Proud Day.

[LongBomb]

I'm really looking forward to days game. I'm excited about the opening of the new stand, but more than anything - proud.

Proud of the new era for the club that this stand represents.
Proud of being debt free after being $6m+ in the red only 6 years ago.
Proud of our record membership this year. And a forecast $1.7m profit.
Proud of building our club without draft and cash handouts like so many other clubs have received.

But all this is meaningless if the boys were not playing tough, accountable footy.
They still have a long way to go, but the foundations are definitely there.

Here's to a good win that will do the day justice!

 

[rizzo]

Great post.

ill add one:
Proud of being a cats supporter

 

[crudbucket]

I'm really looking forward to days game. I'm excited about the opening of the new stand, but more than anything - proud.

Proud of the new era for the club that this stand represents.
Proud of being debt free after being $6m+ in the red only 6 years ago.
Proud of our record membership this year. And a forecast $1.7m profit.
Proud of building our club without draft and cash handouts like so many other clubs have received.

But all this is meaningless if the boys were not playing tough, accountable footy.
They still have a long way to go, but the foundations are definitely there.

Here's to a good win that will do the day justice!

Yep, things are looking good for the pussies but I think you may need to take off the rose coloured glasses :-

(1) You are not debt free, you own around $3 million or thereabouts for the new stand.
(2) You didn't do it without "handouts". Mr Cook put pressure on the Westpac Bank to accept .55c in the dollar for a huge debt. This resulted in Westpac wiping off around $2 million before the GFC went over to the Bendigo Bank.

Apart from that, I'm pretty sure that the pussies are now here to stay whereas only a few years ago they were doing their best to replicate Fitzroy.

 

[rizzo]

(2) You didn't do it without "handouts". Mr Cook put pressure on the Westpac Bank to accept .55c in the dollar for a huge debt. This resulted in Westpac wiping off around $2 million before the GFC went over to the Bendigo Bank.

THats more then they would have got if we went bankrupt.
Its also not a handout

 

[LongBomb]

Not a handout at all.
Nothing more than a smart business negotiation.

Who do you follow crudbucket?

 

[fishman]

By reading the inuendo and slander I would probably say Richmond.