Apparently facebook said its not official yet.

Are there any Manchester United supporters here? I need to know how to put the cork back in this bottle of champagne.

9,119 Jets members.

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Tried to use a ticketek gift voucher bought by one of the teams i coach, cant be used against BR membership
how shit is that.
5 less members thanks

Not sure what you expect....membership isnt the same as buying tickets for single games/concerts etc. Ticketek is simply the payment processor for Brisbane Roar memberships.

Surely, if these marquees are confirmed, will see rises in Adelaide and Perth where capacities are so low

Those clubs need to push that point strongly

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This is going in my sig. ;)

Edited by Tom AUFC: 20/9/2012 12:24:05 AM

Oh here in Perth, 'capacity is low' alright - nib is under going redevelopment, so the stadium capacity is only around 9k! 5k, at the very least, in a 9k stadium isn't too bad IMHO - If Glory aren't near packing out that venue for every game, including Wellington, then there's a problem, lol.

BTW As far as I can see Glory track well and always have with memberships, despite their poor A-League history so far (bar last season). It's a bummer time to be seeing this redevelopment considering how attractive a proposition some of our visitors will be, ontop of Glory's quite successful last season.

And Adelaide will surely be pushing their capacity this season, 12-13k crowd average or the like (In a 16k cap stadium!)? Enthusiasm carrying over from their ACL campaign hopefully helps - here's hoping they do well in Tashkent!

Perth and Adelaide have never been the worries, bar Perth's early A-League history when FFA had to be in control after Tana sold and were major struggle street under Ron Smith. But even then crowds were still 'okay.' Adelaide has had impressive crowds and probably strong memberships even in their worst seasons, like that season they finished last?

Not to go over old ground, but the real concerns have always been Brisbane and Sydney. But finally, both seem to be on an upward trend - especially Brisbane, who although coming from a low base, could really be setting themselves up well now and while that 10k mark is ambitious - medium term it's realistic - especially if they keep up their level of success and steady growth off the pitch. Their early A-League season crowd records could be well matched sooner rather than later - which was around 17-18k fan average season 3 I think it was, circa later Bleiberg/early Farina era, with a few 25-30k crowds for big drawing and finals fixtures.

Sydney too, seem to have been growing from their low base of memberships over the past few seasons now. So them reaching 7-8k is quite an achievement, considering their earlier context. Though yes, it could be better, but it will get better and they will surely push past 10k, maybe even this season? That would be a record of records for the club, considering their memberships are already at a record high.

Edited by gloryperth: 20/9/2012 12:47:02 AM

My source is someone at the club for 5k+.

I'd say that's also a very low estimate, because I also heard something about 1k+ NEW members...

Jets now up past 9.2k

You'd actually be able to stomach those other games?? I doubt i could even if it offered good value

Hi,
Not trying to hijack this thread, i just did not want to start a whole new thread about this question and I did not know where else to ask - it is related to membership.

I'm looking at buying a membership to the Jets this season. I have been living down in Wagga for a while, but I am moving back after Christmas (Nelson Bay) and I want to get to some games. Not sure at this stage if I will buy a whole season membership or just a regional one - as I will be missing a lot of the season before I move back there.

I don't have many friends up there who like the A-League, but I try and do my part to drag people to the game to get them interested (may not be that hard with ADP here now). Anyways if I have a members seat and I want to bring a friend or two, most probably the seats around mine will be taken by other members, but can i ask for a free ticket next to my friends in the general reserve or general admission section. Or is it a case of I sit by myself or buy a new ticket with my friends in the general area. Has anyone had this dilemma before?.

I hope that all made sense as I think I have confused myself now.#-o

there are two grass hills at either end where you can sit where you like. You can just leave your seat and join them on one of the hills without having to buy another ticket.

Another option is to buy two memberships, one adult and one child. With a child membership, you can upgrade it to a full adult when you need to by paying an extra $20 on match day so if you have a kid to take along you can buy them a membership ticket and then upgrade it when you want to take a mate to the game instead. They can then sit next to you in your area.

Or if you want an actual seat with them you can wait until everyone is seated and find some vacant seats. I'm not sure how often security ask to see your tickets in the general admission areas.

It would be great if you could get a membership to support the club. Good on you.

