Drac wrote:Keep telling yourself that it's money down the drain. Keep desperteley hoping that both expansion clubs will fail to take hold, and the big bad AFL will have to retreat with its tail between its legs back down South, licking its wounds and cursing the superiority of the nRL as bitter tears stream down its face.
The short-term vision of your code and its followers amuses me. Who cares if kids can't attend night games on Thursday, Sunday or Monday nights, developing an attendance culture doesn't matter, look at those TV ratings! Kids whose families can't afford Foxtel don't get to see their team play every week? Who cares, look at all this money!
The Swans were a rabble when they started, with crowds lower than what the Giants had last year. They've now been the highest drawing team across all codes in Sydney for 18 years in a row. Imagine if the AFL had listened to ********* like you and withdrawn. Same for Brisbane, who were a rabble, and then went on to outdraw the Broncos during their threepeat years.
So enjoy your delusion of AFL failure while it lasts. The rest of us have our eyes fimly on the future.
the existing clubs have a right to know why these latest sides were needed when there are so many clubs unable to balance their books
when the talent pool wasn't ready & this has impacted badly on the quality of the comp
no one watches your sport in NSW & QLD still after 5 premierships were gifted to the sides that play there
you still have the swines on a higher salary cap 30 years on & I can assure you the Midgets will be too in 30 years time
when the same benefits were taken away from the wions .... they stopped being good on field & lost shitloads of money
no
these are simply ... keeping these teams competitive artifically & anyone with half a brain can see the populous of these 2 nthn states haven't fallen for this sham.
the future ?
well why would the next 30 years be any different from the last
so with so much failure
why start up 2 more sides in these states
has the VFL not learnt from its egotistical driven mistakes in the last 30 years
well ova 100 million lost in the last 2 years
the clubs & fans need to stand up & say enough
this is our game
we want our clubs to all be on a level footing
no draft preferences
no extra money in the salary cap
sink or swim ...
phhtttttt.... what am I saying
the 4 sides in NSW & QLD would fold tomorrow if this were to happen
VFL a national game
my ass it is
