The Fighting Tiger Fund - "Giving 110%" [merged]

[Dubstep Dookie]

Come again?

[mightytiges]

add 1mill.

Guess who's just won tattslotto! 

You could get your name on the front of the guernsey as a major sponsor with that kind of money  lol.

[3rogerd]

if i had it i would, i was told the actual
amount is much more than whats on
the website.

[Infamy]

Perhaps they are only reporting money received rather than money pledged

[one-eyed]

RFCO just said the tally is now $135k+

[3rogerd]

Perhaps they are only reporting money received rather than money pledged

could be the case,
big pledges/donations
to be announced on the 17th

[Dubstep Dookie]

Perhaps they are only reporting money received rather than money pledged

could be the case,
big pledges/donations
to be announced on the 17th

C'mon Rogerd. Give us the spill!

[one-eyed]

As of 07/03/2011

$137,219

[one-eyed]

It's bumped up to $147,665 this arvo.

[10 FLAGS]

Looks like about 95%+ of the members probably havent made any contribution at all at this stage and thats pretty disappointing IMHO.

[Willy]

I chucked in earlier today.

[one-eyed]

Port Adelaide are the latest club to go down the debt demolition path. Interestingly the AFL are considering a proposal where they give clubs one dollar for every two raised towards a debt reduction but it won't apply until after 2012 when the new tv rights are finalised.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/stynes-lends-a-helping-hand-as-port-struggles-20110307-1bl6k.html

With the AFL still considering the implementation of a ''Robin Hood'' tax - imposing gate levies on clubs with superior stadium deals and stronger crowds - CEO Andrew Demetriou has also hinted the league could next season offer financial aid to clubs paying off their debts.

That aid could come in the form of one AFL dollar for every two club dollars going towards debt reduction. This would not come about until after the next broadcast rights agreement and would not be retrospective.

Richmond's ambitious Fighting Tiger Fund will be officially launched on March 17 at Punt Road and hopes to raise $6 million over 12 months - enough to remove the club's debt of more than $4 million and plough the remainder into the club's under-resourced football department. It is not known whether North Melbourne or the Western Bulldogs have gone beyond the initial discussion stage of working to eliminate multi-million debts at those clubs.

[WilliamPowell]

Looks like about 95%+ of the members probably havent made any contribution at all at this stage and thats pretty disappointing IMHO.

Seeing the thing runs for 12 months Flagman I don't think it matters if people contribute now or in 6 months as long as when they can they contirbute

[Smokey]

This would not come about until after the next broadcast rights agreement and would not be retrospective

Nothing like killing any incentive to get things moving before more damage is done, hey Adolph!   

[one-eyed]

Gary March this morning on SEN said the gala night on March 17 is almost full.