Edited by Ecce: 21/9/2012 04:44:16 AM

ADP, Heskey and now Ballack - that's 3 visiting fixtures that for Roar fans and those of other teams around the league, that could appeal to the wider masses, turning the visit of SFC, Jets and Wanderers into 'Events.' Unlike the Yorke, Fowler and even Kewell days - It's not just one circus a week, but potentially 2-3! And it ain't any old circus - it's a veritable Cirque Du Soleil!

There will 'surely' be 'some' knock on, for all A-League clubs, especially following all the hype, nationally, of the past week - The A-League has seen unprecedented mainstream coverage, especially considering we're still only in the midst of off-season and the rival codes are in finals stage! I understand view of some around here - It may not have THAT big of a quantifiable impact on numbers around the league, just as Yorke, Kewell and co didn't - And indeed, many may just buy the ticket for the 1 game. But I just speculate that MLS-style having such a spread of Marquee star-power makes more visiting teams premium, hot tickets. We already have 3/9 (Excluding the home team) with superstar marquees, so it gets into territory were it may be more worth it, attractive, for 'new fans' to get get 'some sort of membership' even if it's one of those 5 match ones, mid-season ones, or whatever some clubs offer?

And Marquees aside - scouse_roar and other Roar fans, your team has been doing all the right things, it seems, past two seasons, especially on the field? Your memberships have surely been trending upwards accordingly, especially considering low base? And given big success of last couple seasons, you guys were surely set for a record membership level anyway? And it's for the best for a club like yours as it reflects longer term approach - These marquees will be a shot in the arm, but they'll come and go, but hopefully Roar, Sydney and the rest have strengthened their base even further by then.

Edited by gloryperth: 21/9/2012 05:45:01 AM

I just want to add that getting a regional membership probably isnt worth it when A full season (if you are coming at christmas you will still have 50% of games left) is only between $20-40 more off the top of my head.

I had plans for the motoGP at Phillip Island at the same time Roar are playing WSW.

If Ballack is in the team I won't be going anywhere.

at $115 for a ful membership of $70 for a Regional with only access to 3 games, it is well worth getting the full membership on a payment plan of $11.50 oer month it's cheap as chips.

A 'non-reserved general admission' membership is cheaper again and you'll never have to worry about taking someone else's seat when you bring your mates along


Edited by absent_doz_2259: 21/9/2012 11:14:18 AM

Good advice people

Less then 400 member seats for sale at NIB.

Thanks guys, good info.
I'm thinking now of either getting silver reserved in the Andrew Johns Grandstand or community reserved up above.
Just one other question.. Can I buy 2 adult memberships in my name and then whoever wants to come with me each home game I can just flick one the passes to them?? It doesn't have to be in their name does it?

Sorry guys, just trying to get involved.

Yes, I have two memberships in my name. Even if you don't go to the game, you can give both away for it.

Absolutely, you can buy many memberships in anyone's name if you wanted. If you call the memberships number they will be able to field the more specific questions you have but in general they are very flexible and helpful with the details and options of thier member packages.

No need to apologise, happy to help. Good luck!

Just consider the heat when buying on that side of the stadium. Generally, if there are a lot of 5.30pm games in dec to feb you are going to boil.

If you are thinking of getting a silver membership and looking to renew it year after year, just take that into account. The gold seating in the western stand is sold out for that reason and newcomers will find it hard to get in there.

Melbourne 15,905

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

Plenty of Melbourne Victory supporters are fans of an AFL team, you can always hear talk of what's going on with AFL in the stadium in the lead up to kick off. Personally I follow both but football is my greater love.
Melbourne loves its sport, it would be very smart for Victory or Heart to try and negotiate some sort of partnership with the AFL but I can't see it ever happening.

There was some talk a while back (2005) between Demons (AFL) and Storm (NRL) linking up, which included the possibility of join memberships as well as joint sponsorships. I don't know what became of it, but maybe Victory could look at bringing it up again with the other clubs. Then again, it would require the AFL, NRL and HAL administrators agreeing on something and supporting each other, so I'd give it about a 1% chance of success.

I was the only guy at my work who had a Roar membership last year, so far this season I'm one of 3 at work, with another 4 saying they are considering it, but even if they don't get one they will still be attending the majority of games anyway.

Persistence eventually pays off, I think current members constantly pestering friends and workmates probably does more for membership sales then what the clubs marketing department could ever do

Sorry if this is a re-post, but this is an extract from an old Fox Sports article about BR's hopes and intentions for memberships and crowds this season: