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Vale President Alan McAllister (1930-2019)

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taff wa 



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:10 am
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https://twitter.com/maccaheraldsun/status/1135892100061384705?s=21

Alan McAllister, president of our club when we broke our drought in 1990 has passed away.

RIP.
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Bruce Gonsalves Gemini



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:53 am
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Condolences to Al's family. He was a product of his time, but a good man.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:16 am
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Drought breaking flag in 1990. If only his visions for an Olympic Park style facility next to Victoria Park had came to fruition... would have been brilliant to still have a larger presence at our spiritual home.


https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/the-presidents-allan-mcalister/
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He rallied for a time to keep Victoria Park not only as Collingwood’s home base, but also as a viable AFL ground, to the point of unveiling plans in 1989 that would have seen the ground turned into a 40,000-seat stadium.

Ambitiously, and some would say bizarrely, he dreamed of ‘Maggieland’, which was meant to be Collingwood’s answer to Graceland. Under his direction, the club bought up properties near the Victoria Park ground which was to designed to one day include a precinct that had an indoor sports area, a theatre, a boutique hotel, a new social club, a museum, and even a restaurant chain.

That vision never eventuated.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:27 am
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Thanks Allan. RIP,
that’s a good innings,
Condolences to family and friends xx

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:42 am
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R.I.P.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:56 am
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Rest In Peace 💐
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:12 pm
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Condolences to big Al a great Pres.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:30 pm
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Always a Collingwood legend for his part in bringing us 1990 - thanks Al. Will always remember you fondly for that.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:56 pm
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I hope history will be kinder to him and reflect on his deeds as Club President, and not purely on the controversial aspects of his tenure.
He did set the foundations to bring the club back from the brink of financial ruin and deilver the droughtbreaking 1990 flag, a legacy that will endure.

I hope he left a diary. Not to tell the following story but to tell some of the behind the scenes happenings during his time as a Collingwood board member.

The gangster and the Pies
https://www.news.com.au/news/the-gangster-and-the-pies/news-story/1ee287a53e331967b0c88e2c10dd0010?sv=810a9353fc99a87468c1a0e9a0aeac59

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doriswilgus 



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 2:02 pm
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RIP Alan McAllister.And condolences to his family.He was a true Colibingwood man through and through.And one of only two Collingwood presidents to preside over a premiership in the last 60 years.
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Mr Miyagi 



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:18 pm
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RIP Al. All the best to family and friends. Thank you for 1990.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:06 pm
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RIP big fella.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:32 pm
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Big Al was the Prez a lot of clubs wished they had. He did whatever was best for Collingwood and God help anyone who got in his way including the AFL hierarchy. I bet Carlton would love a Prez like him right now. A great Collingwood man who was synonymous in breaking our Premiership drought. RIP.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:03 am
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big Al loved the Pies

RIP
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 1:21 am
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He was Collingwood through and through. RIP Al.
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