They can try and stop me but my Alsatian might have something to say about that...

Well done Brisbane fans that's a massive effort!

Surely the salary cap can be increased next season due to the member growth this season?

Really? Once City publicly announce lampards signing, avg crowds for city will be higher than victorys by season end. (Not including the three derby games).

With all the tarded issues that victory are having with their fans I think they will struggle to avg 20k this season. City on the other hand will get there.

Wanderers new membership site now has a counter, so will be a lot easier to keep up with the number of memberships now.

2014/15

Adelaide United: 2,500
Brisbane Roar: 8,064
Central Coast Mariners: 800
Melbourne City: 5,249
Melbourne Victory: 7,758
Newcastle Jets: 2255(including 200 pet memberships)
Perth Glory : 2,500
Sydney FC: 4,000
Wellington Phoenix:
Western Sydney Wanderers:

WTF?...
Happy for City and football in Melbourne in general now that they're a force off field. We needed that in this city, as it's great for the code and our rivalry. But talk about deluded!

Victory have got over 20k members consistently, and that's without any 10 game fly-ins or publicity stunts! We've now got a 10 year history, 2 titles and many great highlights, all this won't be washed away just because Lampard, Villa and co waltz into town, most of those for just 10 games, with only 5 or 6 of them at home! We've carried this league in terms of crowds, memberships and interest for years, until the Wanderers came in, and Sydney got their act together and signed ADP! I don't think they're just gonna fly away now.

Sure there may be a small minority of fans that go across, but I reckon that'll be max 10%-15% if that. Even then we should still crack 20k members. If City gets even close to 15k members I'll be very surprised! I think a target of 12k is very realistic, a good number if reached, which it should be with all the investment being put in by the new owners.

guys... guys. Do you honestly believe a eurosnob who has heard of Frank Lampard and Villa is going to buy a season membership? :-s How can melb city fans even suggest this? when they know that you need to get the loyal fan base turning up first and they aren't that happy at the moment remember considering where mcfc finished last season... and then you can start worrying about the bandwagoners who will turn up for the first few games.

hmmm I wonder if this is an indication that some clubs are genuinely going backwards in membership or whether its because memberships had a delayed start this year?

once lampard gets announced expect another just in out memberships.

Maybe thepeople signing on aren't eurosnobs, maybe they were just part time fans that now would have a reason to commit more. We've had over 12k different members in our previous 4 seasons so its likely some will jump back on.



In a month or so I think we will have a better indication but right now I don't think we're going backwards. Some clubs might see a dip in memberships but I think the overall trend is up.

Edited by tbitm: 18/7/2014 08:29:51 AM

Jets counter says 2528 this morning. Where did the 200 pet memberships included in figures get confirmed?

Yeah I don't know what the worry is. Sydney were at 3,000 at the same point last season... They still have a marquee to come and are already ahead by about 25%

In terms of others , you can't just compare dates because it's pretty obvious that release dates for memberships are changing year to year. Victory aren't too far behind this point last year either and ended up with over 20k. If lampard signs it will increase interest in the league and not just melbourne city.,, yes they will get some who jump ship but victory might get more neutrals join them plus old supporters who haven't been members for a few seasons might get back into it.

Regardless, melbourne city, sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane all seem to be ahead of last season. And I think the general feel is that memberships have been delayed due to the World Cup.... So 5/10 growth at the same time point does seem good.

We will see though...

Edited by Tambo: 18/7/2014 08:47:11 AM

WSW have at least 1 member.

Make that 2.

Confirmation number of 450...

Wsw at 1283 after 1 hour of membership renewals being open.

I think they are in for another record season :)

How are you viewing this figure? Is there a counter somewhere?

yes there is

http://wanderers.memberhq.com.au/

up to 2765

Edited by Swarth: 18/7/2014 03:22:07 PM

Edited by Swarth: 18/7/2014 04:36:02 PM

On the City hype - yeah, we can see most Heart Fans themselves are fairly circumspect, realistic/conservative as to just how much of an impact these headline signings, current and prospective, would have on the club - especially substantively, beyond the short-term.

tbitm is onto something - indeed I presumed that too. These 5k or so fans aren't just out of thin air guys - Most of them are more than likely some form of 'existing Heart fan' who's just either committed earlier or more substantively. We saw how even Aloisi era that they had a steady core of 6-8k fans and that was when the club was struggling for results! Heart have pushed a 10k average in the past too and indeed have been around a number of seasons now. This all makes it that bit much more easier for the new ownership infact, with the existing club and it's support base, which it can build on. That seems to be the case at the moment.

Again, if they start pushing past 7-8k members, then we can get a bit more excited? :-k

Other reasons why some of us sense that it may not be 'quite' the 'band-wagon' phenom, yet, is that it's a long way from A-League season start and we had a World Cup just completed. So there hasn't been much of a spotlight on the A-League, with we thick on the middle of the Winter code seasons and Euro-snobs tuned into WC action. Though with the latter the A-League ads on SBS during WC time may well have helped to some degree - I'm sure!

Edited by GloryPerth: 18/7/2014 04:49:50 PM

Ahh, the two-horse race begins - who will win? SFC came out of the blocks quick, establishing an early lead, but Wanderers, working with a late starting handi-cap, are now gaining ground fast!

We wonder when it will reach neck and neck?! :cool: :p

Edited by GloryPerth: 18/7/2014 04:53:03 PM

WSW up to 2998

EDIT: Cracked 3031

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 18/7/2014 05:39:56 PM

3031

lol when did sydney fc start selling memberships? the number is moving up fast
3057 so far

3114

3137

And down the stretch she comes

*Aka just another excuse to bump this thread to allow for another WSW and Melb City update*

Melbourne City: 5376

Wanderers: 3214

*Cue another updated Wanderers figure, before this day is out*

;) :p

Edited by GloryPerth: 18/7/2014 06:34:00 PM

3137

3349:p :lol: :d

2014/15

Adelaide United: 3,700
Brisbane Roar: 8,064
Central Coast Mariners: 800
Melbourne City: 5,376
Melbourne Victory: 7,758
Newcastle Jets: 2255(including 200 pet memberships)
Perth Glory : 2,500
Sydney FC: 4,000
Wellington Phoenix:
Western Sydney Wanderers: 3349

Edited by Joffa: 18/7/2014 07:42:12 PM

Would nt be surprised if we hit 4k by the end of the evening. However, we will plateau at 12k IMO

I don't see 4000+ people not renewing.