Membership up 4.5% -

ScottSaunders · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 3:28 pm

gee - Carlton are the "pimps" of the AFL.

with Essendon* and St.Kilda being our "bitches"

Kaptain Kouta · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm **Posts:** 63509

darknavy wrote:

ryan2000 wrote:

I'm starting to hate Saints fan's more than Collingwood fans. They will jump off the wagon at the smallest sign of failure yet rapidly jump back on it after showing some form and claim they have been a liflelong supporter! :roll:

At least Collingwood fans stick with their club no matter how shit they are!

Oh, and sorry...................i din't quite understand what you were saying about Essendon*. Could you repeat it? :wink:

I'd have to disagree with you there - St Kilda supporters have had more pain and agony than anyone - I wouldn't wish their misfortune on you or anyone.
The fact that someone would even affiliate themselves with such a sad pathetic mob has always had me stumped. They never really jump off their bandwagon (like richmond supporters) they just put up with mediocrity.

I agree DN, The Saints fans seem to be proud of their loserdom, like an anti-heroic thing.

Like BM's sig says, only losers like losing....

Kaptain Kouta · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm **Posts:** 63509

And I heard a rumour that our membership has overtaken Essendon*'s to be the second highest Victorian club.

Is anyone able to confirm this?

ryan2000 · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 3:50 pm

Kaptain Kouta wrote:

And I heard a rumour that our membership has overtaken Essendon*'s to be the second highest Victorian club.

Is anyone able to confirm this?

Holy Crap! Are you serious?

TheGame · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 4:17 pm

Essenscum have over 35,000 members :wink:

Kaptain Kouta · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm **Posts:** 63509

TheGame wrote:

Essenscum have over 35,000 members :wink:

Not according to the "official" figures. Where's your info coming from?

TheGame · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 4:25 pm

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/main.asp

Official website

Kaptain Kouta · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm **Posts:** 63509

I wonder if some of those "memberships" listed on their site are ineligible ones for the sake of official AFL figures. A variance of 3000 or thereabouts is almost 10%.

fevolaaaa · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 4:37 pm

The AFL only count memberships with 5 games or more, it's possible Essendon* are including some other forms

true blue · **Joined:** Sun May 08, 2005 4:10 pm **Posts:** 103

May the members be with us !!!

BrizzyBlue · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 8:37 pm

The Mighty Bluebaggers are 2nd biggest Vic membership overtaking EssenScum!!!

camel · **Posted:** Fri May 27, 2005 11:28 pm

Our figures are up to 33,174 as well by the way.

http://carltonfc.com.au/

darknavy · **Posted:** Sat May 28, 2005 12:06 am

camelboy wrote:

Our figures are up to 33,174 as well by the way.

http://carltonfc.com.au/

Does that take us ahead of Essendon* as the second biggest Victorian club?

Abaddon · **Joined:** Fri May 13, 2005 10:45 pm **Posts:** 423

those figures posted for Essendon* are wrong.

Essendon* have over 35,000 members.
They are above Carlton.
Carlton has never had 35,000 members.
Essendon* has got as high as 37,000.
which is still 4,000 higher than carltons record.

Kaptain Kouta · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:41 pm **Posts:** 63509

Abaddon wrote:

those figures posted for Essendon* are wrong.

Essendon* have over 35,000 members.
They are above Carlton.
Carlton has never had 35,000 members.
Essendon* has got as high as 37,000.
which is still 4,000 higher than carltons record.

I brought it up before that Essendon* may be counting in their figures posted on their site some memberships which don't officially qualify for AFL figures. The difference between their figures and the published ones are almost 10%. I guess we'll know the truth when the AFL releases the official numbers.

GWS · **Posted:** Sat May 28, 2005 1:13 pm

Worth considering also that this is the first year the club's offered a "Blue" membership which aren't counted in the official figures as they don't give entry to the ground. These were no doubt picked up by a number of people who can't make it to games but wanted to be a member and kept in the loop.

Must have cost us a few.

Wojee · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:17 am **Posts:** 35135

GWS wrote:

Worth considering also that this is the first year the club's offered a "Blue" membership which aren't counted in the official figures as they don't give entry to the ground. These were no doubt picked up by a number of people who can't make it to games but wanted to be a member and kept in the loop.

Must have cost us a few.

I was a Blue member several years ago. It's not new.

GWS · **Posted:** Sat May 28, 2005 1:40 pm

Wojee wrote:

GWS wrote:

Worth considering also that this is the first year the club's offered a "Blue" membership which aren't counted in the official figures as they don't give entry to the ground. These were no doubt picked up by a number of people who can't make it to games but wanted to be a member and kept in the loop.

Must have cost us a few.

I was a Blue member several years ago. It's not new.

Really?

Did they ditch it for a while?

They advertised it at the start of this year as something new.

Any idea?

jbee · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:29 pm **Posts:** 534

I'll bet my balls it will go backwards next year. The Wizzy Cup win would have helped significantly.

Synbad · **Posted:** Sun May 29, 2005 10:06 am

Look it may go south if the club looks like its stagnating.
In my opinion if we get a few good kids and a good uncontracted player or two the spin can be spun.

The list needs to be perceived as becoming vibrant.

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