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 Post subject: Bring on the demolition!
PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:09 am 
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Does anyone have any idea of when our famous old grandstands, the Heatley & Gardiner stands, will be confronted by the wrecking ball?

Whilst it will be a very sad day to watch a lot of the famous old CFC history being demolished I can’t wait for it to start because for me the symbolism of the event should really hit home with everyone involved at the club.

The Carlton of old will be VISUALLY gone.

The rebuild of the NEW AGE CFC will visually begin and just like a major home renovation will inspire some fresh planning with lots of optimism & excitement for the future.

Bring it on!

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Good point.

I think we should make sure that lots of pics of the stands are added to the Blueseum before this happens.

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Good comments both.

Send Mordan down to "Princes Park" with his camera. ;)

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Pity they can't turn this into a marketing exercise - somehow sell the bench seats of as garden seats or something

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kingkerna wrote:
Pity they can't turn this into a marketing exercise - somehow sell the bench seats of as garden seats or something

Well they could.

But they won't.

That would require forward thinking.

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Get 50 past/present players to sign 200 bricks each from the demolition of the stands. 10,000 signed bricks at $10 each. If 1 in 3 members buys a brick they will be sold out and $100,000 comes in.
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woof wrote:
Get 50 past/present players to sign 200 bricks each from the demolition of the stands. 10,000 signed bricks at $10 each. If 1 in 3 members buys a brick they will be sold out and $100,000 comes in.

We could do a LOT worse than that.
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could have more expensive bricks mounted or something with a photo of the stand etc or just your basic brick and so on.

Pretty obvious, if we had a museum or hall of fame we could put the Heatley Stand sign in there - god knows what they will with our heritage now!

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Why don't we just hire the guys who did the demo job at Arden st last week...
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bosman wrote:
Why don't we just hire the guys who did the demo job at Arden st last week...


The Legends Stand is insured...right? 8)

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I'd buy a 6ft length of Heatley Stand or Gardiner Stand bench seat for $200, no problem.

It's such a no-brainer, I'd be amazed they wouldn't try it. It netted the MCC some pretty serious dollars a few years ago.
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Can we get away from money spinning exercises which rely on either renaming a stand, demolishing a stand, buying a stand's seat. We need to make a stand, broaden our horizons and come up with other marketing strategies. I'm sure our Marketing Department is working on something as we speak. :shock:
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Rod Waddell wrote:
Can we get away from money spinning exercises which rely on either renaming a stand, demolishing a stand, buying a stand's seat. We need to make a stand, broaden our horizons and come up with other marketing strategies. I'm sure our Marketing Department is working on something as we speak. :shock:


yes, you're right RW, we definately need to come up with some innovations...but the club would be mad if they didn't take advantage of the souvenir aspect of tearing down the stands. You don't knock back maga$$$ just 'cos it's boring.
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Absolutely Mrs C. IMHO don't think this will be a big attention grabber and money spinner.
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Mrs Caz wrote:
Rod Waddell wrote:
Can we get away from money spinning exercises which rely on either renaming a stand, demolishing a stand, buying a stand's seat. We need to make a stand, broaden our horizons and come up with other marketing strategies. I'm sure our Marketing Department is working on something as we speak. :shock:


yes, you're right RW, we definately need to come up with some innovations...but the club would be mad if they didn't take advantage of the souvenir aspect of tearing down the stands. You don't knock back maga$$$ just 'cos it's boring.


Hopefully some of the money raised from selling off the stand can be turned into other marketing strategies.

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I'd buy a piece of the cricket club bar. :-D

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It's a great idea Budzy.

I wouldn't mind a piece of the Social Club.

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Rod Waddell wrote:
I'm sure our Marketing Department is working on something as we speak. :shock:


What gives you that impression?
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JohnM wrote:
I'd buy a 6ft length of Heatley Stand or Gardiner Stand bench seat for $200, no problem.


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John, as a nipper i can recall an "old duck"who actually took up 6FT of the Heatley! :oops:

That was just one cheek! :oops:
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I had a piece from the social bar in the late 80's! 8)

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