Whilst I could see why the £5 charge was introduced, and I willingly paid up, I do feel it has backfired a bit.
When I paid, it thought I was joining a busy message board, as it had been in prior months.
Having now seen how quiet it has become, I will think a lot harder about whether to pay next year. I hope the site owners have got a big drop in membership built into next year's business plan.
This should in no way be seen as a dig at the owners by the way. As I said, I joined as soon as subscription was brought in. I just want what is best for supporters of Saints, and unfortunately what I'm seeing at the minute isn't it.