Didn't Perth release their memberships very, very late last year. Perhaps this information is a little deceptive? They've put together a nice squad with I think one signing to come so I think most people will know by now if they're going to sign up or not, I can't imagine too many spikes to come for Perth, such as those that clubs experience when signing a player etc., more just a gradual build towards their tally

Deluka, you aren't wrong and that's all part of the positive spin of the marketing departments of all clubs. Fair enough and so they should really. Mind you, yes, Glory are coming from a low base and still have alot of room for improvement, I'm sure. This may sound a backhanded compliment, but atleast they have their memberships and related info out 'relatively early' for this season. Even a man and his dog could see that the handling of memberships last season was a schmozzle and issues related to memberships were amongst the chief concerns noted by fans as identified by Glory themselves.

They SHOULD see a natural increase on memberships, just on this alone. Whether it will push to higher numbers, that seems a little less likely and, like most clubs, should be performance/results driven to a degree.

The club have built a strong squad - now much more laden with experience and perhaps quality, than before. The talented youth are still there too. It's obviously all on Lowe to get this squad he's largely built performing to a level we fans expect. He needs to surprise us all - he should be expected to, given he was the pick of the 'world-wide search'! If the team stumbles too far then the pressure should be on thick and hopefully it's second-time lucky come the next 'world-wide search' for a coach?

Edited by GloryPerth: 11/7/2014 06:12:57 AM

Victory memberships are out.. pricing pretty much the same as last year. North and South terrace have all 3 bays behind the goals designated at AAMI and 7 bays behind the goals at Etihad

it is strange from what i am hearing about the club they got some surprises hopefully its not pet memberships, lucky renewals start very soon thanks sydneycroatia58 i didnt actually know that

i think the main reason it took so long is because of the owner change

posted on the wanderers forum

To help celebrate the launch of the new season’s Membership Campaign, the Wanderers are counting down the days until Membership Renewals officially go on-sale, next Friday 18 July. And with just 7 days to go, we give you 7 reasons why you should JOIN US AT WANDERLAND this 2014/15 season.

1. NEW Forever Wanderland Loyalty Program In order to recognize and reward Wanderers Members for their ongoing commitment to the Hyundai A-League’s newest, oldest Club, each renewing Foundation Member who has held consecutive years of Membership will be issued with a Memorabilia Keyring reflecting their 3 Year Membership milestone. All Members are automatically entered into this program, with milestones celebrated at the 3, 5 and 10 year marks.

2. NEW WANDERPAY Payment Program The easy and affordable way to join us at Wanderland. The Western Sydney Wanderers WanderPay program makes your Membership even simpler. No renewal forms, no hassle and with seats in high-demand, Members will be able to simply set and forget without the risk of missing out! Choose either the Annual or Monthly WanderPay program when paying with Visa or MasterCard.

3. NEW Seat Resale Program We are happy to announce that for the 2014/15 Season, all Wanderers Ticketed Members will be able to sell their seat for a match they cannot attend. Members who re-sell their seats for games will receive exciting rewards and benefits.

4. NEW Forward My Membership, An exciting part of the all-new Wanderers MyAccount page enables Members to electronically send their Membership to friends, Family, Clients and even themselves in the form of an e-ticket.

5. NEW Junior Supporter Membership, for the youngest Wanderers supporters, for only $50 it makes the perfect gift and includes a host of fantastic benefits including an exciting kids football clinic with members of the Wanderers + Mini Flag + Members Hat + Members Kit + other exciting benefits.

6. NEW Online Portal – COMING SOON! An exciting addition to Wanderland, the online portal has been created with our Members and fans in-mind. Chat live and online with the Membership Team, request a call back at a time that suits you, use the interactive Membership selector to find the best package, download forms and desktop backgrounds or just hang-out in the Member Zone.

