SA Footy

The Sleeping Giant wrote:What have you proved besides your lack of knowledge?

Cost of living allowance has been done to death. Sydney is the most expensive place to live in Australia. Do some real research.

I think you should do some 'real research'

Plenty of people dancing on his grave, but there is only ever one way to measure the performance of an employee, and that's by how well they fulfilled the parameters set out by the employers. By those measurements he did an incredible job.

am Bays wrote:
That is if you subscribe to the theory that the Adelaide oval redevelopment is an improvement.

Gee how amazing and forward thinking would it have been for Adelaide if for the same price as Adelaide oval, we improved Footy Park and put in a light rail/rail line to West Lakes a la modern sports precincts all over the world?

The best ones are located in or close to the cbd. Footy Park was a shit hole. Adelaide oval was "pretty" but a terrible place to watch sport, especially cricket.

The Sleeping Giant wrote:

am Bays wrote:
That is if you subscribe to the theory that the Adelaide oval redevelopment is an improvement.

Gee how amazing and forward thinking would it have been for Adelaide if for the same price as Adelaide oval, we improved Footy Park and put in a light rail/rail line to West Lakes a la modern sports precincts all over the world?

The best ones are located in or close to the cbd. Footy Park was a shit hole. Adelaide oval was "pretty" but a terrible place to watch sport, especially cricket.

Matter of opinion, best place to watch cricket IMO. Could watch behind the arm in the Old Bradman Stand, lounge out and relax on the Hills or enjoy the amenities of the members stand. As I said, was the best place to watch cricket, not now.

Miss this article Squids?

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-world-most-least-expensive-cities-2014-1

am Bays wrote:

The Sleeping Giant wrote:

am Bays wrote:
That is if you subscribe to the theory that the Adelaide oval redevelopment is an improvement.

Gee how amazing and forward thinking would it have been for Adelaide if for the same price as Adelaide oval, we improved Footy Park and put in a light rail/rail line to West Lakes a la modern sports precincts all over the world?

The best ones are located in or close to the cbd. Footy Park was a shit hole. Adelaide oval was "pretty" but a terrible place to watch sport, especially cricket.

Matter of opinion, best place to watch cricket IMO. Could watch behind the arm in the Old Bradman Stand, lounge out and relax on the Hills or enjoy the amenities of the members stand. As I said, was the best place to watch cricket, not now.

Agree matter of opinion. I like being able to kick on after the cricket.

Anyway. Demetriou has done way more good than bad. It's funny the things he is being criticised for are the result of wrongdoings of others.

I know some think he is responsible for the SANFL and wafl direction, but I have only heard him say changes are up too the relevant leagues and have nothing to do with the afl.

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Miss this article Squids?

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-world-most-least-expensive-cities-2014-1

Cool you have some random figures and I have some random figures.

you guys are idiots

bennymacca wrote:you guys are idiots

Thanks buddy, your kind words are truly heart warming.

Squids wrote:

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Miss this article Squids?

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-world-most-least-expensive-cities-2014-1

Cool you have some random figures and I have some random figures.

My random figures include real estate, not the price of a coffee.

bennymacca wrote:you guys are idiots

Don't you have some illegal immigrants to save? ;-)

The Sleeping Giant wrote:

Squids wrote:

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Miss this article Squids?

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-world-most-least-expensive-cities-2014-1

Cool you have some random figures and I have some random figures.

My random figures include real estate, not the price of a coffee.

herp derp so did the figures I used.

Anyway, the Swans players do not need to live on Bondi Beach or Sydney Harbour.

The Sleeping Giant wrote:

Squids wrote:

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Miss this article Squids?

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/map-world-most-least-expensive-cities-2014-1

Cool you have some random figures and I have some random figures.

My random figures include real estate, not the price of a coffee.

herp derp so did the figures I used.

Anyway, the Swans players do not need to live on Bondi Beach or Sydney Harbour.

They can't afford to know.

Squids is the winner, thanks for playing.

Shouldn't have to live in Penrith either.

Squids wrote:In the last 10 years you have only missed the finals once in 2009, two years later you won the grand final so you were clearly tanking. The fact is this cost of living allowance is a load of bullshit.

we finished 12th... Hardly tanking

The Sleeping Giant wrote:I know some think he is responsible for the SANFL and wafl direction, but I have only heard him say changes are up too the relevant leagues and have nothing to do with the afl.

Which is mostly correct, as all leagues have to accept responsibility for their own backyard, buck stops and all that.

But naturally what happens at the top will filter down and have an effect on supporting/lower leagues. The SANFL several times found themselves with a gun to their head given the promises and threats related to funding from the AFL, which sits at an amazing disparity with other states, regions and area's of development. Reduction in transfer $$ income etc. So Vlad has had an involvement, whether he cares to admit it or not. But at the ed of the day his primary/only concern had to be for the body which he was employed to oversee.

I not a fan of the bloke and I think he's botched a few things toward the end of his tenure, but I agree with GrahamL - From the Charter given to him from his employers I would suggest he has been an outstanding success.

So the Swans players get to earn more so they can afford to buy expensive houses in an expensive city, when they sell these expensive houses for more than their opposition players can get for their poorer housing, do they have to give 10% of the sale value back to the AFL?