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A nothing article, but hey it makes me feel a bit better

TTDIM: Kombucha. Great alternative to soft drink for those trying to cut down on sugar

Sorely missed. Pretty much carrried the team last year.

Two brief points: I don't accept that standing behind the goals is a sub-optimal experience. It's where I choose to be. I don't enjoy being on the side. Whilst a packed 10k capacity ground would certainly offer a better atmosphere, nobody's going to find the $20m it would cost, even assuming you could find a suitable site accessible to all of our fans. Far more useful to address the big problem with atmosphere at the moment, which is the obvious discord and division in active (to the point last week where one group were actively and deliberately seeking to silence another group). AAMI is where we are, and where we are going to be for the foreseeable future. Let's deal with the art of the possible.

Club wouldnt have enough alfoil at a preseason game to make our supporters feel safe

Drink bucket loads of the stuff. The remedy cherry plum by far the GOAT

I disagree with all of that, and IMHO proof is in the pudding. Our membership is utterly stagnant as we do the some thing as everyone else, and we will never make the membership 'attracitve' without incredible success over the long-term (maybe) as the issue is simple maths - having 8K fans in a 30K arena is never going to create the urgency for membership. And that is the backbone of memberhip - urgency, fear of missing out etc. Gaining access to finals tix you may not get if you are not a member. We have none of that, none. Rusted on members will still come. Sure, they may whinge but they will come. We are not Collingwood or Richmond. The league isnt the AFL. The stadiums are not fit for purpose. Sure, changing it up may not change much or not work at all. But at least try SOMETHING. Rocking up and getting a premium seat is obscenely expensive IMHO. I have taken people (like we all have) in the general seating behind the goals, and lets be frank they are the worst seats in the house and and is not a good advertisement to someone wishing to come more. Why dont we do what I have seen at some smaller european clubs - tarp up/dont sell the ends (behind goals) and force all seating to the sides/wings (upper and lower) so everyone is in the premium seating? Surely that could be a start? Do we go the full hog and explore a smaller home stadium? I actually think this is the bit which the a-league has really missed out on. Packed, 10K type stadiums with soccer-style chanting and fans would be great for a TV and ground experience product. The A-league 'package' is just laughable for 90% of games. Stadiums cause this - and this directly flows onto smaller teams inability to grown members. But by all means, lets keep doing the same thing year after year and wonder why we will be a going concern if our rich owners give up on us.

The best player this club has ever seen. A pleasure to have seen her play, she will be greatly missed down here. Thanks for everything Jess

Can’t wait for the podcast to become as cooked as this forum

If you say it enough it times they may just get the point and release and make public the news on O'Halloran's injury

TTIM - When a big player (Messi Ronaldo Neymar) protects a kid that has stormed onto the pitch to get to the player and then gives the dickhead his jersey

Why the MCC hasn’t made its members nominate a Club of choice by now is ridiculous. Its a joke that children who have attended every Collingwood match in Victoria up to now miss out on seeing their side possibly win a GF cos some Dee Supporting Scotch Old Boys have their annual get together every year on Grand Final Day.