Queens Birthday 2018

[Pipefitter 2,159]

I'm all for it. Fair is fair.

[praha 11,240]

This was bound to happen. Just share the gate takings as they do for ANZAC Day.

[Deeoldfart 8,033]

Like others, I'm comfortable with this, so long as our fixturing is reasonable and fair from a financial and playing perspective ....... and definitely none of the 'garbage' we were forced to endure a few weeks ago.  It's great that we are becoming a respected Club again.  We can now stand on our own two feet, and no longer need or deserve Collingwood's 'charity' thank you very much!

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

No issue with alternating the game.

[beelzebub 23,376]

8 hours ago, Skuit said:

How about if we let them wear their home-strip as a concession, and we'll come up with something that doesn't clash?

I see what you did there

[beelzebub 23,376]

I have no issue with alternating tbh. 

I will be concerned if it all doesn't check and balance out elsewhere.

Time to let Eddie know he's not in charge though.Welcome to your very mediocre future collingwood.

[Fork 'em 6,983]

Wouldn't surprise me if the AFL engineered a resurgence somehow like they have with Essendon.
Can't have a prized cash cow loitering at the lower end of the ladder.

Edited July 25, 2017 by Fork 'em

[What 18,810]

Collingwood are petrified that we are becoming a powerhouse, while they have no direction, a D grade coach and a poor list.

[binman 42,972]

1 hour ago, praha said:

This was bound to happen. Just share the gate takings as they do for ANZAC Day.

This is what they should do but they alternate who is the home club (and therefore who gets the gate)  for the ANZAC clash rather than share gate takings. 

[beelzebub 23,376]

34 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Collingwood are petrified that we are becoming a powerhouse, while they have no direction, a D grade coach and a poor list.

it's beautiful huh

[Chris 2,892]

9 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

Pfft .... Did you see the crowd on the weekend?
We ain't no sleeping giant.

Did you see theirs? They aren't a giant at all based on the weekends attendance. 

[old dee 23,791]

4 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

it's beautiful huh

I am struggling to think of a more beautiful thing bb.

perhaps beating the Crows in the GF by 1 point after the sire. Oh hang on GC is not organising that.

Edited July 26, 2017 by old dee

[Redleg 40,925]

11 hours ago, brendan said:

Pies want to be home side and alternate every year with us, personally I don't mind as long as it's alternate years to our Anzac eve game so we have at least 1 as a home game 

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/collingwood/collingwood-considering-reclaiming-share-of-queens-birthday-blockbuster-from-melbourne/news-story/b3c78c1b9ed41f64d99727c3bcc28a0c

No problem. Schedule them every year at Skilled and Blundstone with 5 day breaks after interstate games and 4 games in 18 days with maximum 3 Friday Nights.  All's fair in fixturing. 

[deebug 1,754]

54 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Collingwood are petrified that we are becoming a powerhouse, while they have no direction, a D grade coach and a poor list.

Your being way to nice

[george_on_the_outer 7,591]

Since the AFL will still schedule Collingwood to play Essendon, Carlton and Richmond twice a year, they will still get plenty of money coming in. And now they want more!

What do WE get out of this....losing our biggest income game every 2nd year. 

 

[DemonLad5 1,642]

Only if we host ANZAC eve the same year that Collingwood would host QB. Not having them both be replacement games

[beelzebub 23,376]

28 minutes ago, old dee said:

I am struggling to think of a more beautiful thing bb.

perhaps beating the Crows in the GF by 1 point after the sire. Oh hang on GC is not organising that.

It's funny..  I married into a family full of these filth. I will cede though they are reasonable measured and coherent and strangely have own teeth ( well except for .....)  but a a Melbourne supporter I endured no end of jokes and ribbing.

We had intended to go as a bit of a group to the QB game but events conspired to prevent that . We now have take TWO to occur for the last H/A game.   For some incalculable reason the numbers are dropping off !! 

Only a couple of stalwarts ( i.e those that could make up an excuse quick enough ) are still coming along.

Nothing quieter than a Pie during a bad season..Even the Toiges...you can hear them zapping their cards !! 

[pineapple dee 2,892]

4 hours ago, Biffen said:

Eddie has enough issues to deal with.

There is a remarkable amount of jealousy of our whole organisation at the moment.

I suggest we give them the Darwin game and allow a more relevant team such as Richmond or Carlton into QB.

Lamumba would make more sense than Ed and should replace him as President.

Lamumba ???  You mean " The Prince, he who is gifted and who will have the last laugh" ????   Yes , I'm sure he will make more sense than just about anyone ............ not

[beelzebub 23,376]

7 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Since the AFL will still schedule Collingwood to play Essendon, Carlton and Richmond twice a year, they will still get plenty of money coming in. And now they want more!

What do WE get out of this....losing our biggest income game every 2nd year. 

 

Well, this is where Jackson earns his coin I reckon.  "So you want 'X' ? "   "What do we get ?"

[Goodvibes 3,596]

Is this what it feels like to stand on our own two feet? Don't get me wrong, we still have a long way to go but we're heading in the right direction. 45 - 50 thousand members next year, 3 + Friday night games and a solid share of Saturday afternoon fixtures and we should be recording our fifth straight profit and be close to eradicating our debt. It's almost like this was all part of Jackson's plan.

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,703]

10 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

Pfft .... Did you see the crowd on the weekend?
We ain't no sleeping giant.

If you build it they will come were building it?

[chook fowler 19,459]

and people wonder why everyone hates the filth 

[In Harmes Way 7,783]

I'm all for being fair and sharing the home game. I also think it's a good idea to stagger home games with Anzac Day eve. Our DL'ers are clearly more switched on than the AFL when it comes to fixturing....

Additionally, I remember reading on the QB 2017 thread (after the game - when the pies moaning on this topic  started) that despite the fact it is our home game, Collingwood still got the proceeds of the Ponsford Stand contingent.

If we are truly being fair, then we should get the Ponsford Stand takings when it's their home game in future.

[ManDee 7,148]

So we play Colonwood as our home game every second year, OK, then we choose to play Essendon or Carlton every other QB. Colonwood can have QB eve against Gold Coast in Darwin. Fixed, thanks Eddie.

[beelzebub 23,376]

A note to this...How much effort did the filth put  into building this up to the marquee game it is ?

 

SFA !!