social club

[lescygnes]

shhhhh damien, dont let out all the secrets!!!!

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by lescygnes
just as Julian previously wrote, we would be alot more secure now if the people who brought the club up here in 1982 actually had some forthought on income.

Actually they did have the foresight. Trouble is the bastards that sent us up there renegged on the whole Leagues Club deal. The proposal was there as a sweetener to send the club to Sydney but then they pulled the pin. Probably why we lost so many players to the bigger VFL clubs within 12 months of moving there (looks evilly at Carlton and Collingwood and their under the table dealings). Last sentence all my opinion though and no proof whatsoever. There's a conspiracy theory in there somewhere, I'm sure of it

Originally posted by lescygnes
ps-the club could never own a casino. get your terms correct!

An emotional play on words to gain support. Sensationalism some may call it. Don't worry Charlie I agree with your thoughts on the evils of gaming, but then I believe even stronger in the will of mankind. No ones pressing the buttons for them.

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by lescygnes
Damien wrote:

Now John, you are lucky that you are off to become a froggy Canadian at the end of the month, or I would have organised the boss to give you a first and final after that comment!!!!

he he he

now now Damien, dob me in for being on here and you'll be dobbing yourself in too!!!

20 days until the non-froggy part of Canada actually!!!

good to see some humour around here!

cheers
John

Nah Damien,
Sack the bastard now!!! I'll take his job mate, no questions asked.

I'll be vewy vewy good, I pwomise!

JF

[Damien]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
Nah Damien,
Sack the bastard now!!! I'll take his job mate, no questions asked.

I'll be vewy vewy good, I pwomise!

JF

Don't you think if we could sack John, we would have done it by now???

[Bas]

I was under the impression that Fox & Lion was a get together venue before and after games for Swans fans. The Club might be getting some sort of sponsership kick back from the place and therefore advertise it as the "home" or whatever it is.

Realistically, how many Swans supporters are going to go to a Club situated in Newtown after a game. I'd set it up out towards the western suburbs. It would be a revenue raiser for the Swans as well as advertising the team.

Wests League Club still have their original club at Ashfield (a long way from their then home ground at Lidcombe when they played there decades ago) and now have a Club at Campbelltown as well. This is situated next to their current home ground.

For the Swans to have a venue within walking distance of the SCG would be great but won't happen. Unless something could be done at Homebush, that is when the area stops being a white elephant.

[Damien]

Originally posted by Bas
Unless something could be done at Homebush, that is when the area stops being a white elephant.

If anything goes ahead out there it will Balmain Leagues Club, they have already negotiated a deal with superdome to take over the Telstra Stadium side and turn it into a leagues club.

It is on hold while social impact studies are done, and while the true effect of the NSW Pokie tax increase is being investigated. Could be an option as a joint venture for Swans games out there though..

The door is totally shut on us taking over a club - I can't see how it will happen. They probably should have pushed hard to be given some space as their own at Fox when the deals were being made years ago. Anywho, enough could haves from me today!!......

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by Bas
I was under the impression that Fox & Lion was a get together venue before and after games for Swans fans. The Club might be getting some sort of sponsership kick back from the place and therefore advertise it as the "home" or whatever it is.

I don't mind the Fox and Lion (I think the thought of a Swansclub is just pie in the sky) I just think that if Swans Marketing are going to make these deals and market the place as our place then the absolute LEAST they should do is to get off their huge, pustulent, incontinent, greasy, fat, arses and decorate the place to make it look like a home.

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by Damien
The Great Celtic - Britain's first ever European Champions.

Work must be fun around old Mr Bluenose there Damien!

Bet you were happy a couple of weeks ago mate!

JF

[Beaussie]

Personally I'd like to see the Sydney Aussie Rules Social Club in Kings Cross become our official home, just as it was in the past. Why did the Swans pull out of that arrangement anyway.

Unlike the truly pathetic, overpriced Fox and Lion hotel, the Syd. Aussie Rules Club has an audotorium with a big screen for all AFL games, numerous bar facilities, nightclub, bistro, TAB and of course plenty of gaming machines. Oh and lets not forget it is only a short drive/walk from the SCG with parking available in the council carpark behind.

Surely a deal along the lines of the East Leagues arrangement isn't to hard to organise. At least our money would go towards supporting the AFL/SFL and not the NRL.

How about this as an agenda item for the next SSI meeting???? Or better still, how about you people from Swans administration who read RWO, actually acting on this. Isn't it clear from this thread that our supporters want our own social club that we can call home.

[Damien]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
Work must be fun around old Mr Bluenose there Damien!

Bet you were happy a couple of weeks ago mate!

JF

Yeah it was great!

I have only become a supporter over the past couple of years (since my sister has been with a big time hoops fan), before then I just couldn't understand why anyone would like soccer!, these days I find myself watching and taping bloody SPL matches of the week . so it would be a bit rich of me to rub it any bluenoses face!, but my time will come lol

Fun community to be involved in I must say , hopefully the swans will develop supporter wise like that (minus the religous aspect!).

Even though it was interesting to be the only baptised anglican celtic supporter at Parkhead while I was over there in October!!

[robbieando]

Originally posted by Damien
Even though it was interesting to be the only baptised anglican celtic supporter at Parkhead while I was over there in October!!

Then you have me, a Catholic Rangers fan. Trust me I have more to worry about than you

[Tooth Fairy]

Damien, JF, and lescygnes please use your PM's. Less clutter is needed truly. Just stick to the topic please.

[Damien]

Originally posted by Tooth Fairy
Damien, JF, and lescygnes please use your PM's. Less clutter is needed truly. Just stick to the topic please.

While I agree this has gone off topic and probably in the wrong part of the forum, lighten up!!, this forum is as much about the swans fan community as it is anything else!

We are still a while off the real stuff anyway.

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by Damien
While I agree this has gone off topic and probably in the wrong part of the forum, lighten up!!, this forum is as much about the swans fan community as it is anything else!

We are still a while off the real stuff anyway.

gotcha

indeed this time of the year is fine to ramble. I tend to ramble all the time

[lescygnes]

ohh, thank your preferred deity for that.

here i was thinking that the tooth fairy was a killjoy!! he he

cheers
John