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Club Administration => Club Administration => Topic started by: Slogger on September 26, 2016, 04:33:13 PM

Title: membership waiting list
Post by: Slogger on September 26, 2016, 04:33:13 PM
I see on the Essex website there is an invitation to join a waiting list for 2017 membership. I seem to recall Mr Edwards talking of doing such a thing in the heady days of the 1980s but I guess this is a marketing ploy.?
Title: Re: membership waiting list
Post by: essexfan548 on September 26, 2016, 05:04:28 PM
Is this alluding to the 'wait' for the Year Book?  ;D
Title: Re: membership waiting list
Post by: Valentines Park on September 26, 2016, 05:23:27 PM
I see on the Essex website there is an invitation to join a waiting list for 2017 membership.

Looking to appeal to near suicidal West Ham fans?
Title: Re: membership waiting list
Post by: firehazard on September 27, 2016, 08:56:58 AM
So is there a limit on the maximum number of members? (I remember talk of this in the 80s too. Don't think it was ever put into practice, even back then.)
Title: Re: membership waiting list
Post by: nat on September 27, 2016, 11:18:46 AM
So is there a limit on the maximum number of members? (I remember talk of this in the 80s too. Don't think it was ever put into practice, even back then.)

Marketing stunt.
Title: Re: membership waiting list
Post by: Andy on September 27, 2016, 11:21:43 AM
So is there a limit on the maximum number of members? (I remember talk of this in the 80s too. Don't think it was ever put into practice, even back then.)

Marketing stunt.

Dreamt up by a Mr Cupid Stunt, presumably.
Title: Re: membership waiting list
Post by: alji on September 27, 2016, 12:54:13 PM
Presume the waiting list is for new members. They won't have decided the pricing yet so wouldn't be ready to accept them yet. With fewer matches they should cut the rates but that won't happen, more likely put them up because we'll be playing stronger opponents.
Title: Re: membership waiting list
Post by: vim on October 06, 2016, 08:20:07 PM
The original waiting list was brought in to limit membership to a maximum number of 8000. For one season there was around 150 applicants on it. The following season there was an agenda item at the AGM to introduce associate memberships giving access on less busy days. The membership numbers dropped back down again and as I am aware the associate membership option was not followed up.