8,003 Members for GWS / 6,424 Members for Titans

[Xman]

Back to the real world Raiderdope. Even the boss of the Titans thinks they're in trouble.

If the Lions are gone and they have more members and crowds than almost all NRL teams what does that say about the NRL!

[NSWAFL]

Dave thinks the new TV rights deal will save the comp! Fat chance of that! The clubs need turnover and even a TV deal over $1 billion won't change that! The only club that has a good turnover IIRC is the Broncos! And even they pale against the strong AFL clubs!

[Raiderdave]

Back to the real world Raiderdope. Even the boss of the Titans thinks they're in trouble.

If the Lions are gone and they have more members and crowds than almost all NRL teams what does that say about the NRL!

Searle is after special dispensation for his club ... extra assistance from the commission
even though they really don't need it
but they'll argue they have to compete against the Thuns .... when in reality the Thuns are already becoming less of a problem .. after only 1 year

the Lions are dog paddling like a drowning kitten .. trying to stay above water , but seriously struggling ... flat broke .. they don't even have 15K members as yet & will be overtaken by probably 6 NRL clubs membership wise in 2012 ...they will struggle to average 20K this year as they will be bottom 4 or 5 again this year
yet only a few years ago .. they had 30K members & 35K fans a game
this support didn't stick ... VFL sides are like teflon outside of the **** states ... nothing sticks ... the support is very thin on top.
no depth

VFL ... a dying sport

[Raiderdave]

Dave thinks the new TV rights deal will save the comp! Fat chance of that! The clubs need turnover and even a TV deal over $1 billion won't change that! The only club that has a good turnover IIRC is the Broncos! And even they pale against the strong AFL clubs!

nothing to do with turnover you ******

its earnings V expenditure
most NRL clubs spend a " little " more then they earn
5 million a year more ... nope .. no where near that much ... problem solved

VFL clubs on the other hand spend a bucket load more then they earn

down the shitter they go ........

[Xman]

Back to the real world Raiderdope. Even the boss of the Titans thinks they're in trouble.

If the Lions are gone and they have more members and crowds than almost all NRL teams what does that say about the NRL!

Searle is after special dispensation for his club ... extra assistance from the commission
even though they really don't need it
but they'll argue they have to compete against the Thuns .... when in reality the Thuns are already becoming less of a problem .. after only 1 year

the Lions are dog paddling like a drowning kitten .. trying to stay above water , but seriously struggling ... flat broke .. they don't even have 15K members as yet & will be overtaken by probably 6 NRL clubs membership wise in 2012 ...they will struggle to average 20K this year as they will be bottom 4 or 5 again this year
yet only a few years ago .. they had 30K members & 35K fans a game
this support didn't stick ... VFL sides are like teflon outside of the **** states ... nothing sticks ... the support is very thin on top.
no depth

VFL ... a dying sport

Searle can see that the Suns are flogging the Titans and it's only early days. Wait til they start winning!

The Lions average more fans than all but one NRL team! They also have more members than almost every NRL team. This is despite being crap on field. How is it this is struggling? Says a lot about the NRL that's for sure!

[NSWAFL]

Dave thinks the new TV rights deal will save the comp! Fat chance of that! The clubs need turnover and even a TV deal over $1 billion won't change that! The only club that has a good turnover IIRC is the Broncos! And even they pale against the strong AFL clubs!

nothing to do with turnover you ******

its earnings V expenditure
most NRL clubs spend a " little " more then they earn
5 million a year more ... nope .. no where near that much ... problem solved

VFL clubs on the other hand spend a bucket load more then they earn

down the shitter they go ........

VFL clubs don't spend bucket loads. AFL clubs do. And the NRL clubs should but they can't because they don't earn enough.

And turnover = earnings.

[Raiderdave]

Dave thinks the new TV rights deal will save the comp! Fat chance of that! The clubs need turnover and even a TV deal over $1 billion won't change that! The only club that has a good turnover IIRC is the Broncos! And even they pale against the strong AFL clubs!

nothing to do with turnover you ******

its earnings V expenditure
most NRL clubs spend a " little " more then they earn
5 million a year more ... nope .. no where near that much ... problem solved

VFL clubs on the other hand spend a bucket load more then they earn

down the shitter they go ........

VFL clubs don't spend bucket loads. AFL clubs do. And the NRL clubs should but they can't because they don't earn enough.

And turnover = earnings.

turnover is earnings & expenditure you dipshit
the VFL can't balance theirs

goneskies is this silly little victorian game

[Xman]

nothing to do with turnover you ******

its earnings V expenditure
most NRL clubs spend a " little " more then they earn
5 million a year more ... nope .. no where near that much ... problem solved

VFL clubs on the other hand spend a bucket load more then they earn

down the shitter they go ........

VFL clubs don't spend bucket loads. AFL clubs do. And the NRL clubs should but they can't because they don't earn enough.

