Official Club Stuff Questions/Comments for the EFC?

[Essendon_FC]

EFC Insider
any chance if some of us post some questions to a player like Watson, Hurley, Ryder ect that you could have them answer it for us.
like every now and then a fan interview.
I would love to ask Watson about how much of his motivation come from Sheedy? because he has become a mighty fine player.
That would make my day.
and just find out what part of his game is he really working hard on now?

just thing I cant seem to find out through the media.

I think all of us Essendon fans would love the oppertunity to just ask 1 question to our fav players.

We will work on a couple of live chats with players this year - probably on our website with questions coming from Twitter, Facebook or directly through the site. Will keep you posted. I will pass this request on to get an interview with Jobe onto the website or Bomber Mag and see how they go.

Essendon Insider.

 

[Essendon_FC]

Bit of a whinge..but...please don't put 20% discount coupons for the Bomber Shop on the inside cover of the Bomber magazine.

People like to keep their copies without cutting a big chunk out of the front cover..

A mate is going to Melb on the weekend and I'm getting him to drop into the Bomber shop....might make him buy a copy so I don't have to wreck mine

Fair point, I will pass it on to the Graphic Designer.

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[Essendon_FC]

Dear Mr _FC.
Why does the EFC/Ticketmaster membership website have a 'contact us' page if it's not ever looked at, or it goes no-where?

I lodged the same question twice, about an existing membership.

Good to see you're looking at more modes of communication; however that shouldn't be at the expense of looking after paid up members.

I'd doubly hate if the reason my query wasn't looked at was because it was pushed to the back of the queue because it wasn't an 'up-sell' or $$$ in it.

I've now decided against making a change, basically forgot about it & didn't follow it up via phone - which I probably should have.

Can you provide me with a link on which the 'Contact Us' page you are using? It may be a Ticketmaster issue or an internal club one, either way I want to find out what is happening with the process. I can guarantee that we don't prioritize queries based on anything, let alone $$$. Simply a matter of chronology.

If you want to discuss further, email me at theinsider@essendonfc.com.au

Essendon Insider

 

[Essendon_FC]

A couple of points:

QLD support

The club has allowed the QLD membership base to be ignored for sometime.

We have played up here once in 5 years, the Brisbane supporter group is now vitrualy non-exixtant and the last club function or kids clinic was 5 years ago.

EFC would be in the top 3 supported clubs in QLD, with a big footy following, yet the club has been more focused in NSW which has little or no interetst.

We are now finally scheduled to play at the gabba for the second time in 6 years, however have no GC game.

The club really needs to spend some time up here with an open day, training,etc as the club support in all other states is very strong due to the work the club has always done.

This was the same in QLD, however the club seems to have given up, the support here is still extremly strong and needs to be cultivated.

Membership

Time to get a little more creative and less sheep like in the membership benefits.

The Member polos wre great, they then turned in to terrible cheap cersions, then a t shirt and we get a scarf every yesr.

Really need to look at decent member polos, just add member to the current ones, collingwood do a high quality member polo every year, why arent we?

Let's extend it and get member jumpers,etc.

Members hould also recieve a standard discount at the Bombershop, pretty silly that EFC jumpers are cheaper in rebel sport where the AFL gets the money than to mebers in the bombershop.

Cheers

Totally agree regarding our presence in QLD. A vagary of the draw it seems, and somewhat out of our control. We are coming to QLD this year and I will speak to the membership department about the plans for a supporter function while we are in town. We do need to consider the football department requests and since we play on a Saturday night, need to understand what the best schedule is for the players and winning the game - do we fly in and out, stay for a few days etc.

We have a new member hoody this year, which look and feel great - http://www.essendonfc.com.au/bombershop/product.asp?bshop=2011011009480928&id=1849&scat_id=

We are actually introducing a member discount program into the Bomber Shop this year, which will be based on years of membership. So the longer you have been a member, the greater your discount. Not sure when it will be launched, but the back-end technical side of things have almost been completed.

