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I guess I just don't have the talent to read between her lines and come up with a conspiracy theory ...
You're not alone HeadPlant - some peoples' lives are clearly unfulfilled unless they have a major drama to whinge & moan about. The minute I start hearing threats of tearing up membership cards, I just

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Re: development at OO. The main obstacle has been the inability to attract another AFL club. Now that we've crossed that bridge, I am still very confident the training facility will still proceed as planned - it's just taking a bit longer without an AFL club partner.
Re: free-to-air TV. It's the TV networks who decide which games they wish to show, not the AFL. If we continue to play the way we are, I won't be expecting too many more free to air games this season. I am certain however that Ch 9 AND Ch 10 are more likely to cover our games when played at TD or MCG than they were about setting up at the disgraceful media facilities at OO
Re: Friday night football - again the AFL have stated for some time now that clubs will be rewarded with FNF based on previous seasons performance and ratings drawing ability. Our current inability to be granted more FNF than all of us would like has nothing to do with the current board. It's our inability to produce the blockbuster type of game. Once we turn our on-field performance around, we are more likely to get the FNF games if our home ground is TD & MCG rather than OO.
I really do sense that this moaning is more a reflection of our current on-field plight - we all know that we must be patient, however having a whinge about something makes oneself feel better. Normally its "Sack the coach", however given only CarltonGod is proposing this action, the alternative for Scott & The Frog seems to be "Sack the board". Hang tight, I say. We're all doing it tough, some of us deal with it a little better than others.
I personally have absolute faith in Collo & his board!!!