2008 Membership Tally: RECORD ** 39,360 **

mjonc · **Posted:** Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:50 pm

Previous Years around this time of year:

2007: 13,000
2006: ?
2005: 12,000
2004: 12,500
2003: 17,000

BrizzyBlue · **Posted:** Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:23 pm

I'm told reliably that we are past the 19,000 mark. Apparently the membership department had over 17,000 early this week and estimate at least 2,000 to process. I hope that is right.

Jez1966 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:42 pm **Posts:** 2833

On the radio yesterday Ratts said that we had 15K members.......

Sasilce · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:51 am

My application is in. Upgraded to Capitanos Club...

Getting more excited every day.

Synbad · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:39 pm

My understanding is were in the low 20ks

Drewgirl · **Joined:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:57 pm **Posts:** 4775

Can someone get them to the membership tally on the website ? I think this makes people want to get the number higher when they see it.

camel · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:03 pm

Synbad wrote:

My understanding is were in the low 20ks

That would be pretty cool.

billc3 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:41 pm **Posts:** 4629

Synbad wrote:

My understanding is were in the low 20ks

Ver cool...
also a nice touch in "inside Carlton" printing and thanking all the names of new members

timetodeliver2004 · **Joined:** Wed May 03, 2006 8:22 pm **Posts:** 816

Well add 3 to that tally very soon. I've still got to renew my membership and managed to convince both my brother and girlfriend to sign up this year.

BrizzyBlue · **Posted:** Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:02 pm

BrizzyBlue wrote:

I'm told reliably that we are past the 19,000 mark. Apparently the membership department had over 17,000 early this week and estimate at least 2,000 to process. I hope that is right.

Synbad wrote:

My understanding is were in the low 20ks

Now who ya gunna believe Ratts or Brizzy/SailorMan?

It's a no brainer, isn't it?

DownUnderChick · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:54 am

BrizzyBlue wrote:

I'm told reliably that we are past the 19,000 mark. Apparently the membership department had over 17,000 early this week and estimate at least 2,000 to process. I hope that is right.

Synbad wrote:

My understanding is were in the low 20ks

Now who ya gunna believe Ratts or Brizzy/SailorMan?

It's a no brainer, isn't it?

Could you honestly see Ratts sticking his head into the Membership department and asking what the tally is at the moment! :-D

Juddanaught09 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:47 am **Posts:** 814

DownUnderChick wrote:

Could you honestly see Ratts sticking his head into the Membership department and asking what the tally is at the moment! :-D

I'm trying to picture it now :lol:

40,000 sounds bloody good doesn't it?

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

DownUnderChick wrote:

Could you honestly see Ratts sticking his head into the Membership department and asking what the tally is at the moment! :-D

You would imagine that job should fall to the PR/Comms person who should then brief Ratts, so Ratts doesn't spout off with a figure he pulled from his arse.

DownUnderChick · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:53 pm

Kaptain Kouta wrote:

DownUnderChick wrote:

Could you honestly see Ratts sticking his head into the Membership department and asking what the tally is at the moment! :-D

You would imagine that job should fall to the PR/Comms person who should then brief Ratts, so Ratts doesn't spout off with a figure he pulled from his arse.

But isn't Coutts forever on holidays?

SparkyBlue · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:07 pm

Was in there today, adding 5 memberships to the tally...

*15,500 - at least 5,000 (and 5!) still to be processed*

*Blitzes any amount of memberships at the start of the year, any year*

*Was told that with the renewals, and the large amount of new memberships, that the membership dept. has been told that 40k isn't a possibility, more of a probability!*

*Membership dept. guy told me he supported Carlton - upon some harassment fessed up that he is a Filth supporter, and that they are told to tell everyone that they are Blues supporters*

...now it has to be said, would anybody here work in the Filth's membership dept. - let alone tell everyone that they are Filth supporters!??

Anyways, just my update from the horses mouth.

BrizzyBlue · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:03 pm

BrizzyBlue wrote:

I'm told reliably that we are past the 19,000 mark. Apparently the membership department had over 17,000 early this week and estimate at least 2,000 to process. I hope that is right.

Synbad wrote:

My understanding is were in the low 20ks

SparkyBlue wrote:

Was in there today, adding 5 memberships to the tally... *15,500 - at least 5,000 (and 5!) still to be processed*
Anyways, just my update from the horses mouth.

Now who ya gunna believe Ratts or Brizzy/SailorMan/Sparky?

It really is now a No-Brainer, or do you need more proof?

mjonc · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:14 pm

If they can count an election booth in a few hours, why can't they count 5,000 memberships. They don't have to process them, just give us a figure :lol:

PS: I know we have less staff than voting booths had.

SparkyBlue · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:01 pm

mjonc wrote:

If they can count an election booth in a few hours, why can't they count 5,000 memberships. They don't have to process them, just give us a figure :lol:

PS: I know we have less staff than voting booths had.

You know, I have often thought the same thing. They will submit our applications by the close of business today - and we will get our cards and so on by the end of Jan *2 weeks or so*... but there is always 5k memberships yet to be 'processed' - what exactly does it mean? Is it just the count? Once memberships are logged into the system (in order to allocate cards and so on) couldn't they be counted with the click of a button?!

Meh.

On another note, I think it's better that the tally isn't put up until mid-Feb or so... sure it's great for us tragics who also want to know what toothpaste Kreuzer uses, but better to release the numbers when we're closer to gunning down our membership record - and the mystical, elusive 40k.

camel · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2008 6:13 pm

Colgate Max Fresh.

Brently8 · **Joined:** Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:13 pm **Posts:** 697

This is awesome. I've spoken to quite a few people who dont follow Carlton or Richmond who are going to go to the Round 1 match. Do you think it could be a sellout? Richmond fans are always on board and in the box seat early.

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