One of the reasons I thought I might try to get to this game, and a reason $55 minimum is ridiculous. Do they want 40,000 paying full price or 50,000 plus?
The Club is surely starting to realise it's modelling is wrong and it doesn't have 60K of rusted on dedicated fans.
They can't fill this stadium now (unless it's a Derby) and once the new stadium novelty washes off and/or we fall out of contention, the minimum ticket prices will fall significantly.
As an inaugural member (continuous apart from 1993) who dropped out this year in part due to the ridiculous Sunday schedule (and the 2.5 hr evening drive home to the bush) and on being shafted on seating allocations after spending over $85,000.00 on eagles membership over the years, I know from experience that you often cannot give away (inc to ITW's diehards) tickets when we are rubbish.
Everyone loves a winner and I suspect only about 34K really, really love the Eagles and will follow them through thick and thin.
Upside of dropping 4 memberships is I still get to go to games I want to (apart from the Derby) and with the savings, I am off to Melbourne to watch us at the MCG and in Brissie.