womack wrote:
womack wrote:
Agro I agree re sponsorship etc etc but it looks like we are going to need a massive injection of cash sooner rather than later....
We'll need the $1 mill to pay the staff and to service the current debt - not to reduce debt.
I don't normally quote myself (well sometimes I do) but this was apparent 3 months ago....
As I said before servicing the debt is not the issue the difference in servicing a debt of $7,000,000 and $6,000,000 is about $80,000 small potatos in the whole scheme of thing.
The key is to increase revenue.
The board were banking on keeping members at 30,000+ and it hasn't happened.
I am all for unity and sticking fat in a time of crisis and I was all for retaining Denis Pagan and showing some loyalty.
But unfortunately I have seen nothing this year which tells me Denis is changing the team for the better - I was all for patience and all the cliches eg. changing direction on an Ocean Liner it will take time. 3 years into a 5 year sentence.
But clearly the 6000 members are sick of it and dont wont to be a part of it anymore.
These people jumped on board to support Carlton in its darkest hour after Black Friday 2002 when our membership soared for the first time through the 30,000 barrier.
People wont to see some positives - I know too many people who are not renewing their memberships and its the same reason - Pagan.
We have got to get those 6000 members back - and I dont think keeping Pagan as coach is going to bring them back.
They need to see something on the field that gives them hope for the future.
We need some vision from the board not negativity - the media will pounce on negativity, you saw it last night on The Footy Show, what was meant to be a pump up for members turned into a kick Carlton while its down scenario with a President with as much media charisma as a tub of old lard.
The 6000 people are there - they are not a myth, mirage. Abuse them for not sticking fat call them not true supporters - but we need their money and they aint giving it. WHY?????
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I am all for change as it is evident that this board needs some fresh faces with new ideas however all I ever read from Synbad is negative stuff regardless if it is the board or players we are talking about. If he thinks that there is nothing positive about our great club, then maybe he should put his hand up and be accountable to the members or else shut up if he hasn't got anything positive to say.....We are 2 weeks away from the start of the season and all we seem to be talking about is politics.....The members will determine who gets on and who leaves and the team hopefully will be competative come round 1 and that's what we all should be focusing on.....
I know you Synbad but you don't know me even if you thin k you know who I am.......Dribble, Dribble, Dribble..........
Now you are being a D@&%$ head......Rome wasn't built in a day and nor will the rebirth of the blues take a day.....
