Carlton close in on MCG home ground deal

Effes · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:25 pm

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/c ... 6672765150

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The Blues are confident they will secure a deal to play up to eight games a season at the MCG when their contract at Etihad Stadium expires at the end of next season.

Bluey44 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:41 pm

Great news that we have FINALLY cracked 50k

But we still have a long way to go to catch up to the clubs with the biggest memberships.

mjs · **Posted:** Mon Jul 01, 2013 11:12 pm

Need a pet member category, we have two dogs and even have five goldfish that i could sign up

:lol:

4thchicken · **Joined:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:44 am **Posts:** 3136

mjs wrote:

Need a pet member category, we have two dogs and even have five goldfish that i could sign up

:lol:

Just quietly I suspect we might have some free memberships in that 50k figure... (new blue initiative)

bluechampion · **Joined:** Fri May 06, 2005 1:40 pm **Posts:** 3456

Every club does that. They 'buy' a pile of memberships off themselves to give away and it counts towards the overall number. Apparently, if you work for Westpac you can literally get a fistful of Pies memberships if you were inclined.

SurreyBlue · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:32 am **Posts:** 10570

Won't get excited until the deal is done and we have left that hell of a place for good.
When it comes to us, I don't trust the AFL.

Navy Blue Horse · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:39 pm **Posts:** 15848

bluechampion wrote:

Every club does that. They 'buy' a pile of memberships off themselves to give away and it counts towards the overall number. Apparently, if you work for Westpac you can literally get a fistful of Pies memberships if you were inclined.

I did wonder about this....we moved from 46000 to 50000 very quickly....Justin time for ground negotiations :sly:

4thchicken · **Joined:** Tue Mar 01, 2005 12:44 am **Posts:** 3136

bluechampion wrote:

Every club does that. They 'buy' a pile of memberships off themselves to give away and it counts towards the overall number. Apparently, if you work for Westpac you can literally get a fistful of Pies memberships if you were inclined.

I've no issue with the initiative - know someone who just joined up via it recently and is quite excited about the prospect of it. Its more that if we are giving away free memberships, are we really in a position to have a dig at pet memberships etc from other clubs?

sandramd1967 · **Joined:** Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:27 am **Posts:** 308

I received a free 3 game membership on Monday, and a query as to why i have not renewed my captains club. Answer to that simple I can get to a game I am working tues - sat

Dominator_7 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:25 am

The crowds we draw to our games at the G should be enough incentive for the AFL to say yes to us moving there permanently.
This whole thing about having to have 50 000 members to be there is bull.

camel · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:15 am

But I want to play at Princes Park.

GodisNavyBlue · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:22 am

camelboy wrote:

But I want to play at Princes Park.

You can - it's a public reserve :thumbsup:

DocSherrin III · **Joined:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:09 pm **Posts:** 17219

Dominator_7 wrote:

This whole thing about having to have 50 000 members to be there is bull.

Actually - it's not. It's about selling a message to the AFL that we are now too big a club for Etihad stadium and to please fixture us accordingly. 50,000 members and plenty more bums on seats is an easier sell than 40,000 members. The AFL don't want to be in a position where Hawthorn and Carlton are scheduled for Etihad and 20,000 can't go because it only holds 49,000.

Bigredisback · **Joined:** Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:12 pm **Posts:** 942

Given our form I think jihad stadium will be the right size for us next year

DocSherrin III · **Joined:** Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:09 pm **Posts:** 17219

Bigredisback wrote:

Given our form I think jihad stadium will be the right size for us next year

So using your logic - Melbourne, with 32,000 members should move to Etihad?

camel · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:28 am

No, they should move to Hobart.

SurreyBlue · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:32 am **Posts:** 10570

Camel looks at the bigger picture. He's the kind of person we want leading our club.
Full of initiative!!!

Donstuie · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:21 pm

Are we there yet?

frank dardew · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:38 pm **Posts:** 7640

Very lucky to get to 50 K membership on the back of first 3 losses and a fairly average last 5 weeks -sitting comfortably outside the 8
Need to perform better to be seen as a powerhouse rather than a latter day shadow of the tigers - until that time AFL wont take us seriously

Synbad · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:18 pm

frank dardew wrote:

Very lucky to get to 50 K membership on the back of first 3 losses and a fairly average last 5 weeks -sitting comfortably outside the 8
Need to perform better to be seen as a powerhouse rather than a latter day shadow of the tigers - until that time AFL wont take us seriously

what do you mean lucky to get 50,000????... the board bought 10% of them and sent them out...

no luck there buddy!!!....

next time u see ten members... one of them didnt pay for his.... :thumbsup:

Carlton close in on MCG home ground deal

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