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I'm guessing we might announce a sponsor Friday sometime on the eve our Round 1 NAB Cup!

If it's China Southern it's all good!

I flew with them from Tokyo to Shangai and they did a fantastic job getting us there safely considering we flew through a major storm across the ocean in the dead of the night. It was an adrenalin flight for myself, but for the 99% of passengers I think they [censored] themselves or spewed up.

Good job!

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I'm guessing we might announce a sponsor Friday sometime on the eve our Round 1 NAB Cup!

If it's China Southern it's all good!

I flew with them from Tokyo to Shangai and they did a fantastic job getting us there safely considering we flew through a major storm across the ocean in the dead of the night. It was an adrenalin flight for myself, but for the 99% of passengers I think they [censored] themselves or spewed up.

Good job!

That's when the pilot & crew really earn respect. Been in those situations myself flying in asia and america (new orleans) close call
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Makes Emirates look like a hobby . Now why did we waste our time in China again?

IF China Southern are the new sponsors it is an exact repeat of the situation when Collingwood took on Emirates. Their schedules, network and financial performance has increased substantially since, and Collingwood have paired that success to their advantage.

I think CSN is up to 2 services per day to Melbourne already. ( see if you can find a Qantas service to China from Melbourne)

Their market is 1 Billion people in their home country alone, leave alone the rest of Asia.

CSN as our sponsor would be a dream come true........

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That's when the pilot & crew really earn respect. Been in those situations myself flying in asia and america (new orleans) close call

WYL you seem to be good with the china connection do you think we should push to play games for points over there to help our membership in the large chinese community here in melbourne? It could really boost our numbers if we land a chinese FOJ and play there.

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I think in your business management 101 course that you obviously failed, you overlooked the subject concerning branding. Along the lines of if you lay with dogs you'll get fleas.

We are hardly desperate enough to take a deal from just anyone because they have the money. We need to have a brand worthy of it's place along side the MFC.

I don't recollect the AFL brand ever being harmed by their association with Ansett whilst it overshot runways, collapsed nose wheels and went broke in the early noughties.

Yet, you're apparently happy with Energy Watch who were being pursued by the ACCC! Pfft!

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Interesting as i have just read up on China Southern over the last hour.....It is also the fourth-largest airline in the world in domestic passenger traffic and the sixth-largest in scheduled domestic passenger-kilometres flown

In 2010, China Southern Airlines carried 76.5 million domestic and international passengers with an average load factor of 79.2%. The airline reported a net profit of CNY5.8 billion ($883 million) in 2010

In June 2006, China Southern Airlines confirmed another order of 3 Boeing 737-700s and 7 Boeing 737-800s. The deliveries would continue through 2010. On 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for 6 Boeing 777 freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development. The aircraft would be delivered from November 2008 to July 2010.

On 20 August 2007, China Southern Airlines announced its intention for an order of 25 Boeing 737-700s and 30 Boeing 737-800s, which will be delivered from May 2011 to October 2013] It was a mere two months before, on 23 October 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that it had placed an order for 10 additional Airbus A330-200s. The order has a listed price of US$1.677 billion and the aircraft will be delivered from March 2010 to August 2012]

On 21 January 2010, China Southern announced an order for an additional 20 A320-200s scheduled for delivery from 2011 – 2013 due to the falling fuel costs and surging passenger demand.

In March, the Chinese carrier issued new shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai 2010 to raise 10.75 billion yuan[29] ($1.57 billion) in a bid to pay off outstanding loans. In December, CNY810 million ($121.5 million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines to fund its fleet expansion]

In November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of six A330s and 30 A320s–200. The specific variant of A330 is not identified]

On 11 January 2011, China Southern announced a lease for 10 Embraer E-190 to be delivered from the second half of 2011.

On 27 January 2011, China Southern was awarded the four star ranking by Skytrax. It is currently the largest 4 star airline to hold this title]

On 15 June 2011 China Southern made its inaugural flight to Vancouver, Canada opening up a new passenger and trade routes including China Southern Cargo's first flight on on 5 July 2011.

On 17 October 2011, China Southern made its first flight with the Airbus A380.

Destinations

Main article: China Southern Airlines destinations

China Southern Airlines flies to 169 countries worldwide, including code-share destinations. It maintains a strong presence in the domestic market, with its main hubs being Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, along with other focus cities in Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Ürümqi, Wuhan and Zhengzhou. The airline plans to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well to exploit the domestic market potential.

