Club Champion Dinner

[desredandwhite]

That's outrageous! That's showing an amazing lack of regard for "the little people". Very disappointing.

I daresay you'll have a whole side-room full of people to talk to on the night who will be just as angry!!

[Mike_B]

That really is pathetic - its all well and good to cater for sponsors, but if you have no members, sponsors won't bother putting money in anyway, because they'll be advertising to nobody.

Shame on you Sydney Football Club.

[go_monty]

Club Champ

I was also called today and moved to the room adjacent. It seems perfectly fine to me. We still get to see all the Highlights packages and the information on screen (the most important part) regarding the medal count as well as all the speeches that take place.

The club also said that the dance floor and band stage will be in the adjacent room, this would mean that all the players who hit the dance floor will come out to this room, where there will be less people and hopefully this will mean it is easier for us to talk to them.

I also asked about being able to go into the main room to see friends of mine that will be in there. They said that we are free to walk through into the main room to do this. Its loctaed about 5 metres away.

It was explained that there was unprecedented sales and that both sponsors and members will be located in this new area. So i think they are looking after everyone.

I think the club has done a great job on accommodating around 900 people (i think they said). I have been to the Club Champion for the last 4 years and they have not had over 600 guests.

At least they had the courtesy to call us and explain the situation rather than just dump us in the area with out our knowledge, and they are also provide a cost incentive for this move.

Id rather still be able to attend the night than be told i couldnt go at all. So i think you should all appreciate the efforts they went to to make this happen. I wouldnt want to do it.

Go the Swans, Happy with the Outcome

G

[pillowtalk]

go_monty, do you work there ? Great job of plugging

[go_monty]

Originally posted by pillowtalk
go_monty, do you work there ? Great job of plugging

no just a call centre person myself, i work there in my dreams though. I think i should be the fitness coach

G

[Wardy]

sorry go Monty - you cant be serious.

there are those of us who booked and paid straight away when the opening date came up - I will really object, especially to those who QBE will invite (namely one of my boses, who will go just to be seen and has no interest in AFL or the Swans!) who DO NOT PAY to go to this. If you are prepared to be shoved from pillar to post fine - I dont care about the discount its the principle!

Members - who pay their fee way in advance of the season starting, should be treated better rather than the hangers on that the sponsor decide might like a free night out just so aas they can get their business.

We were mucked around for the Team of the Century dinner in that we booked a table for 10 to get there and there were 3 people on it we didnt know - and 2 of our people had been ommitted - to sit somewhere else - but no one knew where - so we insisted that our freinds be on our table and that they had to fix it - so we had a table of 13 that really only fitted 10 - did we get an apology from the club? - not a peep.

Having said all that I will still go - but I find it a bit rich to fork out $160 - even $130 to have dinner and watch the TV!

[j s]

That REALLY PISSES ME OFF!!

Especially after last years effort where I was shunted off to a table of strangers after specifically booking on the RWO table.

As Wardy says - who wants to pay $130 (plus other expenses) to watch TV.

[Old Royboy]

Go Monty, you really got sucked in by Amanda's spin line. If the venue only held 600, and 600 have booked, then the club should have said sorry, it?s booked. Not accept extra corporates and relegate the "less important" people to second-class citizen status. It smacks of incompetence and arrogance to me. I'll be writing to Miles BH to express my opinion on this, and it will not be very complimentary I can assure you.

[Cher]

Shouldn't it be first in first served!
You guys who booked and paid early and have been shunted really should demand a refund.

Lucky that they did actually contact you and not let you turn up on the night to find out.

[j s]

Originally posted by Cher
Shouldn't it be first in first served!
You guys who booked and paid early and have been shunted really should demand a refund.

Yes it should be but my guess is they shunted all the "single" (ie not whole table) bookings first.

I understand they have offered money back (they would be in real legal trouble if they didn't) but that's not the point. As you said we booked and paid for one thing and now they are offering something else, albeit discounted. To me that's breach of contract.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by j s
Yes it should be but my guess is they shunted all the "single" (ie not whole table) bookings first.

I understand they have offered money back (they would be in real legal trouble if they didn't) but that's not the point. As you said we booked and paid for one thing and now they are offering something else, albeit discounted. To me that's breach of contract.

I'd be telling them where they could put there TV screen, And getting my money back.

Not good enough!

Or asking them if they want me to buy a membership again next year, and the year after, and the year after, etc.

[Wardy]

the person I feel sorry for is Amanda - and our group is only the tip of the iceberg. She has to do the ringing around.

Both ORB & I asked Amanda if we really had a choice to be moved, to which she tentatively said "not really". So she has a hell of a job

But I'm afraid those of us who booked and paid first have got the raw deal.

Go Monty has been before - I havent and after the debacle to the team of the century dinner - I'm going to think twice about attending another over $100 per head function with this club.

As I said - its not the cost or the discount - its the principle.

So when the renewals come out - if I get the number of reminder emails I & others got last year to renew, they may not get my money or membership at all.

The sad thing is this could be our year - and god I hope it is - this kind of thing just leaves a bad taste.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by Wardy
The sad thing is this could be our year - and god I hope it is - this kind of thing just leaves a bad taste.

Try a Tic Tac.

[j s]

Originally posted by ScottH
Try a Tic Tac.

Are they cheaper than $130?

[ScottH]

Originally posted by j s
Are they cheaper than $130?

Yes, unless you buy them by the crate.

I reckon you guys should innundate the Swans office with emails/phone calls complaining, it may not help this year but at least they know you are not going to stand(or sit in the other room) for this sort of treatment.

It's like paying for a seat at the GF and watching it on the big screen on the Punt Road Oval.


Arc up guys!! Siriusly. Without members the club is nothing.