Down the Hill wrote:Keyser Soze, why do you think a club loses a heap of A grade players who are prepared to do a 300km plus round trip every Saturday the next season. Because they are getting a shitload more coin than what they were getting. And your sums aren't quite right regarding what our junior subs income would be but can I provide a direct quote from the now infamous Raffle-Gate email. "Our fees received don't even cover one-third of our yearly expenses". That smacks of a club who is wooing players and parents with subs that are fixed way below what they should be - but that's OK because we will bleed them dry through other means. Big risk in doing that, as has been proven. Next you will be trying to flog Amway to your members. I just hope your highly paid players aren't on a promise of a Premiership bonus. Could be some red faces on Grand Final night.
Keyser I agree your sums probably arent right - hear a rumour on Saturday the tanned ones are charging $230 for minis and $275 for juniors
Breeding a great culture of paying high fees ... and for what? What exactly do they get for it but a club with poor facilities, lack of medical staff and one that caters to the college system - how many of these kids stick around and play seniors footy there?
So both Brighton and Happy Valley have won one flag in the last 9 years hey DTH - difference with our club to yours is we try to keep the fees low for our junior families and look after them creating a club atmoshphere that they want to return to - why else do you think players like the Eagletons, Ben Squire and Tom McNamara chose to come back to the club they grew up with and play with their mates when they could have gotten much bigger $ elsewhere. Dont think Peterson Gray and Brown werent been head hunted too in the off season but chose to stay at Valleys because of the club culture.
DTH the Emus lads were arrogant when they were winning their flags - so they should be they were a very impressive unit who deserved their success
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