Adelaide Crows chief executive Andrew Fagan asks fans for more time on membership options because of coronavirus pandemic

Adelaide Crows ticket holders have queried what will happen to their memberships and the possibility of refunds, due to the altered AFL season, and the club has now provided them with further clarity.

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Adelaide Crows chief executive Andrew Fagan says supporters will have “various options to consider” regarding their memberships, but that those choices are still to be finalised.

In a members update, Fagan said the issue of membership money had been a common question from fans on the club’s website last week.

There has been a fierce debate about whether fans who have purchased memberships should be offered any refund, first prompted by crowds banned from games and the season altogether put on ice.

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Crows fans are looking for answers regarding membership options. Picture: AAP Image/Richard Wainwright

Fagan said the club still needed to know what the structure of the 2020 season would be before making any decisions.

“We ask for a little more time from you so we can fully understand both the extent of the problems we face, as well as what the structure of the 2020 season will be when it returns at some stage in the coming months,” he said in the members update.

“We will then be better placed to provide all members with various options to consider.”

The loss of revenue from crowds and TV broadcast has clubs facing a big financial impact.

Fagan said members would be crucial to the club getting through the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Crows chief executive Andrew Fagan is asking members to stay patient as the club works out the best approach. Picture: Mark Brake/Getty Images

“It goes without saying that retention of our membership will be critical to our capacity to emerge from what many are describing as the game’s worst ever crisis,” he said.

“Like all sporting clubs, membership is our greatest strength and we need you now more than ever.

“We have been amazed by the response of so many that have pledged to stand firm with us during this time, regardless of what unfolds.”

Fagan said the Crows had some members who made donations outside of their membership to support the club.

Originally published as Adelaide Crows chief executive Andrew Fagan asks fans for more time on membership options because of coronavirus pandemic