Noyce

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Those Millionaires pay a fortune to belong to Nicks Chairmans Circle and Gyng does his bit to get us great tv timeslots so our sponsorships are worth more

Theres no onus to pay up, just if you want to like every other charity request

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I have no problem with the club asking for donations but I do question the performance of the people who are going to be spending it.

A quick google search on Lachlan Penfolds previous performance results at the Brisbane Lions doesnt make for great reading.

He took over after the clubs 2004 grand final appearance.

Brisbane Lions finishes since 2005

2005 11th
2006 13th
2007 10th
2008 10th
2009 6th (lost 1st Semi Final)
2010 13th

He was then let go when Michael Voss was appointed head coach at the end of 2010.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/af...-1225914836683

Now while you can't put all the blame on Lachlan for the situation we currently find ourselves in, it certainly doesnt fill me with any great hopes for the future. Nor does it have me reaching for the wallet.

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The board is full of millionaires, apart from Politas maybe it is time they dipped into their pockets, i gladly donate to Camp Quality and Make a wish Foundation every year, donations that mean something.

Putting my hand in my pocket a "professional" sports club to fix up its high performance"

Get Real

I think they hit up the Chairman's Club at the beginning of last year and raised a similar amount. Noyce made mention of it at the awards dinner

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So we know who's not going to donate, is there anyone who will?

To be honest I haven't seen the letter yet but so long as they're not asking for a huge ammount I'd be more than happy to.

I understand people's frustration and it has come after a very bad time, although when you consider that tax returns will be hitting us soon this intended letter was probably always timed for around now.

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It's embarrassing. Sure they're not holding a gun to anyone's head, but for a professional sporting organisation and supposed "glamour club" to be asking members to donate money to pay for training facilities is laughable.

For them to be willing to go through that embarrassment tells you one thing - the overall financial position is not good

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With the letter is a brochure which has quotes and a picture of the high performance manager that they got from the Brisbane lions - another idiot as you rightly pointed out somewhere else previously on this website. I'm using his picture as my dart board now.

Fred if you already used the picture as toilet paper I think it is a little unhygenic that you are still using it as a dart board.

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Fred if you already used the picture as toilet paper I think it is a little unhygenic that you are still using it as a dart board.

Maybe Freddy was confused and accidentally wiped his arse with the darts instead ?

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Maybe Freddy was confused and accidentally wiped his arse with the darts instead ?

Now thats gotta hurt.!!!

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The board is full of millionaires, apart from Politas maybe it is time they dipped into their pockets, i gladly donate to Camp Quality and Make a wish Foundation every year, donations that mean something.

Putting my hand in my pocket a "professional" sports club to fix up its high performance"

Get Real

Spot on.

They have professional athletes who could auction off gear, host a dinner etc etc etc - why are they asking us for money for nothing? Host a ****ing event you lazy bastard of a club if you want some cash, you aren't a ****ing charity.

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Actually that goes for everyone.

How can you honestly call yourselves supporters of this CLUB? I bet you'd give money if the TEAM was doing well.

Unbelievable. No-one is bigger than this club...especially its fickle 'supporters'.

what are you talking about? Your post makes no sense at all.

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They should be asking for donations to buy glue for the players hands who constantly drop the ball, donations for new brains for our wingers and centres who constantly run into touch all game, donations for new brains for the players that constantly give away stupid repeated penalties, donations for a new foot for anasta so that he doesn't kick off on the full all the time etc.

Now that would be a worthy cause to donate to that may see actual improvement happen on the field.

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They should be asking for donations to buy glue for the players hands who constantly drop the ball, donations for new brains for our wingers and centres who constantly run into touch all game, donations for new brains for the players that constantly give away stupid repeated penalties, donations for a new foot for anasta so that he doesn't kick off on the full all the time etc.

Now that would be a worthy cause to donate to that may see actual improvement happen on the field.

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Fred if you already used the picture as toilet paper I think it is a little unhygenic that you are still using it as a dart board.

That's funny. But the letter from noyce enclosed the brochure which contained the picture of peter o'sullivans brother. So the letter and brochure are separate items. Letter used as toilet paper, the brochure used as a dart board. I recommend it.

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Maybe Freddy was confused and accidentally wiped his arse with the darts instead ?

That would actually be less painful than watching our team
play this year.

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Its a footy club and barring about 6 in the whole world they require the fans to kick the tin to keep running