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Message: [QUOTE="Twiztid, post: 2304615, member: 2144"] I wish to defend my stance on "a supporter needs to be a member", which seems to have offended a few people. Frankly this is only from my POV as a Rabbitohs supporter and would obviously vary from team to team and does not approach on a Brisbane supporter and more so a NSW Brisbane supporter. For a team like the Rabbitohs who have had some hard times in the last 20 year. The supporters were the ones turning up during the period after being re-instated into the comp. The same faces I saw every week in the 6 - 10k crowds at home and away games, knowing we probably were going to get smashed and put on a poor performance, but were there in whatever conditions. Then most headed back to the Leagues Club for the after match function to celebrate or drown our surrows and say "we will get them next week, you'll see". Since Russell and Peter took over, my stance has changed to members being the true supporters. This is a very AFL mindset, that I feel we need to embrace. Not just the Rabbitohs but the NRL. Membership should be the basic requirement to show you are a true supporter, to help improve the clubs bottom line and the future stablility of your team, something that the Broncos are not too worried. Too many Sydney teams are surviving on league's club and NRL hand outs and still making huge loses. If they just had a few more fans who turned over their money to the club at $50 - $100 for non ticketed membership would greatly increase that clubs books and by their actions become true supporters. While the Broncos do have a very different market to the Sydney based teams and their fans (NSW fans more so) I understand the situation that some of you guys do have. Rocky - I know you are a supporter. The reason being you have attended a shit load of games, took/made flags, took/made banners, done stuff for the clubs website, did so much effort on this forum and done so much more than your "typical" fan. You also grabbed the membership package that was actually a benefit for out of state fans, when it was released. Basically to sum it up. I feel a fan is someone who says they support their team but never act upon it - a bit more than just buying merchandise and wearing it after a win. A supporter is someone who does act on the above - whether that be attending games a few a year atleast, memberships etc. Hopefully that clears things up. [/QUOTE]

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