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Origin sold out as soon as they went on sale.
Not true, Manly had arranged a package deal including accomdation and game tix. Our airline tickets had been booked assuming a weekend Manly game and returning home on Thursday after the SOO.
Manly management have a lot to answer for, not because a few fans have been shafted with their travel plans and buying non refundable cheap air tickets but rather the loss of revenue for giving away lost revenue from gate receipts. A monday night crowd at Brookvale will be lucky to draw half what a Sunday afternoon game against the Bronco's would have drawn.
Despite all the praise that has been heaped on Grant Mayer from many supporters I am yet to see anything positive from him (despite occasional fluff pieces on MSE).
We have lost a major sponsor which has yet to be replaced,
He was unable to succefully negotiate with Paul Cummins to keep the leagues club grant at previous levels (I do admit however that Cummins is one toughed arse negotiater) and Mayer would not have been the first that he rolled.
He has agreed to this change of venues
Overseeing the total stuff up membership and season ticket renewals & distribution.
Mr Mayer, you owe the stakeholders of the Manly Football Club an explanation.
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Totally agree Pete. I have also been waiting to hear some positive news from Mayer, apart from the odd email on MSE. The only bit of news that has been positive was the "Brookie going Green", which was good publicity for a couple of weeks and we may have managed to sell a couple of green jumpers. I am more concerned with the lack of sponsors signing on. Its been over a month since QLD Group pulled out and Max Delmege has always said he will give up the major sponsors label on the jersey, if Manly can come up with another major sponsor.
The membership debacle, now this stuff up. I almost put my hand in my pocket to make the 2 game trip to QLD. I hope we hear some real explanations on this switch, not some politician's spin.
Thank god the team is going great guns.
Jamesie