Saintsational needs YOUR help!

[GrumpyOne]

Happy to kick in too. Also happy to explore possibility of caps, Tshirts etc.

If we go to membership fees, its either all pay or no-one pays.

I'm not contributing $$$ to be slagged off publicly by some freebie.

[ausfatcat]

There's no such thing as a free lunch, my friend... and those of us who have been here the longest should probably pay the most.

There's an idea... How about a free membership, but charge a fee per post (5 cents)?

mmmmmmm may not encourage posters

You may have to mortage your house Brat 14792 by 5c = $739

[matrix]

If we can raise enough money to sponsor players, we can also raise money for the site. We'll do it.

Thanks for being open and honest enough to raise this with us.

This and West of Moorabbin are treasured places. We can support them, given the opportunity.

damn straight....
we'll do this easy.

if a mod can get a figure in $$ amounts we can start the donation process straight away.
even if u open a small bank account and people can deposit the money into it.....
ill express post the cash if i had to tho.

[MCG-Unit]

Yes, I would gladly make a donation for SS

I don't think there should be a membership fee though

[Launcestonsaint]

I'll make a donation as well, being from interstate.

[choowy]

i am more than happy to pay my share for this site to continue,
i am addicted to this site, i luv yous all.
________
Maine Medical Marijuana Dispensary

[saintbrat]

There's no such thing as a free lunch, my friend... and those of us who have been here the longest should probably pay the most.

There's an idea... How about a free membership, but charge a fee per post (5 cents)?

mmmmmmm may not encourage posters

You may have to mortage your house Brat 14792 by 5c = $739

maybe it coule be like shares- increase in value and deductable over time

[saintbrat]

There's no such thing as a free lunch, my friend... and those of us who have been here the longest should probably pay the most.

There's an idea... How about a free membership, but charge a fee per post (5 cents)?

mmmmmmm may not encourage posters

You may have to mortage your house Brat 14792 by 5c = $739

maybe it could be like shares- increase in value and deductable over time or tax deductable:P

[Enrico_Misso]

Yep..happy contribute as required. I liek the idea of some fundraising too though. Bumper stickers ar a badge can be organised pretty easily, the stickers can be done opn a home PC with the right consumbles and software.

Also fully in favour of a SS/WOM merge...subject to Peanut's approval of course!! A combination of the two would without doubt resuly in the best AFL fan site on the net.

Agree
And agree.

What happened to the proposal a couple of years ago for a Sainsational Cap ?
At $20 each we could easily raise the money - and more.
Plus a good way to recognise fellow tragics.

[bigcarl]

happy to contribute $20 or $50 if it keeps the site going.

has anyone considered selling some advertising space on here ... perhaps to businesses associated with the club?

we do get a lot of hits on saintational (many of them are repeat offenders, of course) but website hits is what advertisers go on.

i read somewhere recently that in the UK web advertising this year has outstripped newspapers and magazines for the first time, so it is the way of the future.

notice also that the herald sun is desperately trying to lure punters away from the forums to their own site.

each hit they get on there means they can charge their advertisers more.

[GrumpyOne]

We can all come up with good ideas to raise $$$$$ guys, but who is going to pull their finger out and organise it?

We did it with the sponsorship very successfully, thanks to guys like Mr Magic, now how about someone stepping up to the plate on this issue?

C'mon guys, lets roll.

[cowboy18]

We can all come up with good ideas to raise $$$$$ guys, but who is going to pull their finger out and organise it?

Nude calendar of the top 12 posters.


Post'em here people.



Echo the thoughts of those happy to donate as per the player sponsorship.

[GrumpyOne]

Nude calendar of the top 12 posters.

I once sent in a picture of myself starkers to Cleo when they had the nude centerfold thing going.

They sent it back saying "We don't publish wildlife photo's, but thanks for the picture of the albino elephant anyway".

