old dee

On 12/01/2024 at 23:14, picket fence said:

You must be joking??! CLAYTON OLIVER is a superstar! Like Dusty is to Richtank, Bont is to dishlickers, Cripps is to Carltank..... 

He is our most influential player since Robby and RDB. Controllers use pawns? Yeah right but Oliver is the King! He also has not made it that way, and unless you know for a fact what issues he is dealing with, your comments are conjecture! Yeah I get the fact he wont play for a while BUT HE AINT IRRELEVANT....NEVER!

He maybe this year pf. 

54 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

just thinking

when (?) we move full time to caulfield it will be impossible to have closed training

so, the club will need to get accustomed to this as many other clubs have

so, why don't the club be proactive and be more receptive to allowing suporters to training now.?

 This could work to their advantage, not only to attracting more members (now and in future) , but also open ways for members to contribute financially to pecific supporter facilities at caulfield. e.g. i'd be happy to donate to a special fund to set up supporter terraced seating etc (separate to any supporter funding in general for the caulfield developmen),  because i would get some direct benefit from it.

could be a win,win for club and supporters in many ways

given caulfield's location it could attract many more supporters to it than gosch's or casey

Well you have the honour of being face palmed today DC. Congratulations. 

3 hours ago, 58er said:

Please go into  detail Bluey ?

Your statement says nothing or any back up to why. 

Don't take the bait 58er. 

2 hours ago, Roy Boy said:

Does anybody have any intel if there is training at Casey this Monday? May be able to go if we knew some dates.

If they tell you that RB they will have to shoot you. 

The only reason the club lets us see training at Goschs is because they have no choice. The AfL clubs that can look fans out do 90% of the time. They allow fans in for promotional events. Try getting into training at Geelong. Get used to it because come Caufield it will be lock out.

2 hours ago, The Reverend said:

Thanks OD. I'm still around, but since I retired, I've found more productive things to do than sitting at the keyboard. Says a lot about my commitment to my job! What's AO?

Australian tennis Open. i.e. AO.

15 hours ago, The Reverend said:

Emailed the club today to find out training dates, but alas, the office is closed until Jan 18. The club seems unconcerned about fans wanting to support our team at training. The only message on the website is from last year advising that all training would be at Casey due to works at Gosch's Paddock. I'm keen to take my grandkids to a session before they go back to school.

Good morning Rev, nice to see you are still part of the band. Only advice I can give you is that as soon the AO starts they go to Casey. So after tomorrow all sessions are at Casey. They then return to Goschs. Unless you can make it tomorrow put the idea on hold for 2 weeks.  

1 hour ago, Dingo said:

Why are not allowed inside the ground to watch training at Casey?

Most clubs who can lock you out do. 

On 30/12/2023 at 18:01, Redleg said:

Are you from Mars?

Its an oval shaped chocolate, with a hard, fruit flavoured, tingly centre.

We used to have a game where you guessed the colour inside before you bite the end off.

3 hours ago, Redleg said:

Me.

Sad

3 hours ago, Redleg said:

You would probably prefer a " chocolate flake" over a "scorched peanut bar."

Got it in one.

On 28/12/2023 at 23:16, WalkingCivilWar said:

Give me Smarties over M&Ms any day. 

That makes at least two of us.

1 hour ago, Neil Crompton said:

When does the footy start?

Spot on NC. And it's the only time of the year that nothing happens in the AFL world. 

13 hours ago, tiers said:

So am I.

Even better.

18 hours ago, rjay said:

Don't the tiges already have another facility?

...but both have been caught napping.

Having a facility close to the MCG is yesterdays story.

I'm happy we have finally moved on...

Took us way too long.

I wonder what it costs us while we were locked into trying to achieve the impossible?

1 hour ago, george_on_the_outer said:

This proposal at Caulfield is for an Administration and Training facility. 

How many people on here have visited ( out of the 70K members ) who have actually visited the MCG offices, the AAMI offices or even attended a training session during the year?  Not just at finals time. 

It is not for the fans,....... it is for the club, the players and the administration.  And if it is to be in Caulfield, Port Melbourne or Timbuktu, it has to serve that purpose alone.   MCG precinct is DEAD.  It was never an option because no matter what site was proposed, there just isn't enough land available. 

Got it in one George. Caulfield or bust.

4 hours ago, daisycutter said:

caulfield racetrack is 9.5km se from the melbourne town hall, or 8km from mcg

given majority of our membership are east or south of the city, i'd say it was pretty central and still close to the city/mcg

more importantly, it would be a very convenient location for players and staff

Covered it beautifully DC.

12 hours ago, bush demon said:

The Greening incident was a very dark day. Until the Maynard incident l must admit l wasn't anti-collingwood. I remember other teams, hint: Essendon trying to swipe their way to flags. But now l very firmly have my anti-Collingwood goggles on from that day forth. You could also contrast Maynard's act with the heroism of Brayshaw when he courageously marked in the GF... 

The sound of the Collingwood Moran's chanting Collingwood while Gus lay unconcious on the ground will stay with me until the day I die. 

41 minutes ago, layzie said:

A step in the right direction, as they all apparently have been over the journey but it's still better than nothing.

I think thinks fits the bill. We can look at all the missed opportunities all we want and why we didn't invest in Apple blah blah but this is the moment and it's time to seize it. It's now or never. 

Spot on layzie. It is almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century. Forget the past it is gone. Caulfield it is. The only other option is Casey. 

50 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I didn’t think it was possible to hate and despise Collingwood any more than I already hated and despised them, before September 2023

It is Possible….

Got it in one mate. 

I am intrigued by people commenting on how easy or not it will be to go training etc

 Has anyone considered that as soon as the club can conduct training in private they will. Just look at current training at Casey. They can lock people out so they do. Easy access to Caulfield  probably means you will get a few dates a year. I go to training 2 to 3 times a year. Won't go to Caulfield because it is "too" far. However it will be great for the players and that is what counts. 

8 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Main factor in all this, is what is available.

Clearly the whole concept is attainable at Caulfield, whereas it probably isn’t at Port Melbourne.

I am pretty sure while fans convenience might be a minor factor, it is only a minor one and the main one is what is actually available and attainable.

We therefore don’t need to waste time convincing everyone, that more Dees fans live near Caulfield than Port Melbourne, even though it’s a no brainer.

I can’t wait to stand next to you, while you are doing your training reports from the fantastic new MFC training base at the Racecourse and then sharing a coffee with you nearby.

Spot on Mr leg. If I am still up right in 2030 I will join you.

16 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

Which part of by 2028 in the news report did you ignore?

Such a Hanrahan

when did you start believing in major project deadlines? They are always late and over budget.

Thank you guys for the info on Caulfield. I don't see us holding our first training session there anytime this decade. It's a long way off ladies and gentlemen. 

Not sure why any of us should be surprised. AFL/ tickets it's always a disaster. Why was the MFC so slow. A couple of friends from other clubs got their emails early and some yesterday.