How are the memberships going now??

yipper · Post: # 723640Post **yipper** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 5:35pm

Would reckon there'd be people clamouring to get on board right now. They are exciting to watch - and seem to have that killer istinct again. I know there is going to be a concerted effort to get the 6000 lapsed members back on board by way of all senior players ringing these ppl directly today or tomorrow I think. I would hope we get most of these back on board now.

HarveysDeciple · Tue 14 Apr 2009 5:53pm

would be good to hear how we are going, having 3 home games at the dome in the first month must surely have helped the cause, even without the wins on top of that.

Armoooo · Post: # 723686Post **Armoooo** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 6:41pm

I would also expect it to continue as the stimulus packages continue to pour out...

saintsRrising · Tue 14 Apr 2009 7:46pm

Bandwagon is probably being wheeled out and dusted off to make room.

lefty · Post: # 723720Post **lefty** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 7:47pm

Just had a call from Gardiner and didnt sign up (plus I wasn't sure it was him

)... then another call 10 mins later from Cahil and finally signed up 2x memberships.

I was just 50/50 because last year I did, and went to 2 games, plus in short on cash. (Plus the games last year were average/boring).

Anywho hopefully the cards get activated in the next week or so

I should of spoke to S.Fisher dam...

iwantmeseats · Tue 14 Apr 2009 7:53pm

Well done lefty, good s***. We need you on board. 5999 to go, WHERE are you fairweather sailors?!

saintbrat · Post: # 723726Post **saintbrat** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 7:56pm

lefty wrote:Just had a call from Gardiner and didnt sign up... then another call 10 mins later from Cahil and finally signed up 2x memberships.

I was just 50/50 because last year I did, and went to 2 games, plus in short on cash. (Plus the games last year were average/boring).

Anywho hopefully the cards get activated in the next week or so

nice of you to support the young guys lefty-- will take some doing for them to join in this project- the older ones are more trained/ used to presenting.

bigcarl · Post: # 723728Post **bigcarl** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 7:58pm

good initiative by the club. are we the first to do this or is it common practice, i wonder?

unfortunately i won't be getting a call from roo or kosi. made the mistake of already renewing my membership.

python · Post: # 723730Post **python** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 7:59pm

i wonder if theyll do this next year? If they do i might have to wait till april to sign up, just so i can say i got a call from a sainter

saintbrat · Post: # 723731Post **saintbrat** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:01pm

bigcarl wrote:good initiative by the club. are we the first to do this or is it common practice, i wonder?

unfortunately i won't be getting a call from roo or kosi. made the mistake of already renewing my membership.

someone noted several weeks ago that another club had done it
Blues did it last year

the saints have done it before- possibly 4-5 years ago
someone last week said they got a call from Burkie.

one of the clubs new Sponsors has helped make this possible- PCL is a call centre operation- so even if thier sponsorship is only the use of facility it helps the club.

bigcarl · Post: # 723736Post **bigcarl** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:04pm

saintbrat wrote:
bigcarl wrote:good initiative by the club. are we the first to do this or is it common practice, i wonder?

unfortunately i won't be getting a call from roo or kosi. made the mistake of already renewing my membership.
someone noted several weeks ago that another club had done it
Blues did it last year

the saints have done it before- possibly 4-5 years ago
someone last week said they got a call from Burkie.

one of the clubs new Sponsors has helped make this possible- PCL is a call centre operation- so even if thier sponsorship is only the use of facility it helps the club.

well, it's a good idea anyway even if it has been done before and the timing couldn't be better.

will be interesting to see how our membership goes after a 3-zip start to the season and a 97 point smashing of west coast.

Marcus1232 · Post: # 723738Post **Marcus1232** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:04pm

i never renewed mine because i thought i was moving overseas midway through the year but as im not going till next feb i will renew it this week

saintbrat · Post: # 723739Post **saintbrat** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:06pm

for the question; How are the memberships going now??

increase of 731 over the weekend- BUT much of that would have been before the game at the weekend

Current tally
13/4/09 28,227
6/04/09 27,496

Tomorrows tally and the end of this week will be the test- post game and with the team doing the ring around- I see there are atleast 4 sigend up tonight.

lefty · Post: # 723740Post **lefty** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:08pm

Marcus1232 wrote:i never renewed mine because i thought i was moving overseas midway through the year but as im not going till next feb i will renew it this week

You could probably ring the membership line and they would pick up I think....