7. NEW Membership Cards AND Packs delivered straight to your door! This season, to improve the Membership experience, all packs will be delivered straight to your door. That means no lining up, no fuss, and you’ll have your exclusive red & black membership merchandise all ready to wear to the matches.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE NEW TO WANDERLAND?

Due to the current number of ticketed Members, high renewal rate and the capacity of the stadium, ticketed Membership sales will be limited to renewing 2013/14 Members only from Friday 18 July until the Reserved Seat Renewal Deadline on Sunday 17 August.

That’s not to say that you can’t still join us at Wanderland. The Club realises that our support comes from far-and-wide. Whether you make it to every home match, catch just one or can’t make it at all, you can still show your pride for the Western Sydney Wanderers by joining us as a Supporter Member.

Supporter Memberships will be on-sale to both renewing and new Members from next Friday and not only will they guarantee you a spot on our Ticketed Membership Waiting List, where you will be notified as vacancies become available, but you will also receive access to exclusive ticket offers for major football events including the upcoming AFC Champions League and FFA Cup matches.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wswanderersfc/news-display/7-DAYS-AND-7-REASONS-TO-JOIN-US-AT-WANDERLAND-IN-201415/91155

6874 Victory members already.

This Season

Adelaide United: 1200
Brisbane Roar: 2500
Central Coast Mariners: 800
Melbourne City: 4969
Melbourne Victory: 6,874
Newcastle Jets: 822
Perth Glory : 2,500
Sydney FC:
Wellington Phoenix:
Western Sydney Wanderers:

TOTAL:

Monday, 8 July 2013 4:20:31 PM

Adelaide - 3,200
Brisbane - 2,747
Central Coast - 2,000
Heart - 2,236
Newcastle - 3,000
Perth -
Sydney - 3,022
Victory - 8,765
Wellington - 1,427
West Sydney - 8,500

TOTAL: 34,897



Edited by Joffa: 10/7/2014 09:23:14 PM[/quote]

Over to you Melbourne city fans............;) ;)

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Heart membership already gone into reverse.

I think we'll see increases in membership this season at Adelaide, on the back of a decent season, Perth with heaps of good signings and healthy optimism, Melbourne City for the very obvious reasons, and hopefully Brisbane Roar winning more fans through having continued success. Hopefully Victory, Wanderers & Sydney FC can maintain their membership base. Wellington I'm unsure of, no idea what they're doing off field across the ditch. But the 2 sides that really worry me are the Mariners and the Jets. The Mariners seem to be slipping on field, which will probably have an impact on membership, and we all know the issues that Newcastle are facing, both off field and now on it with selling their best young players, and having a new coach. I hope they can sign some good players to replace what they've lost.

Certainly seems a good start - though may be deceptive, given Victory's large base... but still, the 'Melb City Effect' could be kicking in cross-town too - as many of us suspected. City becoming a genuine challenger/threat, including with more fans off the field, should surely stimulate the rivalry and even prospects for Victory too - not unlike the Wanderers/SFC example, both benefiting there?

Hopefully gains in that area, including with the improved performance of Victory under Muscat late last season, may offset an unfortunate, but predicted, drop off in active support?

Edited by gloryperth: 12/7/2014 03:04:17 AM

Thought this was pretty cool & funny:

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Apparently Jerks memberships don't officially go on sale until this upcoming Wednesday, so that 822 number is solely the amount of people who had bothered to sort out their renewal beforehand. I expect the numbers to pick up dramatically over the next fortnight, so am not overly worried about the "low" number yet.

I think its important to look at the YoY comparisons, but only if the dates that memberships went on sale correlates with the year prior.

If we look at the numbers at initial viewing though, Melb City YoY are double last year, whilst MV are down by 2000 at the same point. From a growth perspective, that is still an interesting stat.

What is interesting though is that MV really have no big remaining cards to play, given all its marquee spots are already filled. Melbourne City on the other hand have both of its marquee spots free, and are still chasing some big names to fill them, which could well provide a significant boost. Add in the possibility of Lampard coming to the club, that adds some added interest.

