Hoops

Members - what are we paying for?

I really don't mind the powerhouse but location does suck. I just wish we had a working scoreboard and decent sound system. After that i would work on chairs but. Side note i hate how the key colourways are universal at the games now.

Yes but as far as im aware the seating to court design is not good so you have less "feel" at the games.

Perhaps this is some of the stuff that needs to be 'legislated' by the NBL. To present a product maybe they SHOULD include in the rules for the NBL that every venue played at has a working scoreboard of a certain dimension.

Again a working scoreboard has nothing to do with the 36ers. They simply rent the venue (as do the Wildcats with Perth Arena and Kings with their Entertainment Centre). The Scoreboard is the property of the company who owns the arena/ stadium in question in this case, and that has been stated that these are 2 Not for profit organisations in the Scouts and SA Church Basketball (?? No clue what this is).

So its on them to replace the Scoreboard. You can tell the 36ers management all you want, but they can only say to the Arena management 'Hey... what gives.. this is costing us some reputation and fans'. Is there another location in Adelaide currently that could provide the same or better level of access to fans with a working scoreboard?

It might come to the point where the NBL codified where the minumum standards where NBL basketball can be played (and there already is to an extent in regards to the dimensions of keys and court size etc). It couple simply read 'Needs a Scoreboard (digital) of such and such size and brightness'. If that happened then the 36ers would have to move from where they are to a place that qualified.

I understand your gripes with the club and the service levels provided. But that has nothing to do with your membership. I still don't understand what you think your membership entitles you to that you are not receiving.

In a perfect world every person coming into contact with the club should be made to feel special, whether they are a sponsor, a member or a walk up one time only customer. Over time, that is what is going to make the difference.

I wasn't at the game but watched it on Fox. It was disappointing that the crowd wasn't a sea of royal blue. That feeling was compounded when watching the game from Cairns last night where their crowd was a sea of orange. It made for a much better backdrop to the game. Other then that though its pleasing to see the games live and to see that the NBL is putting some effort into branding and promoting the league.
It can only improve over the course of the season.

I found the scoreboard without figures and at least names on it very disturbing. The music wasnt up to scratch and the half time break somewhat boring however, i look forward to it.

My $390 gold membership is my Christmas present every year from my immediate family. They know I live for basketball and indeed the 36ers.

The members day I did hear was woeful however I am no child and i dont have children, so i wont comment.

Car parking is what is has always been. There is a choice, enjoy the fresh air and walk a mile and get swooped by the plovers/magpies or pay to park close by.

Im all for whinging but surely the topic could have had a few good points. Its like travellers who whinge about everything, i switch off after the first 3 bad reviews.

I would love the scoreboard to be fixed/replaced. We should buy the one that was installed in the Gold Coast stadium which is now presumably not used.

I sympathise with some of the concerns stated, and agree there are numerous areas where the club could pick up its game.

That said, I hate the sense of entitlement some members think they get for being a member.

Seriously, what you get for your membership is guaranteed seats to every game of the season and priority seats to finals at a cost equivalent to or less than the cost of paying full price to every game, with some minimum and low cost bonuses thrown in (such as a $20 voucher off merchandise, and maybe a sticker).

Why should you get something more than that? Everyone wants something for nothing. The last owners went broke running the club on its current financial model, someone needs to pay for the product on the floor.

Sixers fans are frankly some of the worst whingers.

Certainly membership never came with a car park unless you had a corporate box/platinum seating IIRC.

I would love the scoreboard to be fixed/replaced. We should buy the one that was installed in the Gold Coast stadium which is now presumably not used. But that cost, from memory, $1.5 mil or something, which is more than the value of the whole club, which was just saved from insolvency.

Can't see any solution to the scoreboards being less than $100k minimum. If you know any good sponsors who want their logo up for the next 20 years, get on to them to buy one for the club!

In regards to the t shirts they were not from the club. The Hard Ball t shirts were made up by the NBL with 5000 for each team. Therefore they were for anyone in attendance, not just members. As per note that came with season tickets the rest of members pack available at a later date.

on the plus side, your team won by 20

Has anyone even looked at the pricing for the Apollo Restaurant? Now a Buffet at $40.00 or $30 for a child. There is no way that our family is going there to pay those prices for a get in and out meal. They don't seem to want to cater for their biggest market for the last few years which obviously was families