| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
|
| Post subject: |  |
|
| Oh. No really, it's true. |
|
|
|
 |
Member 7167 
"What Good Fortune For Governments That The People Do Not Think" - Adolf Hitler.
Joined: 18 Dec 2008
Location: The Collibran Hideout
|
| Post subject: | |
|
At the end of the day this is a catering group. It is up to the club to determine the opening hours, presentation of the venue, pricing structure and quality / type of food and beverages available.
Before I cast an opinion I will see how it turns out. At this point in time everything is conjecture.
_________________
Now Retired - Every Day Is A Saturday |
|
|
|
|
Member 7167
"What Good Fortune For Governments That The People Do Not Think" - Adolf Hitler.
Joined: 18 Dec 2008
Location: The Collibran Hideout
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| thompsoc wrote: | I just want a place where I can go before and after a game.
I want a place to get a reasonable priced meal and drink
any day of the week.
I want a place to watch training either inside
the joint or on the terrace next to it.
I want a place where I can see all things collingwood
including replays of any past winning games.
I want a place where I have an attachment to the social club.
I want a place where there are no pokie machines.
I want a place where there is no corporate
culture, where renting out the joint is more important
than looking after the members. |
Mark this down on your calendar thomsoc as the first time we have fully agreed upon something. You have certainly described what I would like to see out of our social club. Let's just hope the club gets it right.
Personally I do not want to see the social club being a big financial burden on the club the same as I do not want to see it making massive profits. A balanced book where the members pay their way and get value for their money is a worthy ambition in my opinion. We already support the club by paying social club membership which many have done for years with few facilities being made available by the club.
This reinvention of the social has taken a lot longer than it needed to. Let's hope it was worth the wait. |
|
|
|
|
thompsoc
Joined: 21 Sep 2009
|
| Post subject: | |
|
Thanks member 7167.
_________________
we don't eat our own at collingwood we just allow them to foul our nest. |
|
|
|
|
CarringbushCigar 
Joined: 15 Nov 2007
Location: wherever I lay my beanie
|
| Post subject: | |
|
of course it needs to be rented out, just not on match days
there can be a smaller area to cater for members on non collingwood tv games
its just important that there is nothing sterile about it
very price competitive, as there are no local residents
a strong football, sporting feel |
|
|
|
|
watt price tully 
Joined: 15 May 2007
|
| Post subject: | |
|
Is she from Frankston or Moe with a first name like that?
_________________
“I even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didn’t keep ‘em under long enough” Kinky Friedman |
|
|
|
|
think positive 
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Location: somewhere
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| watt price tully wrote: | | Is she from Frankston or Moe with a first name like that? |
Um is there something wrong with frankston and Moe?
They seem like a couple of self made Aussies. Big company does royal weddings overseas. Looks pretty flash, and probably not what most traditional Collingwood fans want, but very corporate and high flying stuff, so guess its the way Collingwood want to head. I've never watched any of the housewives show, but by all google accounts she's alright.
What others have described as the ideal, I've taken my bulldog barracking father in law to the footscray ground for breaky and lunch. The food is very reasonably priced and really tasty. Great view of training. I'm sure I will take him again. I've also had lunch there with friends.
I've walked into collingwoods little food bar, looks un appealing and too expensive for what it is. And too sterile for lunch IMO. But reality is that that's the direction the Pies have taken since leaving vic park. They will probably say they had to do it to survive. And no doubt it's been successful. But like a lot about Collingwood now, it's very detached from the fans. And like memberships costs, it's spiralling away from affordable for the average family.
I'm guessing the new deal will go ok, her and her hubbies company do stuff all over the world, but not sure how many Collingwood fans will be attending $200 a head cocktail parties! Bottom line it makes Collingwood money. Seems that's all that matters.
The new barrackers end seems miles away from it. It's like they want the blue collar workers yelling in the stands, the stereotypical Magpie fan, and across the road, the unwashed don't get past the shop! So is it too make money for the team for the fans in the stands, or are the fans in the stands the bunnies?
_________________
You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
|
|
|
|
1061
Joined: 06 Sep 2013
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| think positive wrote: | | so guess its the way Collingwood want to head. |
In the words or a little girl to her puppy dog
"I guess we're not in Abbotsford anymore" |
|
|
|
|
think positive
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Location: somewhere
|
| Post subject: | |
|
Wow, so that's what you get from my post
Having said that I reckon it might be fun to head down to wonderland for a while. At least the mad hatters and evil queens are honest.
_________________
You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either! |
|
|
|
|
1061
Joined: 06 Sep 2013
|
| Post subject: | |
|
No that is what I think those of us who yearn for the old Collingwood traditions to be grown rather than just thrown on a waste heap that is a bygone time need to get our heads around.
Like it or not we are the closest thing the AFL has to a Privately Owned Club, although no money is made directly from the Club itself there is more than one way to skin a cat. |
|
|
|
|
watt price tully
Joined: 15 May 2007
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| think positive wrote: | | watt price tully wrote: | | Is she from Frankston or Moe with a first name like that? |
Um is there something wrong with frankston and Moe?
? |
Lighten up lady.
Now show me Brayden, Jayden, J'mai & Jaymee.
_________________
“I even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didn’t keep ‘em under long enough” Kinky Friedman |
|
|
|
|
think positive
Side By Side
Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Location: somewhere
|
|
|
|
|
Collingwood 4 eternity
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
|
| Post subject: | |
|
Looks like the new Collingwood social club @ Westpac Centre is going to be called "Glasshouse"
| Quote: |
Glasshouse
Centrally located near Melbournes iconic Botanical Gardens and the City, The Big Group will launch another contemporary and sophisticated event space late 2015 Glasshouse.
The venue will be able cater for 500 sit-down and 1000 stand-up.
|
http://www.thebiggroup.com.au/the-venues/exclusive-venues/
_________________
1990 Grand Final :
"From the back pocket, this will be probably the last kick, he need not even kick it, the drought is over. 32 years they've waited, let the celebrations begin" Sandy Roberts |
|
|
|
|
John Wren 
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
Joined: 15 Jul 2007
|
| Post subject: | |
|
| Collingwood 4 eternity wrote: | Looks like the new Collingwood social club @ Westpac Centre is going to be called "Glasshouse"
| Quote: |
Glasshouse
Centrally located near Melbournes iconic Botanical Gardens and the City, The Big Group will launch another contemporary and sophisticated event space late 2015 Glasshouse.
The venue will be able cater for 500 sit-down and 1000 stand-up.
|
http://www.thebiggroup.com.au/the-venues/exclusive-venues/ |
it'll be interesting to see what increase in volume (and types) of events occurs once its open.
_________________
Purveyor of sanctimonious twaddle. |
|
|
|
|
Big T
Joined: 18 Oct 2003
Location: Torino, Italy
|
| Post subject: Re: Oh | |
|
| John Wren wrote: | | Hiss wrote: | | Oh my god here we go. Why am I not surprised! What is this real housewife stuff? |
something that bertha is not. perhaps bertha could get in on it. she likes food and the big group name is kinda apt and suits her. |
You will see Bertha in the new upcoming series
"The Real Housewives of Corio".
In the first episode she sleeps with Billy Brownless while hiss pulls bongs with Gary Ablett senior in the background.
_________________
Buon Giorno |
|
|
|
|
|
The Rules
FAQ
Usergroups
Calendar
Search
Log in
Register
