Whitten Oval has a Cafe

[Gasometer]

True.

Robbo writes about it in the HUN in the online at this very moment.

 

[GreatBradScott]

We'll just have to wait until it requests a trade and hope it isn't stupid enough to pick a club that's about to get liquidated.

 

[Augustine]

For all the cafe jokes on BF what gets lost is that a cafe would actually be heaps good.

 

[Lavy_Panther]

Cafe, VFL team and new logo.

No wonder they're such a destination club.

 

[Dan]

I was sold on family day with the slurpee machine………get that!

 

[Unity-28]

Guys, i know there isnt a cafe at aegis, but why? (i cant be bothered looking for the answer )council not allowing it? or club not wantng to do it? if its the later, i will bloody do it!

 

[Lavy_Panther]

Guys, i know there isnt a cafe at aegis, but why? (i cant be bothered looking for the answer )council not allowing it? or club not wantng to do it? if its the later, i will bloody do it!

It was either the cafe or Jarrad Waite.

 

[gokangas]

It was either the cafe or Jarrad Waite.

We made the wrong choice.

 

[Lavy_Panther]

Less potential in a cafe though, in fairness.

 

[gokangas]

Less potential in a cafe though, in fairness.

Should be far more consistency and longevity.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I heard we were getting a cafe, but instead we got Higgins.

Well, that's what Barrett told me.....

 

[HARKER]

Cafe, VFL team and new logo.

No wonder they're such a destination club.

I wouldn't laugh too hard at it. Have you been out there?

The Dogs have done a great job at The Whitten Oval and are getting good numbers at their VFL games now.
The closer you can have your seconds environment to your firsts, the better it is for players, coaches and fans.

 

[Augustine]

I wouldn't laugh too hard at it. Have you been out there?

The Dogs have done a great job at The Whitten Oval and are getting good numbers at their VFL games now.
The closer you can have your seconds environment to your firsts, the better it is for players, coaches and fans.

Those three things are three things that this board hasn't shut up about getting for a long time. The number of threads we've had on getting our own VFL team out of Arden Street.... I think we're just being responsible and paying off the last of our debt first. It will be a costly exercise so its probably good to wait, apart from the cost of running your own VFL team, there's also the need to add viewing facilities to Arden Street, scoreboard etc, fence around the ground and yes, some sort of cafe facility.

 

[Augustine]

Why does that small writing thing sometimes happen?

 

[HARKER]

Those three things are three things that this board hasn't shut up about getting for a long time. The number of threads we've had on getting our own VFL team out of Arden Street.... I think we're just being responsible and paying off the last of our debt first. It will be a costly exercise so its probably good to wait, apart from the cost of running your own VFL team, there's also the need to add viewing facilities to Arden Street, scoreboard etc, fence around the ground and yes, some sort of cafe facility.

You guys won't know yourselves when you can just pop down to your home ground to watch VFL games.
A nice cafe for lunch along with a couple of bevvies watching the up and coming kids.

Ballarat has some good facilities but even then you can only get to see half of your team. It's not right, is it?

The Dogs have done well and will benefit. They probably have already anyway as there were 22K at the VFL Grand Final.

 

[ThePezDispenser]

They've had one for at least 2 years now...

 

[Heaps of fun]

What's the good in a café that only has one cup?

 

[LT Smash]

I wouldn't laugh too hard at it. Have you been out there?

The Dogs have done a great job at The Whitten Oval and are getting good numbers at their VFL games now.
The closer you can have your seconds environment to your firsts, the better it is for players, coaches and fans.

Certainly Carlton has come on in leaps and bounds ever since swallowing whole the Preston Football Club.

 

[LT Smash]

The Dogs have done well and will benefit. They probably have already anyway as there were 22K at the VFL Grand Final.

Put that down to 60 years of abject failure and the very first shot at some silverware in 6 decades.

 

[HARKER]

Certainly Carlton has come on in leaps and bounds ever since swallowing whole the Preston Football Club.

Carlton haven't the facilities that The Dogs have, nor have they yet created the environment The WB's have in a short period of time.

Not setting out to compare but head down to a Footscray VFL game and you'll want to have the same set-up at Arden st.

 

[LT Smash]

Carlton haven't the facilities that The Dogs have, nor have they yet created the environment The WB's have in a short period of time.

Not setting out to compare but head down to a Footscray VFL game and you'll want to have the same set-up at Arden st.

The only time I want to watch VFL games is when my AFL team is so utterly shite that I place all my hopes in a bunch of 18-20 year olds running around in the magoos. I can see why the Footscray VFL team has appeal. Personally, I hope that I don't need to be in that position for a few years.

 

[HARKER]

The only time I want to watch VFL games is when my AFL team is so utterly shite that I place all my hopes in a bunch of 18-20 year olds running around in the magoos. I can see why the Footscray VFL team has appeal. Personally, I hope that I don't need to be in that position for a few years.

Not sure what you're getting at LT.

It doesn't matter as much for your wants as it does for the coaches to build a cohesive team.
I just think......I may be wrong, but I think.....it would be better served for development for all players to be playing together and even at the same ground they train at and call home.

There are people that enjoy watching the guys coming up through the ranks and the more interest in all things "your club" the better off for all concerned.

 

[Benno_900]

All they need to do is sell 800 cups of coffee every day for the next 7 years and it will pay for Boyd's contract.

Smart move.

 

[kool kangas]

What's the good in a café that only has one cup?

Must serve one hell of a latte...

 

[Contra Mundum]

True.

Robbo writes about it in the HUN in the online at this very moment.

* me - how many times have we been told Arden Street is a "state of the art facility"! Make it happen JB