Essendon Insider

 

[Essendon_FC]

EFC Insider

Some people (myself included) are unsure as to who the younger looking guy with blonde hair is..

Some are suggesting it was our NSW/ACT Scholarship, Oliver Tweedale, is this who was at our open training session this week?

Might need a little more info about who it might actually may be. Oliver is part of the NSW Scholarship program, but he has brown/blonde hair, so perhaps it was someone else? We did have a couple of young kids down here for a couple of weeks, but they are no longer training with the team. Sorry to be no help at all really!

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[Essendon_FC]

Hey EFC Insider.

Just a quick question. But I'm wondering why 'BomberTV' isn't free to all members. I know it's a small extra price to pay, but it would be great for it to be included in the membership pack. Surely Essendon isn't raking in the cash purely from BomberTV subcriptions?

Totally understand and agree. We are looking at this at the moment and are working on a couple of different models to see what we can come up with. We want to ensure all unique and engaging content is seen by as many members and fans as possible, while still generating income to cover production costs etc.

We provided it free over the Christmas break for everyone, and at the moment you can view all video at no charge.

Essendon Insider

 

[table tennis]

EFC Insider....

Been reading the fluffy peices through various media outlets this offseason, but how is Brent Prismall travelling?

Do you think that he will be in our best 22 come round 1?

 

[Essendon_FC]

Membership question.

Based in Hong Kong but will be in Melbourne for rounds 1-6 in 2011.

There is no membership package specifically for Overseas members.

I am assuming that the Country membership would be the best option.

The best membership for those O/S is Beyond The Boundary - http://www.essendonfc.com.au/membership/default.asp?mp=browse_nongameday_btb which at $11 a month is great value and the perfect way to support the club from Hong Kong!

Having said that, if you want to get to a couple of games the Country Membership is probably the best bet. We will also launch a 3 Game Membership in the next month or so, and that could suit your needs - depending on which games it includes. Keep an eye on the website for further details.

Essendon Insider

 

[table tennis]

Totally understand and agree. We are looking at this at the moment and are working on a couple of different models to see what we can come up with. We want to ensure all unique and engaging content is seen by as many members and fans as possible, while still generating income to cover production costs etc.

We provided it free over the Christmas break for everyone, and at the moment you can view all video at no charge.

Essendon Insider

I am pretty happy with this. Being a mid income earner, paying for two highmark memberships, on top of a mortgage, I do find it frustrating that I miss out on the Bombertv during the year.

That has been my only complaint, as membership department have been wonderful this season and everything is looking up and much more professional!

You coming onto this site and answering questions too has a great morale boost for supporters, now it seems like the club really does care and take note of the supporters.

Cheers TT

 

[Essendon_FC]

EFC Insider....

Been reading the fluffy peices through various media outlets this offseason, but how is Brent Prismall travelling?

Do you think that he will be in our best 22 come round 1?

He is flying! He is in the Top 3 for aerobic fitness and, along with Stants, smashed everyone around The Tan before Christmas. He will be an important part of our midfield rotations this year. If he is fit and showing form in both the NAB Cup and on the track, I am sure he will be in our Best 22 come Round 1. A big year ahead, and one to watch under Hirdy's tutelage.

If you want to select your Best 22 for Round 1 check out http://www.essendonfc.com.au/fun_n_games/best22-everyweek.asp With everyone fit and up for selection it is quite a difficult task! The team as selected by the fans will be posted alongside Hirdy's selections before Round 1.

Essendon Insider

 

[Burzum]

Thank you very much Essendon_FC for taking the time to answer these questions!

 

[table tennis]

Thanks Insider.....

I want your job!

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Great stuff Insider.

I heard Stants ran a 16.2 beep recently. Are the medical staff all satisfied his back will hold up for 22 games this year?

How's Pears' foot coming along?

