Usain Bolt!

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Better put on some more staff
@Wombat
Going to be a few girls needing a massage after a hard night with Bolt

Salacious

 

[style_cafe]

You can park at my joint for $20 a pop. $50 for Journos. 2 min walk to Pluim.

Does that include a massage?....

 

[Offsider]

You can park at my joint for $20 a pop. $50 for Journos. 2 min walk to Pluim.

Is there a stable or hitching rail ???

 

[Forum Phoenix]

I’m very happy.

Bolt and NPL = glitz and grass roots.

Shaun’s comments were pitch perfect.

Well played.

I know everyone wants Mike to spend his money he says he doesn’t have, but I’d rather we find ways to make money we can definitely spend, like this.

 

[FFC Mariner]

I’m very happy.

Bolt and NPL + glitz and grass roots.

Shaun’s comments were pitch perfect.

Well played.

I know everyone wants Mike to spend his money he says he doesn’t have, but I’d rather we find ways to make money we can definitely spend, like this.

How will it make us money?

 

[Wombat]

Does that include a massage?....

Erhh no.

30 mins $40
45 mins $55
60 mins $70

But i'll throw in the GST for ya Cafe.

Or we could run a shuttle bus from East Gosford.

 

[Wombat]

Is there a stable or hitching rail ???

Yes Offy, you can put your imaginary Unicorn in my imaginary deluxe stables.

 

[Wombat]

Better put on some more staff
@Wombat
Going to be a few girls needing a massage after a hard night with Bolt

We dont do internal stitching Al...........just massage.

 

[scottmac]

How will it make us money?

Yeah me too. If anything the best we can hope is that it's cost neutral.

 

[pjennings]

How will it make us money?

First up a trial should not cost us any money.

If he is signed we are unlikely to be paying anything with sponsors and FFA marketing budget paying Bolt and the club pocketing increased gate takings.

 

[Wombat]

He will put bums on seats without doubt.....but if we are not going to assemble a decent squad at the expense of signing Bolt then it will just be a joke.

 

[pjennings]

He will put bums on seats without doubt.....but if we are not going to assemble a decent squad at the expense of signing Bolt then it will just be a joke.

Agree that it is a little pointless even if he is up to it. If we don't have a team that will keep people coming back then it will be a short term sugar hit. That said Bolt will be outside the cap so I don't think the decency or lack of decency of the squad will be at the expense of signing Bolt.

 

[mick]

How will it make us money?

Your kidding right ? No other club in the a league or probably any other league will get as much attention as this will tomorrow. Sponsors want exposure and the only way we could get more exposure is if at our opening home game Brisbane Water parts and God himself strolls into the stadium, and you know what he would be here for ? To watch Bolt play up front for the Mariners.

 

[yellowcake]

We play "in the Sydney suburb of Gosford"
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/07/...-australias-central-coast-mariners/index.html

(But millions more know our name )

 

[pjennings]

We play "in the Sydney suburb of Gosford"
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/07/...-australias-central-coast-mariners/index.html

(But millions more know our name )

Get ready for a tangential rant.

For all intents and purposes we are either part of Sydney or part of the Hunter as far as the State and Federal governments are concerned. We do not get regional or rural funding as Newcastle and Wollongong do. We get drip fed for some things from the Hunter area who concentrate on the Hunter and see us as not really there priority. Similarly in other areas we are seen as part of Sydney and again are seen as not a priority. CCM at least has brought more awareness to the lack of funding for the Coast to the various tiers of Government (though little has changed) but we are the largest urban area in Australia that does not get special funding.

End of rant

 

[Ozhammer]

We play "in the Sydney suburb of Gosford"

Bloody f*cktards we are on the Central Coast because we don’t want to be in fecking Sydney!

 

[Forum Phoenix]

How will it make us money?

- Increased gate/memberships - the reason we forfeited a marquee last season according to Shaun

Sugar hit? Maybe, but that hit would very likely mean at least the difference between making a couple hundred K instead of losing a couple hundred like last year. 400K differential. However that's only an extra 10K in attendees. A bit less modest, just an extra couple of thousand attendees per game across the season and surely achievable would translate to 520K extra

- Merch - won't be huge - but will surely have a significant impact on our sales

- Food and drink - not just at games but at 'events' the club will no doubt milk the hell out of

- But the real money is in the additional sponsorship, advertising and promotional opportunities - clearly massive potential

Even on the most basic level, I think shopping centres would pay to Have Bolt do signings there. Then there's other unlooked for bonuses like accomodation when we travel, who doesn't want Bolt staying at their hotel? Same goes for eateries etc.

Further opportunities lie in the massive potential growth and exposure of our brand. We've never had a better opportunity than this should he prove able to play football at this level. If he can't, we'll have spent nothing but gained a bunch of exposure and at least a few more sponsor $ no doubt.

 

[Big Al]

- Increased gate/memberships - the reason we forfeited a marquee last season according to Shaun

Sugar hit? Maybe, but that hit would very likely mean at least the difference between making a couple hundred K instead of losing a couple hundred like last year. 400K differential. However that's only an extra 10K in attendees. A bit less modest, just an extra couple of thousand attendees per game across the season and surely achievable would translate to 520K extra

- Merch - won't be huge - but will surely have a significant impact on our sales

- Food and drink - not just at games but at 'events' the club will no doubt milk the hell out of

- But the real money is in the additional sponsorship, advertising and promotional opportunities - clearly massive potential

Even on the most basic level, I think shopping centres would pay to Have Bolt do signings there. Then there's other unlooked for bonuses like accomodation when we travel, who doesn't want Bolt staying at their hotel? Same goes for eateries etc.

Further opportunities lie in the massive potential growth and exposure of our brand. We've never had a better opportunity than this should he prove able to play football at this level. If he can't, we'll have spent nothing but gained a bunch of exposure and at least a few more sponsor $ no doubt.

Increased gate & membership for what? Are we going to be able to buy a training membership?

Seriously while Bolt is keen to get a contract he is also aware of his commercial value. He won’t be getting exploited without being paid first. The figures for his wages are Honda numbers (rumoured of course) for a bloke who has never played.

Any commercial advantages are so expected breaking even would be a good result.

I’m sorry FP but I’m on the it’s an expensive circus team. Media views don’t pay the bills

If he was playing for our E League team then I could understand

 

[Offsider]

Yeah me too. If anything the best we can hope is that it's cost neutral.

No !!! ........... haven’t you been following the optimism ............... we make enough for mc buy a marquee in january.............

 

[Offsider]

Your kidding right ? No other club in the a league or probably any other league will get as much attention as this will tomorrow. Sponsors want exposure and the only way we could get more exposure is if at our opening home game Brisbane Water parts and God himself strolls into the stadium, and you know what he would be here for ? To watch Bolt play up front for the Mariners.

I could lend him my unicorn and he could ride in in style ........... I’d even wash the wine stainsout of the saddle