The Monday Soap Box - Round Two

[bornadog]

We're not getting 50000 to Marvel against most teams. As long as its the 3 games a year, against either Gold Coast, Freo, West Coast, Brisbane, GSW, Sydney, Adelaide or Port I'm okay with it.
I think it's a good connection, and one, given the relative proximity to Melbourne has the additional benefit of fostering membership growth that has a reasonable chance of being enduring if handled well.

2 games a year

[Grantysghost]

2 games a year too many

Fixed

[bornadog]

Fixed

Hey, I love going to Ballarat. Feels like the old days in the suburbs

[chef]

Fixed

They are much better than the sterile stuff we get at the G or Marvel. Feels like old school football.

[ledge]

Hey, I love going to Ballarat. Feels like the old days in the suburbs

That’s why I like vfl , chat to your mates,have a beer, go on the ground at the breaks , even chat to the players , coach etc.

[Grantysghost]

They are much better than the sterile stuff we get at the G or Marvel. Feels like old school football.

Blurgh no can't agree.

Where's my half time scones? MACAROONS!

[Grantysghost]

Hey, I love going to Ballarat. Feels like the old days in the suburbs

But its not.

It's 100ks away and the ground is barely afl standard.

[Grantysghost]

That’s why I like vfl , chat to your mates,have a beer, go on the ground at the breaks , even chat to the players , coach etc.

Vfl is great. Let's not use nostalgia to revision those cold shitty days in garbage bags at suburban grounds for the elite level now.
Vfl is a great choice if you like that.

[hujsh]

I like the partnership. Better than travelling to the NT or being a substitute Tasmanian team

[chef]

I like the partnership. Better than travelling to the NT or being a substitute Tasmanian team

And it helps us make a profit on a couple of games that wouldn't be very profitable at Marvel.

[Grantysghost]

I like the partnership. Better than travelling to the NT or being a substitute Tasmanian team

Oh Cairns was so good!

[Grantysghost]

And it helps us make a profit on a couple of games that wouldn't be very profitable at Marvel.

That is good.

I get it for the rank and file however the ground is pretty poor.
No parking, no shade or freezing cold, poor food facilities, over priced, long queues.

Have you been chef?
People who fork out thousands for memberships take the biggest hit.
I've been to my last game there i reckon.

I get the appeal for those who miss the old days.

[chef]

That is good.

I get it for the rank and file however the ground is pretty poor.
No parking, no shade or freezing cold, poor food facilities, over priced, long queues.

Have you been chef?
People who fork out thousands for memberships take the biggest hit.
I've been to my last game there i reckon.

I get the appeal for those who miss the old days.

Yeah i go to all of them, they are the highlight of the draw for me. I lived in Ballarat(boarding school) so i love getting back there and the weather doesnt surprise me.

These games dont have the 'product' feel the City games have.

[Grantysghost]

Yeah i go to all of them, they are the highlight of the draw for me. I lived in Ballarat(boarding school) so i love getting back there and the weather doesnt surprise me.

These games dont have the 'product' feel the City games have.

Yep get that.

Glad we make cash out of it.

People complaining about the stadiums we have in Melbourne makes me laugh though, they're world class. One has a bloody roof!

[mighty_west]

That is good.

I get it for the rank and file however the ground is pretty poor.
No parking, no shade or freezing cold, poor food facilities, over priced, long queues.

Have you been chef?
People who fork out thousands for memberships take the biggest hit.
I've been to my last game there i reckon.

I get the appeal for those who miss the old days.

Sounds like the old days at the Western Oval, just goes to show how good supporters have it these days, the comfort of the modern stadium and how easy grounds are to get to, food prices at games, what happened to the days of taking your flask with hot water housing 6 hot dogs in with a fresh bag of Tip Top hot dog buns and a few tomato sauce squeezies for maybe $11 all up, oh and i'm pretty sure we can still take in unopened bottles of drink for $1 a pop when chucking a few in the freezer and bringing to the game?