beelzebub

and a crack in the Dam appears

I seem to recall Middleton suggesting the players have some involvement

thankyou I'll take that advice...not

no at all.. its in a context... focus infers a priority. our priority is to win games

Carlton have a long established territory and have had schemes in place for ages. Probably something to do with that. Who knows how or why Essendon work. All clubs seek new membership streams.What works for one may not apply to others due to demographics proximity , history ,success and any of a 100 other reasons. I would suggest if you want to actually know why other clubs do things, ask THEM.. Why you would wait til a migrant gets here if thats your target is anyones guess.

Essendon take drugs... Carlton use brown paper bags How the f do i know why they want to pursue things in a non efficient manner ??

When migrants come here there are any number of info packages provided to them. Somewhere amongst it all ought to be us if they are coming to Melb. its not really that hard to follow surely

where did I say not to per se...its just WHERE and HOW. You need to engage ppl a long time before university. You actually need to engage them before they step on a plane. No one element is perfect but you have to co ordinate it all to be effective otherwise an isolated effort flounders. As others suggest though the greatest gold mine of members are the disenfranchised past members, Winning helps entice them

please ...go back and reread this thread...I may not be addressing you alone

Again I ask...who exactly does anyone think will be engaged by us simply because of proximity to a Uni. Wont be int students as they invariably havent the foggiest about footy nor care. ( those teaching and working there have already established this ) Wont be nearly all other students as theyve already established a following if any.. So who ? Again the hook up appears to be more of an academic /sports link up. But we neednt worry as its not going to happen (moving there ) (edit)

Been hard for everyone.

he PLAYED at AA level for a season...never been repeated talk about dining out on a logie eetc

I really dont care less if a player wished to exercise his earnings. Fair's fair. Its the bullshlt that irks me. All this excuse making . Id even prefer a straight fwd . "I'll consider options at seasons end til then there's a job to do and Ill concentrate on that " not the soft boot shuffle and eyes off the job. Im not sure that the players are totally to blame either. Its still early times in the world of FA but some are obviously better at it than others.

whatever you can negotiate...its called business. ffs

who cares...where's a pen

Billboards was just a small part of a larger strategy. Glad you picked up on that. Biff explained it quite well. Go and read it. How exactly does a University campus help us ? Again refer to those who have posted saying theres NOTHING to gain. Much to gain in sports science but you dont need to be on their doorstep. I know...maybe a few MFC wine and cheese nights !!!

I never said they were per se. They are here to see Melbourne...try re reading and comprehending Footy is very much a big part of the fabric of this town esp between Mar and Sep. Try avoiding it. We need to engage these tourists in the same way Bartlett alluded to NY doing so with their Yankees.. Its not delusional to understand your market and how to reach it.

Albert Camus....not so much the Offsiders as Outsiders !!

and then around round 19/20 Jesse Hogan steps onto the stage...FWD line Might get interesting but suspect OD will still be right and we'll load up the front end

Thanks WJ

Just a hypothetical then JF informs the MFC on the quiet so to speak that its less likely than probable that hed be at Melb in 2015 What happens then ? Dont rush to answer pls...think it through. Any action will have consequences...........so ???

Reshooting the Heroes of Telemark perhaps !!

saw it too..Funny he actually made a point of not making the point, but that it should happen soon. Was interesting. Very Roos !!! lol

Makes absolute sense. Your general tourist is a different animal to your average student. Tourists are coming to here to sample the flavour of this town and Footy IS this town and we ought to be the first thing anyone thinks of wrt to footy.

WJ or another kind Beagle As I understand it currently ASADA wouldnt disclose anything now anyway as it ( the procedure ) is possibly akin to a train on a track running to a timetable with various stations along the way. My understanding is a "call only stop" might be Mediation but if nothing goes there then the next station is "Discovery/Disclosure" ?? and only then would ASADA deign to present what it will proceed with. Any other action would only serve to jeopardise ASADAS process ?