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Will be plenty in the print media tomorrow. Major press conference at Carlton today.
Carlton are in a very bad way financially. $7m in debt, which they're struggling to service (might need some Kennett 'styled' asset sales in a hurry).
Looks as though pride is preventing Carlton from applying for assistance via the CBF. However, a robust business plan is required to qualify (I'll leave it at that & open the door for others to comment on).
According to Collo, the way out of the mess is to spend more money on Princes Park, and re-develop it to be the 3rd Melbourne venue (again), but this time as an elite training centre (no one took up the offer before, and both Footscray & North since have the govt $$ to redevlop their own training bases) AND host pre season NAB Cup matches there.
Can't see that plan doing anything other than making the problem worse. Also can't see Curly being there next year (as they seriously need to save every dollar they can).
On field they look just as sick.
Blue baggers - where to from here?
Carlton are in a very bad way financially. $7m in debt, which they're struggling to service (might need some Kennett 'styled' asset sales in a hurry).
Looks as though pride is preventing Carlton from applying for assistance via the CBF. However, a robust business plan is required to qualify (I'll leave it at that & open the door for others to comment on).
According to Collo, the way out of the mess is to spend more money on Princes Park, and re-develop it to be the 3rd Melbourne venue (again), but this time as an elite training centre (no one took up the offer before, and both Footscray & North since have the govt $$ to redevlop their own training bases) AND host pre season NAB Cup matches there.
Can't see that plan doing anything other than making the problem worse. Also can't see Curly being there next year (as they seriously need to save every dollar they can).
On field they look just as sick.
Blue baggers - where to from here?
