Ryan
Journey Man
vidmar link said:[quote author=Ryan link=topic=183672.msg268480#msg268480 date=1277252474]
Next meeting, tell Lowe not to shoot his mouth then Vid. It's counter productive. Tell me, what do you think his comments meant to season ticket holders?
Or will you defend THAT as well?
Lowe keeps bleating about moving home games to New Zealand, moving them to The Central Coast, moving them to The Sunshine Coast etc....
Seriously, he just has no idea.
Ryan, I hope you read contractual agreements closer than you did the newspaper article?
I'm a season ticket holder and to me the article read that council needed to fix the sprinkler system so that we could play our next home game so our CEO was highlighting the importance of that and the implications for the club if it didn't happen? (hence my post to correct the "spin")
(The article didn't unfortunately have the photos of the sprinkler heads that the paper version showed and I for one would not like any player to come a cropper on them)
My post wasn't about "defending" Graham Lowe, rather it was pointing out the facts from the article - sorry if the facts spoiled a chance for you and Matabele to have a go at Graham Lowe again?
What is counter productive Ryan, is people "shooting their mouths off" and using any and every chance to slag off the administration of the club they claim to support.
This is not blind faith on my part (in fact far from it) as there are a number of issues currently with the club but this constant sniping at people doing their best for the club is becoming very very dull.
I'm happy to pass on your message to Graham Lowe when I next see him as you seem reluctant to take up my suggestions to call the club yourself, ask for Graham Lowe and tell him your concerns first hand - I know there are some that have done that and he has been happy to take their calls - or are you happier behind the the key board?
Canteen worker - spot on, nice one
Tookey - correct re the 2 games away from Brooky as per the constitution and preference vote the Football Club holds (hence just one reason alone that we need to have a strong Football Club membership?)
Whilst as a season ticket holder I'd prefer all games to be played at Brookie for all manner of reasons if there are valid and sound financial reasons to play elsewhere for a couple of games then I can live with that (Until of course we start to see 20k+ crowds at Brookie and increased undercover seating that we sell have the option to increase corporate dollars through development) however I can understand that games away from Brookie don't work for everyone which is why I favour a 10 or 12 match season ticket package to accomodate those that can't get to games played away from Brookie
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Whatever spin is put on this, I do NOT want any games taken from Brookvale Oval, Vidmar - for any reason. You highlighted this one off article - but there have been others where Lowe has suggested New Zealand, The Central Coast and The Sunshine Coast are alternate options.
I am a local to the Brookvale Oval area (I don't know if you are or not). I pay a fair amount of coin year in, year out for the benefit of watching my home team play, AT HOME.
For that reason, I don't like flossy threats in the media about taking the game away. Could this not have been better handled by a closed door telephone conversation, rather than meek threats?
Now, you suggest that I should get off my arse, and phone Lowe, and that I am a keyboard hero (or somewhat to that degree). I think that's unfair. I am very pro-active when it comes to doing things for this club tangibly, and will continue to do so going forward.
That being said, Bob Reilly did take time out of his day, and highlighted all the wonderful work some do behind the scenes to me, and for that reason, I would never critique the man, or what he does. There is a lot to be said of open communication - hence my membership in all entities (if that's what they are called?? I honestly don't know to be honest).
Now, if & when Graham Lowe does something (anything) that tangibly improves something at Brookvale or through the team that I, or other people can see, I promise you I will be the first on here, promoting that fact. Now, he could be doing massive amounts behind the scenes. Things that you'd seem, that I wouldn't, so this may skew your opinions of those that critique him, but that's not my fault.
I am allowed to have an opinion on an article (member or not) in the media, where threats are made about the rellocation of any game away from my home turf. Now, I know you have to tow the party line, I can see that in the way you post these days, and I applaud you for that.
I just want to see some benefit & improvement, because at the moment, it just seems to me we are looking a little stale as a brand (thank god the footy itself is still sexy as all get up).