SaintDebi · Post: # 723742Post **SaintDebi** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:10pm

Good to see the initiative appears to be working with some of the posters on here signing up.
Maybe a similar drive at the end of the year to encourage early bird renewals could serve a double purpose of getting numbers in early and rewarding those of us who will miss a call because we've stayed loyal and signed up.

saintbrat · Post: # 723746Post **saintbrat** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:14pm

agree bigcarl- they announced it a couple of weeks ago but the situation is now ripe

almost agree python- But no one's getting my reserved seat.

I wonder how long it would take them to ring 30,000 members between now and the end of the year..
maybe they should get the players to adopt a supporter or two

as it is it will take them a while to get through the 4-6,000 that are lapsed ,

out of curiosity - what are call centre call rates- ie how many calls per hour ?

SaintDebi · Post: # 723749Post **SaintDebi** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:20pm

Point taken SaintBrat

Wasn't really expecting that it would be a practical idea.
A lot easier to ring the 6000 lapsed members than the 30 odd thous we do have.
Lets make it even easier on them next year by all signing early so they have even fewer to call.
Anyway if it gets e few more on board for the club, I'm happy.

saintbrat · Post: # 723752Post **saintbrat** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:22pm

hey Debi- I just stated to a friend- I would probably freeze if they rang me- same as i do when I met them in person- all rational conversation goes out the window
but like many would love to have the chance to say to people- oh Goose/Dal/ Nick/ Luke rang me the other day

or like some on here; be able to say- " when i was chatting to >>>/<<<< the other night

Marcus1232 · Post: # 723761Post **Marcus1232** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:30pm

LOl i just renewed my membership

5 mins later i get a call from nathan burke Lol

SaintDebi · Post: # 723765Post **SaintDebi** » Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:32pm

Going off topic now I know. Sorry.
But SaintBrat a few years ago when Milney and Bakes first started Saintly entertainment, I looked into it for daughter's 18th. Couldn't afford it, so asked if I could negotiate a price for a phone call. They were happy to call her for a small sum which they then donated to a charity.
Long story short, there was a bit of a mix up with Milney leaving her number behind somewhere so they called her late (she didn't mind in the least), then they called her a second time, then called me to apologise!
They were magnificent and it was her favourite 18th present. (and mine)!

VietNam_Saint · Tue 14 Apr 2009 8:38pm

Marcus1232 wrote:i never renewed mine because i thought i was moving overseas midway through the year but as im not going till next feb i will renew it this week

Marcus , good on you bloke ,, hope you do.

being overseas is no excuse not to be a member.

Its all about being a Supporter rather than a barracker.

As saint66au put it ,,,

"Putting SUPPORT back into SUPPORTer!!!"

lendog heaven · Tue 14 Apr 2009 9:10pm

Put your money where your heart is!

Seaford_Saint · Tue 14 Apr 2009 9:43pm

Sitting in a Brisbane unit here..... can someone please tell me what i should do....

My wife lost her job 8 weeks ago...we have our next bundle of joy arriving in late July.....

Am I a bad "Supporter" if I don't renew???

Some people should think before they lump everyone in the same bucket as non-supporters just because memberships haven't be renewed.

For all you folk fortunate enough to be at next Saturday night's game watching the Saints, don't give me a second thought, as I'm cleaning bathrooms as a 2nd job since being made redundant from an IT provider some 12 weeks ago.....

I will just consider myself to be a bad Supporter...

FFS.... you people have no grasp of reality!!!

CeilidhSaint · Tue 14 Apr 2009 9:46pm

Seaford - chin up brother. Like the Saints, your luck will turn.
No one here thinks you are not a true supporter and if they do, they aren't.

iwantmeseats · Tue 14 Apr 2009 9:49pm

Good luck with all that Seaford Saint. Of course you are not less of a supporter. Sometimes life just gets in the way. I dont think anyone would argue that.

Its more about the ones that can, but dont. 04/05 pussy bandwagoners. Where they are not going to sign unless everything is going just right and they deem the club worthy of their patronage.