Dons may be gone from Windy Hill

[Ludwig van Bertstare]

ESSENDON is likely to announce in the next couple of months that it will leave its traditional Windy Hill home for a new venue in Melbourne's north-west suburban corridor.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/dons-may-be-gone-from-windy-hill/story-e6frf9jf-1225902104637

[Phone]

I blame Knights and the assistant coaches.

[The Donners]

I don't read the Herald Sun.

To be perfectly honest though, I couldn't give a rats tossbag if we do leave Windy Hill.

[stander]

I don't read the Herald Sun.

To be perfectly honest though, I couldn't give a rats tossbag if we do leave Windy Hill.

Where is your grasp of history, and what about real estate values when they leave.

[The Donners]

Where is your grasp of history.

You can't change history. It will be a part of the Essendon Football Club's history, just as the East Melbourne Cricket Ground.

[/quote] What about real estate values when they leave.

:thumbsu::D:thumbsu:

[Godzke]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/99804/default.aspx
On a day the club welcomed funding of $6 million from the Labor government in conjunction with the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC), it also conceded the options for relocation had increased.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/99804/default.aspx
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/99804/default.aspx
Labor member for Maribyrnong and parliamentary secretary for disabilities and children's services Bill Shorten said the government would contribute to the state-of-the-art facilities regardless of where Essendon was based.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/99804/default.aspx

At least there's some good news there. Not sure how much we were holding out for though.

@ Essendon Moderators: Are these stupid quotation rules still in effect? Coz I don't see it enforced on the Association Football board and usually not policed that stringently on the main board. One link + paragraph = all good?

[The Donners]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/99804/default.aspx

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/99804/default.aspx
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/99804/default.aspx

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/99804/default.aspx

At least there's some good news there. Not sure how much we were holding out for though.

I reckon we wanted more than $6m, probably even above $10m from the Feds.

Did you get a phone call from the EFC to purchase raffle tix at $200 a pop? Therein lies the crux of said raffle tix. I don't recall said raffle last year.

[Ben the Gooner]

@ Essendon Moderators: Are these stupid quotation rules still in effect? Coz I don't see it enforced on the Association Football board and usually not policed that stringently on the main board. One link + paragraph = all good?

Yep.

[Donakebab]

Yep all good or yep still in effect?

Poor response is poor.

[Godzke]

This red-card festival is a ****ing long festival lol.

[Brent Prismall#9]

Sack Knights


:p

[The House]

This pissy bowls club should have found a way to relocate somewhere local for the benifit of all.

I'm sure EFC at Windy Hill is more important to the local community than the bowls club (by about a million times).

I hope they go broke soon after we leave.

[7zark7]

This pissy bowls club should have found a way to relocate somewhere local for the benifit of all.

I'm sure EFC at Windy Hill is more important to the local community than the bowls club (by about a million times).

I hope they go broke soon after we leave.

I think a jewish stocktake is in order!!:p

[Skeeta Olly]

Essendon Airport would be epic for many reasons.

[Tommy08]

Essendon Airport would be epic for many reasons.

Go on...

[Ben the Gooner]

Yep all good or yep still in effect?

Poor response is poor.

This red-card festival is a ****ing long festival lol.

Still in effect.

Angry mod is angry.:p

[Eleven 38]

i wont complain if it was to the showgrounds or the airport. as long as we dont move 40ks away like the tigers or demons.

[KaaN10]

Sack Quinn

[Call Me Cake]

Essendon Airport would be epic for many reasons.

Reason #1:

We have somewhere to land our private jets...

[Godzke]

Reason #1:

We have somewhere to land our private jets...
Reason #2:

We can fly Quinn out of the country quicker

[bombers_4_ever]

I'd prefer we move to the showgrounds. It's pretty close to the city and it's easier to get to by public transport.

[guruisatiger]

i wont complain if it was to the showgrounds or the airport. as long as we dont move 40ks away like the tigers or demons.
since when have the tigers moved 40ks away from punt rd?

