News....7th..... No home games in Sydney: McGuire

[MagpieMad]

No home games in Sydney: McGuire
Kevin Diggerson
afl.com.au
4:33:52 PM Fri 7 February, 2003

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has ruled out the prospect that the Magpies would move home games to Sydney.

The Pies have spent the past week in western Sydney growing the game and their brand as part of the AFL’s community camp program, but McGuire said on Friday that the club will not look to take a home game to Australia’s biggest city.


“Collingwood plays its home games in Melbourne,” McGuire stated emphatically.

“We are getting involved in the Sydney area not to diminish what we’ve done down here, as we’ve worked hard to get this position in place, but to enhance it. First and foremost, our sole intention is to look after the supporters of Collingwood Football Club in Melbourne.”

McGuire, who took over as Collingwood president when the club was at one of its lowest ebbs at the end of 1999 and has overseen a rebirth that saw the Pies in the grand final three years later, said the club was committed to its legion of supporters.

“We do everything predicated on the basis that we look after the homeland first and foremost. We’ve done deals with the MCG and the Telstra Dome ensuring an amount of games per year, which has been 18 so far, and we have also done deals where we have home and away social club facilities at both grounds."

McGuire pointed to the Magpies’ initiatives in improving facilities available to members over the past three years as an example of the club’s commitment to its fan base.

“Our supporters get the equivalent of 18 home games as far as facilities are concerned, so we have been very much doing that, and with Olympic Park coming on next year, we see a significant planned growth and a continuation of improved facilities over the next five years.

“The Collingwood Football Club belongs to its members and that is it, first and foremost. Everything that we do it predicated on building (the club) and making it better for our supporters.”


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[ck_nd]

Can't tell you all how glad I am to read this press release.

The last thing we need is to lose home games. It is not as if we are struggling and have to do a pauperoos and shake a tin and sell a few home games to make ends meet.

Enough of this nonsense. Bring on the footy.

Go Pies! You are doing us Proud.

Carol

May the Wings of the Magpie touch every corner of the Nation!

[cobood]

I knew it.... I knew Eddie wouldnt sell us out.....
Thanks for the read MagpieMad...

Although u really cant believe everything the media says....

BE LOUD...BE PROUD
(2003...onwards to glory!)

[MagpieMad]

lol I knew he wouldn't sell out the melbourne fans, it was probably done to put the wind up colless for giving him the bird,I get the feeling you dont want to get on the wrong side of our prez
Give em heaps ED.




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[carlabuckley_05]

carla

collingwood a la premiers 2003

[piepower]

Way to go eddie, stuff sydney

Pies Kick Arse In 2003

[piepower]

Way to go eddie, stuff sydney

Pies Kick Arse In 2003

[joffa_the_man_in_gold]

Did any of you ever believe collingwood would play home games in sydney COME ON PEOPLE !!!

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100,000 GOLD WIGS and a million shining eyes
This our country's one true game
And the footy ground's on fire
And collingwood's sons and daughter's, under wide Australian skies
Win or lose we're back again to claim the winner's prize.....

Go Pies you bloody beauties !! 'Caaarm Ornnn' kill the Bloody Bastards.


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