MV 16950

Phoenix estimate is probably in the ballpark. Last season was something between 1500-2000 after all the off field dramas, but previous seasons have been around the 3k-3.5k mark and think we will be around there again. This season offers great value, NZ$75 cheaper than last season (NZ$175) as an 'early bird' deal and NZ$50 cheaper ($199) if buying now - silver section which is most of the stadium and includes Yellow Fever, Family and Away sections. Nova Energy (Phoenix sponsor) customers can get memberships for NZ$99. Family, Concession and Child memberships have also been reduced drastically and offer great value.

Members get 1 free ticket to give to a mate to one of the first 3 games, new scarf, lanyard, magnet, stickers and playing cards. Last 2 or 3 seasons there was nothing extra thrown in.

Interesting Bullion - sounds as if you guys are tacking well too! Any news on Adelaide United?



I really think, that even DESPITE being at massive Suncorp, you guys somehow could grow into your stadium.

I mean the Season 3 average of 18.5k and that included some season high crowds of 30k-ish - If you guys reach and even exceed slightly, that mark again, which seems entirely possible, then Suncorp could more and more become an 'appropriate venue' for you guys, as unlikely as that sounds.

Especially if you keep making finals, where you near pack the house and ofcourse did for the last couple Grand Finals you hosted!

It could become not too unlike Victory at Telstra Dome in that way too (Not just Boutique scenario) - That stadium is a bit overlarge too, but you notice less, matter's less, when Victory have 25-30k+ crowds there.

Edited by gloryperth: 1/10/2012 01:44:13 PM

Stadiums QLD screwed the HAL for every cent they could and killed NQF and GCU. Thanks Bligh, you bitch. The QLD govt also made Ballymore unusable by refusing to provide public transport, security and opposing it on every admin issue they could, forcing the QRU to abandon a ground they own and cop a huge loss at Lang Park. The Broncos are also slugged more than any other team in Australia.

Strangely enough the VFL temas in QLD were actually given bundles of cash by Bligh. I am sure it has NOTHING to do with the millions that Demetriou shovels to the ALP, nothing at all.

Bligh is a season ticket holder at the Roar....

Not anymore, she's moving to Sydney to run for the NSW ALP.

Consider yourselfs warned, this women is poison!

Perhaps they could look to MLSs Seattle Sounders for inspiration and tarp off the upper deck to artificially create a more practically sized stadium to help the supply /demand equation for their membership dept.

Adelaide 2000 (August 10th)
Brisbane 5000 (September 20th)
Central Coast 3000 (September 26th)
Heart 4000 (September 12th)
Newcastle 10700 (October 7th)
Perth 5000 (August 10th)
Sydney 8000 (September 24th)
Victory 17503 (October 6th)
Wellington 3000 (September 28th)
West Sydney 3000 (October 6th)

Really hope newcastle is still able to get 300 more in the coming days

Yeah but what would it cost to become a Canberra foundation member? $20-30?

I believe it was $200 - maybe you are thinking of the Central Coast Bears RL team!!

Melbourne Heart FC Members: 4750 (October 4)

according to their latest newsletter.

I heard Scott Munn on SEN on last thursday saying they had well over 5000.

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http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/newcastlejets/news-display/Jets-pass-11000-Members/49907

Jets have reached their target of 11,000 members today! Tally is at 11,007.

I feel very proud to be part of a football region that shows such strong commitment to our club.

Well done Newcastle & the Hunter.

Well done Newcastle.

Adelaide 2000 (August 10th)
Brisbane 5000 (September 20th)
Central Coast 3000 (September 26th)
Heart 4750 (October 4th)
Newcastle 11007 (October 9th)
Perth 5000 (August 10th)
Sydney 8000 (September 24th)
Victory 17758 (October 6th)
Wellington 3000 (October 8th)
West Sydney 3000 (October 6th)

Not sure if i believe scott munn saying were over 5000 after saying we're on track to hit 7000. as much as id like to be wrong

Ah nice, Mariners have their own little measuring, update, pic too, hehe. 3k out of 5k, seems to be tracking well - and the target mark would be a club record for them, right?

STILL no news/update on Adelaide? They MUST BE double that, near 4k-ish, by now?





The Newsletter's info could be a little dated - that could be from a couple days before or even earlier, whenever they compile and then publish it? And if there's a weekend between then, then ofcourse a few people working for Heart and what not would not be working - But more members might be being signed up?

