This didnt take long to surface again
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1148804/The-campaign-to-save-cash-strapped-Mariners
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1148804/The-campaign-to-save-cash-strapped-Mariners
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Mariners to move or not ?
- Thread starter morrijo
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MrCelery
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Don't forget that SBS are in bed with South Melbourne Hellas. I think the club will fold before going to another location. I seriously doubt FFA would accept any proposal to move them. And certainly would not accept a mono-cultural 'old NSL' club. The only likely location would be Canberra, but there are no noises coming from there since their last bid was soundly rejected.
Trust SBS to try and piss on our parade.
Trust SBS to try and piss on our parade.
Roy Law
Well-Known Member
A lot more good and positive things were said in this article than the headline suggests.
Charlesworth knew what he was buying; like Turnbull he knows it isn't healthy for the club for him to be the sole owner.
He has more income next season from the FFA because of the improved Fox deal; there will be money from the sale of Ibini and Sainsbury, and although off contract, there will be some compensation fee for Ryan.
David Gallop, one of the strongest administrators in sport in Australian, says no to the idea of relocating.
And Charlesworth also adds "I feel we have lost touch a little with our core supporters over the last few years. We want to reconnect with them and make the local people feel a part of the Mariners again."
and
“ I think participation fees are far too high for kids some of whom are being priced out of the game because they can’t afford it. That has to be wrong"
Hardly the words of a bloke who is about to relocate the club.
Charlesworth knew what he was buying; like Turnbull he knows it isn't healthy for the club for him to be the sole owner.
He has more income next season from the FFA because of the improved Fox deal; there will be money from the sale of Ibini and Sainsbury, and although off contract, there will be some compensation fee for Ryan.
David Gallop, one of the strongest administrators in sport in Australian, says no to the idea of relocating.
And Charlesworth also adds "I feel we have lost touch a little with our core supporters over the last few years. We want to reconnect with them and make the local people feel a part of the Mariners again."
and
“ I think participation fees are far too high for kids some of whom are being priced out of the game because they can’t afford it. That has to be wrong"
Hardly the words of a bloke who is about to relocate the club.
bikinigirl
Well-Known Member
. yeah the message seems to be a bit clearer in this article ... so either charlesworth is choosing his words better or the reporting is less ... umm ... selective than previous articles
. timing is probably a bit better to give people a little scare about what could be lost ... and hopefully some of those individuals who were too non-committal can start to invest. this includes fans 'investing' themselves in the club ... another 5,000 members would help to fill the breach and give charlesworth a bit of encouragement to pick up any shortfall
. timing is probably a bit better to give people a little scare about what could be lost ... and hopefully some of those individuals who were too non-committal can start to invest. this includes fans 'investing' themselves in the club ... another 5,000 members would help to fill the breach and give charlesworth a bit of encouragement to pick up any shortfall
bikinigirl
Well-Known Member
Trust SBS to try and piss on our parade.
. agreed!
Gratis
Well-Known Member
i was just thinking to myself earlier today that sbs used to be the flagbearers for football in Aus, but now they're just a bunch of negative shiits.
Charlesworth is putting forth a case and setting up leverage fairly standard play really. the financials will work out in time, especially with the new fox deal coming and the revenue from CoE eventually. i'm more concerned about our on field results over the next couple of years with the changes ahead. shame Poppa didn't hold off a couple of years and take over from Arnie instead!
Charlesworth is putting forth a case and setting up leverage fairly standard play really. the financials will work out in time, especially with the new fox deal coming and the revenue from CoE eventually. i'm more concerned about our on field results over the next couple of years with the changes ahead. shame Poppa didn't hold off a couple of years and take over from Arnie instead!
midfielder
Well-Known Member
My contempt for the Sour Bitter Shits increases ....
What does disappoint is many CC folk talk of the Mariners but never come to matches its like we're nice to have.
Next year with six derby matches and new years eve and crowds should increase and maybe the weather Gods could be kinder to us... hopefully shutting some of those people up...
What does disappoint is many CC folk talk of the Mariners but never come to matches its like we're nice to have.
Next year with six derby matches and new years eve and crowds should increase and maybe the weather Gods could be kinder to us... hopefully shutting some of those people up...
bikinigirl
Well-Known Member
. to tie these two themes together ... sbs have always done us a huge disservice. many on the coast only have access to fta (ie. no fox) and so if they tune into the 'home of football' the message is never encouraging for any potential mariners fan
. if you were, say a rugby fan inspired to watch the world game after hearing your small local club demolished a big city team and all you heard about was how crap sydney/melbourne were and that the league needs to improve ... you could perhaps be excused for taking away that the message is that we can only win by default. because the experts don't even rate us a mention
. okay so that is a pretty poor excuse but it could be used as a compelling argument for the uninitiated. i was hoping sbs may start to look upon things a little brighter now they have some tv rights but i have seen no improvement (and their coverage of the last - their first - socceroos game was a mess)
. if you were, say a rugby fan inspired to watch the world game after hearing your small local club demolished a big city team and all you heard about was how crap sydney/melbourne were and that the league needs to improve ... you could perhaps be excused for taking away that the message is that we can only win by default. because the experts don't even rate us a mention
. okay so that is a pretty poor excuse but it could be used as a compelling argument for the uninitiated. i was hoping sbs may start to look upon things a little brighter now they have some tv rights but i have seen no improvement (and their coverage of the last - their first - socceroos game was a mess)
bikinigirl
Well-Known Member
. oh and unlike the rugby codes ... football is much better to watch live
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