Analysis Dwindling Crowds

[BlightysCats]

Women force men to stay at home and do household/family chores on weekends so they cant take their sons to the footy like they used to.

That sounds healthy. If any 'man' is being forced by his wife/partner to do household chores instead of spend quality time with his son or daughter at the footy then he's not much of a 'man' at all and she sure as hell isn't much of a 'woman.'

 

[FredLeDeux]

So time to develop canned atmosphere to be played across the vision.It's a job for Das.

We could have the Channel 7 MegaWall of Sound.

 

[David the Cat]

In one of my moments of brilliancy…I have come up with a solution.

Hologram Memberships!!

We do a CNN and create holograms of Cat supporters who can't make it to games and stuff them into the standing room section. We could even have "Hologram Memberships" added to our member numbers. We'd pack em in every week.

whats more….we would be the first club to have 100,000 members. sure beats pet memberships IMO!!






Sometimes I even outdo myself.

 

[iameviljez]

In one of my moments of brilliancy…I have come up with a solution.

Hologram Memberships!!

We do a CNN and create holograms of Cat supporters who can't make it to games and stuff them into the standing room section. We could even have "Hologram Memberships" added to our member numbers. We'd pack em in every week.

whats more….we would be the first club to have 100,000 members. sure beats pet memberships IMO!!






Sometimes I even outdo myself.

You could even have a smoke and drink a full strength beer at the footy! Just like old times.

 

[iameviljez]

We could have the Channel 7 MegaWall of Sound.

Aaaaaaand in the coaches' box, next to Chris Scott, introducing Phil Spector

 

[FredLeDeux]

In one of my moments of brilliancy…I have come up with a solution.

Hologram Memberships!!

We do a CNN and create holograms of Cat supporters who can't make it to games and stuff them into the standing room section. We could even have "Hologram Memberships" added to our member numbers. We'd pack em in every week.

whats more….we would be the first club to have 100,000 members. sure beats pet memberships IMO!!





Sometimes I even outdo myself.

We could also make attendance compulsory for those who voted for the Roaring Cat gadget, and include them in the new Moron Members category.

 

[catempire]

We could also make attendance compulsory for those who voted for the Roaring Cat gadget, and include them in the new Moron Members category.

Any chance we can put them all* in a soundproof booth with their beloved growl noise so the rest of us can enjoy the natural ambiance of the post goal celebrations?


*i assume there couldn't be more than a handful of such morons in existence...

 

[Art Vandelay_]

That's not nice

They asked the fans in a vote, you know... What is the cornerstone of a democracy and the fans voted for the roar. I don't mind it so Fred I take umbrage at that comment.

 

[iameviljez]

That's not nice

They asked the fans in a vote, you know... What is the cornerstone of a democracy and the fans voted for the roar. I don't mind it so Fred I take umbrage at that comment.

INTO THE BOOTH

 

[FredLeDeux]

That's not nice

They asked the fans in a vote, you know... What is the cornerstone of a democracy and the fans voted for the roar. I don't mind it so Fred I take umbrage at that comment.

You know where you can put your umbrage.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

You know where you can put your umbrage.

 

[JUBJUB]

In one of my moments of brilliancy…I have come up with a solution.

Hologram Memberships!!

We do a CNN and create holograms of Cat supporters who can't make it to games and stuff them into the standing room section. We could even have "Hologram Memberships" added to our member numbers. We'd pack em in every week.

whats more….we would be the first club to have 100,000 members. sure beats pet memberships IMO!!






Sometimes I even outdo myself.

You are the Darryl Kerrigan of this board - such a thinker

 

[Pivo]

In one of my moments of brilliancy…I have come up with a solution.

Hologram Memberships!!

We do a CNN and create holograms of Cat supporters who can't make it to games and stuff them into the standing room section. We could even have "Hologram Memberships" added to our member numbers. We'd pack em in every week.

whats more….we would be the first club to have 100,000 members. sure beats pet memberships IMO!!






Sometimes I even outdo myself.

Cloning.

Just need to get it past the ethics committee.

And if we do, then we'll be able to use it for so much more than just filling space in the outer...

 

[JUBJUB]

We could also make attendance compulsory for those who voted for the Roaring Cat gadget, and include them in the new Moron Members category.

psst......we call them the Cheer Squad

 

[dazbroncos]

Pretty simple really.. Each member pack gets a little GFC radio worth about 10 bucks with headphones. Every person at the ground can use them. You can hear regular radio on it but when ( in proximity to the ground) and a goal is kicked they hit a freq transmission that sets off the roar in the headsets only if the members pack. You can disable it at the pack.
That way those that like can hear it and those that don't - dont.
Next ... Dafur...

Go Catters

 

[Partridge]

I like the Saturday twilight option myself, late enough to not be early but early enough to not be home too late.
Can make a night of it if you like or go for a meal and some drinks prior as well

Obviously everyone has their own perfect world situation, and across 18 teams across the country there is no way of keeping every one happy

Yeah I reckon that's fair enough. I don't have a problem with Saturday day, twilight or night games. Very few of us have jobs that require a 9am start on Sunday morning. My main issue is with the delayed starts on Sundays. But again, it's a very minor voice against an army of TV executives drooling over ratings.

