Junior Member Curtain-raiser debacle.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:24 pmEvening All,
tonight after work I went to SANFL admin at AAMI, as the promised phone call re my enquiry as to junior members having to pay for the ridiculous curtain-raiser never came.
I spoke to a woman from ticketing who only kept saying that "it's an AFL game and kids have to pay AFL prices", I could tell that she didn't give a toss so I asked for her boss.
Darren Chandler came out and introduced himself. He listened to my complaint and the fact that I don't like being sold out to the AFL to artificially boost Powder's attendances. He told me it was important for Norwood to have Cows and Powder perform well as we received a dividend of $500,000 per year (CRAP!!!). He also said we could pay $2.50 for seats in the outer. I said I don't want to sit with the Powder plebs!!
I mentioned that I had contacted Consumer Affairs and in their opinion the fact that free entry is advertised as part of junior membership is in breach of the false advertising laws. He put the blame for that squarely on the NFC and said there was no benefit in being a junior member. I asked him if the SANFL checks what their clubs are offering in membership packages and he said all they do is give the clubs a "pricing structure".
I said he was selling all loyal SANFL supporters out to the AFL and it will be a failure when a sea of RED and BLUE get up and leave at the end of our victory. Then I walked out. Frustrated but at least I said my bit!!!
At least he listened.
That's the end for me, I'll pay the $60 fpr the kids to sit with us, and let's not forget the $15 for parking. That's only $75 before we even walk in the gate!!
Looks like the beginning of the end, enjoy our comp as I fear the end is near, and these SANFL puppets will sell us all out sooner rather than later!!
tonight after work I went to SANFL admin at AAMI, as the promised phone call re my enquiry as to junior members having to pay for the ridiculous curtain-raiser never came.
I spoke to a woman from ticketing who only kept saying that "it's an AFL game and kids have to pay AFL prices", I could tell that she didn't give a toss so I asked for her boss.
Darren Chandler came out and introduced himself. He listened to my complaint and the fact that I don't like being sold out to the AFL to artificially boost Powder's attendances. He told me it was important for Norwood to have Cows and Powder perform well as we received a dividend of $500,000 per year (CRAP!!!). He also said we could pay $2.50 for seats in the outer. I said I don't want to sit with the Powder plebs!!
I mentioned that I had contacted Consumer Affairs and in their opinion the fact that free entry is advertised as part of junior membership is in breach of the false advertising laws. He put the blame for that squarely on the NFC and said there was no benefit in being a junior member. I asked him if the SANFL checks what their clubs are offering in membership packages and he said all they do is give the clubs a "pricing structure".
I said he was selling all loyal SANFL supporters out to the AFL and it will be a failure when a sea of RED and BLUE get up and leave at the end of our victory. Then I walked out. Frustrated but at least I said my bit!!!
At least he listened.
That's the end for me, I'll pay the $60 fpr the kids to sit with us, and let's not forget the $15 for parking. That's only $75 before we even walk in the gate!!
Looks like the beginning of the end, enjoy our comp as I fear the end is near, and these SANFL puppets will sell us all out sooner rather than later!!
