Expansion Funny comments/suggestions/ideas you have heard from North supporters

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Lidge said:
I'm not sure what The Rabbitohs have got to do with the price of fish in China or North Melbourne.
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Rabbitohs were a foundation club that got killed off by the powers that be.

So they have much in common with North Melbourne.

Do you have a Russel Crowe lurking in the corner ?
 
KingsCrow said:
Best one ive heard all year has been

"we can survive in Melbourne"

HAHAHAHAH Classic!
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They can survive in Melbourne..... if someone else pays the bills, and someone else's supporters turn up in droves to their games. But if they stop, then its that very same "someone else" thats to blame.

:D
 

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Doctor Jolly said:
They can survive in Melbourne..... if someone else pays the bills, and someone else's supporters turn up in droves to their games. But if they stop, then its that very same "someone else" thats to blame.

:D
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ahh yes, we can survive by calling ourselves the Kangaroos (north melbourne) but in the mean time selling half our games interstate and still posting a whopping loss. But for the 10,000 odd Roo's fans that watch the game each 3rd week it must be a thrill to know there great club is alive an well (cough)
 
Doctor Jolly said:
Rabbitohs were a foundation club that got killed off by the powers that be.

So they have much in common with North Melbourne.

Do you have a Russel Crowe lurking in the corner ?
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Care factor about the rabbits is zero. Different code and a different planet. And you missed (or ignored) the point of the rabbitohs reference. No one ever called or referred to South Melbourne as 'Souths'.

We have nothing in common with that Rugby League club.

And we have far bigger fish with far deeper pockets and greater business savvy than either Crowe or Holmes a Court in our corner.

You'll see in a week or so.
 
Lidge said:
And you missed (or ignored) the point of the rabbitohs reference. No one ever called or referred to South Melbourne as 'Souths'.
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JD-Roo said:
NO "SOUTH" supporter I know has/had EVER referred to the Swans as "Souths".
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Sigh, fine, I'll indulge your throbbing desire for semantics and retract the "s". I hope you can forgive this horrible transgression and that if it doesn't keep you warm at night knowing how badly you showed me up that the warm winters will.
 
Lidge said:
Care factor about the rabbits is zero. Different code and a different planet. And you missed (or ignored) the point of the rabbitohs reference. No one ever called or referred to South Melbourne as 'Souths'.

We have nothing in common with that Rugby League club.

And we have far bigger fish with far deeper pockets and greater business savvy than either Crowe or Holmes a Court in our corner.

You'll see in a week or so.
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Seriously mate, over the last month you keep telling us all about these revolutionary ground breaking ideas for revenue, plans to get more members, great business plans for the future, rich business interests and so on -anyone questions you and its the same old "just wait and you'll see in a week: line everytime.

So far I haven't seen jack s**t except for a concert - wow. How about you keep it to yourself until you have something concrete because so far you have revealed sweet FA.
 
Australia said:
Im so over this rumour.
Nothing to do with topic but im gonna help out these supporters and hope someone learns this.

52% of demons supporters voted to take over the Hawks. It was not a merger. The Demons saw a chnce to take over a weak club and gain money and support. They were not killing off they club, they were killing Hawthorn for their money, players, supporters and sponsors. At the time the Hawks were dying. Before letting it die out, all great leaders will say, take it's resources before it is useless. Thats what they did, they were going to have same colours, same song, same everything, but changed to the Melbourne Hawks. Which wouldn't have mattered purely because barely any Demons supporter refers to themselves as the Demons. They are the Melbourne Football Club.
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Yeah, it's no fun having rumours bandied about when it's you club hey?

Hypocrite.
 
Lidge said:
Care factor about the rabbits is zero.
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rabitohs.: People who during the depression hunted rabbits for food.
Different code and a different planet.
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Same planet. Same country.
And you missed (or ignored) the point of the rabbitohs reference. No one ever called or referred to South Melbourne as 'Souths'.
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So trivialy semantic it makes you look silly
We have nothing in common with that Rugby League club.
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You're about to get chopped. I think Souths were also given the chance to relocate. Oh, and they won a lot more flags than your lot.
And we have far bigger fish with far deeper pockets and greater business savvy than either Crowe or Holmes a Court in our corner.

You'll see in a week or so.
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Ha. Theres a quote for that other thread.
 
Diamond Joe said:
goldcoasttruth.org never suggested that the Broncos made a loss. What the site does say is that the Brisbane Lions have made several losses over the last ten years, including a million dollar loss in '06. Despite being the only AFL club in the entire state.
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In the eleven years since the merger the Lions have had 4 years in which they have made losses. That does not include this year (2007), in which the Lions made a $1.133 million profit. Seven out of the eleven years since the merger profits have been made. Even in the five years that the bears were a membership based club, they made profits 3 years out of five.

Diamond Joe said:
Of course they made profits from 2001-2004, as they were incredibly successful during this period and they got all the bandwagoners on board.
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The Lions made a loss in 2001 but made profits in 1998, 1999 and 2007 also.

