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If Season Cancelled - refund or no refund?
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Agree, but I see it more as an AFL agreed approach for all clubs rather than a RFC decision. It's about protecting the clubs that can least afford a refund. If some of the wealthier clubs are more willing and open to refunds and rebates, that will pout undue pressure onto the weaker clubs.
I don't like it, but I understand it.
have to say I agree. and there is no reason to do it this way. they need to be more upfront to the fans. with the AFL releasing their options to AFL members 2 weeks ago, the RFC should have released their by now. The have had 10 weeks to mull over it.
The most important thing is that you can get a refund if you want it. Requiring members to ring the club compels one to contemplate their allegiance before doing so. I don't think this is unreasonable from a purely business perspective - those who really need the money for other things will get it. I would hope club staff aren't trying too hard to dissuade those calling to cancel.
Happy enough for my membership to be a donation. I suspect the club will take a significant hit with the sport and leisure centres. Members of them who aren't Richmond supporters will have no qualms in asking for a refund on their membership.
so we'll have to pay these useless cartel *smile* $5 for the privilege of waiting in a cyber queue for hours, have a couple of panic attack, and then shell out our hard earned for the seats they most want to sell?
If they are expected to be the ticket allocators most equipped to minimise a pandemic,
we're probably better off buying a ventilator off eBay and watching on TV
I wonder how this system will work.
Will those that have memberships that have reserve seating / reserve bays get first crack? Will those members have to fork out a fee for obtaining a designated seat? (if they had to, is it like you are paying again for the same service).
How would RFC try and appease members not in a reserve seating category ( if they give RS members priority)? In these difficult times, the RFC needs to be able to give all of us a chance to see our beloved club play live.
Ps wonder what nightmare would happen IF we were able to make it to a GF and limited spectators were allowed at the Mcg. Don't we have approx.10k of members with guaranteed GF seats if RFC participated....
I would think they should have a random lottery for members of all sorts when allocating seats for home and away games.
Grand Final is a bit different with guaranteed entry for those in the relevant membership categories, they should get first look.
Of course with Ticketek running the allocation I figure Gold Coast members would get first look at a Grand Final where, for example, Richmond played Collingwood. They couldn't organise ticketing for a game where 10,000 people turn up to a 100,000 seat stadium, everyone would be up the back on the top deck.
DS
Grand Final is a bit different with guaranteed entry for those in the relevant membership categories, they should get first look.
Of course with Ticketek running the allocation I figure Gold Coast members would get first look at a Grand Final where, for example, Richmond played Collingwood. They couldn't organise ticketing for a game where 10,000 people turn up to a 100,000 seat stadium, everyone would be up the back on the top deck.
DS
Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
With only a few thousand GF tickets to sell, they'll need to increase the GF ballot registration fee to $100.
According to Carpo Crowds of up to 10000 to be allowed at Qld games from next week. Chance for Mexican Wave to some, for others the start of the Second Wave.
but it’s not a business. Yes, it’s run like a business, but footy clubs are not owned by anyone. That’s the difference. This is one thing many people in the industry seem to forget... especially people at board level.
The point i'm trying to make is that clubs should have been more up front about this. not vague and nervous about losing money. board members are supposed to be representatives of the members, make decisions on behalf of us and in the best interests of us. they should not be treating us like customers.
There's an essential business aspect. It's understandable that clubs aren't holding the money out for people to snatch back given the financial strain they're under.
Yeah I can see the other argument, but I don't think the clubs are behaving unethically.
