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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #195 on: October 19, 2013, 10:31:38 AM »

Fair enough WP, just to respond because I do think it is very workable.....

1. Catering contracts might be difficult to work with but who isn't these days?  You don't throw in the towel for that reason
2. I haven't read anywhere that the club is promoting free entry, is this the case for all Coburg games? If so, okay but this seems extremely generous - no wonder VFL clubs are going out of business. Being an accountant you'd understand that a P&L doesn't work very effectively without a top line!
3. Getting 10-15 games at Punt Rd as a type of "double header" might be tricky to organise but surely the AFL could fund so,e research with footy fans to assess the appetite for the idea? It seems like a no brainier to me given how popular it was through the 80s and 90s so it seems like a great way to add something to fans who are going to the football anyway and a nice revenue top up for us.

Yep RFC members got free entry into all Coburg home games.
VFL clubs make their money on match day from beer sales. The source all everything themselves and use volunteers to sale all the food and beverage, hence why they make money on it. With Caterers you don't make that money

Although I am sure fans would love the idea of going to a game before heading off to the MCG as I said other clubs are not IMHO going to move games to PRO and then pay us, the only way they would even consider it is if we paid them.

Finally, the logistics of games at PRO before big blockbusters games on Friday nights is darn near impossible I reckon. Can you imagine the traffic bottleneck of Punt Road with footys flying around  ;D

Who cares about Coburg ffs  :banghead :banghead

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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #196 on: October 19, 2013, 12:36:31 PM »
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Fair enough WP, just to respond because I do think it is very workable.....

1. Catering contracts might be difficult to work with but who isn't these days?  You don't throw in the towel for that reason
2. I haven't read anywhere that the club is promoting free entry, is this the case for all Coburg games? If so, okay but this seems extremely generous - no wonder VFL clubs are going out of business. Being an accountant you'd understand that a P&L doesn't work very effectively without a top line!
3. Getting 10-15 games at Punt Rd as a type of "double header" might be tricky to organise but surely the AFL could fund so,e research with footy fans to assess the appetite for the idea? It seems like a no brainier to me given how popular it was through the 80s and 90s so it seems like a great way to add something to fans who are going to the football anyway and a nice revenue top up for us.

Yep RFC members got free entry into all Coburg home games.
VFL clubs make their money on match day from beer sales. The source all everything themselves and use volunteers to sale all the food and beverage, hence why they make money on it. With Caterers you don't make that money

Although I am sure fans would love the idea of going to a game before heading off to the MCG as I said other clubs are not IMHO going to move games to PRO and then pay us, the only way they would even consider it is if we paid them.

Finally, the logistics of games at PRO before big blockbusters games on Friday nights is darn near impossible I reckon. Can you imagine the traffic bottleneck of Punt Road with footys flying around  ;D

Who cares about Coburg ffs  :banghead :banghead

Suggest you read things in their entirety rather than what suits your purpose.

I was asked a question which i answered regarding if RFC members got free access to VFL games previously? Answer was yes, hence why i said the RFC are unlikely to charge members to go to watch our VFL side next year.

Has very little to do with coburg at all i would have thought FFS 
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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #197 on: October 19, 2013, 02:08:08 PM »
FFS 90% OF rfc fans would pay $10 to watch reserve games at PRO

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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #198 on: October 22, 2013, 07:42:43 AM »
FFS 90% OF rfc fans would pay $10 to watch reserve games at PRO

Those who don't have a RFC membership maybe  ;D l get a VFL card every year free that l give away to gain entry to any VFL game  ;D

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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #199 on: October 22, 2013, 01:16:56 PM »
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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #200 on: October 22, 2013, 05:53:50 PM »
Please elaborate Mrakov..you got my attention on this one

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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #201 on: October 22, 2013, 06:41:07 PM »
Please elaborate Mrakov..you got my attention on this one

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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #202 on: October 22, 2013, 07:05:54 PM »
Please elaborate Mrakov..you got my attention on this one

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Produced by Adidas no doubt  ;D
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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #203 on: October 22, 2013, 07:49:45 PM »
Please elaborate Mrakov..you got my attention on this one

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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #204 on: October 30, 2013, 03:33:14 PM »
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Nothing confirmed but names linked with Richmond's new VFL squad include Nathan Lovett-Murray, Cam Howat, James Wall and Rian McGough.
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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #205 on: October 30, 2013, 04:04:08 PM »
Paul Amy ‏@PaulAmy375

Nothing confirmed but names linked with Richmond's new VFL squad include Nathan Lovett-Murray, Cam Howat, James Wall and Rian McGough.


Cam Howat makes a RFC comeback  :lol
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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #206 on: October 30, 2013, 04:07:08 PM »
Why's that funny? He's a ripping bloke and a good player at VFL level.

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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #207 on: October 30, 2013, 04:14:16 PM »
Why's that funny? He's a ripping bloke and a good player at VFL level.

It's funny because he was very disappointed when he was de-listed from our AFL squad. Surprsied he'd consider coming back to the club to be honest

I know he is a "ripping bloke"; he is a good bloke just surprised by it

and hasn't played at that level for quite sometime
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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #208 on: October 30, 2013, 04:18:47 PM »
I still don't see any humour in it.

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Re: RFC to go it alone at VFL Level in 2014
« Reply #209 on: October 30, 2013, 04:56:26 PM »
Nor do I.

This is very serious.