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Well any credibility you had just went out the door. Wont pay $70 to help and be a member of a struggling club. One you apparantly support. Nice effort.
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Jaws
While I agree that everyone should become a member, Deathmoth does have a point to some degree.
If you ask the 18-40 year old males on here whether they are happy with their membership package, the overwhelming answer will most certainly be "no". This is a demographic that generally has a high disposable income and is already interested in football. It's also a highly represented group amongst our supporter base. It amazes me how much this demographic is ignored by the clubs and the nrl in general.
People in this demographic don't go for this type of merchandise and only the diehards are going to sign up as an act of charity.
I am a member but I don't really want any of the merch that was included. I think the club need to address this for next year. Instead of the merch pack I would prefer some more useful options for our demographic.
Some suggestions:
- Drink/meal vouchers for the leagues club or ground.
- Pokie vouchers for the leagues club
- Sharksbet free bet vouchers
And if you must have merchandise:
- A more stylish keyring suitable for an adult to put on their car keys.
- A stubby holder
- A coffee mug
- a sharks bottle of wine or port?
Some of the things listed above would probably be cheaper for the club than the stuff they currently provide. Obviously they would need a similar interstate package as well. And maybe they want to steer away from too much alcohol promotion, but I'm sure everyone understands my point.
I realise it's difficult for the club to please everyone, but this just seems glaringly obvious.
If you ask the 18-40 year old males on here whether they are happy with their membership package, the overwhelming answer will most certainly be "no". This is a demographic that generally has a high disposable income and is already interested in football. It's also a highly represented group amongst our supporter base. It amazes me how much this demographic is ignored by the clubs and the nrl in general.
People in this demographic don't go for this type of merchandise and only the diehards are going to sign up as an act of charity.
I am a member but I don't really want any of the merch that was included. I think the club need to address this for next year. Instead of the merch pack I would prefer some more useful options for our demographic.
Some suggestions:
- Drink/meal vouchers for the leagues club or ground.
- Pokie vouchers for the leagues club
- Sharksbet free bet vouchers
And if you must have merchandise:
- A more stylish keyring suitable for an adult to put on their car keys.
- A stubby holder
- A coffee mug
- a sharks bottle of wine or port?
Some of the things listed above would probably be cheaper for the club than the stuff they currently provide. Obviously they would need a similar interstate package as well. And maybe they want to steer away from too much alcohol promotion, but I'm sure everyone understands my point.
I realise it's difficult for the club to please everyone, but this just seems glaringly obvious.
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Great White
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Art Vandelay
Tiger Shark
i would have thought there would be an oporto voucher or two in there but whatever.
there needs to be more discounts for the gameday experience, either food or drink or whatever.
there needs to be more discounts for the gameday experience, either food or drink or whatever.
Yeh whatever sweetheart. $130 even. Whatever a jersey costs. I'd pay it if I had disposable income. But I'm not forking out $70 for a water bottle and a key ring or whatever that rubbish members package is
Great suggestions. I'd consider things like a stubby holder, wine caraffe and coffee mug at around $70
Mark^Bastard
Great White
When you buy a membership you are buying the actual intangible membership and you get some free merchandise to go with it.
If you can't afford one then I understand them not being appealing. It'd be interesting to see what you can afford though, and why you think that is more important than the Sharks.
As for the suggestion of Sharks Port LOL maybe for the 65+ demographic!
If you can't afford one then I understand them not being appealing. It'd be interesting to see what you can afford though, and why you think that is more important than the Sharks.
As for the suggestion of Sharks Port LOL maybe for the 65+ demographic!
Mark^Bastard
Great White
Are you pov or not? You gunna drink your goon out of a caraffe hahahaha
hmm as a student working part time there isn't a lot of luxuries i can actually afford at the moment. i have such priorities as a new wetsuit before winter, spending money for overseas trip, new clothes because all my old **** doesn't fit, bills, rent, credit card repayments, text books, petrol and upkeep for a ****ty car, guitar strings every two weeks for 3 guitars, .... all of these things i already can't afford, why would i want to blow $70 on a Sharks membership which is "intangible" and of no benefit to me. I can get the benefits of being a Sharks fan for free on TV where i suffer a weekly heart attack and subsequent hangover.
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Jaws
Get a boutique brewery to make up some Sharks branded beer.
Sell it by the case online.
Maybe we should make a Student Membership which includes a sharks branded goon cask, a packet of 2 Minute Noodles, some chick peas and a copy of the Communist Menifesto?
You know it makes sense.
Sell it by the case online.
Maybe we should make a Student Membership which includes a sharks branded goon cask, a packet of 2 Minute Noodles, some chick peas and a copy of the Communist Menifesto?
You know it makes sense.
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Get a boutique brewery to make up some Sharks branded beer.
Sell it by the case online.
Maybe we should make a Student Membership which includes a sharks branded goon cask, a packet of 2 Minute Noodles, some chick peas and a copy of the Communist Menifesto?
You know it makes sense.
A student membership is actually not a bad idea. Like those on here I am to a full time student with loans, bills, car payments and also trying to save money for a holiday.
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Jaws
That's the way I view it too, but that view has limited appeal. Most people have selfish motives, and few people are willing to put their own money towards a collective appeal where there is no individual reward. Many people will just rely on others to carry the slack. As Deathmoth said, he can basically enjoy the Sharks for free anyway.
I think if we can sell something tanglible and useful to people we will be far better off. We can then label these people "members" and compete with the other clubs in the penis size competition. (And make a dollar too!!)
The reality is that we are competing against other forms of self gratification for people's dollar. We need to put oursleves in the game.
Enjoy?? mother ****er i lament those fools! yet somehow i back up to watch them every week. hopefully this year they'll be killing it. i say that every year though.
Nah actually a student package would be a great idea. there's so many dumb, gimmicky things that students would dig. They could be cheap to produce and cheap to purchase, it'd boost member numbers but maybe not be so much of a financial boost HOWEVER it could be considered as a way of grooming future members: ie once we all get out of uni (this year for me) and into the professional realm, we'll be stinking rich compared to our current money situation, and be likely to up our membership to the next tier.
The idea about putting something tangible behind the membership is a great idea and something that really should've been looked at by the marketing guys. A team struggling with supporters is going to keep struggling if the members are only signing up as a charity. i'd love to suggest that to the club, but hey, i'm not a member so who am i to have an opinion
Mark^Bastard
Great White
Yep exactly as I thought. I can't afford overseas trips and me and the wife work full time and have no dependants. It's all about priorities.
Now I've heard it all. A student crying poor while drinking wine out of caraffes and going on overseas trips.
In other sports like the AFL if you're not a member you are ostracised. The way we can make this culture happen in the NRL is give **** to people like DeathMoth who have that attitude. Then maybe they'll understand the intangible benefits.
As long as it's sugar coated they won't see the intangible benefit.
Mark^Bastard
Great White
You still don't understand. When I sign up as a member I'm not donating anything to the club. I'm buying something from the club. I'm buying a membership and what that means. I'm buying the right to be a real part of the club. A counted member. I am a member of the organisation that is the Sharks. You are not a member, you're a guy that likes watching them on TV in the same way you might like watching Glee or whatever you're into. There's a big difference but you don't understand that.
When I buy a club membership I'm not doing the club a favour, I am doing myself a favour.
yeh mate, my parents are taking me, my brother and our women to Vanuatu. i've never been overseas before. i actually am poor.