by RustyCage » Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:31 pm
by ORDoubleBlues » Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:19 pm
pafc1870 wrote:
"Without AFL support, a Fitzroy merge was inevitable," said Hore-Lacy. Mergers had been on the agenda since 1989, when Fitzroy made terms with Footscray, only for the people to rise up. Now there was $6 million on the table for the first two clubs to take the plunge. Melbourne, Hawthorn, North Melbourne and Collingwood all looked at the idea. Collingwood's offer — the Lions' logo on the club's socks — was derisory.
by Mr66 » Sun Sep 03, 2006 1:37 am
by PhilG » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:59 pm
by GWW » Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:25 am
by RustyCage » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:53 am
ORDoubleBlues wrote:pafc1870 wrote:
"Without AFL support, a Fitzroy merge was inevitable," said Hore-Lacy. Mergers had been on the agenda since 1989, when Fitzroy made terms with Footscray, only for the people to rise up. Now there was $6 million on the table for the first two clubs to take the plunge. Melbourne, Hawthorn, North Melbourne and Collingwood all looked at the idea. Collingwood's offer — the Lions' logo on the club's socks — was derisory.
If Eddie had been president at the time, they wouldn't even have offered them that.
by Leaping Lindner » Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:37 am
by Punk Rooster » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:19 pm
Leaping Lindner wrote:Reading those articles in the Age during last week was very interesting. The photograph of the last Fiztroy game in melbourne (vs Richmond) which accompanied one of the articles has been a point of interest to me since I first saw it.
Where the hell were all these "loyal" Fiztory supporters when their attendance at games was needed as well as their membership? If these buggers had got behind their club and gone to games sooner maybe things would have been different.
A good friend of mine use to go every week here in Victoria (right up to the end) and was also a paid up member. He was quite pissed off at the last game with all the so called supporters who came out of the woodwork.
Ralph Wiggum wrote:That's where I saw the leprechaun. He told me to burn things
by PhilG » Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:54 pm
by David Votoupal » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:19 pm
by Punk Rooster » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:04 pm
Ralph Wiggum wrote:That's where I saw the leprechaun. He told me to burn things
by Dogsbody » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:35 pm
by Mr66 » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:58 pm
Dogsbody wrote:The last remnants of Fitzroy joined with the Coburg FC in the VFL a few years ago, before Richmond booted them out. They came under the name of the Coburg-Fitzroy Lions. Now they are participating in the VAFA as the Fitzroy Reds.
It would be awesome to see the Lions re-enter the VFL competition, it would eliminate the bye and bring some attention to the state league that has been needed for a long time. I even created a jumper for the occasion...
by PhilG » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:56 am
by Sheik Yerbouti » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:54 am
PhilG wrote:Bluntly, Fitzroy brought it on themselves..
by Rik E Boy » Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:22 pm
Sheik Yerbouti wrote:PhilG wrote:Bluntly, Fitzroy brought it on themselves..
Phil, may I suggest you read ''The Death of Fitzroy'' by Rick Hore-Lacy'' a bit of what you printed may be refuted. Also ''Football LTD'' by Garry Linnell has a chapter or two on the subject. Read these publications Phil & I think you'll agree that Fitzroy were killed by Oakley & his cronies.
Could you imagine how the supporters would be feeling over the last few weeks with Carlton handballed a pay out that was well over what the Roys needed, only to use that donation to payout Pagan (if thats how it goes). Pretty ironic as Carlton raped Fitzroy over signage food & beverage rights when they played their home games at OPTUS.
The ''spirit'' of Fitzroy is truely alive & kicking over the border with the Reds having a big supporter base & a huge junior following, I go every year to see them play & theirs no greater loyal supporters than the dyed in the wool Royboys, leave a lot of the cretenous numbnuts I witnessed at the concrete jungle two weeks ago at the letdown to shame.
by Sheik Yerbouti » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:41 pm
Rik E Boy wrote:Sheik Yerbouti wrote:PhilG wrote:Bluntly, Fitzroy brought it on themselves..
Phil, may I suggest you read ''The Death of Fitzroy'' by Rick Hore-Lacy'' a bit of what you printed may be refuted. Also ''Football LTD'' by Garry Linnell has a chapter or two on the subject. Read these publications Phil & I think you'll agree that Fitzroy were killed by Oakley & his cronies.
Could you imagine how the supporters would be feeling over the last few weeks with Carlton handballed a pay out that was well over what the Roys needed, only to use that donation to payout Pagan (if thats how it goes). Pretty ironic as Carlton raped Fitzroy over signage food & beverage rights when they played their home games at OPTUS.
The ''spirit'' of Fitzroy is truely alive & kicking over the border with the Reds having a big supporter base & a huge junior following, I go every year to see them play & theirs no greater loyal supporters than the dyed in the wool Royboys, leave a lot of the cretenous numbnuts I witnessed at the concrete jungle two weeks ago at the letdown to shame.
Large numbers of numbnuts who show up is always > loyal supporters who don't. Where were these jokers in the nineties? Not much good showing up now that the club has gone. This large numbers of Royboys line is one of the biggest myths in football.
regards,
REB
by Brad » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:40 pm
Punk Rooster wrote:The scores didn't suggest so, but Fitzroy were actually moving in the right direction under Nunan- no longer were they a rudder-less ship. They had a system & game plan, however, the writing was already on the wall- despite Nunan bringing Clipsal on board as a sponsor (logo on back of jumper), Nunan's efforts were in vain & a couple of years too late.
When the merger was announced, he handed in his notice, saying something along the lines of he wouldn't be a "care-taker coach".
They also had a pretty handy list- Chris Johnson, Jarrod Molloy, John Barker, Scott Bamford, Martin Pike, Matthew Primus (now there's a name...), Ben Holland (who never ventured over), but no time to develop this list. Looking back, I reckon they were only 2-3 years off of being a finals side- give Nunan time to not only develop the list, but also recruit wisely. They also lost Paul Roos, Richard Osborne, Michael Gale, Alistair Lynch & a few other handy names that left under the Quinlan coaching regime, who may have stayed on if Fitzroy had a future. Unfortunately, Quinln coaching them was one of the final nails in the coffin.
by Punk Rooster » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:59 pm
Sheik Yerbouti wrote:Fitzroy never had a large supporter base due to their location in inner Melbourne.
Ralph Wiggum wrote:That's where I saw the leprechaun. He told me to burn things
by PhilG » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:47 pm
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