Repo Man
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MarkT, yeah, I just realised I mucked up that post. What I meant to say was that Legends should have 1-100 get one, 101-200 don't. Then for Captain's 1-50 get one, 51-200 don't. Then for Social Clubbers 1-25 get one, 26-200 don't. I know those are very unfair odds, but the stark reality is that it is an unfair world.
Grand Final ticketing is just one of those horrible injustices that unfortunately, we will never be able to do anything about, unless Eddie becomes the CEO of the AFL. In the perfect world we know that for the Grand Final just gone Collingwoods 41 000 members would've all had option to buy, and then the Lions 25000 members would have all been put on a ship and thrown into the middle of the ocean, then the rest of the tickets would go to the "corporate scum". But as much as it infuriates each and every one of us jobbers that go to the footy every weekend to watch our team. The AFL makes a christ-load more money from the "corporate scummers" than they ever will from the real fans.
We all hate that, but it ain't ever gonna change.
My honest opinion is that the club has done the responsible thing. By not making a promise that they cannot deliver.
Does anyone know what the rough breakdown in membership numbers for each category are? If the things you know are contrary to the assumptions I will make, then by all means correct me. But I think that there would be probably twice as many Social Club Members as Legends Members (again, just an assumption). So assuming that, with this years prices. Lets say that there were 20 000 social club members, and 10 000 Legends members. To promise the Legends members GF tickets would keep them in. But to in turn say to the Social Club members only that they are not guaranteed anything and have to go into a ballot would turn them off buying a membership. Now the average price for Social Club memberships is just over half the price of a Legends membership. So alienating twice as many members, at half the price, would be equal to the backlash they would receive if all Legends members were to say "well bash that up 'yer ginger". Either way they are going to have to upset somebody. In my honest opinion, I believe what they have done is the least damaging option, slightly infuriate each category of members, rather than totally infuriating a whole category of members. Its a lose lose situation, I know that. There is not much else that they can do. At least they told us in advance. Would you all have preferred them wait until everyone has purchased their memberships and the season 2004 has begun for them to say "Oh by the way, you are all being balloted for GF tickets". The other stark reality is that if you don't buy a membership, and are not in the ballot to being with, then your chance of a GF ticket are as good as bupkiss. At least through a ballot you have the chance.
The basic gist of what I am saying, is that I am sticking by the club. I know that will get me slagged out by everyone. But I hope that in the end, we all stick together to uphold the Magpies name and get behind the club. In-fighting and bickering is not going to get us, or the club anywhere.
...Repo Man...
Grand Final ticketing is just one of those horrible injustices that unfortunately, we will never be able to do anything about, unless Eddie becomes the CEO of the AFL. In the perfect world we know that for the Grand Final just gone Collingwoods 41 000 members would've all had option to buy, and then the Lions 25000 members would have all been put on a ship and thrown into the middle of the ocean, then the rest of the tickets would go to the "corporate scum". But as much as it infuriates each and every one of us jobbers that go to the footy every weekend to watch our team. The AFL makes a christ-load more money from the "corporate scummers" than they ever will from the real fans.
We all hate that, but it ain't ever gonna change.
My honest opinion is that the club has done the responsible thing. By not making a promise that they cannot deliver.
Does anyone know what the rough breakdown in membership numbers for each category are? If the things you know are contrary to the assumptions I will make, then by all means correct me. But I think that there would be probably twice as many Social Club Members as Legends Members (again, just an assumption). So assuming that, with this years prices. Lets say that there were 20 000 social club members, and 10 000 Legends members. To promise the Legends members GF tickets would keep them in. But to in turn say to the Social Club members only that they are not guaranteed anything and have to go into a ballot would turn them off buying a membership. Now the average price for Social Club memberships is just over half the price of a Legends membership. So alienating twice as many members, at half the price, would be equal to the backlash they would receive if all Legends members were to say "well bash that up 'yer ginger". Either way they are going to have to upset somebody. In my honest opinion, I believe what they have done is the least damaging option, slightly infuriate each category of members, rather than totally infuriating a whole category of members. Its a lose lose situation, I know that. There is not much else that they can do. At least they told us in advance. Would you all have preferred them wait until everyone has purchased their memberships and the season 2004 has begun for them to say "Oh by the way, you are all being balloted for GF tickets". The other stark reality is that if you don't buy a membership, and are not in the ballot to being with, then your chance of a GF ticket are as good as bupkiss. At least through a ballot you have the chance.
The basic gist of what I am saying, is that I am sticking by the club. I know that will get me slagged out by everyone. But I hope that in the end, we all stick together to uphold the Magpies name and get behind the club. In-fighting and bickering is not going to get us, or the club anywhere.
...Repo Man...
