Richmond faces $1m hole after 5400 members fall off from last year (H-Sun)

[bojangles17]

If you dish up that unprofessional poo onfield,  then people will refuse to pay memberships,  when they can go down the local footy club for some good old fashion football & biff at good drinking prices.
End of the day you get to go into the social club & drink to daylight & still have change in your pocket on the way home you cant beat a day at the footy like that.
better still you get invited back hours later for Sunday sippers  football is going to be great this year 

you gotta be kidding, watch a bunch of fat bald wannabees blowing harder than a toady out of water...tell me, do you need to get there early to book a seat

[the claw]

dont know how much money the club has wasted ringing & mailing me to renew my lot of memberships but it aint happening 
supporters are dropping off like it or not the article is spot on
If you dish up that unprofessional poo onfield,  then people will refuse to pay memberships,  when they can go down the local footy club for some good old fashion football & biff at good drinking prices.
End of the day you get to go into the social club & drink to daylight & still have change in your pocket on the way home you cant beat a day at the footy like that.
better still you get invited back hours later for Sunday sippers  football is going to be great this year 

You're just a half hearted fan then. You'd rather go to a boring amateur game with a crowd of 30 people lol. Good luck 

pppfffttt ive seen better sanfl and wafl games with higher skill level than what the rfc have dished up in recent times. and without doubt ive more enjoyable underage games.
better a half hearted fan than an ill informed  totally deluded one.

[Hellenic Tiger]

No Richo could be having an impact too..

It's ok. Damien Barret is just inflating the figures hehe. It's only 3,000 difference with 2 weeks less sales too 

Of course Damian. Damian would you care to tell me how many members have signed on for the shitboner spirit and how many turn up to games? 30000 members or therabouts listed officially. Average crowd inflated to 20000 which includes 15000 away fans?

[one-eyed]

Tiger fans answer call and rush to den

RICHMOND supporters have answered their club's call to arms, signing on as members in a record surge.

The Herald Sun revealed on Thursday that the Tigers were 5400 members down on this time last year when the arrival of Ben Cousins sent hopes of a finals appearance soaring.

The membership drop equated to a loss of more than $1 million in revenue.

Richmond signed more than 500 new members on Thursday, when 50 would be expected under normal circumstances.

- Sam Edmund

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brad-scotts-us-trek-to-find-the-key/story-e6frf9jf-1225820298217

[Tigermonk]

dont know how much money the club has wasted ringing & mailing me to renew my lot of memberships but it aint happening 
supporters are dropping off like it or not the article is spot on
If you dish up that unprofessional poo onfield,  then people will refuse to pay memberships,  when they can go down the local footy club for some good old fashion football & biff at good drinking prices.
End of the day you get to go into the social club & drink to daylight & still have change in your pocket on the way home you cant beat a day at the footy like that.
better still you get invited back hours later for Sunday sippers  football is going to be great this year 

then what motivates you to remain interested in RFC  via internet forums, coz it's free

l like writing about there huge mistakes that they have made & continue to make over & over & over again
lets hope they get it correct this time round
+ l like reading the rubbish some of you spin

[Tigermonk]

If you dish up that unprofessional poo onfield,  then people will refuse to pay memberships,  when they can go down the local footy club for some good old fashion football & biff at good drinking prices.
End of the day you get to go into the social club & drink to daylight & still have change in your pocket on the way home you cant beat a day at the footy like that.
better still you get invited back hours later for Sunday sippers  football is going to be great this year 

you gotta be kidding, watch a bunch of fat bald wannabees blowing harder than a toady out of water...tell me, do you need to get there early to book a seat

them fat baldy wannabe players dish up better football skills then then the past RFC players, lol
if you wanna pay huge money to go sit in a world stadium & can take in what you call professional football then go right ahead blubber-boy cause if you except that type of skill & support it  then you dont know poo about football or are wacko & dont know any better but hey dont take that to heart
as l said l would prefer to go support a local struggling football club   & laugh when players make stupid mistakes  not stress & wonder why l'm paying mega dollars to go to the MCG
Gippsland Power would give RFC a run for its money on last years pathetic football effort

