Roast Who else won’t renew their membership next year?

[RossFC]

Lol. How's that going?

Get back to us in 12 months and we'll know.

 

[Portology]

I've asked them to turn off the auto-renewal and told them in no uncertain terms why. Sad times when it has come to this.

 

[MrMeaner]

I'm on hold. They are experiencing high call volumes at the moment. Of course they are.

 

[sobrave]

Remember the days when they'd get the players on the phones to call up those members who''d allowed their renewals to lapse? They're even too ashamed of themselves to do that nowadays.

Hello, who is this?

This is Jed mcentee from the port Adelaide football club

Hangs up

 

[Alberton Proud]

I'm on hold. They are experiencing high call volumes at the moment. Of course they are.

pEOple SIgnIng UP in DroVEs !

 

[Alberton Proud]

This was the correspondence I had with the club when my limit was reached


9/8/22

Hi Membership Team,

I have 2 x Accounts linked to my PAFC Membership

I would like to cancel the Auto Renew option for the 2023 season for both accounts

At this stage I do not wish to cancel the Membership, but that will be subject to the clubs actions over the next month

Like many others, I have become increasingly disillusioned with the direction and messaging coming from the club over the last few years

Our club has now reached a vitally important crossroad

I firmly believe the appointment of a new Head Coach for the 2023 season is paramount

If this eventuates, I will happily continue my financial and emotional support into the future

As a lifelong PAFC supporter this is a very difficult decision

But change is required and this is my way of making an active stand

Please call me on if necessary

Thanks,

Alberton Proud


Reply 3 days later


Hi AP,

Thanks for your email.

As per your request, I have opted you out of auto-renewal for the 2023 season.

As someone who has been with us for 9+ years, we’re very sad to hear of your dissatisfaction with the club.

You will have ample time and opportunity to consider your renewal for the 2023 season.

If there’s anything else I can do regarding your membership, now or in the future, feel free to reach out.

Thank you,

Nathan


They then committed to Stinkers later that day so I followed through


Hi Nathan,

Appreciate your reply

Unlike our Chairman, I am a man of my word

With the confirmation of our head coach’s tenure being continued next season, we now wish to cancel both of our Membership / Season Tickets for 2023 (details in email below)

Can you please confirm this request via return email

As I said in my initial email, this is not an easy or enjoyable decision

Win lose or draw, the PAFC has given me and my family so much joy over the years

But the club has lost its way
Forgotten its roots
Been held to ransom by egos
Gaslit and whiteanted its most loyal supporters and servants

Until real and significant change happens we will not be attending future games, the club or reinstating any financial support

Thanks for your understanding

AP


Then came August last year and the Double Down


Hi,

Last year I cancelled 2 x long standing memberships with PAFC due to a deep dissatisfaction with the club and the direction and decisions being made

You can read emails relating to this below

As we have entered August, the so-called month where the decision on Ken Hinkley’s future will be decided, I felt it would be a good time to comment again

I stand ready to re-instate my membership in full and resume my support for the club I love when, and only when, the following happens

Ken Hinkley is sacked / retired / not extended in any shape or form, or

A succession plan with Josh Carr

Josh Carr

Age

44

Ht

179cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.8

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.3

5star

CL

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

0.8

3star

(or another suitable coach) named as Head Coach in a plan of no longer than one year, or

PAFC win the 2023 Premiership

Re-appointing Ken in any other circumstance would see me continue my disengagement

Please feel free to distribute this email to relevant staff or managers as you see fit

Regards,

AP


and here we stand ............

 

[MrMeaner]

pEOple SIgnIng UP in DroVEs !

The guy who took my call didn't even ask for an explanation when I told him to take my membership off autorenew.

 

[PAFC66]

No chance

 

[simba_]

I've noticed the language in these sponsored member posts is always talking about the 'wild ride'. One of them said something about 'experiencing the rollercoaster' and this I just saw says "Live on the edge of your seat". They just market it as some wild ride of unexpected craziness, not anything to do with the journey to September or the Premiership or anything like that.

 

[PowerBaz]

I've noticed the language in these sponsored member posts is always talking about the 'wild ride'. One of them said something about 'experiencing the rollercoaster' and this I just saw says "Live on the edge of your seat". They just market it as some wild ride of unexpected craziness, not anything to do with the journey to September or the Premiership or anything like that.

Look at the target market in the image. Says it all, they want to replace the rusted on grumpy members with new peeps with young families.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

I've noticed the language in these sponsored member posts is always talking about the 'wild ride'. One of them said something about 'experiencing the rollercoaster' and this I just saw says "Live on the edge of your seat". They just market it as some wild ride of unexpected craziness, not anything to do with the journey to September or the Premiership or anything like that.

If only it was anything other than entirely predictable.

