This may have been raised before, but check out this quote...



That is from this article:

http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/real ... m=storyrhs

We know Carlton proposed more games for the club at the MCG as a way to get the AFL out of the Preliminary Final contractual obligations. The AFL said "get [REDACTED]". Now the talk is they'll use Collingwood in a similar way, but that gets the thumbs up.

What's going on with the world?

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NOW YOU'RE JUST SOME CLUB THAT I USED TO KNOW.

Just because we are paranoid about the AFL hating us, does not mean that it is not true...........wankers.

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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" -Winston Churchill

L.M 35-06

What do you mean paranoid? They do hate us. Wankers.

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Cer 'ch 'n alluog Blues

corruption of the highest order

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Congratulations CK95

dont get me started on this shit.

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Got to love the stare Down by Setanta on Llyod

I can already hear Agro fulminating.

A disgrace.

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"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies." - Gene Hill

Its simple really.

Sue the pants of the AFL for restraint of trade.

Last year they said it was not possible due to "schedule requirements" or some other shite, but this year it is, surely the club would have a very strong hand in taking the AFL to the cleaners "for lost revenue" over the 10 years if we had of gone with the 8/3 which was preferred by everyone.

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Got to love the stare Down by Setanta on Llyod

Nothing to fulminate about - Demetrispew and Evans are vindictive, lying corrupt turds - without character, morals.

If anyone thought Black Friday 2002 was just about Draft Penalties and a paltry $900,000 fine they are just kidding themselves.

Carlton will continue to be penalised until "The Spew", Rotten Ron Evans, and the remainder of the Commission who were in power from November 2002 are no longer if office.

I hope supporters have a goodly supply of KY lubricant because we are going to need it.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

the competition is hopelessly compromised!

every aspect of it! even a simple and stupid TV show becomes contentious, controversial, cynical, spiteful ....

poor AGRO is gonna have to take up following another sport in order to enjoy old age!

the fact is, demipig only loves the 16 team concept cos he's realized he can use it to his advantage.

he has politicised the draw or fixture or whatever they call it these days!

what should be sacrosanct and unfettered is now used to allow the bully boy to hold a gun to a club's head so he can get his way.

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... an eagle flew out of the night. he was something to observe, came in close i heard a voice, bending stretching every nerve, had to listen had no choice ...

You know something - in the past few months - I have taken an active interest in AGRO Junior's football club - and I am getting more enjoyment watching my son run around the local Under 12's competition than I get from going to the footy.

I buy a pie or a sausage in bread for ($2 - my doctor don't like it but my bank manager sure does).

Every time my kid gets a kick I nearly get a tear in my eye .

What do I get from following AFL - other than being ripped off, indigestion and a peptic ulcer from seeing what other F - U - C - K up that Demetrispew and Evans can deliver.

Getting close to the time for cutting up my membership I reckon.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

Don't let the bastards win Agro...

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

Maybe they win coz we keep paying our money and putting up with the shit they dish up....apathy????

If the AFL agree to allow Collingwood to play extra games at MCG as a trade off to MCC for losing Prelim then we should take legal action against the AFL.

If the club does not pursue it then CFC members should look at taking "class action" against the AFL. Surely we could argue that we were denied natural justice.

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“Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile a way and you have their shoes."

Know exactly where your coming from Agro and have a feeling there are plenty of us with you on this.

I really hate to say this but i will.....CarltonOne have let us down or THEY DID NOT fight hard enough for what we wanted. Sorry but needed to be said....SHOOT AWAY.

If we lose memberships it can't be a good thing for us, can it?

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

No it can't but how do we get the message through to the AFL that we won't put up with their shit?

There's gotta be a better way than cutting up the membership.

Cutting off your nose...

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

Hate to point this out but there's only one figure at Carlton over the last 20 years who would have taken the AFL to court over this.

The AFL do hate us, went for a job interview and the topic of football came up, the lady interviewing me said she used to barrack for Carlton but she also used to work at the AFL....so she's no longer a fan of Carlton. Not sure I did my chances much good when I said I wasn't a big fan of the AFL either.

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"The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent." Qui-Gon Jinn 15-05-2005

"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

All the AFL care about is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$. The only way they'll listen is if revenue drops off. I know giving up club membership on mass is unrealistic and unfortunately they've got us supporters by the balls in that respect.
The AFL have setup a competition which requires clubs to meet certain financial levels which in turn FORCES the general footy fan to shell out more and more of their hard earned to keep their club alive whilst also being forced to accept any conditions the AFL dish out.
It's fu*king blackmail.

Its probably a drop in the ocean but if everyone refused to buy anything other than Carlton memberships - meaning food & *gulp* even beer it might make a difference.

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"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies." - Gene Hill