Rod Waddell wrote:
M/ship numbers as of this morning:
1 Coll 56,701
2 Haw 53,652
3 Rich 45,770
4 Ess 33,694
5 Geel 25,229
6 Carl 24,013
7 Melb 23,116
8 NM 22,854
9 St K 22,000
10 WB 18,069
How we can claim to still be a power club has me baffled. On and off the field we are 2nd rate.
Irrespective of “type” of m/ships. ARPU (average revenue per user) and any other key financial ratio you wish to apply - we are miles behind.
Glad you said it for me.
We have stagnated as a club.
Sure if we start with 3-4 big wins will help improve numners and maybe get us to 50000, but that's attracting the fair weather types. We need campaigns to turn on to Carlton the fence sitting supporters who don't have team or lack a strong connection with the club they think they barrack for.
Or even ethnic groups or flower marble clubs who may be enticed to join. But you need a sense of belonging first of all. Most current supporters I know don't feel a good connection the the Club.
We live in Sydney. My 10 yr son Carlton is in grade 5. well rounded kid plays AFL, school rugby, swims well and in the last 2 years he has converted dozens of kids to Carlton. if not Carlton is their second team. He interacts with kids consistently over time telling them stories of jezza 1907 1908 1909 premierships, Kouta, syd jackson,Kerna, he takes them to Bluseum...it's a journey reaching
For hearts and minds
..what I'm getting at is Carlton (the club) just have to me smart to tap into 1000's of hearts and minds out there in Melb, Australia wide and abroad every hour ever day. My son is passionate cool and articulate and getsts his point across .
To date 10 yr old Carlton does i better than 150 yr old Carton
I remember Georgr Harris and Jezzas mates wanted to turn us into Manchester United.
We don't have to be that big, nor do we have to sell out but we could have been big.
Club hasn't been smart since. arrogant yes.
It's not about a big club anymore, it's about getting bigger than what we are.
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