Still interesting times, and one that may take a few years to really see big inroads, but one does have to feel that the potential is there to close that gap over time these days with the ambition that Melb City are now displaying.



Realistically though, given all the events that have transpired this year with HSG losing control of the Knights and rumoured to be attempting to sell the jets, it would be expected that the numbers would drop this year.

Just renewed, my order number was 3124, like others have said its not the real number, most likely higher. I have 3 people on my account, So its a rough estimate until Roar officially say it.

The victory number is so far only the Auto-12 renewals. Regular renewal packages going out this week I think.

squadron still encouraging people to buy memberships.

Melbourne City: 5001

To 5K

Melbourne City
13/07/14 - 39 days

Melbourne Heart
20/09/13 - 104 days
Heart after 39 days: 2428

Would be interesting to see a break down of renewals vs new sign ups.

Would be great to see, just to see how clubs are going. I left my re-newel late because of bills, etc, so you can never tell early on, but Melbourne City are looking good already. For me, Roar Memberships aint the main thing, just as long as our average attendance keeps rising, ill be happy.

Melbourne City are now at 5006 which is a great achievement.

As for the breakdown in renewals vs new members, from what I have seen there is a solid mix of both. Some former members are still holding out, jaded by the changes made, however the take up from friends of those who have renewed has been solid also.

Having a player like Villa on board adds that interest, and if Lampard comes it would be even bigger really, as the EPL factor is certain to generate significant buzz.

Add in the 2 marquees to come, this will still leave room for Melb City to grow further once they are announced.



After so much success, this is definitely the time Brisbane should be maximising membership and attendances. Can only hope they can continue to build both of those metrics.

Is it possible that City could have more members at the start of the season than Victory?

No

Adelaide up to 2,500 already. At the same point last season, less than 1,000 members had joined.

eventually after a few years, maybe shitty could have as many members as the tards.

This Season


Adelaide United: 2,500
Brisbane Roar: 2500
Central Coast Mariners: 800
Melbourne City: 5,006
Melbourne Victory: 6,874
Newcastle Jets: 822
Perth Glory : 2,500
Sydney FC:
Wellington Phoenix:
Western Sydney Wanderers:

TOTAL:

Monday, 8 July 2013 4:20:31 PM

Adelaide - 3,200
Brisbane - 2,747
Central Coast - 2,000
Heart - 2,236
Newcastle - 3,000
Perth -
Sydney - 3,022
Victory - 8,765
Wellington - 1,427
West Sydney - 8,500

TOTAL: 34,897

Hopefully Clinton can paste an updated post of the breakdown, come new page or so, will be interesting.

I have a sneaking suspicion, I could be wrong, that the growth trend has slowed a little lately? Maybe my eyes deceiving, but the break-down should reveal the truth. I think it's natural if there's a slow up and this ties to the speculation above.

If Lampard is indeed confirmed, then no doubt a second bubble will form and another 2-3k jumping onto the band-wagon, so to speak.

Like SFC - how much 'real growth' is being achieved is something we can't tell till the post-ADP and post-Villa/Lampard periods etc.. ofcourse. Though SFC show positive signs in this regard and City may well too, if they 'do the right things' this coming season. So there's less 'bubble' and more genuine, sustained, growth.



Yeah, not immediately - 18-20k members is just a bridge too far. I still think a level similar to SFC's, seems about right - so 11-12k. There will be an inevitable plateauing of the growth, even WITH a Lampard and co - especially given how long this off/pre-season is - there will have to be peaks and troughs in the growth and also, like all clubs, an inevitable slow down after the initial take up, after most existing members have renewed etc... as people have already discussed.

Edited by GloryPerth: 16/7/2014 06:37:20 AM

Victory have a counter on their website again. Awesome. Hope the Jerks do it too, they did it one year then didn't for two.

Victory at 7157 when I just checked btw.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/melbournevictory