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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on September 29, 2011, 01:53:44 PM
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An open letter from the CEO
richmondfc.com.au
1:04 PM Thu 29 Sep, 2011
Dear Members and Supporters,
The AFL recently announced that it will be providing the Richmond Football Club - and, indeed, all AFL clubs - with a new “super dividend” over the next five years from its newly established Club Future Fund. This is a prudent investment in all clubs and in the future of the competition and we again thank the AFL for providing us with this support.
It is, however, important that we put this contribution in context, particularly given that we will soon escalate our Fighting Tiger Fund (“FTF”) activities.
Read more and the full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/124373/default.aspx
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Let's guess Benny.supporters need to give more money
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Here's also video of Benny Gale talking about the AFL equalisation...
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/roar%20vision%20archive/tabid/11454/contentid/392232/default.aspx
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Let's guess Benny.supporters need to give more money
Whack whack whack
Another day whack whack
If you dont' want to give to the FTF as I've said beofre don't. No one's forcing you
Whack whack whaaaaaaaaaaaaack :sleep :sleep :sleep
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;) :wallywink :sleep :sleep
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Let's guess Benny.supporters need to give more money
Whack whack whack
Another day whack whack
If you dont' want to give to the FTF as I've said beofre don't. No one's forcing you
Whack whack whaaaaaaaaaaaaack :sleep :sleep :sleep
Every opportunity, every hint of an opportunity and even making things up to create an opportunity.
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Read the article Al.that's is you can read ::)
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Read the article Al.that's is you can read ::)
No need for the snipe BTW
But back to the topic
What's your point exactly
I've read it & so what bit didn't you understand ::)
When it was launched the FTF was going to run for 12 months
They are about to ramp it up for the 2nd half of the campaign
So what's exactly new regaridng asking memebers to contribute the FTF
FTF is separate from the AFL funding - would think that's the point of the article ::)
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Me no read.
please explain?
notice you didn't deny it?
slippery as an eel.
thats what happens when you get involved with the media, some it rubs off on you.
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Whack whack
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ill await the re signings of spuds like Jackson etc etc before i decide to pour more money into the FTF.
Ive been running 2 memberships for 10 years now as well as pouring money in but enough is enough.
cant do it anymore if they are going to throw it in our faces by signing Jackson and Mcguane to 3 year deals.
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And don't forget Daniel.stupid $10,000 fines that could of been avoided.that's right.they have there own printing press at Punt Road.it's called the supporters
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:lol
sic 'em rex.
Misery loves company.
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That's right Al.you support mediocrity :thumbsup
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Thats me.
I love it.
That's why i find myself strangely drawn to you jackie
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That's right Al.you support mediocrity :thumbsup
So do you, remember what forum you are posting on.
The difference is you use the club as a vehicle to lash out at a world that doesnt appreciate a plonker
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That's right Al.you support mediocrity :thumbsup
So do you, remember what forum you are posting on.
The difference is you use the club as a vehicle to lash out at a world that doesnt appreciate a plonker
I just don't agree with the direction sometimes our club goes in, and last time I looked.this is a forum .look forum up in the dictionary you plonked yellow and black
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That's right Al.you support mediocrity :thumbsup
So do you, remember what forum you are posting on.
The difference is you use the club as a vehicle to lash out at a world that doesnt appreciate a plonker
I just don't agree with the direction sometimes our club goes in, and last time I looked.this is a forum .look forum up in the dictionary you plonked yellow and black
Sometimes? You're a rod for your own back.
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Read the article Al.that's is you can read ::)
Does anyone else appreciate the irony in this post?
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Read the article Al.that's is you can read ::)
Does anyone else appreciate the irony in this post?
:yep :yep
:eyebrow :eyebrow
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:lol
i'd missed that.
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no wonder why he doesn't PM you blokes. faggots
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:whistle ::) ::) :blah :yep :yep :yep
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That's right Al.you support mediocrity :thumbsup
So do you, remember what forum you are posting on.