Are there any players who were in the mod group before Christmas (Daniher, Silverlock, Hille etc) who are now back in full training?

Cheers

 

[table tennis]

Ei, Stanton dominated beep test, I was wondering who the top 5 were?

Cheers

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Great work EFC Insider!

 

[bombre-boy]

EFC stig (great call BTG), was watching the beep test on Bombre TV....who was it that finished second to Stants...was it Crameri?

 

[Essendon_FC]

Great stuff Insider.

I heard Stants ran a 16.2 beep recently. Are the medical staff all satisfied his back will hold up for 22 games this year?

How's Pears' foot coming along?

Are there any players who were in the mod group before Christmas (Daniher, Silverlock, Hille etc) who are now back in full training?

Cheers

You can check out the latest injury and recovery report here - http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=7881 along with Paul Hamilton talking about the progress of the players here - http://www.essendonfc.com.au/bombertv/clip.asp?id=2548&action=play&ch=3

 

[Essendon_FC]

EFC stig (great call BTG), was watching the beep test on Bombre TV....who was it that finished second to Stants...was it Crameri?

They did the test in groups, so it is hard to say who came second as such, but Crameri was in the same group with Stanton and performed exceptionally well. Watson, McVeigh, Silverlock and Quinn also shined.

Essendon Insider

 

[Essendon_FC]

Ei, Stanton dominated beep test, I was wondering who the top 5 were?

Cheers

Crameri, Watson, McVeigh, Silverlock and Quinn all performed extremely well.

Essendon Insider

 

[table tennis]

Insider,

How many of last years members have Not signed up as yet?

Has there been any sort of supporter backlash from last season, either performances or knights getting sacked?

I know I have mine, I was just wondering how many new members we will get as we push on for 50000 members!

 

[Essendon_FC]

Insider,

How many of last years members have Not signed up as yet?

Has there been any sort of supporter backlash from last season, either performances or knights getting sacked?

I know I have mine, I was just wondering how many new members we will get as we push on for 50000 members!

At this stage 65% of our 2010 members have signed-up for 2011. We have 5,000 new members and are 4,500 ahead of this time last year.

Essendon Insider

 

[Slattery_20]

Dear Mr _FC.
Why does the EFC/Ticketmaster membership website have a 'contact us' page if it's not ever looked at, or it goes no-where?

I lodged the same question twice, about an existing membership.

Good to see you're looking at more modes of communication; however that shouldn't be at the expense of looking after paid up members.

I'd doubly hate if the reason my query wasn't looked at was because it was pushed to the back of the queue because it wasn't an 'up-sell' or $$$ in it.

I've now decided against making a change, basically forgot about it & didn't follow it up via phone - which I probably should have.

Dear Mr _FC.

Has this been, or will this be, looked at?

 

[Essendon_FC]

Dear Mr _FC.

Has this been, or will this be, looked at?

I believe I responded to you a couple of days back, but perhaps you missed it. Can you send me more details and I will investigate?...

Can you provide me with a link on which the 'Contact Us' page you are using? It may be a Ticketmaster issue or an internal club one, either way I want to find out what is happening with the process. I can guarantee that we don't prioritize queries based on anything, let alone $$$. Simply a matter of chronology.

If you want to discuss further, email me at theinsider@essendonfc.com.au

Essendon Insider

 

[Slattery_20]

Yep, sorry, missed it.

From the Essendon membership page,
go to 'log in',
directs me to ticketmaster " My Essendon FC Account Manager ",
click 'contact us',
brings up
'Account Manager - Contact us'

https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/contactRep.htmI

is the link.

 

[Essendon_FC]

Yep, sorry, missed it.

From the Essendon membership page,
go to 'log in',
directs me to ticketmaster " My Essendon FC Account Manager ",
click 'contact us',
brings up
'Account Manager - Contact us'
is the link.

Thanks I will look into it and find out where the message gets sent and who is managing the responses.

Essendon Insider