I want a bobble head of my favourite player in my membership pack. Full size too!

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Doesn't matter what they include in the pack, someone's not going to like it...

Give me a membership with the rubbish taken out and charge me accordingly. All clubs have the rubbish, adding to it doesn't add value to a membership...just because a show bag says it has a $100 worth of stuff in it doesn't mean it's a bargain to pay $30 for it when attending the show....though plenty of drop kicks make the kids walk whilst the pram is a moving picture of the tower of Pisa...

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We are Carlton, @#$%&! the rest !!!!!!

Someone mentioned it before, might elaborate on it.

If someone from the CFC membership department called you tomorrow, and said OK - what do you want in your membership, and what are you prepared to pay for it. What would you say?

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

I have a Captain's Club GA membership. I like having the bays available for home games but it annoys me having to pay for the upgrade for the bigger games (even though it's barely $10, it's annoying).

They should also bring back the Carlton only GA bays up on Level 3 at Etihad and get some at the MCG as well.

Looking over the fixture, I expect to go to about 16 games next year.

All 9 games at the G look enticing.

Etihad not so much - Geelong game yes.
Better things to do than watch the Port game live on a Sunday,
Find it hard to get decent seats to the Saints game on Monday night, or to convince better half to forego work next day.
GWS is a bit of a WGAF game
Hawthorn definitely
Second St Kilda game probably
Simply not interested in Friday night at Etihad for the sake of going - too bloody cold, stuff Norf anyway...
Fremantle I'll probably be up for - probably a season defining game
Bulldogs possibly - good time for Etihad a late Sat arvo game, depends how shit they are at the time I spose.

so 4/5 out of 9 games.

I also intend on going to either the Sydney game or the Eagles game interstate.

All up thats $602.50 worth of attendance should I forego a membership. Already, I'm probably getting a decent deal given the current prices.

Now I'm wondering what sort of deal you can get me for Sydney or West Coast games? Discount price? Good seats? Guarantee me a seat as a member?

What about some sort of arrangement on the other few games at Etihad? I've told you my reasons for not going to them - I find them justifiable, but at the same time, they're not set in concrete. Convince me to come, spend my money on a few beers, a hot dog, and maybe a few more beers and then buy some merch on the way out. If you were to tell me the price of my membership would depreciate significantly in return for turning up to the Port and GWS game, I'd seriously consider it. Better to stay at home on the couch watching it on Foxtel, or go to a pub and catch up with mates and watch it there. What's the incentive to come to the game?

I'll go to the footy with the better half some times - Hawks supporter so probably not all of the time, then theres mates who will come and go in between their kids and their own footy commitments. Are the memberships on offer for 4-6 games worthwhile? Maybe not. What if those 4-6 games they're coming with someone who's going to 14-15 games a year? Care to entice me to plan ahead for the year, and go beyond buying guest passes?

Do I get to choose where I sit? On one hand, I hate sitting near the Carlton cheer squad, they always end up arguing amongst themselves before quarter time. Level 3 at Etihad/4 of the Southern Stand is just as bad, then I just feel bad about having a quiet beer in the family section. Complicated, I am. Could a section dedicated to those on TC/Bigfooty/wherever else be profitable? Sure we'll end up killing ourselves over where Henderson plays, but is it any worse than the alternatives?

Then there's enticing me to come to Etihad in the first place. I go to the 'G, I've got options for where to go get a meal or a drink after the game. The facilities in the AFL members are fantastic. Etihad, overpriced concrete jungles with areas to get a beer that resemble the worst of Frankston nightclubs. Is there an area for Carlton supporters to sit down, unwind over a beer and have it feel Carlton? Y'know - Percys...the Great Northern...don't tell me the Victory Room in its current formation, as it resembles a supermarket food court. Is there somewhere that adds to the allure of going? What does your gut feeling tell you about investing in this? Is there a nearby bar out in Docklands on the verge of going arse up that would consider a game day partnership? The 'G...well, the AFL area is good....but nothing for a Carlton member. Certainly nothing like what Collingwood have? Recognise that'll never happen, but hey - can only get better right?

