I can see your very,very,very long point jonesy.But,it's the information part of it that gets most people (or lack of it).If you run a business that relies on the public,you have to keep them informed,or they lose interest,and go somewhere else,or look for something else to do.That's why your junk mail has the harvey norman catalogue coming out the same time as the good guys,jb hifi,retra vision,etc,and why the coles and woolworths catalogues are never far away from each other.They don't want your mind wandering away from them.Also,they have them hand delivered to you (or e-mailed in some cases) so their info is readily accessible.
i don't know if it's just me,but I seem to get plenty of advertising from Manly to buy things,join memberships,memorabilia online auctions,etc,but I'd rather know more about where the club's actually going,what we are trying to achieve,who our sponsors and signings are.