Training Ground?

[DeeZone 9,696]

58 minutes ago, pitmaster said:

Rode past Glenferrie on the train a few weeks back which was an opportunity to be reminded of what a rubbish venue it was and remains. Suitable for high school footy and not much else.

It has been neglected for a long time now.!!

[Its Time for Another 4,196]

15 hours ago, rpfc said:

This is a training venue. We are talking about practice.

If this were the NBA, teams would be paying us rent to play at the G.

 

You are talking about practice!

Practice. 

Not the game. Not the game that I live and die for. Not the game.

We’re talking about practice.

As Yogi Berra said    "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is."

[Demonstone 22,317]

Jack Dyer claimed he was responsible for the longest ever kick in VFL history when he accidentally roosted one from the Glenferrie wing onto a passing goods train and the footy ended up in Lilydale.

[old dee 23,782]

I went to VFL GF at Carlton a few weeks ago and it reminded me how poor all the old VFL grounds were and Carlton was one of the better ones. 

[Its Time for Another 4,196]

8 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Jack Dyer claimed he was responsible for the longest ever kick in VFL history when he accidentally roosted one from the Glenferrie wing onto a passing goods train and the footy ended up in Lilydale.

As Yogi Berra also said  "You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there."

[dazzledavey36 54,285]

Sigh..

 

[old dee 23,782]

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Sigh..

 

Don't worry dd we will get a home soon!!! I am confident it will be this century. 

[daisycutter 29,604]

47 minutes ago, old dee said:

Don't worry dd we will get a home soon!!! I am confident it will be this century. 

boy, od, you've turned from a pessimist to an optimist 🤣

or has your account been hacked? 😲

[Bitter but optimistic 22,220]

3 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

boy, od, you've turned from a pessimist to an optimist 🤣

or has your account been hacked? 😲

A pessimistic optimist, I would say dc.

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

1 hour ago, old dee said:

Don't worry dd we will get a home soon!!! I am confident it will be this century. 

Huh. That's what you were saying this time 100 years ago.

[Neil Crompton 5,517]

57 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

A pessimistic optimist, I would say dc.

as opposed to a Bitter one…..

[old dee 23,782]

1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Huh. That's what you were saying this time 100 years ago.

I have got to the point where it is all a bit of a joke MR.

WE are mushrooms!

Some days I feel 100 but back then we actually had a home.

[old dee 23,782]

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

boy, od, you've turned from a pessimist to an optimist 🤣

or has your account been hacked? 😲

Its the big fail of the 21th century dc

[daisycutter 29,604]

hey, what's a hundred years give or take?

[Gouga 566]

Short-term pain, long-term gain: Dogs' HQ to be transformed - https://www.afl.com.au/news/864461

[Demonland 71,626]

You get a new training facility and you get a new training facility and you get a new training facility. Not you Demons.

https://twitter.com/AFL/status/1589882650780581888?s=20&t=jNLl4Lv3RxMuGfO-FsZHZQ

[Gouga 566]

3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

You get a new training facility and you get a new training facility and you get a new training facility. Not you Demons.

https://twitter.com/AFL/status/1589882650780581888?s=20&t=jNLl4Lv3RxMuGfO-FsZHZQ

Its getting stupid... 

[Supreme_Demon 3,754]

Was just about to post the same thing.

Another $77 million dollar upgrade for Whitten Oval.

Here is the direct link to the news article: https://www.afl.com.au/news/864461/short-term-pain-long-term-gain-dogs-hq-to-be-transformed

It is humiliating that we are getting ignored as an AFL Club.

We need to get this sorted with our home training and administration base or the Melbourne Football Club will get left behind.

Edited November 8, 2022 by Supreme_Demon

[Redleg 40,843]

17 minutes ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Was just about to post the same thing.

Another $77 million dollar upgrade for Whitten Oval.

Here is the direct link to the news article: https://www.afl.com.au/news/864461/short-term-pain-long-term-gain-dogs-hq-to-be-transformed

It is humiliating that we are getting ignored as an AFL Club.

We need to get this sorted with our home training and administration base or the Melbourne Football Club will get left behind.

We have already been left behind.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,220]

7 minutes ago, Redleg said:

We have already been left behind.

But why Red?

The "squeaky wheel" gets the oil. Are we not squeaky enough? Is our profile not important enough?

I thought having contacts and getting funding etc was one of Roffey's strengths.

We appear to still be an irrelevant club.

I'm not having a crack at you here - I just don't get it.

[Palace Dees 2,277]

The examples on this page are existing grounds with club history being re-developed. We haven't got that.  I get the frustration but our task is a lot harder, especially as our preference is being close to the CBD.

[Lord Nev 13,512]

35 minutes ago, Palace Dees said:

The examples on this page are existing grounds with club history being re-developed. We haven't got that.  I get the frustration but our task is a lot harder, especially as our preference is being close to the CBD.

Was just about to post the same kind of thing.

Our problem is lack of land.

[dazzledavey36 54,285]

9 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

Huh. That's what you were saying this time 100 years ago.

Me when they give us next update on our home base.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,193]

It's been 2 or 3 years now where we keep getting told "there will be news on this soon". If there's nothing in the coming months I seriously doubt anything will come of it at all.

[Docs Demons 1,786]

Only one way to find out what the hell is going on here is for all of us D'Landers bombard the club with a simple email. Quote " Will we get a home base in my lifetime" unquote. I'll send one in the morning.