On 19/09/2012 at 13:36, dee-luded said:

I don't think the people would go there, the CBD. I wouldn't.

So i think it shows me what i'm looking for in a social scene is different fro many others needs.

I'm looking for a more inclusive & involved tribal community sort of thing, closer to what was once considered a club.

It's looking more like a comet steaming off into the ether.

So I think this is helping me make some tough decisions for what I need, re finding the community where I want to settle, & maybe it doesn't need to be so close to footy.

I'm feeling further removed from the club & it's destiny.

Many people in the Construction game queried me as to why I barracked for this club. I was stunned with they're questions & I was naive to the environment the club seems to be built around.

I'm now starting to understand what it was they're thoughts were.

After all, I am if nothing else, an Egalitarian.

I don't mean any offense by this, but it just sounds like you're looking for mates, not a footy club.

  On 19/09/2012 at 13:36, dee-luded said:

I don't think the people would go there, the CBD. I wouldn't.

You are kidding...A Bar near the Melbourne Town Hall for the Melbourne Football Club.....I would be there in a Flash after a game...

Topic going round in circles.

No one except DL likes the idea, and he's not a business man.

Buying an overpriced pub which is not for sale so that we can get a licenced venue built across the road??? Doesn't sound smart to me.

Hey, why dont we take over the Fawkner Club Hotel and then we could take over Fawkner Park and turn it into a multi storey training and theme park with film studio.

Now I am not a businessman...but what of it? Should be easy.

  On 19/09/2012 at 22:43, Rhino Richards said:

Hey, why dont we take over the Fawkner Club Hotel and then we could take over Fawkner Park and turn it into a multi storey training and theme park with film studio.

Now I am not a businessman...but what of it? Should be easy.

or... why not just buy the friggen MCG and kick all those other pretenders off our ground

you could then re-develop yarra park as a giant social club, high performance training centre and add a wildlife safari theme park

it'd only require money so what would be the problem?

Nah, they'd be better off buying a brothel. Sound investment, they do as well in bad times as good, our supporters are used to staring at a bunch of [censored], and Wattsy could work their part-time as the towel boy.

Where the hell is Elsternwick? I try not to cross to the southside of the Yarra if possible.

  On 20/09/2012 at 03:12, Dr. Gonzo said:

Where the hell is Elsternwick? I try not to cross to the southside of the Yarra if possible.

Near sea water.

The MCG is as far north as i travel.

wow the topic just went feral.

DL if you need contemplative time just come up and visit Beechworth

you will find a real local community and our footy team (Red and Blue ) had a stinker of a development year hoping for better next year.

I think I recall membership surveys some years ago (around the Bentligh club acquisition time) found our supporter base was strongest out the Greensborough way.

I also thought the CAsey location was in recognition of our support out that way and as a visionary thing to attract a new membership.

Perhaps to be really visionary we could acknowledge that we have a diverse and geographically widespread club support. We continue with Casey for training and football clinics etc. Play our home games at our traditional MCG and encourage our widespread members to meet wherever they are on game days and enjoy each others company as we watch our team play.

Its an expansion on the rent or hire idea.

We did a similar thing in Smith Street after matches with a core group that was bolstered by others even in the pre technology days, just word of mouth was all we had but you could follow the trail of scarves , always plentiful after victory but it did get harder and harder to summon the desire after defeat

With the wider spread of social media and even Dland gatherings can be more easily achieved. We see it with the interstate members meeting when we play away so just a little more imagination and we could expand that idea to satisfy melbourne based members in a more formal fashion.

D landers are very capable and no doubt most would enjoy each others company even more if we are winning.

I think we need to pass that on to the players.

Great idea!

The club is in such a strong position that we should tear up millions on a pub. Not with any costings, budgets or business plan. Simply because there's a park across the road. That would be a good one to run past the next Foundation Heroes function.

Sheez

  On 20/09/2012 at 04:10, dpositive said:

I think I recall membership surveys some years ago (around the Bentligh club acquisition time) found our supporter base was strongest out the Greensborough way.

