Somewhere, in one of the training threads the Sunshine Coast training dates were asked about.  Club announcement: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-01-17/sunshine-coast-session-on-the-horizon

Open training "will take place on Saturday, February 4 at the Maroochydore Multi-Sports Complex.  Merchandise will be available to purchase and supporters will have the opportunity to meet the players and get autographs after the training has concluded".

Edited January 17, 20178 yr by Lucifer's Hero

7 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Somewhere, in one of the training threads the Sunshine Coast training dates were asked about.  Club announcement: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-01-17/sunshine-coast-session-on-the-horizon

Open training "will take place on Saturday, February 4 at the Maroochydore Multi-Sports Complex.  Merchandise will be available to purchase and supporters will have the opportunity to meet the players and get autographs after the training has concluded".

I like the implied importance. Selling merchandise is seemingly given priority over meeting the players.

15 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I like the implied importance. Selling merchandise is seemingly given priority over meeting the players.

that's the influence of gillon and the afl seeping down to club level. money first.

18 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

that's the influence of gillon and the afl seeping down to club level. money first.

100% agreement from me dc

18 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

that's the influence of gillon and the afl seeping down to club level. money first.

I don't actually have a problem with a "money first" attitude. If that's what is wanted, I would have thought promoting meeting the players as the priority would result in the sale of more merchandise anyway.

(But don't take this or my previous comment too seriously.) 

 

10 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I don't actually have a problem with a "money first" attitude. If that's what is wanted, I would have thought promoting meeting the players as the priority would result in the sale of more merchandise anyway.

(But don't take this or my previous comment too seriously.) 

 

I don't think anyone did LDC, just lamenting the AFL's attitude to just about everything.

17 hours ago, old dee said:

I don't think anyone did LDC, just lamenting the AFL's attitude to just about everything.

Old dee, it seems that 2017 has started in a similar way to 2016...with you continuing to avoid being optimistic at all costs! I suspect I'm the yang to your yin.

1 minute ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Old dee, it seems that 2017 has started in a similar way to 2016...with you continuing to avoid being optimistic at all costs! I suspect I'm the yang to your yin.

I feel very confident the MFC will improve substantially.

However that confidence does not extend to the AFL.

They are IMO an old boys club run by a not very talented old boy.

1 hour ago, old dee said:

I feel very confident the MFC will improve substantially.

However that confidence does not extend to the AFL.

They are IMO an old boys club run by a not very talented old boy.

That's more like it!

3 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Old dee, it seems that 2017 has started in a similar way to 2016...with you continuing to avoid being optimistic at all costs! I suspect I'm the yang to your yin.

LDC this time last year I said we would win ten games vs six the year before.

I don't think that makes me a pessimist.

And this year  I believe we will win 13 and 14 if the injury God smiles on us.

 

 

21 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Somewhere, in one of the training threads the Sunshine Coast training dates were asked about.  Club announcement: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2017-01-17/sunshine-coast-session-on-the-horizon

Open training "will take place on Saturday, February 4 at the Maroochydore Multi-Sports Complex.  Merchandise will be available to purchase and supporters will have the opportunity to meet the players and get autographs after the training has concluded".

 

21 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I like the implied importance. Selling merchandise is seemingly given priority over meeting the players.

I see no problem or such an implication. I think it's finding the devil where none exists.

The announcement is only stating the obvious order of things. The Merchandise stall will be open from early on and right until the end, whereas the players will only be available after training has concluded.

Later posts attribute the imagined ills of this announcement to the AFL. Come on, since when have football clubs not had to raise money, it happens at all levels and all sports.

In the end, if players were willing to play, coaches and support staff willing to provide their services and administrators willing to administer for peanuts, then costs would be much lower, but we would still like to see a large group of supporters in obvious support of the club by wearing its paraphernalia.

9 minutes ago, xarronn said:

 

I see no problem or such an implication. I think it's finding the devil where none exists.

The announcement is only stating the obvious order of things. The Merchandise stall will be open from early on and right until the end, whereas the players will only be available after training has concluded.

Later posts attribute the imagined ills of this announcement to the AFL. Come on, since when have football clubs not had to raise money, it happens at all levels and all sports.

In the end, if players were willing to play, coaches and support staff willing to provide their services and administrators willing to administer for peanuts, then costs would be much lower, but we would still like to see a large group of supporters in obvious support of the club by wearing its paraphernalia.

relax xarronn, can't you recognise a bit of tongue-in-cheek fun

50 minutes ago, old dee said:

LDC this time last year I said we would win ten games vs six the year before.

I don't think that makes me a pessimist.

And this year  I believe we will win 13 and 14 if the injury God smiles on us.

 

 

I really hope the injury God smiling is a good sign. I'd hate think the injury God smiling is a symbol of his own malevolence.

5 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

relax xarronn, can't you recognise a bit of tongue-in-cheek fun

And it is only 18th Jan. It usually takes another month before the humour starts to drain from posters dc.

3 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I really hope the injury God smiling is a good sign. I'd hate think the injury God smiling is a symbol of his own malevolence.

Think positive like I always do LDC!!!!!!!!!!

14 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

relax xarronn, can't you recognise a bit of tongue-in-cheek fun

Oops, I must admit I didn't. 

In that case the MFC and the AFL are dirty B******S!!

1 hour ago, xarronn said:

Oops, I must admit I didn't. 

In that case the MFC and the AFL are dirty B******S!!

that's cool, but didn't you mean EFC not MFC