Its gone off on TC about this group, anyone a member?
Young Carlton Professionals (YCP)
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thylacine60
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Is it a cult?
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Perhaps its a cabal 
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It might be a crusaded
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Or a clusterf***.
Sounds like a dodgy 70's Aussie drama by the Grundy organisation.
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Perhaps they think that they are the new generation of Elliotts, Pratts, and Mathiesons.
Not sure what all the negativity is about, it's a carlton group of people. They want to bring new ideas to the club which is what everyone complains about.
They want to help the club and put their own time, go nuts I say. If anyone wants to do something similar I doubt the club would be opposed.
They want to help the club and put their own time, go nuts I say. If anyone wants to do something similar I doubt the club would be opposed.
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I'm signed up to the Linkedin group - but it does seem a little pretentious.
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Whats the point of joining this group? Are these people naive enough to think the club actually care? or is it just so the club know who to contact when it comes to trying to flog $200 raffle tickets.
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At the end of the day, they are just like all of the other club related groups that go around - Coterie groups that do fundraising lunches and stuff like that. The "professionals" can claim costs as business expenses due to "networking opportunities", and the club makes a bit on the side as a result. Its a way for financial planners to find some new clients.
All the club has to do if offer up a couple guest speakers at a few annual functions, and thats all it takes for some extra cash in the door.
Their website leaves a bit to be desired aesthetically.
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Its awful, just awful. Look at the size of the navigation links:
There are SIX of them, all that size. Hitting the quick navigation button blanks out the entire page and you're left with a list that takes up the entire width of the page.
And then compare that to the 4 point font size they've chosen married up to oversized and blurry pictures. Their website doesn't look very young or professional. Not very young and professional at all. I hope 100% of the membership fee goes entirely to a web developer to address that god awful mess.
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Its awful, just awful. Look at the size of the navigation links:
There are SIX of them, all that size. Hitting the quick navigation button blanks out the entire page and you're left with a list that takes up the entire width of the page.
And then compare that to the 4 point font size they've chosen married up to oversized and blurry pictures. Their website doesn't look very young or professional. Not very young and professional at all. I hope 100% of the membership fee goes entirely to a web developer to address that god awful mess.
Not sure what browser you are using but I don't have those issues at all on Chrome. It may well be a problem with your browsers as the website appears to be fine for me. Nice and clean.
Regardless, I dare say that if the biggest beef people have with the group is their current website, they're doing well.
invinciBlues
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I'm the daughter of a web designer. Website presentation is huge. If you can't navigate a page quickly, or the images are blurry, or you have to scroll down half a screen to find a heading, you're not going to spend any more time on that site than you absolutely have to.
They're trying to present the idea that they're a team of professionals who should be taken seriously as a network who can make a difference and influence the club. Their presentation doesn't speak to that at all.
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Looked terrible on my work computer - using IE.
Regardless - at the end of the day, they are a group of people who all support Carlton and probably make some financial contribution to the club. As long as they dont influence football decisions, they can do what they want.
Regardless - at the end of the day, they are a group of people who all support Carlton and probably make some financial contribution to the club. As long as they dont influence football decisions, they can do what they want.
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great thread - would read and re-read...
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Disappointed it hasn't been taken over by Anchorman quotes yet. Lift your game zeeCFC
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Young wannabe suits trying to ensure the club is stuffed full of fat, boozy, suits for all eternity. You wanna talk cliques - no overalls. Joke.
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Cash rules everything around me, cream get the money, dollar dollar bill yall