And turnover = earnings.

turnover is earnings & expenditure you dipshit
the VFL can't balance theirs

goneskies is this silly little victorian game

A game turning over 1Bil per year. Gone

[NSWAFL]

turnover is earnings you dipshit
the AFL can't balance theirs

goneskies is this silly little australian game

Corrected. You have no idea. Expenditure has NOTHING to do with turnover.

The earnings of AFL clubs way outweight that of the NRL clubs.

[Xman]

Last week the Giants' membership crept past 6000, and while only just approaching half of the 12,165 foundation membership pledges last year, unlike then, the majority of the new members call the Greater West home.
When foundation memberships closed on October 31 last year, more than 40 per cent were based in Canberra, where the club will play three matches this season. Just 25 per cent were from the 14 local government areas that make up GWS regions, including Liverpool, Blacktown, Penrith, Parramatta, Fairfield, Auburn, Bankstown and Campbelltown, with the rest of Sydney, and Australia, making up the remainder. But of their 6027 members, 2304 - or 38 per cent - come from western Sydney area, while 1718 - or 29 per cent - are from Canberra, with the remaining 2005 from other parts of Sydney and Australia.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/AFL/AFL-news/not- ... z1oJULOtl8

So much for 25% hey Raiderdope!

I like this part though:

in the last two weeks we've sold about 1800 memberships. We've been pleased with the rapid take-up in recent weeks. I think a lot of people have been waiting for the genuine start, and in a lot of people's minds that was when the NAB Cup kicked in,

Numbers should really start to ramp up now! =D>

[Beaussie]

Very ambitious membership goal for the Giants. 17k is the hope. Good luck Giants.

Oh and Raider proven wrong again. Surprise, surprise.

[Raiderdave]

Last week the Giants' membership crept past 6000, and while only just approaching half of the 12,165 foundation membership pledges last year, unlike then, the majority of the new members call the Greater West home.
When foundation memberships closed on October 31 last year, more than 40 per cent were based in Canberra, where the club will play three matches this season. Just 25 per cent were from the 14 local government areas that make up GWS regions, including Liverpool, Blacktown, Penrith, Parramatta, Fairfield, Auburn, Bankstown and Campbelltown, with the rest of Sydney, and Australia, making up the remainder. But of their 6027 members, 2304 - or 38 per cent - come from western Sydney area, while 1718 - or 29 per cent - are from Canberra, with the remaining 2005 from other parts of Sydney and Australia.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/AFL/AFL-news/not- ... z1oJULOtl8

So much for 25% hey Raiderdope!

I like this part though:

in the last two weeks we've sold about 1800 memberships. We've been pleased with the rapid take-up in recent weeks. I think a lot of people have been waiting for the genuine start, and in a lot of people's minds that was when the NAB Cup kicked in,

Numbers should really start to ramp up now! =D>

wow

how wrong I was

they have ....... how many again ?

2304 members in Western Sydney



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[Raiderdave]

Very ambitious membership goal for the Giants. 17k is the hope. Good luck Giants.

Oh and Raider proven wrong again. Surprise, surprise.

17K ............ :_<> :_<> :_<>

[Xman]

Last week the Giants' membership crept past 6000, and while only just approaching half of the 12,165 foundation membership pledges last year, unlike then, the majority of the new members call the Greater West home.
When foundation memberships closed on October 31 last year, more than 40 per cent were based in Canberra, where the club will play three matches this season. Just 25 per cent were from the 14 local government areas that make up GWS regions, including Liverpool, Blacktown, Penrith, Parramatta, Fairfield, Auburn, Bankstown and Campbelltown, with the rest of Sydney, and Australia, making up the remainder. But of their 6027 members, 2304 - or 38 per cent - come from western Sydney area, while 1718 - or 29 per cent - are from Canberra, with the remaining 2005 from other parts of Sydney and Australia.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/AFL/AFL-news/not- ... z1oJULOtl8

So much for 25% hey Raiderdope!

I like this part though:

in the last two weeks we've sold about 1800 memberships. We've been pleased with the rapid take-up in recent weeks. I think a lot of people have been waiting for the genuine start, and in a lot of people's minds that was when the NAB Cup kicked in,

Numbers should really start to ramp up now! =D>

wow

how wrong I was

they have ....... how many again ?

2304 members in Western Sydney



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Yeah, you were 50% off!

I call that wrong!

Combine their WS and ACT memberships, since they represent and play for both regions, and the Giants have 4,000 members within their region. Great for a club that hasn't played a game and with 3 weeks until their first game! =D>

The Storm only have 8k after 14 years of smashing success!

[Raiderdave]

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/AFL/AFL-news/not- ... z1oJULOtl8

So much for 25% hey Raiderdope!

I like this part though: Numbers should really start to ramp up now! =D>

wow

how wrong I was

they have ....... how many again ?

2304 members in Western Sydney



:_<> :_<> :_<>

Yeah, you were 50% off!

I call that wrong!

Combine their WS and ACT memberships, since they represent and play for both regions

gee.. thats a bloody big region

275K from one end to the other
theres entire european countries smaller then that

has about 3 Million people in it too
4K members