Resource 2022 Membership - 63,240 as at August 25th

[Ian Jackson]

Signed x4

We all have thoughts about how to improve but true supporter stick it out through good and bad times.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

What do we all call the 40k Richmond members who jumped back on after their first premiership in so many years?

Happy

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Another somewhat interesting question which relates to the last few posts is how different things would be if it hadn't been for the no-captains disaster in 2019. Would people have been more likely to hold the line?

Its such a simple decision for me to stay a member given an international membership is so cheap relatively speaking. I'm not sure how I'd approach it if I was paying big bucks.

Honestly co-captains pissed me off but at least it was with the intent of wanting to win.

I get far more pissed off with the acceptance if mediocrity than how many captains we have.

We have always been open to change in the charge for success and quick to piss it off it it didn't help achieve the ultimate goal.

But when it feels like we are happy with mediocrity that is when we stop being Port Adelaide.

 

[bomberclifford]

Honestly co-captains pissed me off but at least it was with the intent of wanting to win.

I completely disagree with this.

It was an exercise in avoiding making a tough decision and fits with Ol' Ken Boy's method of being super-happy friends with all his BoysTown citizens. They just spun it as "it'll help us win".

 

[PatientMental]

'It'll help us win'

Proceeds to have unequivocally the worst record under hinkley at 11-11.

Yeah, so glad they decided to both not win more and drive a knife into the heart of tradition.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Honestly co-captains pissed me off but at least it was with the intent of wanting to win.

I get far more pissed off with the acceptance if mediocrity than how many captains we have.

We have always been open to change in the charge for success and quick to piss it off it it didn't help achieve the ultimate goal.

But when it feels like we are happy with mediocrity that is when we stop being Port Adelaide.

Im talking about at the end when it was very clear this was never the intention behind it. If it had been about winning you wouldnt have people at the end of a losing year call it a "success" and have no accountability for the season.

It was purely because they lacked the guts to make a call on who should be captain. That should be clear now.

 

[crazy_big_al]

Happy

Or you unhappy Mr salt

 

[Doctor Feel]

Im talking about at the end when it was very clear this was never the intention behind it. If it had been about winning you wouldnt have people at the end of a losing year call it a "success" and have no accountability for the season.

It was purely because they lacked the guts to make a call on who should be captain. That should be clear now.

Lacking guts sums up the organisation from top to bottom.

 

[cretinboy]

I had a break from Port membership in 2020. I was burnt out mentally/emotionally.

The Aboriginal programs, the plans for redevelopment, the input with educational programs, interest in the new recruits and trading, sponsorships, the new Port women's team etc are all bigger then Hinkley, who's tenure must be circling the drain now.

I feel my membership $'s support something bigger then just Hinkley as coach. I'm happy I came back on board again.

Its like when Mum rips you off financially, it hurts on an emotional level but she's still ya Mum and your love her and you don't just cut her out of your life because she does the wrong thing on occasion.

 

[Papa G]

First time I've looked at our website this year.

Its listing our membership at 50,281

 

[Grave Danger]

First time I've looked at our website this year.

Its listing our membership at 50,281

Obviously the figure they'd been waiting for.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Obviously the figure they'd been waiting for.

There is usually bugger all difference between any figure released the last day or two before the club closes up for Christmas, and a week after the Club opens up again in the new year.

 

[Doctor Feel]

There is usually bugger all difference between any figure released the last day or two before the club closes up for Christmas, and a week after the Club opens up again in the new year.

Old mate richo said it was 50k two weeks ago lol. Hasn't moved much hey richo? Oh that's right. It wasnt 50k at the time.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Old mate richo said it was 50k two weeks ago lol. Hasn't moved much hey richo? Oh that's right. It wasnt 50k at the time.

So what if it was 49,973.

The total has moved about 300 between late December and a week or so after the club reopens in the new year, the last two times they've given late December and then mid Jan figure updates.

22 December 2016 (a Thursday) 50,027 and 19 January 2017 50,356
22 December 2017 (a Friday)..... 51,114 and 18 January 2018 51,462

 

[Grave Danger]

So what if it was 49,973.

The total has moved about 300 between late December and a week or so after the club reopens in the new year, the last two times they've given late December and then mid Jan figure updates.

22 December 2016 (a Thursday) 50,027 and 19 January 2017 50,356
22 December 2017 (a Friday)..... 51,114 and 18 January 2018 51,462

There you go - the last two times they gave numbers before the break they were 50k+, but not this time once again. 50k is the magic number.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

There you go - the last two times they gave numbers before the break they were 50k+, but not this time once again. 50k is the magic number.

How much do you reckon the numbers have moved since 21st December when they shut up shop?
On 24 December 2018 they released a total of 49,110 but didn't release the next one until late January.
December 2019 the last figure was actually 29th November and the mid December 2020 figure can't really compare because of covid uncertainty and only 33k had signed up.

Being 20 or 30 shy of 50k when you shut shop for Christmas is hardly a first order problem for the club.

 

[snozulu]

Got a call today to see if i wanted to renew and i said no thanks not at the moment.

I will reconsider when i see changes at the top. Sack Hinkley, Bassett and Koch and we will start talking.

 

[Grave Danger]

How much do you reckon the numbers have moved since 21st December when they shut up shop?
On 24 December 2018 they released a total of 49,110 but didn't release the next one until late January.
December 2019 the last figure was actually 29th November and the mid December 2020 figure can't really compare because of covid uncertainty and only 33k had signed up.

Being 20 or 30 shy of 50k when you shut shop for Christmas is hardly a first order problem for the club.

I don't ******* care!

 

[Visenfest]

I was going to make my membership card digital only, but the option of Butters as the image on my card was too good to refuse.

 

[Duck Farmer]

I was going to make my membership card digital only, but the option of Butters as the image on my card was too good to refuse.

Should've gone digital and got him as an NFT.

 

[RossFC]

Last season at this point we were on 35,656. So a massive boost of about 15k.

 

[sobrave]

Last season at this point we were on 35,656. So a massive boost of about 15k.

Did we sack Hinkley?

 

[chiwigi]

I’m soft, I renewed.

Was thinking of all the ace things I could have otherwise done in Adelaide through the winter and realised I’d be sat at home watching it on telly .

Was too hard to drop something I enjoy (most of the time) and the feeling of ‘belonging’.

I’ll be fuming if all the games are missed because of ‘reduced’ capacity again!

 

[Mundusa]

I usually renew at family day. Let's see how dissapointed i am this year

 

[Doctor Feel]

I’m soft, I renewed.

Was thinking of all the ace things I could have otherwise done in Adelaide through the winter and realised I’d be sat at home watching it on telly .

Was too hard to drop something I enjoy (most of the time) and the feeling of ‘belonging’.

I’ll be fuming if all the games are missed because of ‘reduced’ capacity again!

I haven't had a call yet, they wouldn't want me paying for 11 games, attending two and folding my arms so hard I exsanguinate over my seating neighbors.