The difference is you use the club as a vehicle to lash out at a world that doesnt appreciate a plonker
I just don't agree with the direction sometimes our club goes in, and last time I looked.this is a forum .look forum up in the dictionary you plonked yellow and black
I have to ask, apart from the obvious answer (30 years of little on field success) what have we done to upset you? I don't know you from a bar of soap Jackstar but for a Richmond fan, you seem very anti-Richmond. I'd love to see if we can turn around your idea of the place. We don't have any hidden agendas, there are no conspiracies and we have some pretty talented people working here trying to make the place better.
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LOL. Good luck with that. :rollin
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That's right Al.you support mediocrity :thumbsup
So do you, remember what forum you are posting on.
The difference is you use the club as a vehicle to lash out at a world that doesnt appreciate a plonker
I just don't agree with the direction sometimes our club goes in, and last time I looked.this is a forum .look forum up in the dictionary you plonked yellow and black
I have to ask, apart from the obvious answer (30 years of little on field success) what have we done to upset you? I don't know you from a bar of soap Jackstar but for a Richmond fan, you seem very anti-Richmond. I'd love to see if we can turn around your idea of the place. We don't have any hidden agendas, there are no conspiracies and we have some pretty talented people working here trying to make the place better.
I ask you a question.
What happens next year if we dont perform as expected on the field and we dont make the finals.
Just to jolt your memory abit as well. Eg 75,000 members and finals appearances in the next period of time as mentioned by B.Gale etc
For whats it worth I aint anti-richmond at all.( I love the Tiges)
Might point out that this is a forum and if my opinion differs to others, you know something, BAD LUCK.
Recent decisions to sign Jake King on a 2 year contract after playing two months of good footy in the first part of the year seems in MY opinion yet another bad move ( I hope Jake proves me wrong )
If you the club are going to re sign Daniel Jackson again, it just goes to show that many cant see the big picture of playing finals.
A few might need to remove the "'blinkers "' at Punt Road.
Hard decisions need to be made at Punt Road in regards to who is tradeable and who isnt.
Players such as Nahas and King I believe have played to 100% of their ability , therefore I cant see either making huge or any improvement in the future, why not offer them up at the trade table?, instead last year we offer the likes of Thursfield and Tuck, please spare me. Both good blokes but neither would be wanted by other AFL Clubs.
The reason we have been extremely poor on the field for the past 30 years is due to poor recruiting and poor player development. Fact not fiction.
I also laugh that the club are now placing big $$$$ in the footy department, well guess what, most other clubs have been doing this for years. Dont think that spending money on the footy department will solve the problems. correct decision making and recruiting players with size will see huge improvements.
And please dont get me started on why Hislop and Hicks were rookied in 2011 :banghead
Anyway ,RFC Offical ::) I am on board in 2012, unlike some here who dont buy memberships and dont go each week
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That's right Al.you support mediocrity :thumbsup
So do you, remember what forum you are posting on.
The difference is you use the club as a vehicle to lash out at a world that doesnt appreciate a plonker
I just don't agree with the direction sometimes our club goes in, and last time I looked.this is a forum .look forum up in the dictionary you plonked yellow and black
I have to ask, apart from the obvious answer (30 years of little on field success) what have we done to upset you? I don't know you from a bar of soap Jackstar but for a Richmond fan, you seem very anti-Richmond. I'd love to see if we can turn around your idea of the place. We don't have any hidden agendas, there are no conspiracies and we have some pretty talented people working here trying to make the place better.
I ask you a question.
What happens next year if we dont perform as expected on the field and we dont make the finals.
Just to jolt your memory abit as well. Eg 75,000 members and finals appearances in the next period of time as mentioned by B.Gale etc
For whats it worth I aint anti-richmond at all.( I love the Tiges)
Might point out that this is a forum and if my opinion differs to others, you know something, BAD LUCK.
Recent decisions to sign Jake King on a 2 year contract after playing two months of good footy in the first part of the year seems in MY opinion yet another bad move ( I hope Jake proves me wrong )
If you the club are going to re sign Daniel Jackson again, it just goes to show that many cant see the big picture of playing finals.
