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A tale of two clubs
Only a few years ago, new presidents took the reins of Melbourne and North Melbourne, seeking to rebuild their respective clubs. In the seasons since, the chosen path for each president has been very different. And the results are stark. Continue reading
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In Bed With The Hun
North Melbourne Football Club’s media department has been pushing for positive coverage over the last 18 months, culminating in a massive pre-season campaign to coincide with the opening of the new facility. But there is one media outlet the Roos seem keen to leave out in the cold: The Age. Continue reading
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Journalism 101
When researching details on current issues, best to check with the horse’s mouth before publishing. This is called fact checking. Further comment on today’s “news” can be found here.
Footy’s (Dud) Fourth Estate
Since North Melbourne’s on-field season has pretty much gone, along with Boris the chicken and Dean Laidley, the media’s patronising and dismissive coverage of our proud club has petered out to next to nothing. If North weren’t in the hunt … Continue reading
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Caroline Wilson Rebut VIII
Caroline Wilson’s criticism of James Brayshaw and North Melbourne is based entirely on one invalid premise: that North Melbourne’s business model is unsustainable. Fact: NMFC made a $1m plus profit last year (albeit with $1.2m of Gold Coast money) Fact: … Continue reading
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Arocca’s Stadium Tiers
Apart from the 18-point loss to Brisbane, North lost some public face at Docklands yesterday. In a bid to save money, the third tier was closed off to the public. It turned into a bit of a fiasco after North … Continue reading
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The PR Honeymoon Is Over
The PR dream that the Brayshaw-Arocca administration have enjoyed for nearly 18 months is well and truly over. In the last few days the list of negative commentary reads like a who’s-who of the footy media: Iron Mike Sheahan, Caroline … Continue reading
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The Chicken Aftermath
The Age continues to push its damning agenda on the Boris video, this time with Caroline Wilson taking the wheel. I have already made my views on the issue clear (here and here). While I see Wilson’s general point, her … Continue reading
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The Caro Conspiracy Theory
I recently vented my anger at peeps getting stuck into Caroline Wilson (particularly when they get personal). While it was directed at all her abusive critics, I did cite a particular thread on the BigFooty forums as an example. This … Continue reading
What’s With All The Caro Bashing?
So Fairfax’s football editor, Caroline Wilson, has written another couple of articles about North. And it took the NMFC peeps on the BigFooty forums all of 5 minutes (literally) to start sticking the boots in. It’s not something new. Caro … Continue reading
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