Jaysus its like an episode of Joe Duffy on here. I'm a clan member but don't have a ST ticket for obvious reasons (hence the monikor) so I will leave it up to my learned members. Let the battle commence.

Benefits OF season ticket
FREE entry to 11 home RaboDirect PRO12 games
FREE entry to 3 home European games
FREE entry to all home British & Irish Cup pool matches i heard rumours about sligo rovers ground would be ok for rugby matchs. i hope they leave them in galway. vs exeter in athlone last year was an awful disaster
FREE entry to all home 'A' friendlies we havent had a hime friendly in senior team since 10/11
FREE Supporters Beanie
FREE pint at each home Heineken Cup match*
FREE pair of guest tickets to a home non inter-pro RaboDirect PRO12 game of your choice
FREE transport from nominated locations across the province and Ireland for selected games*
FREE membership to the Official Connacht Supporters Club now charging us???? surely when we bought the season ticket it included this, they cant go back on there word???
FREE invitation to 2012/13 season launch party
10% discount in Elverys Sports
Further discounts in various stores across the province rossie brought this up re members club but its already in with the season tickets
25% discount on the price of your ticket for each friend introduced***
See your name proudly displayed on the official supporters wall on the back of the Clan Terrace

I agree with the principle that giving clan membership away for free devalues it, but to turn around to ST holders and apply that logic is highly flawed because they can hardly be said to be receiving their membership for free.

rossie wrote: They have discountd nrgotiated with a significant amount of businesses both in the province and dublin and they handle all ticket sales for their mrmbers.

I think this is one place where Connacht's closer involvement with the supporters club will be a positive. The Clan is still young and will benefit from Connacht getting behind it and hopefully helping to introduce those kinds of connections with local business.

Its normal that there is a sub for supporters club which is added on to season ticket price at time of renewal afaik. Its definately the case at munstet where full membership is 65 euro reduced from 80. In addition you must buy a season ticket of some discription if you avail of full membrrship when offered.
Of course you get a lot more out of mrsc membership than current clan membership. They have discountd nrgotiated with a significant amount of businesses both in the province and dublin and they handle all ticket sales for their mrmbers.

Connacht clan or connacht rugby are not in a position to charge yet imo as the service they provide isnt at a level yet that justifies it. I didnt even get a membership card last season for my sub s
o why wud i renew?

Also, and I hate to be all negative, but lets face it people like to moan. Connacht have been quite vocal about how they've kept ST prices the same. If fans are asked to pay for Clan membership then people will be accused of increasing prices 'by stealth'

Now, you know this isn't true and I know this isn't true, but some people will think this way. Not only that but it's not compulsory, so you could have a situation where the majority of fans in the "Clan Terrace" aren't even official Clan members.

And I think if they've shelled out for a ST they have the right to call themselves a member of the Clan.

Obviously the Clan needs to generate revenue. I don't have the answers here, and I'm sorry if I'm coming across as over negative, but I'm not sure this is the right direction to take.

RonanL wrote:

ummm, wrote: Hmmm, is that actually a good idea? Will people be happy to part with cash to join a supporters club when they've already shelled out for the ST?

+1

Can't imagine people will want to pay for it, I know I won't...

Same as.
Especially when I cant see what that money would get me

ummm, wrote: Hmmm, is that actually a good idea? Will people be happy to part with cash to join a supporters club when they've already shelled out for the ST?

+1

Can't imagine people will want to pay for it, I know I won't...

Hmmm, is that actually a good idea? Will people be happy to part with cash to join a supporters club when they've already shelled out for the ST?

Hey lads,

So the talk is that Clan membership will be totally separate from season tickets because we want to develop it as something worthwhile in and of itself. So giving it away for free kinda demeans it. Anyway we will send out renewal notices to current members and will send out information to season ticket holders and other interested parties when the details are all tied down.

From recent talks with Alex Saul it seems like the branch want to get a lot more behind the Clan this year and make them really become part of the rugby in Connacht. It sounds really good, and it looks like they will be making a lot more of their resources available to us, so hopefully you all can expect more polished edges to the Clan this coming season!

UMMM

Top of the page under the "About the Clan" section you will see "join the Clan" there you will see Adult membership €20

For those of us without season tickets I guess our membership to the Clan is probably just about up. Will we be getting reminders on where and when to renew?

To be honest I've forgotten how I subscribed the last time!