The least of my priorities....well, whatever the crap that comes with the pack. Lanyards are for bogans, I enjoy the stickers, but I'm running out of places to put them, the hats never fit, and the scarves...well you can only have so many right? What are you going to do about it?

Absurdist fantasy stuff perhaps, but at least happy to say what I want, rather than just say what doesn't work..

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

Same in Adelaide which is why I just take out the $90 3 game membership as I get the exact same value for $40 less, sans apron. My main reason for the membership is priority access to finals for Wk 1-3. I have more scarves than my wife has pairs of shoes, and the hats I just give to the old man.

For my son we just take the Captain Carlton membership. He loves it, until he gets letters inviting him to go to junior football clinics in Melbourne.

I really cant be bothered ranting about how the club has missed/is missing an opportunity to make this club the biggest Australia wide due to it's National appeal. Liam started the charge back in around 2002, and at least then I had more time to make the effort.

John DeRango who was the membership manager at the time at least took the time to ring me after I expressed my disappointment that a membership think group that was put together by the club included no interstate input, but at times I felt like I knew more about the membership packages for interstate supporters than he did.

If you drive around Adelaide you see more Carlton paraphernalia then any of the other clubs combined (bar Port, AFC), yet how many are members I wonder? At Power games we almost outnumber the other mob.

I worry that once the pre 1990 Blues fans in Adelaide start fading out that the next generation here wont follow.

The club does a great job in holding an open training session when they play here giving the fans access to players for photos/autographs, but I'd love for them to say do a junior clinic for all kids to attend. Bring boxes of stickers, hats, pencil cases, badges, lanyards, aprons and just bombard every kid with them no matter what team he supports. Kids are easily bribed!

The only other thing they do here is the pre-game function, but I've never attended as it's hardly attractive for my family of 4 at around $80 a head.

I must admit I haven't looked into other Melbourne clubs recently to see if they do things any better, just think we have the opportunity to lead the way in this area. I do know a mate of mine who is an SA based Bombers member and he tells me that he does have a) voting rights, and b) a RESERVED seat to any game here so I guess we are already behind based on that....

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Almost a new thread kinda topic there Rhino...but it'd probably be pretty difficult to beat the Gold Coast deal. You throw a 7-game MCG Carlton membership PLUS a reserved seat for the SCG game in June, an apron and some first access digital content into the mix for $215 and I reckon you'd have your best selling membership.

This

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

Got my membership pack yesterday and the caps are fantastic and the best they have been for many years !

yeah but what about the apron?

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Between our dreams and actions lies this world

Caperon..........

half cape.........half apron...........!

that's what i want.........!

hmmm.......?

what's that you say........?

stop being mental tommi.........?

well.......ladies and gentleman.......don't say i didn't warn
you.........!







I GIVE YOUUUUU.............!










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the CAPERON..........!



huh.......?


someone owes someone an apology someone thinks..........!


kindest regards tommi







we need to move fast on these.......cos once everyone else se-wellyougetwhatimean........!

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that'siti'mnotchangingthistagain......!

I signed up before the new, earlier, cut off date for reserved seat holders. When I asked the membership person why the cut off date had been brought forward by about 6 weeks the reason I was given was so membership packs would be received before XMAS.

Today I got an email from the club to say my membership pack was going to be delivered which is fantastic because it was communication I was not expecting.
Unfortunately the email also told me that the mebership pack will be delivered within 10 working days. By my calculations there are 5 more working days before XMAS, I could possibly get the membership pack before XMAS but I could also miss out.

I don't really care when I get my membership pack to be quite honest but some people will and if they don't get it by XMAS they will be pissed off.

Got my membership pack today, and it looks impressive. None of the items have the mars logo on them though, all Hyundai. Are Mars going?

My pack arrived today as well.

The sponsorship deal was set to expire this month. Not sure I remember hearing of a renewal. We're already a sponsor or two short. I'll do some digging around and update the sponsorship thread soonish...

Thanks Doc

As far as Mars goes as sponsors you would think they would stick around with Mick bringing in publicity etc...

Unless we are demanding more as a result....

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