I think we're kind of comparing apples and oranges, you're thinking game day experience which is fine but there has to be a commercial aspect to it too. If the redevelopment could be government funded and included a car park then it'd be great but the leagues club aren't going to put $150 mil into a project that has zero commercial benefit to them especially when they have a $40 mil debt.
I would add, what did Stewart do when he was in politics? Aside from getting dismissed for abusing his own staff members.
Let's get over the $40m debt, it was for $107m of leagues club expansions and renovations which we paid $57m in cash and borrowed $50m over 10 years. We paid back $10m last year so we are way ahead of our repayments. That's from memory if you want the whole story read here; https://canterbury.com.au/content/u...ry-League-Club-Limited-Financial-Report-1.pdf
I can appreciate that costs are relevant,and different,the basic principles of of business,though remain the same,and that is don’t spend more than u make,but I take your point,leagues clubs are high turnover businesses,but if u have a home game,and 3000go back to the leagues,and 10%of those went to play pokies,surely the club would benefit,and that was my whole discussion point with the club going back to belmore,
I like his comments because he is on the money. Gambling is the clubs backbone and game days at Belmore disrupt that.I can appreciate that costs are relevant,and different,the basic principles of of business,though remain the same,and that is don’t spend more than u make,but I take your point,leagues clubs are high turnover businesses,but if u have a home game,and 3000go back to the leagues,and 10%of those went to play pokies,surely the club would benefit,and that was my whole discussion point with the club going back to belmore,
Ps is spoonman your apprentice he seems to like everything u write
Then what about the people that just want to have a slap
The issue is parking, if 3000 use the Carpark there's no where for the patrons that actually spend a lot of money to park.
Have u ever heard of ABS,I suggest u read it,gambling has been on the decline,for the last 5 years,clubs need to find alternate revenue streams,to up their bottom line,otherwise it’s oblivion,and the parking situation would only b 4 days a month,hardly A catastrophe.but anyway I enjoy sensible discussions,with people who have a mind of their own.[emoji106]
You seriously call UFC a sport,2 people belting the living daylights out of each other,and who end up with permanent brain damage,I applaud the club for not showing that shit,that’s no way to promote family friendly events,and the club as a whole.
For one, he was assistant to the Minister for Sport & Recreation. His knowledge of processes & contacts could have come in handy.
Well aware of the decline, it's been happening in Vegas for about 5-10 years, one of the biggest things in the club industry atm is diversification, the club I currently work at has spent over $100 mil on everything from hotels, eateries, bowling alleys, etc but our bread and butter is still gaming. Catastophy is probably an exaggeration but my point is Belmore games aren't good for business at the leagues club which goes back to my original point that there's no way on earth they'd finance it
It’s council property not the Bulldogs property, the bulldogs only lease it from council.
Two women in Rae Rae & out of depth Lynne have steered us to our worst results in history. Is it a coincidence? Or is there a pattern emerging here. Women can be in charge but can they just run other clubs instead so we can make up ground on them.