[Tigermonk]

dont know how much money the club has wasted ringing & mailing me to renew my lot of memberships but it aint happening 
supporters are dropping off like it or not the article is spot on
If you dish up that unprofessional poo onfield,  then people will refuse to pay memberships,  when they can go down the local footy club for some good old fashion football & biff at good drinking prices.
End of the day you get to go into the social club & drink to daylight & still have change in your pocket on the way home you cant beat a day at the footy like that.
better still you get invited back hours later for Sunday sippers  football is going to be great this year 

You're just a half hearted fan then. You'd rather go to a boring amateur game with a crowd of 30 people lol. Good luck 

funny that our local community has several football leagues & pull larger crowds than the unwanted TAC club Gippsland Power who bleeds the community as much as it can but gives nothing back, which l say nothing more
maybe where you come from you get 30 people haha living in a deluded backtown no-one ever goes to anymore like Korong Vale 
l'm no half hearted fan l can tell you. l had continued membership probably longer than you been on this planet.  Just this year l decided enough is enough & l'm not paying a penny
funny enough, l dont need to be a member of any club to get in to watch football. l get enough handouts from the AFL & my MCC membership.

[Chuck17]

I reckon the RFC needs to take serious action in regards to these off and on again bandwagoners to our club.

Maybe if they froze memberships just at the lead in on the season.  Then they assess how the team has gone after the first month and if the team is going well then quadruple the membership price while we are still a chance of making the finals.

[bojangles17]

them fat baldy wannabe players dish up better football skills then then the past RFC players, lol
if you wanna pay huge money to go sit in a world stadium & can take in what you call professional football then go right ahead blubber-boy cause if you except that type of skill & support it  then you dont know poo about football or are fooled & dont know any better but hey dont take that to heart
as l said l would prefer to go support a local struggling football club   & laugh when players make stupid mistakes  not stress & wonder why l'm paying mega dollars to go to the MCG
Gippsland Power would give RFC a run for its money on last years pathetic football effort

spounds like a barrel of laughs, what else do you do for kicks out gippsland way in any case




Edited to correct quote

[Tigermonk]

lol

[jackstar is back again]

Just maybe the supporters are sick of the ""tanking ""and the pitifull efforts last year, and previous years
And maybe they can see through would be wannebe coaches ( Jade Rawlings) going on and on about loving this club and loving the player group, for the last 11 weeks last year. oh please.  He is now at his 4th club this year in 6 years.FACT !
The club is paying for the poor management, poor decisions on issues in 2009.

[1965]

Just maybe the supporters are sick of the ""tanking ""and the pitifull efforts last year, and previous years
And maybe they can see through would be wannebe coaches ( Jade Rawlings) going on and on about loving this club and loving the player group, for the last 11 weeks last year. oh please.  He is now at his 4th club this year in 6 years.FACT !
The club is paying for the poor management, poor decisions on issues in 2009.

Now that's the Jackstar we know and love, enough of this brightsider stuff.

 

[jackstar is back again]

Mate, I was one of he first to join up, speaking to alot of supporters, there are some who are peeed off at the clubs spindoctoring and garbage last year. Can tell you that the club are aware of this, thus the are keeping a low profile .
Really you cant blame people.
And it is laughable what Jade Rawlings said for 11 weeks last year, I love this club,I love the playing group LOL

[Go Richo 12]

Mate, I was one of he first to join up, speaking to alot of supporters, there are some who are peeed off at the clubs spindoctoring and garbage last year. Can tell you that the club are aware of this, thus the are keeping a low profile .
Really you cant blame people.
And it is laughable what Jade Rawlings said for 11 weeks last year, I love this club,I love the playing group LOL

Dont really care who is in charge, who says what, and our on field performance; i barrack for Richmond! Always have, always will and therefore will always be a member! I will never let personalities get in the way of my loyalty!

[Ramps]

Mate, I was one of he first to join up, speaking to alot of supporters, there are some who are peeed off at the clubs spindoctoring and garbage last year. Can tell you that the club are aware of this, thus the are keeping a low profile .
Really you cant blame people.
And it is laughable what Jade Rawlings said for 11 weeks last year, I love this club,I love the playing group LOL

I havent joined up yet and last year I joined up earlier, Im going to join up in the next 2 weeks, but not because of the article, the article is irrelevant, today is only the 17th January. Lets wait another month to see who rejoins before starting the crisis mode in terms of profit and loss and membership numbers.