A few might need to remove the "'blinkers "' at Punt Road.
Hard decisions need to be made at Punt Road in regards to who is tradeable and who isnt.
Players such as Nahas and King I believe have played to 100% of their ability , therefore I cant see either making huge or any improvement in the future, why not offer them up at the trade table?, instead last year we offer the likes of Thursfield and Tuck, please spare me. Both good blokes but neither would be wanted by other AFL Clubs.
The reason we have been extremely poor on the field for the past 30 years is due to poor recruiting and poor player development. Fact not fiction.
I also laugh that the club are now placing big $$$$ in the footy department, well guess what, most other clubs have been doing this for years. Dont think that spending money on the footy department will solve the problems. correct decision making and recruiting players with size will see huge improvements.
And please dont get me started on why Hislop and Hicks were rookied in 2011 :banghead
Anyway ,RFC Offical ::) I am on board in 2012, unlike some here who dont buy memberships and dont go each week
You're right, let's not do this.
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All I am saying it's closing the door after the horse has bolted.similar to the Pies Arizona training..Now all clubs are looking at copying them.try something different
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All I am saying it's closing the door after the horse has bolted.similar to the Pies Arizona training..Now all clubs are looking at copying them.try something different
We have that exclusive U.S fitness deal. That's different.
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I also laugh that the club are now placing big $$$$ in the footy department, well guess what, most other clubs have been doing this for years.
So are you suggesting the club should have been spending truck loads of money they clearly didn't have in the footy dept
Hmmm last itme we did that when Frawley was coach we lost what $2mil in a year and people were baying for blood and club almost imploded ::)
You cannot spend what you don't have or is this lost on you.
Finally the club is getting it's act together off field, solid business plan, increasing revenues, increasing spend in crucial areas and I don't just mean in footy.
They've the created the FTF with its sole focus on the 2 biggest things that have clearly cost us as a club in our ability to compete over the last decade (debt & footy spend) and you still have to criticise
Have they got everything right? No they haven't. Will they do things I don't agree with - no doubt they will and I wont be afraid to give them whack along the way either
But from a purely off field business sense we are in a helluva alot better shape than we've been in for the last 20 odd years and that's deserves to be applauded not ridiculed and criticised every bloody day of the week
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You cannot spend what you don't have or is this lost on you.
Surprised people think different given the way economy's around the world are imploding.
Be it a big corporation or a football club our spending needs to come from a sound strong business plan.
Which I think we are finally getting set up.
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We have that exclusive U.S fitness deal. That's different.
NO it is NOT.
As I posted when it was reported, Western Bulldogs did a trip to Arizona under Athletes Performance in 2008.
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mate of mine went with the Bulldogs playing group
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Looks like we are playing catch up. On the positive side did really well in the 2 years since then.
The Western Bulldogs pre-season training programme has taken a different look in preparation for season 2009. This has included taking the full playing group to one of the world’s leaders in elite sporting education and training.
Over a number of years now the club has been persisting with raising funds and working toward the idea of exposing its playing group and staff to world class educational experiences.
With great support from key people such as Western Bulldogs Patron and Director Sue Alberti, a delegation of supporters, Director Barry Hall, Glenn Preusker, Stuart Coffield, Grant Egan and Levent Shevki along with players and currently situated staff contributing to the pre-season education and training camp; the team has spent the past few days at the Arizona State University.
The Athletes Performance Centre based in Phoenix, Arizona has been the corner stone to the educational experience which has included exposure to other sports such as American Gridiron, NBA Basketball and NHL Ice Hockey. Further to this the players have been completing regular football training sessions at the Arizona State University and will be hiking through the Grand Canyon adding to its pre-season training and preparation.
The team has also spent time in the class room finetuning its educational sessions centred on team play, tactics and its game plans heading into season 2009. The Western Bulldogs commenced the Leading Teams program in season 2008 and have recommenced this program through the pre-season education and training camp with sessions being facilitated by leading teams’ facilitator Craig Biddiscombe who is also on tour.
