Sports clubs will never work on the Gold Coast. It’s where bogans go to retire.
and how are the on field problems of the Gold Coast Suns the fault of the city? Is the area of Carlton responsible for the Blues being crap?
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Sports clubs will never work on the Gold Coast. It’s where bogans go to retire.
Yeah, 'cause they actually have supporter bases and generations of people who are invested in them as clubs. How many legitimate supporters do the GC have? 1/8th of FA. No one wanted this team to even come into being - they could foresee it would compromise the competition and had a strong possibility to descend into the farce we see today.I’ll cop people having a go at our players and calls to have the coach sacked. That’s all fair game and is what people said about the saints and Melbourne and the blues etc over the last decade or two.
but noone called for these clubs to fold when they were sh*t on field. So we shouldn’t cope that.
We wont fold and we wont relocate.
this area is too important and strategic for the afl commission.
Yeah, 'cause they actually have supporter bases and generations of people who are invested in them as clubs. How many legitimate supporters do the GC have? 1/8th of FA. No one wanted this team to even come into being - they could foresee it would compromise the competition and had a strong possibility to descend into the farce we see today.
Thankfully the commission isnt full of people like you. All clubs started at one point in time and had no history.Yeah, 'cause they actually have supporter bases and generations of people who are invested in them as clubs. How many legitimate supporters do the GC have? 1/8th of FA. No one wanted this team to even come into being - they could foresee it would compromise the competition and had a strong possibility to descend into the farce we see today.
No of course I didn't - I'm arguing they should never have been introduced to begin with.did u expect GC to come in and instantly get 25k home crowds during bottom 4 years?
Well 2010 is thatta wayNo of course I didn't - I'm arguing they should never have been introduced to begin with.
Yep, the AFL wouldn’t want to miss the Gold Coast boat or they’ll bloody regret it in 20 years. Which is a very hard point to argue with the hordes who want immediate gratification.And in the ten years on the coast, the number of schools now with footy posts on the school oval and not rugby posts is amazing
did u expect GC to come in and instantly get 25k home crowds during bottom 4 years?
Yeah, 'cause they actually have supporter bases and generations of people who are invested in them as clubs. How many legitimate supporters do the GC have? 1/8th of FA. No one wanted this team to even come into being - they could foresee it would compromise the competition and had a strong possibility to descend into the farce we see today.
Statistically there is no doubt our crowds went up in that period you mention compared to the first three to four seasons.GWS have been a top 4 side from 2016-2019 and their crowds didn't go up. Nobody cares about these clubs, that's the problem.
This is good to know, albeit anecdotal evidence.And in the ten years on the coast, the number of schools now with footy posts on the school oval and not rugby posts is amazing
I wonder what impact Queensland hosting the Olympics will have in the Sund. I suspect there will be a big movement towards Olympic sports in schools over the next 12 years.
Facilities and funding will improve in a number of sports that will give some competition to AFL and AFLW.
Yep both Adelaide clubs would be rubbing there hands together and a heap of Victorian clubs will be lining up to bring king homePaying massive overs for average to good players also doesn't help. Weller I can understand but why did they sign Rory Atkins for 5 years? The seeds are planted for another big exodus in the coming years.
Thank you for your kind words.This is good to know, albeit anecdotal evidence.
It would be just as heartening, however, if I knew of one more GC poster than the ever excellent and entertaining Billy ray.
Look at the history though with out being rude every sporting club or franchise of any code that have been based on the gold coast have been nothing but epic failures . Just maybe basing professional athletes in a party town isn’t great for performanceNothing to do with the area though. Plonk that team anywhere else and they are not magically going to get better. It is all down to the club itself.
Eg. No one would say the people of Carlton don't like football because Carlton the club have been terrible for a few decades. The levels of enthusiasm by the supporter base has no impact on how the team does on the field.