Hoops

36ers Members Meeting

Sorry "silver fox" I could had sworn I heard you say that you don't read the various forums because they consist of little more than opinions. Maybe I failed to notice your tongue planted in your cheek so apologies if l had mis-represented your comments from last night.

Thanks Anon for expanding on my reference to "support". I understood that there were others on the pay role that directly support coaches and players however there maybe some people who are unaware of these commitments. I appreciate you expanding on that detail.

I love how being a "negative nellie" is frowned upon after 3 years of total mismanagement. It isn't negativity, it is realism and critical questioning.

It's the same on the official FB page. "No negativity"! When did Sixers fans become so back-seat? Why can't we criticize what has been a monumental cock-up of a season?

These days it seems being a fan, means you have to be supportive no matter what.

So everybody, let's all be good and kind to the delicate psyches at the club, we wouldn't want to step on any toes.

If Marty comes back, it's over for me. I'll wait until he is gone thanks.

Woo hoo, little basketballs are back, about time!

and lol Dean.

EC, what more were you expecting?

Of course it was a PR exercise but nevertheless it was one of the few opportunities to date where members could put questions directly to the CEO in a public forum without notice.

Did you put any questions to Dean and if so, what was it about his responses that left you unsatisfied?

Adding further to 36reasons:

The club will definately have a team on the Arena floor this upcoming season;

Half of the club's expenditure ($1.5 million) is spent on the playing squad and coaches (the cap is a million dollars so that gives an idea what is being spent on coaches and support);

Membership numbers have remained consistent these past four years and while he would be disappointed, he accepts some people may not renew membership based on coach/player selections (Dean did not touch on whether there had been shifts between the types of memberships). Dean wants people to stay members because he would hate for them to be without a seat when the sellouts start again"

Dean will be organising more Member Forums while in the CEO role;

Corporate partnerships, gameday and membership admin roles within the
club need improvement (but after starting the evening by highlighting improvements in the area of social media and communication didn't mention these areas as needing attention in terms of the organisational hierachy);

Skip can expect to be called upon to facilitate a member's quiz night;

Management will leave selection of players to the coach ("coach will have 99.9% control on playing personnel");

the new owners of the Arena need the Sixers as a major tenant with their purchase relying on the Sixers as much as the Sixers needing the stadium;

Request for less Sunday games and more double headers with the Lightning;

Game day half court shot likely to see greater gender balance among participants;

Dean is a Port Adelaide Power fan;

Private ownership, the Cairns community model, the Wollongong community model are not the most appropriate ownership models for the Sixers and the club will continue to investigate the best model to ensure the clubs future;

Only 86 member ticket owners capitalised on the cheap ticket option at the last game;

Dean doesn't read Hoops.

I'll leave it at that. The evening was recorded so I would expect the Club will make it available to members to watch at some point and somehow.

Thanks Forcey, I couldn't get there in the end.

I was there, nothing huge to report. Here's my rundown

http://www.36reasons.net/2013/03/the-members-forum.html

Who do you think sixers should kept?

and who do think they should try to get?