This fellow is under the false belief that the club is demanding money from its supporters where the club should be taking money from the AFL, memberships and other revenues streams. What he fails to note is the purpose of this venture. The AFL give money to struggling clubs to make them competitive with the other struggling clubs of the competition. Richmond is asking for donations to become more than this.
From every message the club has passed on, the FTF is about become great again. It's about becoming the best, the biggest, the most envied. The fund is about winning premierships instead of just being perpetually stuck in 9th place. It's about giving the club the funds to eradicate the debt which anchors our club down and the funds to pour into our players, staff and operations.
If this bloke is happy to keep pretending he can't help and its not his problem but then in the same breath demand success and even a refund on his money then he is missing the point entirely. We can't all pull on a jumper and fight on the field for what we all crave for but we can find some money to help those that do.
I was more than happy to donate money because I can see the reason, I can see the vision and I can see the purpose. I believe in what they are selling and I can finally see some light at the end of the tunnel.
Richmond is a great club, we are a big club and its time we start helping the club and players realize this. I want a flag and if a bit of cash is going to help that then I say we do it.
Time to stop doing nothing and put our money where our mouth and heart is. People who want the world but are not willing to offer anything in return deserve nothing and at Tigerland I'm sick of getting nothing. It's time to hear us roar once more and time to show the likes of Collingwood and Carlton that it is time to fear us once more!
Stripes