Diamond Joe said:
But as soon as the (AFL-helped) premierships dried up, so did the fans and the cash. Apparently they may make a profit this year and good for them. So they should- they are the only AFL club in the state!
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The Lions in 2007 still had more members than they did in 2001 and only 312 less than the amount they had in 2002 (after their first premiership). Should they reach their stated aim of 28,000 in 2008 (and early indications are quite good), then 2008 will be their third highest membership on record.

Brisbane Lions profits and losses 1997-2007 (11 years)

1997 - loss of ($60,827) - 8th
1998 - profit of $445,744 - 16th
1999 - profit of $124,562 - 4th
2000 - loss of ($82,616) - (Gabba redevelopment) - 6th
2001 - loss of ($845,390) - 1st
2002 - profit of $1,249,371 - 1st
2003 - profit of $2,208,713 - 1st
2004 – profit of $2,177,092 - 2nd
2005 – profit of $1,450,000 - 12th
2006 – loss of ($994,419) - 13th
2007 - profit of $1,133,000 - 10th

Sources: Brisbane Lions Annual Financial Reports - 1997-2006
2007 - http://www.lions.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5085/Default.aspx?newsId=53254

And if you'd like to compare the above figures with the Brisbane Bears since the Bears became a membership-based club in 1992......

1992 - profit of $524,147
1993 - loss of ($252,788)
1994 - profit of $90,141
1995 - loss of ($108,964)
1996 - profit of $1,273,360
 

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Roylion said:
In the eleven years since the merger the Lions have had 4 years in which they have made losses.
Brisbane Lions profits and losses 1997-2007 (11 years)

1997 - loss of ($60,827) - 8th
1998 - profit of $445,744 - 16th
1999 - profit of $124,562 - 4th
2000 - loss of ($82,616) - (Gabba redevelopment) - 6th
2001 - loss of ($845,390) - 1st
2002 - profit of $1,249,371 - 1st
2003 - profit of $2,208,713 - 1st
2004 – profit of $2,177,092 - 2nd
2005 – profit of $1,450,000 - 12th
2006 – loss of ($994,419) - 13th
2007 - profit of $1,133,000 - 10th
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By my caculations, thats an average profit per year of $618,657. Or a combined 11 year profit of $6.8m

I'd say only a handful of clubs could match that.
 
Doctor Jolly said:
Rabbitohs were a foundation club that got killed off by the powers that be.

So they have much in common with North Melbourne.

Do you have a Russel Crowe lurking in the corner ?
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Except that North weren't a foundation club.

Foundation Clubs of the VFL/AFL

Carlton
Collingwood
Essendon
Fitzroy
Geelong
Melbourne
South Melbourne
St Kilda

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Richmond
University

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North Melbourne
Footscray
Hawthorn
 
Roylion said:
In the eleven years since the merger the Lions have had 4 years in which they have made losses. That does not include this year (2007), in which the Lions made a $1.133 million profit. Seven out of the eleven years since the merger profits have been made. Even in the five years that the bears were a membership based club, they made profits 3 years out of five.



The Lions made a loss in 2001 but made profits in 1998, 1999 and 2007 also.



The Lions in 2007 still had more members than they did in 2001 and only 312 less than the amount they had in 2002 (after their first premiership). Should they reach their stated aim of 28,000 in 2008 (and early indications are quite good), then 2008 will be their third highest membership on record.

Brisbane Lions profits and losses 1997-2007 (11 years)

1997 - loss of ($60,827) - 8th
1998 - profit of $445,744 - 16th
1999 - profit of $124,562 - 4th
2000 - loss of ($82,616) - (Gabba redevelopment) - 6th
2001 - loss of ($845,390) - 1st
2002 - profit of $1,249,371 - 1st
2003 - profit of $2,208,713 - 1st
2004 – profit of $2,177,092 - 2nd
2005 – profit of $1,450,000 - 12th
2006 – loss of ($994,419) - 13th
2007 - profit of $1,133,000 - 10th

Sources: Brisbane Lions Annual Financial Reports - 1997-2006
2007 - http://www.lions.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5085/Default.aspx?newsId=53254

And if you'd like to compare the above figures with the Brisbane Bears since the Bears became a membership-based club in 1992......

1992 - profit of $524,147
1993 - loss of ($252,788)
1994 - profit of $90,141
1995 - loss of ($108,964)
1996 - profit of $1,273,360
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I appreciate your input Roylion. You are a credit to your club's supporter base. What I like about you is that you can actualy provide facts to back up your claims. If only Doctor Joll and his cohort of Johnny-come-lately 'football supporters' could learn a thing or two from your book.

GoldCoastTruth.org does not set out to suggest that Brisbane are a financial failure. Rather that they are keeping their head above water in what should be great circumstances (premierships and a single-club state). It is good that they have made profits and apparently did so this year too. The problem is that this is still a developing market. If the area cannot bring about sustained and ongoing profits for a single club, how on Earth could it hope to bring about ongoing financial success for two clubs?

I am not setting out to degrade your club. I wish your club all the best and hope you can go from strength to strength. But when speaking of SEQLD's capacity for football support, one must look at Brisbane's record and although patches of it are good, so too are patches bad. If you are going to relocate a 140-year-old club into a new market, the least you can do is ensure that it is moving to a better place. Looking at Brisbane's figures it is clear that SEQLD is not such a place.

