If they'd prefer to play against North Melbourne on Sunday afternoon instead of that atmosphere yesterday, I'm sure Essendon wouldn't mind having a kick on the QB holiday. As despicable as the Bombers are, I'm sure they'd love to get behind Neale and the MND cause.

I think it would be quite reasonable to share the gate with Collingwood on an alternating basis, but if they'd prefer to take their bat and ball instead, no worries. I think they might be struggling with the concept that Collingwood is not the centre of the universe.

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

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

They have a contract to play minimum 14 (or is it 17?) games at the G and they have reserved seating in he Ponsford for all those games, home AND away. Not sure if that includes ANZAC Day or not. It was renegotiated when the new Ponsofrd/Northern stands were built I believe or it may have been to do with the MCG giving up the rights to finals games when the interstate side was the "home" team (these things may have coincided).

2 hours 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.

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.

I don't remember the details, but I seem to remember that the plus side for Collingwood in giving us the home game on Queens birthday was something like this:

1.  Collingwood avoided having to play a home game at Etihad, (As every other MCG team had to)

2. They kept more 'blockbusters' against the BIG clubs, Essendon, Carlton, Richmond, Hawthorn.

Nevertheless, whilst it is not 'Charity' it is still a good thing for the MFC and I have no idea why people want to find a reason to slag Eddie for this.

The average Collingwood fan can barely rub 2 brain cells together.

I have read some of those posts on bigfooty.  One of them claiming that our [censored] club is cursed citing Jimmy Bailey and Neale as examples.

 They are a disgrace of a club and have no respect.

I hate them.

17 minutes ago, xarronn said:

I don't remember the details, but I seem to remember that the plus side for Collingwood in giving us the home game on Queens birthday was something like this:

1.  Collingwood avoided having to play a home game at Etihad, (As every other MCG team had to)

2. They kept more 'blockbusters' against the BIG clubs, Essendon, Carlton, Richmond, Hawthorn.

Nevertheless, whilst it is not 'Charity' it is still a good thing for the MFC and I have no idea why people want to find a reason to slag Eddie for this.

It is more Collingwood supporters calling it charity. 

Personally i am amazed this fixturing still exists, but as good as it is I am sure Collingwood get a good deal on the day. 

We got QB when we had nothing else

If things change now we are in more of a position to negotiate. 

QB started from 1958 when 99,000 + came to see Melbourne and Collingwood play during the season. 

Still a record that stands. So i like it, but now it is just another game. PJ is making sure of that

57 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

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.

Qb at the G

Standalone and free to air. Massive coverage. Fantastic for the sponsors....eh Eddy

No change I have been going to these games since 1960. Over that period I would imagine the Pies have won more than us. 

Not sure why we are getting hot and bothered by a few half wit Pies supporters. The CFC understand the significance of this event. It will continue on for decades.

Their fans might moan and groan about it but their management sure don't. For all the reasons outlined above.

They might one day argue for shared gate takings or alternate year gate takings but they won't ever argue they shouldn't get to play another game at the G. Social club $$$ & no travel. Double bonus.

2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

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.

And doesn't that just sum up the CFC mentaility to everything around football. "We'll just stroll in *take* what we want."

Just now, Ted Fidge said:

Their fans might moan and groan about it but their management sure don't. For all the reasons outlined above.

They might one day argue for shared gate takings or alternate year gate takings but they won't ever argue they shouldn't get to play another game at the G. Social club $$$ & no travel. Double bonus.

 

 

And doesn't that just sum up the CFC mentaility to everything around football. "We'll just stroll in *take* what we want."

Not the result yesterday. The rest I don't care about.

WWWWAAAAAHHHHHH

I can't believe we are even discussing such inane mutterings on a Filth fan forum. What a bunch of sooks!

I can see how taking a bath may upset them.

2 minutes ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

WWWWAAAAAHHHHHH

I can't believe we are even discussing such inane mutterings on a Filth fan forum. What a bunch of sooks!

That pretty much covers it DAG

16 minutes ago, Stretch Johnson said:

The average Collingwood fan can barely rub 2 brain cells together.

I have read some of those posts on bigfooty.  One of them claiming that our [censored] club is cursed citing Jimmy Bailey and Neale as examples.

