Bombers bankrupt in 4 years???

[Pantsless]

Relax friends...I was reading a thread in the International Footy section regarding the Forgotten Tour. There is a link to a website. On the left hand pane there is a link called "Footy Goss" and down near the bottom it has a link named "Bomber trouble"..clicking on the link reveals this:

Bomber problems

IS it crisis time for Essendon? With the club spririts down as Kevin Sheedy battles with his team's worst losing streak in recent memory, Windy Hill is leaking like a Dockers board meeting.

We've heard the Bombers could be bankrupt in eight years if they don't manage to get more than an average of 43000 people to their Colonial home games.

But on a brighter note for the struggling Bombers it has been reported to australianrules.com that the AFL is considering a proposal from Ron Evans that the stadium be renamed The Graeme McMahon Stadium. Evans has denied that there is any conflict of interest but agrees that with the likelihood of multiple club demises in Melbourne, Colonial Stadium could end up being owned by the Essendon Football Club.

It may have been written 4 years ago.

The figures seem to be very good, so I don't know where this is coming from..and I don't think we'll ever own Docklands.

 

[Darealrath]

I can't decide if it's just extremely novice journalism, attempted humour with the graeme mcmahon bit, or both.

Just out of interest, what is our average for colonial home games, it'd be about 43k wouldn't ?

 

[Pantsless]

We're nearly there...42,018 EDIT: There would be a small number of away games in the list below, but not that many.

