Re: The 2015 Attendance Comparisons Thread
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 11:54 am
Pseudo wrote:topsywaldron wrote:Jim05 wrote:Wedgie wrote:First time since probably 100 years ago that average attendance was below 2500 per game. Thanks AFL sides.
Will be under 2k next year, many others like myself are ready to walk. In the group of 8 I go with regularly 6 have already decided they are out. Myself and one other are uncomitted as yet, waiting to see if Port win it. Between the 8 of us we spent approx $40k at the club on memberships, player sponsors etc
Once again I ask, what business looks to ensure its future by alienating and actively driving away its core customers?
At the GFC information night I asked a question along the lines of "why don't you consider admitting the Blows into the reserves competition initially, with the potential to elevate them to league ranks in the next year if it worked out"?
The Glenelg delegate's answer was all to succinct: "The Blows don't want that." Next question.
Clearly the delegates no longer see the club members and fans as its core customers *. Rather, they see the Blows, and by extension the Smears, as the clients which must be catered to. With this in mind, I think that the SANFL is satisfying its (perceived) core customers all too well.
* - I do not like the term, but I'll roll with it.
Calling football supporters customers is pure folly. The word customer does not invoke anywhere near enough passion to describe those who follow pretty much any sporting code, certainly the likes of the SANFL anyway.
It's inaccurate, mildly offensive and simply not what we, as football fans, are.