The airline provides services to 65 international destinations. Most of the international flights link between Guangzhou and world cities. There are also plenty of international flights operated through Beijing, Urumqi (notably to Central Asia) and Dalian (to Japan, South Korea, and Russia). China Southern Airlines has developed an extensive network to Southeast Asia and also has become the Chinese airline with the largest presence in Australia. Alliance

On 28 August 2004, China Southern Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the airline alliance SkyTeam. On 15 November 2007, the airline was officially welcomed as the 11th member of SkyTeam, becoming the first mainland Chinese airline to join the global airline alliance,[36] expanding the alliance's presence on mainland China.

Fairly Good Sponsor to get on board with at first look....this could be huge for the MFC

Good post.

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WYL you seem to be good with the china connection do you think we should push to play games for points over there to help our membership in the large chinese community here in melbourne? It could really boost our numbers if we land a chinese FOJ and play there.

The china market is beyond huge. If we played one game a year over there, and the supporters all got together at a venue to support, i wouldn't mind. Better than Darwin mate.

This sponsorship if it comes of will be the biggest coup in 50 years. Most airlines are struggling right now. This one is growing rapidly.

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The china market is beyond huge. If we played one game a year over there, and the supporters all got together at a venue to support, i wouldn't mind. Better than Darwin mate.

This sponsorship if it comes of will be the biggest coup in 50 years. Most airlines are struggling right now. This one is growing rapidly.

Yes this will be a big part of the puzzel for future flags if we get this right as we all know you need money to compete

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Yes this will be a big part of the puzzel for future flags if we get this right as we all know you need money to compete

The club must repay the supporters who have all dug deep since 2008 and i think it knows it. This sponsorship if it coomes off could open some big doors.
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So If Jetstar was toput up the money wed all say YES PLEASE !! . China Southern isnt a lot different and makes Jetstar look like some Weekend Mum and Dad outfit.

lets not get too cute... If some mob wants to pay us 2mil + for that front spot.. ...I say...THANKYOU !!

Lets not get too carried away with our own import...They could be lookiig at us and saying exactly the same thing....I mean...we last won silverware when???

Nobody knew of LG when they came here,nor Samsung for that matter. Hyundai was laughed at.

Quite frankly I cant see why anyone gets excited about Qantas these days.. very ordinary outfit.

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I can't believe that some on this thread are excited about having a charity on the jumper instead of a sponsor, some are sure that we have a sponsor already, while others are wondering what sort of discount that they can get from a nonexistent sponsor. I know there is glass half full, but some are just delusional.

Melbourne is heading into the season without a FOJ sponsor. Nothing to be happy about in this thread.

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I can't believe that some on this thread are excited about having a charity on the jumper instead of a sponsor, some are sure that we have a sponsor already, while others are wondering what sort of discount that they can get from a nonexistent sponsor. I know there is glass half full, but some are just delusional.

Wow you are on fire again. I don't think you will have too many fans for saying that having reach on the jumper is a bad thing.

Melbourne is heading into the season without a FOJ sponsor. Nothing to be happy about in this thread.

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I can't believe that some on this thread are excited about having a charity on the jumper instead of a sponsor, some are sure that we have a sponsor already, while others are wondering what sort of discount that they can get from a nonexistent sponsor. I know there is glass half full, but some are just delusional.

Melbourne is heading into the season without a FOJ sponsor. Nothing to be happy about in this thread.

Can see why you are worried but really for all the work jim has done and all the great work reach has done this is a great thing for the club to do for helping a great charity like this we will land our big fish soon until then im very proud to see our jumper with a logo that really is special and if anyone wants a jumper they are selling this at the demon shop i love it.

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I can't believe that some on this thread are excited about having a charity on the jumper instead of a sponsor, some are sure that we have a sponsor already, while others are wondering what sort of discount that they can get from a nonexistent sponsor. I know there is glass half full, but some are just delusional.

Melbourne is heading into the season without a FOJ sponsor. Nothing to be happy about in this thread.

Correction... Melbourne is heading into the NAB Cup without an FOJ sponsor! I am very happy that they have chosen to donate the space to Reach for the duration of the NAB Cup campaign and as a bonus, supporters can purchase what is, in effect, a limited edition/collector's item (do the takings go to the foundation?) and then in season proper they will be able to purchase a regular jumper with, hopefully, China Southern emblazoned on the FOJ!

I know it's a tired old cliche, but it appears that for some, MFCCS is striking early this year.

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IF we are unable to get a jumper sponsor by NAB cup, we should slap the Reach Foundation Logo on the front of the jumper, as a token of appreciation for all that Jim has given to the club. A way to say thanks. Then they could sell the jumpers and give the money back to Reach.

Looks like Cameron wasnt the first to have the idea about using the Reach logo. hrrrm. I guess he still reads the site, be nice if he commented on the actual FOJ sponsor. In any event, nice initiative. Not sure the idea was borrowed from FC Barcelona though as he suggests in the HUN. The master of spin is CS.

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