It's official: Visy Park

[AndyWalkersGirl]

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24247811-19742,00.html

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant idea. The sponsorship/naming rights and the 15million it will bring in the first 3 years, the environmental awareness campaign, the whole bringing Carlton back to the public eg: School visits etc.

I'm stoked. Christ I love this club Richard Pratt - so much respect for that man and what he has done for the best club in the Land.

 

[The Cranium]

Oh crap...it was supposed to be Cranium Stadium

 

[Dramoth]

I dont think that Dick is going to be so heartless to call it anything other than Princes Park.

The buildings would possible be called The Visy Training complex, but the overall area would still be Princes Park

Still... it doesnt matter... Dick once again puts his hand into those deep pockets of his and pulls out more cash for the club

I love him for everything that he has done over the last 12 months

 

[CarltonFan]

From The Article
Visy's complex relationship involving Judd as a highly-paid ambassador and its sponsorship of Carlton has only recently been ticked off by the AFL and investigations manager Ken Wood.

thankgod we've jumped that hurdle...

 

[MBIB]

I'm so old school, I wish they could have tacked it on without knocking down the Heatley Stand...but the environmental haven sounds absolutely amazing. Kudos to Pratt and co. for thinking ahead we've been behind the 8 ball for a while. Get those kids in navy blue!

Visy Park not so sure about but I'm sure as Dramoth said it will always stay Princes Park.

 

[diesel1]

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24247811-19742,00.html

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant idea. The sponsorship/naming rights and the 15million it will bring in the first 3 years, the environmental awareness campaign, the whole bringing Carlton back to the public eg: School visits etc.

I'm stoked. Christ I love this club Richard Pratt - so much respect for that man and what he has done for the best club in the Land.

Does this mean that Crissy Judd is getting paid under Visy's books? If so, then Carlton are very smart! We can now try poach Brown and make him vice amasador! Bring on down Johnno Brown!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bee]

Didn't take them long. Nice to know we are hated again though!

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484294

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Not one person would object if it was their team doing this with AFL approval. Hypocrisy at its finest.

 

[Smell The Glove]

I dont think that Dick is going to be so heartless to call it anything other than Princes Park.

The buildings would possible be called The Visy Training complex, but the overall area would still be Princes Park

Still... it doesnt matter... Dick once again puts his hand into those deep pockets of his and pulls out more cash for the club

I love him for everything that he has done over the last 12 months

I doubt it. Pratt is nothing if not concerned about his own image.

At least Visy Park isn't as dicky sounding as MC Labour Park.

 

[Staaar_Blue]

This has been in the works for a long time. The answer to the question of chris judd getting extra money is obviously yes. This ambassador type role was offered to judd before he signed.

 

[krayfesh]

And that's why we love him.

I'm basically hearing the Million Dollar Man's theme song in my head continually now...

 

[sherb]

Didn't take them long. Nice to know we are hated again though!

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484294

Yep, the mindless ferals are predictably all over it.

 

[phantom 309]

Didn't take them long. Nice to know we are hated again though!

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484294

there was a time when i did give the slightest of sh-ts of how others thought of us, but the one thing the past six years has done for me is topped up the cement content of my diet and now i get satisfaction from there hatred of us I LOVE IT

 

[thegreenmachine]

Didn't take them long. Nice to know we are hated again though!

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484294

You've just got to try and get used to it. We're just scapegoats from what happened in the past. The past is the past and I've moved on. Any of their past and present failures, or what we're doing right now and in the future, and we're always to blame. We're scum, the club is scum etc etc, it's amazing how unintelligent certain opposition supporters can be.

 

[Silvagnis]

Patrick Smith flatlined when he heard the news.

The sponsorship/naming rights and the 15million it will bring in the first 3 years

It's $5 million over three years, not $5 million a year.

Great news and a relief.

I was worried that the announcement was going to be about re-signing Ratten for another two years.

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[Aphrodite]

Didn't take them long. Nice to know we are hated again though!

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484294

Bee it is comforting to know we are hated again


interesting also the readers comments from the Herald Sun .........

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/comments/0,22023,24247811-19742,00.html

 

[thylacine60]

Please tell me that's Juddy's hybrid Hyundai Star parked out front.

 

[Aphrodite]

Please tell me that's Juddy's hybrid Hyundai Star parked out front.

It looks more like his petrol guzzling Hybrid BMW thy

 

[Silvagnis]

Please tell me that's Juddy's hybrid Hyundai Star parked out front.

It's a similar crowd that you'd see at a Melbourne, Kangaroos or Port home game.

 

[thylacine60]

It looks more like his petrol guzzling Hybrid BMW thy

Dang, that's torn it. Hutchy will be going through CJ's garbage to see if he's tossed anything that's possibly recyclable. I think Pago salvaged Micky Martyn in similar circumstances.

It's a similar crowd that you'd see at a Melbourne, Kangaroos or Port home game.

Think they call it a lock-in.

 

[HBF]

Great news. $5M over 3 years for pretty much naming rights. Goodbye Debt - hello surplus cash. And, it's going to make The Lexus Centre look like Moorabbin.

 

[Marc Shmurf 3]

I didnt know Hyundai made a 4wd so similar to the BMW X5

 

[phantom 309]

I didnt know Hyundai made a 4wd so similar to the BMW X5

um looks like Juddys got some work to do

 

[Silvagnis]

Visy Park heralds a new era

Watch VISY Park Announcement

Swann will prove to be a more valuable acquisition than Judd.

Notice that Pratt isn't sitting at the table with Judd and Swann.