Bluemour Discussion Thread XV - Facts Not Welcome

[SurreyBlue]

I'd hope that Carlton would help Preston make the transition.

How about CFC concentrate on making the transitions and not worry about Preston as we know how good we are making transitions....

 

[BlueGum]

How about CFC concentrate on making the transitions and not worry about Preston as we know how good we are making transitions....

Sue me, I'd like us to help out Preston after we've been building our club back up again using the Bullants as our reserves and a development platform.

Planning for a new comp, helping with identifying players, generating links with Carlton College so they can access graduates, supporting links to sponsors... who the **** knows what is needed but I'd rather we weren't like the AFL, just shitting on clubs that have been integral custodians of the game.

If we are tapping into the population growth in the northern suburbs, I'd like us to building up other clubs in the region. It will help us in the long term. IMO

 

[Dadda Dave]

Sue me, I'd like us to help out Preston after we've been building our club back up again using the Bullants as our reserves and a development platform.

Planning for a new comp, helping with identifying players, generating links with Carlton College so they can access graduates, supporting links to sponsors... who the **** knows what is needed but I'd rather we weren't like the AFL, just shitting on clubs that have been integral custodians of the game.

If we are tapping into the population growth in the northern suburbs, I'd like us to building up clubs in the region. It will help us in the long term. IMO

You not just a pretty face BG !! Good post..

 

[Arr0w]

Sue me, I'd like us to help out Preston after we've been building our club back up again using the Bullants as our reserves and a development platform.

Planning for a new comp, helping with identifying players, generating links with Carlton College so they can access graduates, supporting links to sponsors... who the **** knows what is needed but I'd rather we weren't like the AFL, just shitting on clubs that have been integral custodians of the game.

If we are tapping into the population growth in the northern suburbs, I'd like us to building up other clubs in the region. It will help us in the long term. IMO

By the way, don't think I have ever seen you swear

 

[SurreyBlue]

I don’t care about any other teams wellbeing except CFC. Sue me.

 

[thylacine60]

or me I'd hope, arrow?

 

[Robbo's my hero]

I don’t care about any other teams wellbeing except CFC. Sue me.

Plagiarist.

 

[thylacine60]

I don’t care about any other teams wellbeing except CFC. Sue me.

you'll be hearing from my lawyer in the morning - and yes her name is sue.........

 

[Blue and Blue]

 

[Aphrodite]

you'll be hearing from my lawyer in the morning - and yes her name is sue.........

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but Lawyer X’s name is not Sue.

 

[SurreyBlue]

Funny....what happened to the other sue posts....hahahahaha

Btw - good to see the AFL community has finally seen the light and is returning reserves footy. What’s next????

 

[Arr0w]

or me I'd hope, arrow?

Your count has exceeded the 100 point threshold

 

[thylacine60]

my jolly word.......

 

[Arr0w]

Funny....what happened to the other sue posts....hahahahaha

Btw - good to see the AFL community has finally seen the light and is returning reserves footy. What’s next????

Under 19's, now that would be great

 

[The Bighouse]

Funny....what happened to the other sue posts....hahahahaha

Btw - good to see the AFL community has finally seen the light and is returning reserves footy. What’s next????

$2 pies (on Sundays only & only for a short time).

 

[thylacine60]

 

[mediumsizered]

I would assume all of that would be in the considerations. But the old VFA is a very resilient thing and has survived all kinds of changes over time. I think they would adapt and re-metamorphose. One thing for certain though ..right now clubs like those have no identity at all. They are hybrid experiments and its a failure.

I would be concerned about where revenue would come from for some of the clubs.

Coburg are apparently on a push at the moment to try & achieve 1000 members for this season, which would be a great effort by their recent standards, but assuming broadcasters would be more inclined to provide coverage of the AFL reserves competition than a reinvented VFA competition, there is not going to be a large enough revenue pool to sustain the clubs with minimal memberships/supporters, particularly when they are competing against local comps who have been able to build revenue bases without directly competing with VFL/VFA clubs.

I would love nothing more than to see a return to the VFA comp as I knew it through the '70s &'80s, but much like AFL games being played at the old suburban VFL grounds, I just can't see it happening. Those days are gone. The football landscape has changed too much over the last 20 years.

 

[Blue and Blue]

I would be concerned about where revenue would come from for some of the clubs.

Coburg are apparently on a push at the moment to try & achieve 1000 members for this season, which would be a great effort by their recent standards, but assuming broadcasters would be more inclined to provide coverage of the AFL reserves competition than a reinvented VFA competition, there is not going to be a large enough revenue pool to sustain the clubs with minimal memberships/supporters, particularly when they are competing against local comps who have been able to build revenue bases without directly competing with VFL/VFA clubs.

I would love nothing more than to see a return to the VFA comp as I knew it through the '70s &'80s, but much like AFL games being played at the old suburban VFL grounds, I just can't see it happening. Those days are gone. The football landscape has changed too much over the last 20 years.

I have always found it hard to get into the Preston thing. Coburg should have been ours. Most of my supporter mates back in the day followed Coburg.

 

[Curnivore]

FWIW - heard from a players girlfriend that, indeed, Tom Bugg was not well liked. A lot of the players are country kids and he was a bit 'too city' for them.

I was told by a player he told the club he needed time off for a family issue then was laughing (probably out of awkwardness, but still) when telling the playing group he was retiring. He can gagf

 

[Soapy V]

Under 19's, now that would be great

I really miss going to Princes Park and watch the U/19s, Reserves and then the Seniors. Great days

 

[Soapy V]

I don’t care about any other teams wellbeing except CFC. Sue me.

Strong reserves with a good connection to CFC is vital for our success

 

[jooce8891]

Strong reserves with a good connection to CFC is vital for our success

anyone who says differently has nfi

 

[thylacine60]

Nothing like Forum Football

Can someone post up the rules...............

clique, be negative, click again..............rinse & repeat...........

 

[Styxx]

If you're going with the reserves comp, 7 will dump what is left of the VFL in a heartbeat.

Give it back to the ABC then I do have fond memories of that being a thing, and can hopefully with the right promotions give a proper boost to the remaining stand alone teams

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

John Boyd, bloody legend and a diehard Blues supporter.

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