues this year (and recently moving to the country) I cancelled our premium seats and got a KAYO Dees membership, does that count? 

I'll get back on the train for next season, but one of the lesser memberships, 3-game or whatever the next one is. Still living in country and a little heartbroken over what's happened after what happened and happened before that. But still have hope.

On 03/09/2024 at 20:42, wonnabeeri said:

I can assure you it is. I was an mfc future fund member, where for $150 or so I'd get a few functions a year and meet some players. That doesn't exist these days. Want to join a function? Pay $300 for one presidents lunch.....

I answered that your assertion that  the Club does  not care is not true. 
I am certainly not questioning your accuracy or truth about the seats etc details. 

2 hours ago, wonnabeeri said:

On hold for 16 minutes and counting to renew my membership..... Its gone up in $ but the service keeps getting worse. 

Seen quite a few comments online from various clubs, all seem to be complaining about rising costs with little return. Wonder what the solution is as we're stuck in a cost of living crisis. 

6 minutes ago, roy11 said:

Seen quite a few comments online from various clubs, all seem to be complaining about rising costs with little return. Wonder what the solution is as we're stuck in a cost of living crisis. 

Why not get auto renew saves any angst.