On SM-G975F using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Duck Farmer]

One of them said something about 'experiencing the rollercoaster'

Should've just left it as "Experiencing the Roller".

This should become our club motto now that premierships are out of the question.

 

[Powerade 08]

I've noticed the language in these sponsored member posts is always talking about the 'wild ride'. One of them said something about 'experiencing the rollercoaster' and this I just saw says "Live on the edge of your seat". They just market it as some wild ride of unexpected craziness, not anything to do with the journey to September or the Premiership or anything like that.

 

[gbear]

I'm on hold. They are experiencing high call volumes at the moment. Of course they are.

Funny that. Was the same on Friday when I called.

 

[tribey]

I've noticed the language in these sponsored member posts is always talking about the 'wild ride'. One of them said something about 'experiencing the rollercoaster' and this I just saw says "Live on the edge of your seat". They just market it as some wild ride of unexpected craziness, not anything to do with the journey to September or the Premiership or anything like that.

Twenty20 has a lot to answer for.

Processed, forgettable, meaningless sh¡t.

Can’t wait until they up the finals series to 14 participants and reduce quarters to 9 minutes because “Gen Z” or whatever.

 

[Capital Power]

Twenty20 has a lot to answer for.

Processed, forgettable, meaningless sh¡t.

Can’t wait until they up the finals series to 14 participants and reduce quarters to 9 minutes because “Gen Z” or whatever.

Didn't they already try that with AFLX? I think sometimes we make assumptions about what young people want that just aren't valid. There's no reason they can't be as driven by heritage and tradition as much as we are.

 

[MrMeaner]

Funny that. Was the same on Friday when I called.

I reckon there were a few people surprised to find that they were suddenly on autorenew. The emails about renewing did not make that clear. It was only when I got the text about the credit card being debited this week I realised what they were doing.

I also had to laugh at the part of the recorded message where they were talking about processing renewals earlier than ever like it was good thing.

 

[Doctor Feel]

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[tribey]

Didn't they already try that with AFLX? I think sometimes we make assumptions about what young people want that just aren't valid. There's no reason they can't be as driven by heritage and tradition as much as we are.

100%.

When I was a little kid my superheroes were Warwick Capper, Brian Taylor and then, the one king to rule them all, Scott Hodges.

My preferred costume was a proper replica long-sleeve prisonbar jumper replete with Magpies and SANFL logos that my dad had 39 (hey, it was 1987) pressed onto the back in those blocky felt numbers at Southern Sportscene or wherever.

As a 5-6 year old, I never walked taller or felt more proud than pulling on that thing and wearing it as often as I could, matchdays or otherwise.

Due to the erosion of the captive monoculture, professional sport of all kinds obviously has to compete far harder for weekend ears, eyeballs and bums on seats than in generations past, but holy sh¡t.

Appealing to the hackiest, low-attention span, gimmickiest, empty calories sh¡t to beat out TikTok, Mr Beast or Skibidi Yeetfest 9000 is a similar marketing path to competing with the Crows by being Crows-lite.

“Let’s do what they do, only worse!”

And now there’s a concerted push to dilute the very thing that causes fans of all ages to gravitate to big, successful clubs in the first place — ‘ehh, we might not win but who cares, you had a good time, right?’

It’s gross.

 

[Capital Power]

I reckon there were a few people surprised to find that they were suddenly on autorenew. The emails about renewing did not make that clear. It was only when I got the text about the credit card being debited this week I realised what they were doing.

I also had to laugh at the part of the recorded message where they were talking about processing renewals earlier than ever like it was good thing.

Yep, I think I'm in this boat. I couldn't change it on the website (funny that...) but I did make sure there were no payment details recorded. Not sure if that makes any difference. Couldn't be stuffed waiting on the phone so emailed.

EDIT : Update - Club confirmed in its response that I was indeed on auto-renew, despite this not being indicated anywhere (except in the fine print) when I purchased it in around February this year. They have taken me off, but that means if you do want to buy a membership without auto-renew you will need to ring them. Seems counter-intuitive to me, as presumably it costs them more to process over the phone than online.

 

[GoPorts]

Got a text yesterday that my auto renewal can't be processed because I've got a new credit card.

Guess I won't be contacting the club to update those details now

 

[QPower]

just fold this shit show of a club and hand back the license.

 

[Progressive Aggresion]

Well spank my ass and call me Susan! That's any mild amount of hope for 2025 from me gone!

Might have to spend a year watching Port Districts instead and peeping into the AFL sparingly as an SA giant.

 

[Shane_Mag]

Haven't been a member since 2019 and not gonna be one anytime soon. This club is not the same club I grew up watching. We exist for mediocrity and getting reamed by other clubs now.

 

[It Just Is]

It’s going to be a hard sell if come preseason we are still bombing the ball down the line with Luko and Joe Richards as the ill equipped cannon fodder