I grew up in Eltham and I'd be surprised if that was the case. Mostly Magpie territory with a number of Essendon supporters and a few Carlton thrown in also. Melbourne ranked somewhere near Richmond and Hawthorn supporters in numbers out that way.

  On 20/09/2012 at 04:10, dpositive said:

wow the topic just went feral.

DL if you need contemplative time just come up and visit Beechworth

you will find a real local community and our footy team (Red and Blue ) had a stinker of a development year hoping for better next year.

I think I recall membership surveys some years ago (around the Bentligh club acquisition time) found our supporter base was strongest out the Greensborough way.

I also thought the CAsey location was in recognition of our support out that way and as a visionary thing to attract a new membership.

Perhaps to be really visionary we could acknowledge that we have a diverse and geographically widespread club support. We continue with Casey for training and football clinics etc. Play our home games at our traditional MCG and encourage our widespread members to meet wherever they are on game days and enjoy each others company as we watch our team play.

Its an expansion on the rent or hire idea.

We did a similar thing in Smith Street after matches with a core group that was bolstered by others even in the pre technology days, just word of mouth was all we had but you could follow the trail of scarves , always plentiful after victory but it did get harder and harder to summon the desire after defeat

With the wider spread of social media and even Dland gatherings can be more easily achieved. We see it with the interstate members meeting when we play away so just a little more imagination and we could expand that idea to satisfy melbourne based members in a more formal fashion.

D landers are very capable and no doubt most would enjoy each others company even more if we are winning.

I think we need to pass that on to the players.

HaHa, I've moved to the country after going interstate first. Not knowing many is awkward, but it's better than what the city has turned into.

A Country club atmosphere is what I reckon would be a winner social base. Blue collar of course, but red sox would be fine.

  On 20/09/2012 at 00:08, daisycutter said:

or... why not just buy the friggen MCG and kick all those other pretenders off our ground

you could then re-develop yarra park as a giant social club, high performance training centre and add a wildlife safari theme park

it'd only require money so what would be the problem?

I thought of that but we could not the permit for the dinosaur and reptile zoo.

We would have to *cough* pay a few people but I dont work at the Reserve Bank.

  On 20/09/2012 at 02:25, Ben-Hur said:

Nah, they'd be better off buying a brothel.

We dont have one already?

  On 20/09/2012 at 05:59, dee-luded said:

A Country club atmosphere is what I reckon would be a winner social base.

I think we have that by the way we play the game.

  On 20/09/2012 at 02:25, Ben-Hur said:

Nah, they'd be better off buying a brothel. Sound investment, they do as well in bad times as good, our supporters are used to staring at a bunch of [censored], and Wattsy could work their part-time as the towel boy.

So it would be better to get the Elsternwick Bistro/Cafe and not the Hotel hten !!lol

Op is severely lacking #thenorthernsuburbsdontexist

What about us out west?

But seriously Id love to see us have an official after match location close to the city/MCG where all supporters could gather to talk tripe about the just completed game.

We always goto the Waterfront Hotel after Docklands games, but its always so darned cold there right on the water in the middle of winter. A similar setup for MCG games

would be great, without the need to buy a pub.

  On 20/09/2012 at 11:14, DemonDave said:

What about us out west?

But seriously Id love to see us have an official after match location close to the city/MCG where all supporters could gather to talk tripe about the just completed game.

We always goto the Waterfront Hotel after Docklands games, but its always so darned cold there right on the water in the middle of winter. A similar setup for MCG games

would be great, without the need to buy a pub.

The Tiges have the best thing going. PRO's.

  On 20/09/2012 at 11:14, DemonDave said:

What about us out west?

But seriously Id love to see us have an official after match location close to the city/MCG where all supporters could gather to talk tripe about the just completed game.

We always goto the Waterfront Hotel after Docklands games, but its always so darned cold there right on the water in the middle of winter. A similar setup for MCG games

would be great, without the need to buy a pub.

Suggest buying a premium membership, there's plenty of us holding up the bar in the Hassett Room post games!! Failing that, the Mt View on Bridge Rd (used to be Barassi's) is the unofficial home of the Dees faithful post game.