The travelling party has included 40 players, Coaches, Medical staff and Senior Administrators including CEO Campbell Rose. This has also provided a vehicle for most areas of the clubs football operations to work closely together and experience this unique educational opportunity as a complete club experience.
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I know Freo have an arrangement with Liverpool from the EPL.
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That's right Al.you support mediocrity :thumbsup
So do you, remember what forum you are posting on.
The difference is you use the club as a vehicle to lash out at a world that doesnt appreciate a plonker
I just don't agree with the direction sometimes our club goes in, and last time I looked.this is a forum .look forum up in the dictionary you plonked yellow and black
I have to ask, apart from the obvious answer (30 years of little on field success) what have we done to upset you? I don't know you from a bar of soap Jackstar but for a Richmond fan, you seem very anti-Richmond. I'd love to see if we can turn around your idea of the place. We don't have any hidden agendas, there are no conspiracies and we have some pretty talented people working here trying to make the place better.
I ask you a question.
I also would have accepted "I don't believe in our recruiting/development policies". I can't answer footy questions, so I can't really respond to any of that. Appreciate you taking the time to respond though.
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Looks like we are playing catch up. On the positive side did really well in the 2 years since then.
The Western Bulldogs pre-season training programme has taken a different look in preparation for season 2009. This has included taking the full playing group to one of the world’s leaders in elite sporting education and training.
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daniel, you've obviously got this article from somewhere (WB website?)
Could you please supply the appropriate link...it's deemed plagiarism if you don't
Thanks
WP & Mr OE
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That's right Al.you support mediocrity :thumbsup
So do you, remember what forum you are posting on.
The difference is you use the club as a vehicle to lash out at a world that doesnt appreciate a plonker
I just don't agree with the direction sometimes our club goes in, and last time I looked.this is a forum .look forum up in the dictionary you plonked yellow and black
I have to ask, apart from the obvious answer (30 years of little on field success) what have we done to upset you? I don't know you from a bar of soap Jackstar but for a Richmond fan, you seem very anti-Richmond. I'd love to see if we can turn around your idea of the place. We don't have any hidden agendas, there are no conspiracies and we have some pretty talented people working here trying to make the place better.
Supposedly jackie boy used to work down at tigerland.
He's still is very bitter at his perceived injustice in treatment.
If he was anything like he is on here he would have been nothing but a rabble rousing troublemaker, looking to criticise and undermine at every chance.
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Mate.that's got nothing to do with it.I want the RFC to play finals.not be failures year after year after year.you people must like being losers.sorry I DON'T .the decisions that have been made in the past few weeks just prove it to me that we are still making mistakes.the signing of Jake King for 2 years just highlights we don't have much idea.and don't get me started on Daniel Jackson either .now Dean Bailey rumored to be coming to punt road.now I have heard everything .completely stuffed Melbourne and there list
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Mate.that's got nothing to do with it.I want the RFC to play finals.not be failures year after year after year.
Who doesnt? FFS
That is the exact reason that i am glad that you have no input at Richmond whatsoever.
We all at times think we know better, but unlike all us internet nuffers you were in the game.
If you are so stuffing up to speed with how to turn a basket case of a football club into a success again then why are you here arguing with internet nuffers?
You were in the game jamie, but now you are here spruiking crap like the rest of us. You had an opportunity to put your words into action, but didnt, so it's laughable that you carry on about others liking failure.
Cue the blame game.......
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jackstar has an eye for mistakes al
like that dud rance
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jackstar has an eye for mistakes al
like that dud rance
Credit where its due, he improved out of sight.
He needs to go on in 2012.-one season doesnt make a career.
We dont want to see another Ben Holland do we ::)
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jackstar has an eye for mistakes al
like that dud rance
Credit where its due, he improved out of sight.
He needs to go on in 2012.-one season doesnt make a career.