[st.byron]

Also willing to contribute.
Like others I wouldn't have joined in the first place if there was a membership fee, so I don't think an upfront joining fee is a good idea as it would discourage new posters. But having been here for a while am happy to contribute.

[i_luv_nick_riewoldt]

When Harves owned the AFL store in Chadstone, my son's girlfriend went in one day when he was there, bought a jumper, and had him autograph it on the spot. He was happy to oblige and she only paid the retail price of the jumper.

Given that this is possibly (bite my tongue!)Harves' last season, I'm sure a footy/jumper signed by the legend would be something we could auction off on here?

All it would need is for someone in the Frankston area to pop in to Harves' shop when he was there and ask him?

yep im a frankstonite. I have been down here for 6mths and i have no laid eyes on harvs in his shop to date. I regularly pop down there on weekdays but still no sight of the great man. I would be happy to get a jumper down if needed.

[asiu]

We did it with the sponsorship very successfully, thanks to guys like Mr Magic, now how about someone stepping up to the plate on this issue?

looks like your the man grumps


congratulations





where do you want me to send my 20 dollars?

[bigcarl]

looks like you're the man, grumps. congratulations. where do you want me to send my 20 dollars?

yep. nice of you to put your hand up.

[fonz_#15]

i can help with the organisation if you want.

[GrumpyOne]

We did it with the sponsorship very successfully, thanks to guys like Mr Magic, now how about someone stepping up to the plate on this issue?

looks like your the man grumps


congratulations





where do you want me to send my 20 dollars?

I'm more man than can be possibly imagined.

However don't have time to run my existing three businesses as it is.

Happy to take your $50 Gaz anyway.

N.B. $30 surcharge for taking the piss Gaz.

[St DAC]

I'm happy to kick in some $$ too. The idea of an amalgamated site with WOM (assuming the peanut is in favour) sounds great; we'd be the bomb of supporter sites.

[Solar]

easy kiddies/mods

open up a bank account or paypal account

Give a address and update it.

I would trust any of the mods with my money

[GrumpyOne]

i can help with the organisation if you want.

Any assistance should be welcomed, Fonz.

Suggest you PM the mods and the admin with an outline of what you propose.

[Mr Magic]

It would appear from the responses that there are many ideas and lots of offers of $$$ contributions.

I think we need some 'concrete' figures before we get to the point of actually organizing anything?

How much do we need to raise?
Is it a 'once only' need or is there a continuing amount needed?
Is it both a 'once only' and 'continuing need?

IMHO until we know what we are looking for, it's pretty hard to establish what response would be the best to proceed with.

If it's a reasonable sum that is needed once only then that would require a differing response to a continual need to raise funds.

I think we need some guidance from Battye as to what the 'ideal sum required' actually is and if that is a lump sum or an ongoing funding need?

Whatever we (the Forum) decides to do, I am more than happy to be again involved in whatever capacity is required. From the look of the responses there will not be a shortage of either donors or organizers.

I note that more than a few posters have suggested how wonderful if there was some sort of merge with WOM. WHilst I agree that for us 'users' of both sites it would be great there may well be valid reasons why Peanut cannot or doesn't want to. HAs anybody actually asked him his opinion on such a 'merge'?
If not a 'merge' is there anything to be gained by an 'alliance' with WOM
Can we save money by 'pooling' together? (I'm not technologically savvy enough to understand the workings of these sites so please forgive my ignorance/naivete on such matters)

[houseofvictor]

Yes, I would be more than happy to donate cash as I jump on SS every day. Be it for the bickering or breaking news you guys make this site the soap opera that it is! LOL
Paypal is great option for payments via credit cards for those who use it or direct deposit into an account.
I'm not a fan of having joining fees as I think it will turn away newbies as others have mentioned here.
Bumper stickers and other merchandise could be a great idea to get the site some exposure as well.

[fonz_#15]

as i did with the player sponsorship, i will organise the getting it off the ground i.e start a thread which has peoples pledges and get them confirmed..i will leave the money and banking to somebody else as i am not good with those sorts of things.