Remember, your own Directors, Coach and Captain have all said that SEQLD cannot support another club. I'd sooner listen to them than Andy D or Doctor Jolly.
 
Ice-Wolf said:
Except that North weren't a foundation club.

Foundation Clubs of the VFL/AFL

Carlton
Collingwood
Essendon
Fitzroy
Geelong
Melbourne
South Melbourne
St Kilda

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Richmond
University

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North Melbourne
Footscray
Hawthorn
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North have been around even longer than that. They were a foundation member of the sport's original competition (VFA) and are an older club than most of the 8 breakaway clubs that were originally in the VFL, including St. Kilda.
 
Diamond Joe said:
GoldCoastTruth.org does not set out to suggest that Brisbane are a financial failure. .
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Your gold coast lies site says:
"If there was plenty of financial support on offer for AFL teams in South East Queensland, the only footy club in the state wouldn’t be posting million-dollar annual losses."

If you cannot see why the lions and lion supporters would take offence at that statement when it clearly contradicts published facts, then you truly have no idea.

Also by purposely falsely painting the GC option with statements like these undermines any good (and real) data that may be coming out from North that might do you case some good. In general, if gold-coast-lies.org is considered representive of North supporters with such obvious fabrications, most neutral footy supporters will not be sympathetic to your plight.
 
MagooTheRoo said:
North have been around even longer than that. They were a foundation member of the sport's original competition (VFA) and are an older club than most of the 8 breakaway clubs that were originally in the VFL, including St. Kilda.
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St. Kilda was also a foundation member of the VFA.
 
grayham said:
Your gold coast lies site says:
"If there was plenty of financial support on offer for AFL teams in South East Queensland, the only footy club in the state wouldn’t be posting million-dollar annual losses."

If you cannot see why the lions and lion supporters would take offence at that statement when it clearly contradicts published facts, then you truly have no idea.

Also by purposely falsely painting the GC option with statements like these undermines any good (and real) data that may be coming out from North that might do you case some good. In general, if gold-coast-lies.org is considered representive of North supporters with such obvious fabrications, most neutral footy supporters will not be sympathetic to your plight.
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So on a site with literally tens of thousands of words, you are going to concern yourself with one plural that doesn't suit your liking?

I trust then that you have felt moral outrage at what has been printed in the newspapers, and spoken on television and radio, over the last twelve months? If that plural is enough to completely undermine all other arguments anti-GC, then surely the pro-GC push should have been well-and-truly killed off a long time ago by the rubbish that has gotten coverage in the mass media.

What's that? You haven't spoken a single negative word about the propaganda in the mass media? You are only interested in taking pot-shots at a site that reports the facts that the professionals are too lazy/compromised to report? Hmmm. Interesting that.

Well, in your honour, the plural will be rectified.

Any other factual inaccuracies that you find on the site, by all means feel free to let me know (or, as suggested on the site, email research@goldcoasttruth.org ). That is if you can find any inaccuracies. Which I'm willing to bet you won't. After three weeks, thousands of unique visitors, and plenty of positive feedback, the worst inaccuracy found to date is a stray 'es'.

And no, GoldCoastTruth.org doesn't seek to represent North supporters at all. They all have their own views and are genuine enough to express them without hiding behind an 'unlisted' club tag. GoldCoastTruth.org is there to get the facts straight regarding this most important issue and so far it seems to be doing a pretty good job (despite the occasional stray plural).
 
roger explosion said:
oh?

hmm.
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Nice selective editing there, Roger.

Here's what you cheekily edited out from that quote:

"Finally, with just a little bit of foresight, one can see that unless we as a club, as a city and indeed as a football-loving public stand up against those whose concerns lay not with the future of North Melbourne, but with their own self-interest, 140 years of Shinboner Spirit may be lost forever- along with a few other clubs, too..."


So by using your 'logic', GoldCoastTruth isn't just representing North Melbourne supporters but the entire football public. Please.

The site never claims to be representing anything but the facts. Nowhere does the site suggest that it represents the members or supporters. Indeed, anyone with half a brain can see that it is targeted at North supporters as much as anyone. Why would you target those you are 'representing'?

Come on. Are you trying to look like a damned fool?
 
Diamond Joe said:
Nice selective editing there, Roger.

Here's what you cheekily edited out from that quote:

"Finally, with just a little bit of foresight, one can see that unless we as a club, as a city and indeed as a football-loving public stand up against those whose concerns lay not with the future of North Melbourne, but with their own self-interest, 140 years of Shinboner Spirit may be lost forever- along with a few other clubs, too..."


So by using your 'logic', GoldCoastTruth isn't just representing North Melbourne supporters but the entire football public. Please.

The site never claims to be representing anything but the facts. Nowhere does the site suggest that it represents the members or supporters. Indeed, anyone with half a brain can see that it is targeted at North supporters as much as anyone. Why would you target those you are 'representing'?

Come on. Are you trying to look like a damned fool?
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take it easy mate, it's just a bit of a dig. :thumbsu: those things just stood out to me after you made that post. remove sand from vagina.
 
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