tbh there is only a small number who actually post anyway, there would be lots of lurkers and from what someone said before you can still lurk if you are not a paying member.
The point I was trying to make is that it doesn't seem like they thought very hard about what to offer in their memberships.
I made a point earlier that if they want to attract 'new' members then theres other things that could happen on the website that could be exclusive to members. Such as the chat session.
Whether people like it or not, not everyone wants to part with their money for nothing. There would be a number of people out there who are sitting on the fence, not becoming a member for what ever reason. The membership needs to have something in it that will entice those people to think that a membership is worth forking out the money. I don't think a website forum is one of those things when they are a dime a dozen.
Its like a car company telling me if I buy one of their cars I can use the piece of road out the front of their lot. Why do I need to? I don't, theres plenty of roads elsewhere that I don't need to fork out for. Its not going to be a defining factor in me buying a car, theres so many other things they could have just thought a little harder about to attracted new members.
If someone saw that they get to fire questions to players or coaches for half an hour a week then thats something you can't get anywhere else. It appears more valuable but with no extra cost to the club.
Fair enough, I don't care if they want to charge for it, it won't bother me in the slightest. I don't use the website and I will be getting my 2008 membership shortly.
It just appears tacked on through lack of effort.
