Dear Eddie McGuire and the Collingwood Membership Team

Heater_39 · Joined: 16 Jun 2004

This probably should also be directed to the MCG team as well.

Dear Eddie McGuire and the Collingwood Membership Team,

I have been a legends member of our football club since 2009. As have my family members and my friends. Between us directly we have 8 legends memberships.

When we initially signed up for the memberships it was fantastic to sit with all the Collingwood fans at our end the Ponsford stand. My membership cost about $780 back then from memory and I think now it is about $880 but I do understand that prices do gradually go up.

I have really appreciated the opportunity to sit in the Ponsford stand in our legends area and having a reserved seat is very convenient.

However, there are a growing number of opposition fans that are simply strolling down in our Legends membership area and are antagonising our fans. They clearly do not own a reserve seat in our area and are just occupying our seats having paid only $20 for a general admin seat.

The MCG staff seem to be relenting on their job to actually check tickets and yesterday I would estimate there were 50+ Carlton fans in our Legends area. Of these 50 there were some significantly rough and volatile fans who seemed fixated on starting fights. This was very similar at the Richmond and Essendon games this year.

I'd like to know what can be done to ensure that this situation does not occur again? I do not like buying an $880 membership and having feral opposition fans sitting in our reserved area.

I noticed at the start of the year we seemed to mention that there would be an area that general admission could buy to sit near this area too.

What can be done to ensure that those members who are forking out hundreds of dollars in legends memberships can reap the benefits of what this should bring? Do you need to consider grouping us all together? Should the MCG not be checking tickets more thoroughly?

I won't do this as it wouldn't be right, but I could easily buy a standard 17 game membership next year for under $300 and just make my way down and sit wherever I wanted to in the Legends Reserved section. I'd maybe have to upgrade my ticket for ANZAC day but I'd be fine for the rest of the year. I am seriously however considering buying a normal membership and just sitting wherever. It will probably be safer and more welcoming than the environment being created at the moment.

I look forward to a response on this issue. It is not fair.

Regards,

A very concerned Collingwood Legends Member.

P.S. Does anyone on Nick's have an email address of someone at the club I can send this to?

stui magpie · Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 2:02 pm

There's some generic emails in here.

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/club/contact-club

Where about in the Ponsford do you sit? I'm in M29 back undercover and the only Carlton supporter in close proximity was the daughter of a Pies legend member.

There were a few down closer to the fence but didn't seem to be a massive amount.

Heater_39 · Joined: 16 Jun 2004

35forever · Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 4:04 pm

You know the best place you can sit when Collingwoods playing at the 'G ?

Etihad.

Dave The Man · Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 4:50 pm

I sit in the Collingwood Season Ticket Area and I had Scum Fan Behind and Around me

ANNODAM · Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 5:11 pm

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

You are wasting your time as they do not read the emails.

ANNODAM · Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 5:17 pm

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

I stand corrected Very Happy

Piesnchess · piesnchess Joined: 09 Jun 2008

Good mate of mine was so upset yesterday, he cut his premium membership card in half, after phoning up the club. Cost him a lot of coin, after just seven games, as I said too him, what are ya gonna do if we start winning games in second half of season, supa glue it back together. LOL

Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007

I thought about cutting mine up - but I actually can't remember where I left it.

HAL · Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 7:00 pm

Whatever gave you that idea?

Fire Up · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Location: in a house

I also sit in ponny stand and I'm a legends member. I had a whole row of blues fans. nothing can be done as on the ticket It does say ponsford stand with correct bay numbers and seats.

Presti35 · Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 8:41 pm

The best one I ever saw was a couple of kids smoking cigarettes at the back of the Ponny. And security came and kicked out the bloke who confronted the kids.

Sanity did prevail in the end tho.

thompsoc · Joined: 21 Sep 2009

I stand in the Ponny stand and love that.
Unfortunately I had to go and sit in the MCC area yesterday with all the toffs drinking chardie.
I couldn't wait to get out of there.
Now that was a horrible experience.