Might go and buy that $300 Cooney Brownlow piece ive had my eyes on down at the Kennel. Surely thats a 'contribution'
Will upgrade my membership from 11>17 aswell.
Rose was saying on SEN the club will ask all bulldogs for life members to add $10 on their membership for three years to help contribute. If there are say 20,000 bulldog for life members, at $10 each then thats $200,000 per year.
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Depends on whether the profit they're quoting is before or after interest (EBIT - earnings before interest and tax - is often used to gauge profitability). Profit can also be skewed by non cash items, like depreciation and sales for which payment has not been received yet.
Cash is king, and if you've got $1,000,000,000,000,000 of profit, but only $1 of cash in the bank, profit means zip since you can't pay bills with profit.
I think an extra $500 a year for a bulldogs supporter is a massive ask, ESPECIALLY if you're already contributing with a membership. My uncle saves up all year for his membership, and I've given him a membership voucher as a birthday present to help along the way too. Massive ask (I'll be trying to kick in a bit extra though....ugh, a couple less drinks at the pub tonight).
Just hope the club thinks outside the square ,like dinners or a day in the coaches box (warning coarse language)instead of just slinging everyone for cash!
Bulldog for life could contribute say $5 or $10 per month.
I notice a few suggesting they can't afford $500 but what I am really suggesting is get together with fellow supporters/members.
If 10 of you combine it is $50 each but if it takes 100 it is $5 each.
I will do what I can via my Bulldog for Life.
I am sure there are a few who can find something. $20 is not even a packet of smokes and would go nowhere on a night out.