Does the ESDRLFC need to lift its game on "Government Relations"?

[Johnny.]

How does this philosophy sit when they have Crown Casino plastered over their jerseys?

They don't use poker machine money from their own club. It's the same moral fluidity that allows tobacco and alcohol companies to give money to political parties but no developers can...publicly that is.

[theGman]

How does this philosophy sit when they have Crown Casino plastered over their jerseys?

Sorry to be the wet blanket BC but they're actually sponsored by Crown Resorts. The same logo creates the supposition that it's Crown Casino.

[chook 56]

Sorry to be the wet blanket BC but they're actually sponsored by Crown Resorts. The same logo creates the supposition that it's Crown Casino.

Correct me, if I am wrong, Gman.
Doesn't Crown Resorts own the Casino's?

[theGman]

Correct me, if I am wrong, Gman.
Doesn't Crown Resorts own the Casino's?

Correct pal. The group cleverly chooses to include resorts because all of their sites not only provide gaming but live entertainment, hotel rooms, signature restaurants & retails etc.....No doubt however that a large chunk of their revenue stems from their gaming ops.

[Guest]

They don't use poker machine money from their own club. It's the same moral fluidity that allows tobacco and alcohol companies to give money to political parties but no developers can...publicly that is.

What brand of tea do you prefer?

[Matty_C]

If the development at Waverley Bowling Club gies ahead then we know the local council are on EAsts' side.

Especially after the proposed development at Bronte RSL was knocked back by the same council, which was similar in many ways.

Interested to get fellow fans opinion on
This proposal.

I understand the revenue gained from the sale of commercial and residential space within the development assists the wealth of Easts, which in turn bankrolls the sporting attributes of our favourite team (s).
So I understand why the wish to develop the site.
However, why bring our football operations to a residential area when the set up at Moore Park seems ideal.

Further to this, why would they wish to move their club from Spring St, right in the heart of Eastern Suburbs CBD to an area surrounded by people's homes, community recreation areas, churches and a school?

I don't live in the area, although I don't live far from it either. I'm very much asking these questions out of curiosity as someone from the outside looking in and I'm keen for you to shed some light on what seems to be an all or nothing move by the club.

[bondi-boy]

Great post Edge, our club really seems to let itself down in these off field issues.

Souths have a partnership with 3 councils who in return promote the club and look very favorably into any development projects they have, our club need to do the same and do it ASAP as they are losing even more so on the turf issue as our area seems to get smaller and smaller.

With Randwick council, even though situated in our area, promoting them over us it must surely make the club take notice.If the club wants more members and bigger crowds it needs these councils/communities to promote the club.

Many on here only seem to care about the on-field issues, so does the club, however for the Easts club to grow off the field the club really needs to get its act together in terms of government,council and community partnerships.

Labor loves Labor loves Labor.
'Working class' loves Labor, Labor loves 'working class'.

Easts shouldn't waste their time trying to suck up to councils and govts.

[Guest]

Labor loves Labor loves Labor.
'Working class' loves Labor, Labor loves 'working class'.

Easts shouldn't waste their time trying to suck up to councils and govts.

Love is the drug Johnny is thinking of?

[Guest]

I honestly don't believe that defining Roosters borders & having Randwick & Coogee included in the ESDRLC is going to get the Roosters any more supporters.

At the end of the day Souths have heaps more supporters than the Roosters no matter what the boundaries are that's life but we follow the Roosters & there is nothing you can do about Souths.

[Salvatori Grubber]

Not true. Give us down to Lapa (for instance) and within 20 years we'd have stolen 10's of thousands of new fans.

[bondi-boy]

All academic...given the comments from fans on 2GB today, many have had enough of Rugby League...refereeing, judiciaries, boring play, boring rules that keep changing, officials/the NRL.

Probably won't be many fans at the matches next season.
This season was just a joke.

[Rooster_6]

Here's to hoping you're the first to leave.

[Guest]

Not true. Give us down to Lapa (for instance) and within 20 years we'd have stolen 10's of thousands of new fans.

We will never know will we because what you have said is never going to happen.
Who cares about that part of Sydney anyway the Roosters have all of the City as there's & as far out as White Bay/Pyrmont even all of Glebe, Broadway, Camperdown & Stanmore is all Roosters territory. Who cares where Souths are.

Go the Mighty Roosters.