[Bomber1978]

Essendon Airport it is... you heard it here first!

[Ludwig van Bertstare]

Essendon Airport it is... you heard it here first!

No we didn't, lol.

[Godzke]

Someone be as kind as to show where at the actual airport we'd be setting up?

[gPhonque]

I think it would be a real shame if we left Windy Hill. Too much history there.

[Bomber1978]

No we didn't, lol.

Let me clarify. You heard the confirmation first here, not the idea.

Someone be as kind as to show where at the actual airport we'd be setting up?

This is the final detail to be determined. Have you seen the amount of land to work with?

The land is over 100 times larger (750 acres) than the area of Windy Hill, is only 3km's away, still in Essendon (border of).

When David Evans stated "Windy Hill is still an option but the thing I can tell you this morning is that the other options available for us are getting more and more exciting as each day goes past". He was then asked if Essendon airport is one of the options to which his replay was - "absolutely Rob it is".

Now I would not form such a strong opinion on just the words above but I know for a fact that the local council have been very generous with their offer of a suitable parcel of land for the development at Essendon Airport and even the Essendon FC were taken aback at the generosity. I believe the "... more exciting as each day goes past" is a direct reference to the Essendon Airport option.

Now I don't disclose such information to gain any gratitude, I am just sharing what I have been advised and I can assure you the info is spot on the money. The only other option at this stage is to remain at Windy Hill.

[ghostdog]

Bewdy, our own airport!

Anyone have any idea what will happen with the current site? Is the club selling the whole farm? Having never been to Windy Hill I would be very sad to never be able to visit the club as it is.

[Ludwig van Bertstare]

Let me clarify. You heard the confirmation first here, not the idea.



This is the final detail to be determined. Have you seen the amount of land to work with?

The land is over 100 times larger (750 acres) than the area of Windy Hill, is only 3km's away, still in Essendon (border of).

When David Evans stated "Windy Hill is still an option but the thing I can tell you this morning is that the other options available for us are getting more and more exciting as each day goes past". He was then asked if Essendon airport is one of the options to which his replay was - "absolutely Rob it is".

Now I would not form such a strong opinion on just the words above but I know for a fact that the local council have been very generous with their offer of a suitable parcel of land for the development at Essendon Airport and even the Essendon FC were taken aback at the generosity. I believe the "... more exciting as each day goes past" is a direct reference to the Essendon Airport option.

Now I don't disclose such information to gain any gratitude, I am just sharing what I have been advised and I can assure you the info is spot on the money. The only other option at this stage is to remain at Windy Hill.

Thanks!

[yesir]

hopefully this will be one of many moves, that gets this once 'monster' of a football club, back to to top. :thumbsu:

[Phone]

You know, the surface at the Airport will be softer than the Telstra dome surface....

[Godzke]

^lol

ta for the info Bomber1978.

[Call Me Cake]

Someone be as kind as to show where at the actual airport we'd be setting up?

http://i35.tinypic.com/9ullip.png

Because we can.

[Godzke]

Can we have our b-52 bomber modded out to take us to interstate games? Might just actually improve our away record lol

[abers47]

Essendon Airport it is... you heard it here first!

Easy by public transport too - if we are getting down to the important considerations! LOL!

[bombre-boy]

We could fit 2 of the the entire WH precinct into the space in the northern part of the airport.
Here is a crude cut/paste of the airport with the WH precinct superimposed...
hopefully it can be seen..
http://i36.tinypic.com/t6z5v9.jpg

[Bomber1978]

We could fit 2 of the the entire WH precinct into the space in the northern part of the airport.
Here is a crude cut/paste of the airport with the WH precinct superimposed...
hopefully it can be seen..
http://i36.tinypic.com/t6z5v9.jpg

These pictures are way off scale... can someone add a picture with both the Essendon Airport and Windy Hill on the same image? They are only 3kn away.

[Godzke]

http://a.imageshack.us/img444/6582/4mcg.png

Awesome! We can fit 4 MCGs!