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: Despite playing 11 home games in Melbourne and paying off the Docklands Stadium debt, NMFC are still [...]
Last night The Footy Show broke the news that North will request a home match in Perth against West Coast in 2009. Ideally, the game will be played as a stand-alone match on the split round and would reap around $650,000 to NMFC.
On face value, this goes against the information Eugene Arocca provided Roo Beauty [...]
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 had the unusual problem of too many fans turning up, with late arrivals finding themselves [...]
One Week At A Time
What a difference a win makes. After the media decided to write off North Melbourne Footy Club, again, this week’s media has surfed the new tide down at Arden St. Everything is looking up again.
I must say that I felt very confident walking to Docklands last Saturday night. The boys had [...]
Eugene Arocca has spoken out today on the crap Docklands Stadium deal. Again. Through relentlessly hammering the issue, even the most naive AFL follower is getting the idea that the stadium deal negotiated by the AFL all those years ago is shafting the clubs that play there.
But in reflecting on the issue, it is clear [...]
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