We dont want to see another Ben Holland do we ::)
Ben Holland was a totally different character. Ultimately selfish, greedy and egotistical all under the guise of politeness charming and affable. He had one aim in life and he fulfilled it. $$$$$$$$$$
If premierships were a part of that journey so be it was happy to milk us dry when we were down in 2010 and we were called at the time as the new Fitzroy.
The amount of selfless acts I saw Rance do this year Ben Holland and lets include his "selfless" brother Nick wouldn't do as many if they played for 1000 years.
As for the issues with Ben different regime and unfulfilled promises from Clinton Casey. Lets not bring up that old chestnut.
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where I am coming from is this.
Players seem to have a habit of playing reasonably good footy for a short period of time and then holding the club at ransom in regards to contracts.
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:lol
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Credit where its due, he improved out of sight.
He needs to go on in 2012.-one season doesnt make a career.
We dont want to see another Ben Holland do we ::)
At least you can admit you were wrong, that takes balls mate
Perhaps it shows that you are not infallable?
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still ended with a snipe though
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Get a life Al.
this is a forum and I am entitled to an opinion.
:birthday
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no one has said you are not entitled to an opinion.
Are you saying i'm not entitled to mine?
:birthday
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Jackstar is right 100% about King IMHO. :gotigers
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Jackstar is right 100% about King IMHO. :gotigers
I think there would be a few people who would agree Flags.
But unfortunately when you are constantly negative about what seems like everything about the Club the message, point & discussion gets lost
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so true willy
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where I am coming from is this.
Players seem to have a habit of playing reasonably good footy for a short period of time and then holding the club at ransom in regards to contracts.
Like Lids, Cotchin, Jack, Dusty, Newman?
How many players have left Richmond for GWS & GC?
Oh that's right, none.
Where I'm coming from is this.
Your attitude is poison, doesn't mean you can't make sound judgements from time to time but your attitude means it's feels like seperating wheat from the chaff.
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Ben Holland, goodness me. Was one player when playing well (In the eyes of the club and media) I just hated. Same with Jackson.. somehow, somewhere there are players that beyond my belief trick the footy public that they are up to the task. Nick Maxwell is another, just baffles me how that bloke leads an AFL club.
I wouldn't have a clue how to run a business or a football club so I can't really comment on our history in that department, or how to improve it going "forward".
The only thing I can criticise and pass judgement on is our list management. It is by far the most important thing in football to have a good list, with quality A Grades, depth players that are fit and durable. The rest is all polish, icing on the cake.
Things like Grigg for Collins trade, as much as some thought it was a sideways trade, it wasn't. Grigg is more capable at AFL level than Collins and therefor our list improves. You can't go from rags to riches overnight. So more of this type of trading will please me.
Houli been a huge success.
Our drafting recently has been excellent IMO. Batchelor seems a steal IMO with many others coming though.
Player development under Hardwick is blossoming, obvious in the likes of Rance, Post, Nahas etc.
So for mine, trading and drafting recent history seems solid. My issue is current list management of current stocks.
If you look at our history we have failed in many areas.
- Overated McGuane and gave him a 3 year contract, instead of cashing in on a big GC trade.
- Re-rooking Hicks, Westhoff and Hislop. All extremely bad decisions.
- Kings 2 year contract after a month of good football.
- Jacksons contract renewal (Yet to be confirmed)
For mine the biggest area we are failing in IMO is our current list evaluations and decision making. This year we HAVE to make the hard calls. Guys like Jackson are Edwards are the main ones. Does anyone HONESTLY believe that either of these two could possibly compete in todays game against the cats or pies? Edwards would be slaughtered. Jackson gives away so many cruicial free kicks, you saw how every single free kick effected the game today, you can't give away free kicks the way Jackson does. Don't get me started on his disposal etc.
Hard calls need to be made.
Jackson, Edwards, Farmer, Graham, Browne, McGuane, Nason, Morton, Connors
Tough calls need to be made these guys aren't September quality, time to get ruthless, there is some genuine quality in the state leagues. Need to start rolling the dice to find some diamonds in the rough.