On the other side, in comparison - Scott Munn's info would be 'right up to the minute' you'd think, from that same day, being at Heart's HQ, the calls coming in, or what not.

The difference is only 250 members or so - So, in theory, a couple hundred could be signed in half a week.

But yeah, take the newsletter's exact figure on it and if Munn isn't exaggerating too much, they're tracking, then 'the next newsletter' may reflect an over 5k figure?

Congrats to the SCUM on reaching 11000. Great to see the community getting behind your team.

Now as for us.........

This thread has dropped 7 pages back and hasn't been updated in a while, especially numbers wise. We're now into the second week of the A-League season, so we should be having a much better idea or better update, of the latest member numbers?

Especially keen to see where Adelaide United and Wanderers are at now - They should be both pretty much double the last confirmed figures, surely both are around the 4k ballpark?

Hmm curious to see how Sydney and Brisbane are doing too - it's been a few weeks since last update there. SFC may even have a thousand more members now, could be pushing that wonderful 10k mark? Especially as ADP effect really starts to kick in. And who knows - Roar could be pushing that thousand more too now?

One wonders how the Mariners are tracking for their 5k target - only 2k off going by last report?

There must be a natural bump up circa time of season start too - that may be reflected in the latest figures?

Shit ay, that's not bad from the Canberrans then.

The CC Bears were charging some token amount such as $20-30 from memory

Edited by at work: 14/10/2012 11:07:41 AM

Came across this last night.



Good to see the club getting in early for the next season.

Sorry for big bump, but this is for completism:



Estimates, based on above, utilising the more well sourced 2013/14 figures, a calculator and here:
http://www.percentagecalculator.net/ (My maths isn't great and/or I'm rusty)

Feel free to double-check my results or investigate for yourselves!

Season 2012/13
Adelaide United: ~5,200?
Brisbane Roar: ~5,337?
Central Coast Mariners: ~3,548?
Melbourne Heart: 6,583
Melbourne Victory: ~18,505? (Not sure where the 18,767 figure comes from? +Pet Members?!)
Newcastle Jets: *11,007
Perth Glory : 5,000 (-ish, Capped during that season, due to stadium renovation)
Sydney FC: ~8,470?
Wellington Phoenix: ~3,000?!
Western Sydney Wanderers: ~7,014?

TOTAL: ~73,500?! (MAXIMUM, that leaves room for a 31.6% increase to be added, for the 2013/14 season)

*
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2012/10/09/jets-fly-past-11000-mark


I think I'm still some way off, as reports of the membership level WSW achieve vary greatly from between 6,500 right up to 7,500. My estimate, going from the stated percentage increase for WSW in 2013/14, sits around inbetween.

For some reason, Adelaide United rate a bit higher, even though anecdotally, they shouldn't be and some fans had them around 4,500 for that season. I just got that rough figure from again, deducing from the percentage increase for AU.

Flipside, Brisbane Roar had as many as 6,500 Members in Season 2012/13, according to anecdotal from fans. But the FFA states a '52%' increase, where a 52% increase with the outcome of the 'provided' 8112 figure for 13/14, means their 12/13 figure must've been sitting in the mid 5ks, as I estimated via the provided percentage. It's possible there are variables like Pet Memberships again - or perhaps Roar's 'Lite Members' aren't included in the FFA's totals? :-k

I struggled to squeeze in Phoenix there. Was going to list then a couple hundred lower, but some anecdotal kept re-inforcing they were 3k this season and that could could still match in the above configuration.

Again, I came to these results, via the guidelines of FFA's stated percentage increases and the reasonably well source 2013/14 figures above, as too FFA article stated Season 2013/14 total. I wonder how close my deductions are to, the truth? :-k

It's entirely possible that the FFA's Media Department 'rounds-up' some of these percentages, as the point of the article was to spruik the A-League's growth and note how Heart, Glory and Phoenix's percentage gains were not mentioned and also the spin surround Newcastle - who fell short of their record by a thousand, but 'still topped 10k' - which was great, but if we talk in-terms of percentage increase, they were technically down. FTR I checked Heart, due to their reliable figures, and their percentage increase was around a quite reasonable 10%. And it would not remind me if Glory's real numbers were indeed rather stagnant that period. Phoenix too. Both Glory and Phoenix only really pulled their fingers out to grow by another thousand each, in more recent times.