 They are a disgrace of a club and have no respect.

I hate them.

I actually respect them as a club and a lot of their history is the games history, especially in the formative years of the comp. But their supporters, my god they are something else. A lot of them are reasonable, I have several friends and my uncle/cousins on my mums side are Collingwood. My mums dad was Collingwood too. I was raised to hate them by my dad but recently I've got more of a hate/respect thing going on with them as a club.

A lot of other clubs have idiot supporters but Collingwoods are a whole other level of aggression bordering on/turning into violence.

2 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I actually respect them as a club and a lot of their history is the games history, especially in the formative years of the comp. But their supporters, my god they are something else. A lot of them are reasonable, I have several friends and my uncle/cousins on my mums side are Collingwood. My mums dad was Collingwood too. I was raised to hate them by my dad but recently I've got more of a hate/respect thing going on with them as a club.

A lot of other clubs have idiot supporters but Collingwoods are a whole other level of aggression bordering on/turning into violence.

IMO Essendrug are worse Dr. The team I hate the most is Adelaide they make the Pies look cultured.

Scoreboard 

6 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I actually respect them as a club and a lot of their history is the games history, especially in the formative years of the comp. But their supporters, my god they are something else. A lot of them are reasonable, I have several friends and my uncle/cousins on my mums side are Collingwood. My mums dad was Collingwood too. I was raised to hate them by my dad but recently I've got more of a hate/respect thing going on with them as a club.

A lot of other clubs have idiot supporters but Collingwoods are a whole other level of aggression bordering on/turning into violence.

I think arrogance costs them. They have the worst kind of arrogance.  The kind that is based on nothing.  This current group has achieved zero.

I like to see myself as a moderate and fairly level emotionally for a footy fan until it comes to the filth.

They can GAGF the lot of them.  A ducking disgrace of an organisation.

The thing to remember is that Collingwood make high 6 figure sums profit from luncheons seating packages every time they play at the G. Of course they're not going to toss it away because of a few of their ill educated supporters get upset over a loss. What ought to concern them more are the wide open spaces behind the goals at the Ponsford stand end when their team is really struggling. (like last year )

2 minutes ago, Stretch Johnson said:

I think arrogance costs them. They have the worst kind of arrogance.  The kind that is based on nothing.  This current group has achieved zero.

I like to see myself as a moderate and fairly level emotionally for a footy fan until it comes to the filth.

They can GAGF the lot of them.  A ducking disgrace of an organisation.

Just a guess SJ but you are not keen on the Pies?

Just now, old dee said:

Just a guess SJ but you are not keen on the Pies?

I'm in FNQ on my fifth schooner so perhaps a little more aroused than usual.

See for example the cheering for Dunn by our cheer squad after being injured in a contest and the ducking scumbag filths treatment of Cloke.

Let us bask and let them wallow.  

 Up yours filth.

Ah let them eat cake...... the pies obviously aren't hot enough 

Here's the Big Footy thread that I think we may be referring to here: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/collingwood-need-to-end-their-association-with-melbourne-on-qb.1168243/

 

I try to avoid that place at the best of times, however if recent political events have taught us anything, we should seek out the opinions of those who disagree with us, do away with the confirmation bias......and then have a big old chortle at the pies supporters! Haha!! 

1 hour ago, xarronn said:

I don't remember the details, but I seem to remember that the plus side for Collingwood in giving us the home game on Queens birthday was something like this:

1.  Collingwood avoided having to play a home game at Etihad, (As every other MCG team had to)

2. They kept more 'blockbusters' against the BIG clubs, Essendon, Carlton, Richmond, Hawthorn.

Nevertheless, whilst it is not 'Charity' it is still a good thing for the MFC and I have no idea why people want to find a reason to slag Eddie for this.

Exactly! Who needs to "find a reason to slag Eddie" when so many reasons just jump out front and centre to say 'pick me'!

You can understand Pies fans being upset, they've just narrowly lost what has now become their Grand Final.

lol they're taking the loss particularly well this year.

For the record I have no qualms about alternating it as a home fixture to shut them up. But I'd be equally pleased to see them [censored] off altogether. We can play the Bummers instead. No dramas.