Good he said it, something needs to be done, it's a joke. Just listened to the SEN boys then, they were pouring their support behind the AFL stepping up the financial support for the club - Marco said, he doubts any fans would be against the AFL bringing our facilities up to scratch and its the COLA stuff that riles supporters. Seems like they were a bit flat and feeling for us after talking to Luey.
Then this wanker Carlton supporter calls up like 'So they want more of our money?, where's the money we are already pumping into their coffers each year going?" etc etc.. as if old Mrs Pratt sends the money transfer directly from her personal account.
Seriously - it's like a chain setting up two fishing stores, one next to river and the other near a desert - and then they ask them to both make the same revenue each year, then the store near the river is bitching when the desert store gets top up funds to keep it afloat, acting like being near ot the water makes no difference!!. It's that clear cut how far we are up against it we are.
We are carrying the f****** torch up here, they need us for their TV rights deal to tick off on Brisbane as a capital city, imagine the advertisers they might lose if as part of selling commercial packages to certain buyers they had to say 'Oh no sorry we don't cover off on QLD as part of your deal" - THEY NEED US and we NEED SUPPORT!
It's like we are the Men of the Nights Watch FFS - while the flogs from kings landing are having a merry old time.
Gill at the end of last year with his goofy smile 'They'll be fine, they just need to start winning a few games".. the AFL have F***ed a Duck on this one, they have spent so long spent sitting on there hands their fingers tips are to numb to feel their way through the dark, now it will get to point they cannot ignore it any more and they will finally step in and do something ala Melbourne 3 years ago.
I can honestly say, I have no issue with concessions and allowances being made for different clubs, we have just been left to rot, only club without COLA or a retention allowance on the east coast.
I don't blame anyone for leaving from this point on, you get one shot at your AFL career and who could blame a young kid for not wanting to be left to never reach their elite potential up here.