R1  Port Adelaide    4.4 11.5 17.7 24.12    156 0.3 2.8 6.13 8.14       62  W Docklands      43012  09-Mar-2000
R6  Western Bulldogs 6.5 9.8 12.12 22.12    144 1.3 4.4 7.7 12.9        81  W Docklands      42039  14-Apr-2000
R10 Adelaide         4.4 8.5 12.8 20.12     132 4.2 9.9 12.10 12.12     84  W Docklands      34626  14-May-2000
R11 Geelong          4.2 11.7 16.10 22.13   145 7.1 10.6 11.8 13.9      87  W Docklands      47071  20-May-2000
R12 St Kilda         6.3 15.8 19.12 25.19   169 3.3 6.3 7.5 13.5        83  W Docklands      39836  26-May-2000
R15 West Coast       1.7 7.10 13.12 15.18   108 3.1 5.2 10.5 11.10      76  W Docklands      39694  17-Jun-2000
R18 Fremantle        4.5 11.9 18.12 24.15   159 4.0 4.0 7.1 11.6        72  W Docklands      34567  07-Jul-2000
R19 Hawthorn         7.4 14.7 17.10 25.15   165 4.1 6.2 11.4 13.4       82  W Docklands      46956  15-Jul-2000
R21 Western Bulldogs 3.2 7.3 11.7 12.9      81  4.1 7.3 9.4 14.8        92  L Docklands      45725  28-Jul-2000
R2  Port Adelaide    7.4 11.6 18.7 23.7     145 3.1 6.4 9.6 16.11       107 W Docklands      34918  06-Apr-2001
R6  West Coast       4.3 11.8 19.10 24.14   158 3.3 7.4 8.7 10.10       70  W Docklands      33841  06-May-2001
R9  Hawthorn         7.4 11.9 15.10 18.14   122 4.1 4.4 7.7 8.9         57  W Docklands      50701  26-May-2001
R11 St Kilda         6.3 13.6 18.11 19.14   128 2.4 6.6 9.6 13.8        86  W Docklands      40075  08-Jun-2001
R12 Adelaide         3.3 7.6 13.10 18.14    122 3.1 6.1 8.4 11.7        73  W Docklands      38816  15-Jun-2001
R13 Fremantle        2.2 7.5 13.7 18.10     118 4.4 5.5 7.11 10.12      72  W Docklands      29528  30-Jun-2001
R14 Western Bulldogs 5.3 12.6 19.7 24.10    154 3.2 5.3 10.5 11.10      76  W Docklands      48728  06-Jul-2001
R15 Geelong          5.7 10.8 15.12 19.13   127 1.2 9.5 13.5 17.10      112 W Docklands      48152  15-Jul-2001
R19 Sydney           1.3 2.8 5.11 11.13     79  2.5 7.6 9.8 11.11       77  W Docklands      45057  12-Aug-2001
R4  Adelaide         7.2 11.4 17.5 19.8     122 3.1 6.2 8.8 11.15       81  W Docklands      40322  19-Apr-2002
R8  St Kilda         3.5 13.8 21.12 26.15   171 2.2 3.3 4.5 11.6        72  W Docklands      34262  19-May-2002
R11 Port Adelaide    1.1 4.3 5.7 7.7        49  4.2 7.6 10.10 16.12     108 L Docklands      40044  08-Jun-2002
R13 Melbourne        7.2 12.7 17.11 18.12   120 3.4 5.5 10.9 16.12      108 W Docklands      41817  28-Jun-2002
R14 Western Bulldogs 5.4 8.9 13.13 17.16    118 3.3 9.5 14.6 18.10      118 D Docklands      44864  06-Jul-2002
R16 Geelong          2.2 4.2 7.4 8.8        56  4.3 8.5 11.7 14.11      95  L Docklands      47778  20-Jul-2002
R18 Brisbane Lions   3.0 7.2 8.3 11.5       71  5.2 9.3 11.5 16.12      108 L Docklands      43036  03-Aug-2002
R21 Fremantle        5.3 7.8 9.12 13.15     93  2.5 5.6 7.10 10.12      72  W Docklands      32667  25-Aug-2002
EF  West Coast       3.4 6.6 11.7 17.9      111 2.2 6.6 9.8 11.12       78  W Docklands      37475  07-Sep-2002
R4  Western Bulldogs 3.2 9.4 15.6 20.9      129 5.4 8.8 12.12 16.14     110 W Docklands      35238  19-Apr-2003
R9  Port Adelaide    3.3 5.6 10.10 14.12    96  4.3 10.5 15.7 23.8      146 L Docklands      35390  23-May-2003
R10 West Coast       7.1 10.6 14.10 19.14   128 4.2 11.3 13.8 16.10     106 W Docklands      32715  01-Jun-2003
R12 Kangaroos        5.0 7.3 12.6 13.10     88  5.3 7.6 11.9 14.12      96  L Docklands      45331  13-Jun-2003
R13 Geelong          8.3 13.5 16.6 20.9     129 4.0 8.1 12.2 15.3       93  W Docklands      48374  27-Jun-2003
R14 St Kilda         3.6 7.8 12.10 17.17    119 2.2 3.5 6.9 7.9         51  W Docklands      49148  04-Jul-2003
R16 Brisbane Lions   4.4 6.4 11.8 14.10     94  3.2 7.6 10.10 12.14     86  W Docklands      47744  19-Jul-2003
R19 Western Bulldogs 9.3 14.6 17.11 22.15   147 2.0 5.2 8.4 12.8        80  W Docklands      36138  10-Aug-2003
R21 Fremantle        4.3 10.4 14.7 20.13    133 3.2 7.3 9.4 11.7        73  W Docklands      42256  23-Aug-2003
R2  St Kilda         2.3 3.5 5.9 8.12       60  3.5 5.10 7.15 13.16     94  L Docklands      44876  03-Apr-2004
R3  West Coast       8.0 10.1 16.3 22.5     137 3.0 7.5 15.8 20.11      131 W Docklands      33150  10-Apr-2004
R7  Western Bulldogs 5.2 10.6 15.7 18.13    121 3.2 7.5 11.9 14.11      95  W Docklands      45119  07-May-2004
R9  Geelong          6.1 8.8 12.11 14.13    97  6.5 10.6 13.10 18.12    120 L Docklands      51400  22-May-2004
R10 Fremantle        4.8 11.11 14.12 17.13  115 2.2 3.5 7.9 12.13       85  W Docklands      38411  28-May-2004
R12 Brisbane Lions   7.2 11.4 12.8 14.12    96  5.1 13.3 20.9 25.12     162 L Docklands      50003  12-Jun-2004
R14 Kangaroos        4.3 7.5 11.6 12.7      79  3.3 6.6 9.12 14.16      100 L Docklands      49419  02-Jul-2004
R17 St Kilda         2.1 4.3 9.7 14.8       92  6.4 9.5 15.6 20.7       127 L Docklands      50392  23-Jul-2004
R18 Port Adelaide    3.4 9.5 12.9 18.11     119 2.7 4.8 8.11 11.13      79  W Docklands      35711  31-Jul-2004
R22 Western Bulldogs 4.3 7.6 12.7 17.11     113 3.3 6.3 9.6 14.12       96  W Docklands      39894  29-Aug-2004
R4  Geelong          3.1 5.5 9.6 11.9       75  3.4 5.10 12.15 19.17    131 L Docklands      48653  16-Apr-2005
R6  Brisbane Lions   3.2 6.6 11.14 12.16    88  7.0 13.3 19.6 21.10     136 L Docklands      44055  30-Apr-2005
R8  Fremantle        5.3 7.8 10.11 17.15    117 2.4 4.8 10.12 11.16     82  W Docklands      30383  15-May-2005
R10 Western Bulldogs 7.1 11.3 17.8 21.11    137 3.1 6.1 11.5 17.8       110 W Docklands      40454  29-May-2005
R13 St Kilda         4.3 9.3 14.4 19.5      119 3.2 6.5 11.8 16.8       104 W Docklands      48342  24-Jun-2005
R14 Kangaroos        2.3 7.5 8.6 13.8       86  7.3 11.6 14.13 19.14    128 L Docklands      48696  02-Jul-2005
R18 Geelong          3.2 7.5 13.7 16.11     107 4.4 8.7 11.12 13.16     94  W Docklands      47122  29-Jul-2005
R19 Sydney           5.0 10.1 13.6 15.8     98  3.2 8.3 13.5 18.10      118 L Docklands      41629  06-Aug-2005
R1  Sydney           9.1 11.3 13.6 17.6     108 2.2 8.4 10.6 12.9       81  W Docklands      45355  01-Apr-2006

 

[Darealrath]

Cheers. Only once under 30k (29,528 - R13 2001 vs Fremantle), when Freo prolly had as many players as supporters there. Impressive.

 

[Pantsless]

I can't decide if it's just extremely novice journalism, attempted humour with the graeme mcmahon bit, or both.

Just out of interest, what is our average for colonial home games, it'd be about 43k wouldn't ?

Yep, The McMahon thing is just a gee up..might of been funny when they wrote it...I guess you would have had to have been there!

 

[M29]

It's rubbish.

 

[Pantsless]

It's rubbish.

Nah...really??

 

[boncer34]

I think we should buy Etihad from the AFL.

 

[Dave]

I think we should buy Etihad from the AFL.

For a dollar?

 

[DapperDon]

I think we should buy Etihad from the AFL.

Jade is gonna be pissed you're stealing his bit

 

[Jesse Custer]

For a dollar?

I'll buy that for a dollar !

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Solid bump 5/7

 

[eDPS]

Jade is gonna be pissed you're stealing his bit

Jade