WA - BANDWAGON SUPPORTERS

[Worm4]

Just been watching abit of the first half between Fremantle and Hawthorn and it has suddenly dawned upon me.
Given the success of the West Coast Eagles since their inception, they have never been under scrutiny in their support for their club.....until now.
Will we see Subiaco Oval filled this year ??
Or have the supporters just confirmed my suspicions of a long hard year and won't bother turning up in droves anymore ??
It's amazing the amount of people actually not there for a change.
ps - I pose this question ; how many WCE supporters have actually defected to Fremantle this year knowing that WCE are prime candidates for the wooden spoon ?

 

[WCE2000]

Originally posted by Worm4:
ps - I pose this question ; how many WCE supporters have actually defected to Fremantle this year knowing that WCE are prime candidates for the wooden spoon ?

The rest i agree with, but every club has bandwagon supporters.

But from what i've seen i don't think the eagles are as certainties for the wooden spoon as everyone thinks.

We got within 15 points of the Swans with 3 star players out and no interchange for the second half. So far against the Saints we're infront - i think we've finally worked out how to play footy, because it's been about 9 months since we've played properly.

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[Eagle_Fan]

Will we see Subiaco Oval filled this year ??

Yep! Next week

About the bandwagoners, I think they're just not renewing, rather than defecting. Theres no need, as tickets will always be available. Those type of supporters aren't interested in being true members of their footy club, just as long as they can be seen there during the better times.

We drew ~33,000 last week, which I was actually pretty happy with.... its not too far below normal. It has to be remembered and this isn't an excuse) that a lot of coutry people are Eagles members, and can't come up, in or down for every game....

 

[Worm4]

Originally posted by Eagle_Fan:
Will we see Subiaco Oval filled this year ??

Yep! Next week

About the bandwagoners, I think they're just not renewing, rather than defecting. Theres no need, as tickets will always be available. Those type of supporters aren't interested in being true members of their footy club, just as long as they can be seen there during the better times.

We drew ~33,000 last week, which I was actually pretty happy with.... its not too far below normal. It has to be remembered and this isn't an excuse) that a lot of coutry people are Eagles members, and can't come up, in or down for every game....

I know where you're coming from. I lived over there for a few years at a time when the WCE were an exceptional footy side. Then the Docker's came in, and a lot of people thought "what the heck, I'm Freo raised so I'm going to follow them ". Fair enough too I figured. Now with the forecast demise of the WCE, I was perhaps fishing for some WA responses as to where the crowd's have gone.It just seemed to me a few weeks ago that Carlton's support is getting very strong over there now so perhaps a lot of WCE supporters have gone back to supporting their original clubs pre 1987.
Is this happening ?

 

[Eagle_Fan]

I think when you only get the opportunity to see your club live once or twice a season, you make every possible effort to a) be at the game, and b) make as much noise as you can... just ask Arch & Sandie

Carlton do seem to have a large WA supporter base already though, I was really surprised just how many of them were at our Subi game last year...

As to whether they are reverting back, I honestly don't know... I have no team to revert back to though! I'd doubt it though, maybe just more fans can get tickets now with memberships for both teams dropping?

 

[jod23]

What the big deal we are only 2000 or so down on memberships than last year. And there is no reason for ppl to defect to Freo cos there probably going to have a worse season than us!

 

[Frodo]

Originally posted by jod23:
What the big deal we are only 2000 or so down on memberships than last year. And there is no reason for ppl to defect to Freo cos there probably going to have a worse season than us!

WERE 2000 DOWN. We picked 300 up from Basils bigfooty show and expect over 1000 more after yesterdays win.

 

[eagleskickass]

Well, I was gald that I was able to get a membership. I can only make it to about 4 games, one being next weeks derby, but I just wanted to be an Eagles member!

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[Worm4]

Originally posted by Frodo:
WERE 2000 DOWN. We picked 300 up from Basils bigfooty show and expect over 1000 more after yesterdays win.

What is with that guy anyway - Basil Zemplis or whatever his name is. What exactly is all the hoohah about this bloke ?

 

[Rob]

So what club doesn't have bandwagon supporters? What happened to the 30,000+ St Kilda supporters that used to show up when they were on top of the ladder? Why couldn't Collingwood and the Bulldogs even draw 40,000 between them? Collingwood would get 40,000 by themselves if they were winning.

*EVERY SINGLE CLUB* in this country had bandwagon fans. The only supporters you can give credit to for not abandoning their club in large numbrs are the Crows.

 

[Richmondfan#1]

Stop the generilisation worm!

Good point Rob.

 

[GoEagles]

Originally posted by Worm4:

What is with that guy anyway - Basil Zemplis or whatever his name is. What exactly is all the hoohah about this bloke ?

Basil Zemplis used to play football for West Perth in the early 90s and I'm fairly sure he was even vice-captain there for a year or two. Unfortunately he was crippled with injuries and never was able to play on in the WAFL league. He now is a football media personality in Perth and alongside him running his own weekly TV show, he has a daily breakfast radio show with Adrian Barich and he also reads weekend sports news on 7.

I think his website is http://www.basilsfootyshow.com.au

 

[mantis]

go eagles
You left out one thing, he is a big stupid dill.

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[sabre_ac]

Originally posted by Worm4:
Just been watching abit of the first half between Fremantle and Hawthorn and it has suddenly dawned upon me.
Given the success of the West Coast Eagles since their inception, they have never been under scrutiny in their support for their club.....until now.
Will we see Subiaco Oval filled this year ??
Or have the supporters just confirmed my suspicions of a long hard year and won't bother turning up in droves anymore ??
It's amazing the amount of people actually not there for a change.
ps - I pose this question ; how many WCE supporters have actually defected to Fremantle this year knowing that WCE are prime candidates for the wooden spoon ?

I wouldnt call WCE supporters Bandwagoners.
I would call them fickle with unrealistic expectations and quick to dessert there team.But just as quick to come back to it again.

 

[Visro]

well none of the WC supporters on here have jumped off have we, and there are 22 of us!

Vis

 

[Basil]

Go home Mantis

 

[Frodo]

In fact that is a strong part of Eagles supporters in general. They stick with their club thru thick and thin. After last seasons appalling performances to see that we have now got even more members than ever shows 'true grit'.

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ps Also partly true about Freo supporters. They stick with their club through thin and thin