 

[Partridge]

Let's face it though - compared to 30 years ago when we were lucky to catch 3 minutes of highlights form Kardinia Park on World of Sport with Sam or Bobby giving a really rough idea of the game, we're pretty blessed.

Absolutely. From that aspect alone - being able to see the games, either live or via replay - it's not even comparable. You only need to look at the 1989 season (for those of us old enough) to appreciate this. After the loss to Hawthorn in Round 6, we played St.Kilda at Geelong in Round 7. Final score - 35.18.228 for a then club record score, and a winning margin of 119 points. No coverage. As you say, a few highlights on whatever the successor to World of Sport was called then. Two weeks later, Gary Ablett kicked 14 as we obliterated Richmond while amassing a reasonable 32.19.211 for a 134-point win. No coverage, and again, just a few minutes of highlights. Even sandwiched in between, a 129-point win over Brisbane at Geelong. You know where this is going by now - no coverage, brief highlights. That was it.

Could you imagine now, how many of us would watch those games in their entirety to absorb it, especially the first and third games? So although there are many things we complain about with the TV presentation (particularly the commentary), and I'm guilty of it too, the availability of coverage - actually being able to see the game - is so many times better than it's ever been.

 

[Partridge]

That sounds healthy. If any 'man' is being forced by his wife/partner to do household chores instead of spend quality time with his son or daughter at the footy then he's not much of a 'man' at all and she sure as hell isn't much of a 'woman.'

If either partner is being 'forced' to do anything, they shouldn't be there.

 

[Whit3y]

Absolutely. From that aspect alone - being able to see the games, either live or via replay - it's not even comparable. You only need to look at the 1989 season (for those of us old enough) to appreciate this. After the loss to Hawthorn in Round 6, we played St.Kilda at Geelong in Round 7. Final score - 35.18.228 for a then club record score, and a winning margin of 119 points. No coverage. As you say, a few highlights on whatever the successor to World of Sport was called then. Two weeks later, Gary Ablett kicked 14 as we obliterated Richmond while amassing a reasonable 32.19.211 for a 134-point win. No coverage, and again, just a few minutes of highlights. Even sandwiched in between, a 129-point win over Brisbane at Geelong. You know where this is going by now - no coverage, brief highlights. That was it.

Could you imagine now, how many of us would watch those games in their entirety to absorb it, especially the first and third games? So although there are many things we complain about with the TV presentation (particularly the commentary), and I'm guilty of it too, the availability of coverage - actually being able to see the game - is so many times better than it's ever been.

what a day, what a player. would have had more but the president stole a few

 

[JackFlash]

The team performance, the starting time of matches and the inclement weather are all factors. There is a feeling of despair this year, the season is already lost and fans have dropped off, for the first time in a decade Geelong are out of contention by the end of April! We knew it was coming, we knew they would fall, what has shocked fans the most is the acceleration of that fall this year, it hasn't been gradual, the competition has done a Game Of Thrones style execution and chopped off our heads!

 

[you pick one]

I jumped the wall leading into the old toilet block between the Bob Davis gate and moorabool street once. I decided to make a run for it thinking security were unaware of my mischievous actions... next minute I'm getting escorted out of the ground to the applause of 500 people waiting for the gates to open.

That wasn't very bright,rule one make sure there is a crowd to melt into,never ever jump the fence into an empty ground.

 

[you pick one]

Pretty simple really.. Each member pack gets a little GFC radio worth about 10 bucks with headphones. Every person at the ground can use them. You can hear regular radio on it but when ( in proximity to the ground) and a goal is kicked they hit a freq transmission that sets off the roar in the headsets only if the members pack. You can disable it at the pack.
That way those that like can hear it and those that don't - dont.
Next ... Dafur...

Go Catters

Your going to do all this with a 10 buck radio,I've got close to two and a half grands worth of gear here to sometimes be able to pick up a game,Daz for minister for communications.

 

[bulletproof]

Just on the bizzare growling noise, my own anecdotal research casts some doubt on the legitimacy of the club conducted poll.

In addition, people who like it, don't really love it, but the people who don't like it, hate it. I mean really hate it.

#mighty

 

[BlightysCats]

If either partner is being 'forced' to do anything, they shouldn't be there.

Lets start a 'positive healthy relationships, and football' thread Partridge. Be self help gurus to the BigFooty masses, I can see us now releasing our book 'Relationships and AFL,' on some daytime T.V women's talk show and then the hosts cutting straight from our interview to Dennis Walter singing a swing version of 'Killing in the name of' by Rage Against The Machine.

 

[you pick one]

Lets start a 'positive healthy relationships, and football' thread Partridge. Be self help gurus to the BigFooty masses, I can see us now releasing our book 'Relationships and AFL,' on some daytime T.V women's talk show and then the hosts cutting straight from our interview to Dennis Walter singing a swing version of 'Killing in the name of' by Rage Against The Machine.

I'll do the marriage guidance segment 4 times up to the alter gives me some credibility or maybe not.