Pies fans want out of QB Big freeze match

[pineapple dee 2,892]

The pies fans are annoyed at losing a match to the Dees on QB and want to pull out of the Big Freeze match.  I would have thought they were the perfect opponent for the game.  They build a big lead (28 points ) then Freeze. Long may the tradition continue !!!

[John Crow Batty 8,778]

6 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

The pies fans are annoyed at losing a match to the Dees on QB and want to pull out of the Big Freeze match.  I would have thought they were the perfect opponent for the game.  They build a big lead (28 points ) then Freeze. Long may the tradition continue !!!

OK, we play someone else on QB. They can have Sunday arvo 4.45pm.

[Little Richard 6,215]

Makes sense, they can't seem to beat us anymore. Good riddance!

[beelzebub 23,198]

Where out of interest is this reported ?

[Die Hard Demon 1,213]

2 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Where out of interest is this reported ?

I did see a poll created on the Collingwood Big Footy forums.. Maybe PD was referring to that?

[deespicable me 1,467]

5 minutes ago, Die Hard Demon said:

I did see a poll created on the Collingwood Big Footy forums.. Maybe PD was referring to that?

I followed a link in there from the After Game thread and after reading a few posts I got out before I caught a disease or ended up on some terrorist watch list.

Very sad little pocket of the world.

Edited June 13, 2017 by deespicable me

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

They hate it because of the Daniher thing. It doesnt have anything to do with them they seem to think. They want it to be a Melbourne Essendon day. I think i could actually see that happening. Then again who wants to give Essendon anything.

[Lucifers Hero 38,982]

1 hour ago, pineapple dee said:

The pies fans are annoyed at losing a match to the Dees on QB and want to pull out of the Big Freeze match.  I would have thought they were the perfect opponent for the game.  They build a big lead (28 points ) then Freeze. Long may the tradition continue !!!

What on earth makes them think changing the day makes it more likely they will win!  Not very smart, those pie fans.

We have beaten them 4 in a row; all at the G - almost enough to make them our bunnies!

Lets see what they can do in round 23 when it is their home game, again on the G.  I for one, expect the same result. 

 

[Diamond_Jim 12,357]

TBH the agreement by the Pies to give us the home ground status for all QB games and therefore the money is rather generous.

If Eddie goes at the end of the year will be interesting to see if the new administration continues the "favour".

Personally I hate being the beneficiary of AFL (or even worse Collingwood) "charity" but I can't see it changing for a while and if the big clubs keep getting stronger the gap will just get wider.

Edited June 13, 2017 by Diamond_Jim
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[Gorgoroth 12,706]

1 hour ago, america de cali said:

OK, we play someone else on QB. They can have Sunday arvo 4.45pm.

Yep... in Perth.

[Jaded No More 67,643]

I have no issue getting rid of Collingwood, and sharing the home game on an alternating basis, the way we do the Anzac Eve clash. Just as long as we don't lose this game, as it is one of only 2 marquee games we get now, and given how often we are shoved to a Sunday afternoon, and how few Friday night games we have, I think it's well deserved! 

To think our one and only Friday game this year is coming off a 6 day back from Perth, against Sydney, is seriously laughable! 

[Gorgoroth 12,706]

21 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

They hate it because of the Daniher thing. It doesnt have anything to do with them they seem to think. They want it to be a Melbourne Essendon day. I think i could actually see that happening. Then again who wants to give Essendon anything.

You mean we would have a home game bs Essendon....

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

20 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

What on earth makes them think changing the day makes it more likely they will win!  Not very smart, those pie fans.

We have beaten them 4 in a row; all at the G - almost enough to make them our bunnies!

Lets see what they can do in round 23 when it is their home game, again on the G.  I for one, expect the same result. 

 

Definition of insanity!

[Sir Why You Little 36,630]

The Filth make a lot of $$$ from the Ponsford Stand every game

nobody on BF mentioned that

[daisycutter 29,336]

19 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

The Filth make a lot of $$$ from the Ponsford Stand every game

nobody on BF mentioned that

why is that? is there some special deal?

[Sir Why You Little 36,630]

Just now, daisycutter said:

why is that? is there some special deal?

There was some deal quietly struck. I don't know the full details but it was struck around the time of Etihad Stadium commencing. 

As an MCC Member i was somewhat cheesed off!!!

[daisycutter 29,336]

1 minute ago, Sir Why You Little said:

There was some deal quietly struck. I don't know the full details but it was struck around the time of Etihad Stadium commencing. 

As an MCC Member i was somewhat cheesed off!!!

is it just for qb or does it apply to other pie away games at the mcg?

[beelzebub 23,198]

1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

is it just for qb or does it apply to other pie away games at the mcg?

all their games at the G I believe.

[Sir Why You Little 36,630]

Just now, daisycutter said:

is it just for qb or does it apply to other pie away games at the mcg?

I think it applies to all games they play at The G

But definately as far as i know for all away games they play there, as a "Social Club"  scenario

[Diamond_Jim 12,357]

6 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

all their games at the G I believe.

correct

here is a discussion of the facility by Magpie fans

you will see mention of it applying to away games as well. In theory it allowed them to sell reserved seats:

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/the-ponsford-stand-why-is-it-so-empty.1072108/

Many of them don't like the position as exampled by this post:

"Eddie and the club have to face it, his great "Magpie end" Ponsford stand idea has died a slow death because he rushed into the worst area in the ground.

What the club should have done is waited for the rest of the northern stand to be built and take the Olympic stand area as the home and away seating, with the cheer squad then behind the goals at the Southern Stand end.

The first year we moved into the Ponsford stand end I had home and away tickets in the Ponsford but they were almost side on to the goals and were very poor seats. I've since moved to M15 for home seats and just buy away seats through the AFL members.

The Ponsford stand idea is failing, simple, we need to compact as many of our members as we can in decent seats, and the Olympic Stand would be a way better option. "

Edited June 13, 2017 by Diamond_Jim

[dino rover 700]

They should just chill

[deebug 1,754]

Don't recall them saying they wanted out all those years ago when they were beating us? But so be it then, you would think they would want to keep the QB because they way they are going it might come back to bite them on the bum.

[armstrong35 262]

If Pies say no to it and we could choose someone else who would you prefer?
A club with a big supporter base to bring in $$ and also agrees to let us keep it as our home game...
How about someone like Geelong? Two of the oldest clubs

I'd like to hear what people think!

[daisycutter 29,336]

i'd like to see the filth banned from our ground permanently

[Dr. Gonzo 23,704]

1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

TBH the agreement by the Pies to give us the home ground status for all QB games and therefore the money is rather generous.

The Collingwood supporters on that board and those who whinge about "charity" are too thick to see the benefits their own club gets out of the day. Do you really think Eddie would do anything solely out of the goodness of his heart? He doesn't do anything that doesn't benefit Collingwood in some way. They get to bank another game at the G, they have sole ownership over reserved seating in the Ponsford stand and they get the exposure of another marquee/standalone game on the footy calendar.