I think it is feasible too, though the saving in materials would have been nice as those sails are worth a pretty penny.

Hey guys quick one do you think boogs wants a move to another a-league team or move to asia. Or do you think it is the club letting him go ?

Not sure, I think he would like a gig in Asia (CSL for example would be a prime opportunity for him) but am thinking the club has decided that they have enough defenders on the books.

The signing of Fyfe was telling
Speaking of Fyfe, he really needs some running into that gut of his aha and the beard doesn't hide it, i know, ive tried before!

I really hope we don't lose McKain as well as Boogs though. One or the other for me as I don't feel safe enough with Fyfe, Golec and Mullen as our CB for a whole season. Though I have a suspicion that's the plan. Certainly cheaper. Ugh. I just feel Johnny is finally starting to show the composure we all knew he had when we signed him.

Speaking of this moment, does anyone know where I can find a higher res version of this photo?


It captures the joy and despair perfectly and I'd like to use it on my desktop :d

Awesome shot
We will have matching desktops me thinks if someone replies aha

Where did it come from? If it is from a professional then you will have to pay for it. Though if it is one that the club has you could probably ask them for a copy.

It's actually from the AFC website. I know it is from a professional, however often the same images appear in many places so was hoping something slightly higher res is around.

I don't really want to pay for it, just for my personal desktop wallpaper and really not a big deal if I don't get it.

Great photo. It would've been nice if Palmer's chopper was in flames in the background too. And throw in some bikini sluts too. Everybody loves them.

Here's a slightly different angle from Getty but without the goal in the background.

http://i.haymarket.net.au/Galleries/20120418105411_143036169_10.jpg

not sure what the club is on about in the latest email...



wrong. both of Brisbanes crowds have been higher... love their research skills

Maby they meant by Adelaide united fans ???

well it's not what they said lol. sometimes I wonder about the editing in their emails.

Sorry for this post but couldn't resist

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The Daniel Bryan fad begins......

Edited by Timmo: 20/4/2012 10:39:22 PM

The rumor is that Kappa could be our kit supplier next season...

A few people expressed an interest in this idea so I asked the club. Took a while to get an answer and then a while to get the idea through clearly. Because of the delay there's no longer time to get the printing done even if we could raise the cash.
I asked about next year's kit but the cost of a logo on the players kits would be pretty high. I'd still love to see some way of getting a fan-based kit sponsorship in some way just as a sign that we love the club and are willing to back that up.
Anyhoo.....

I wonder if something like a Kickstarter campaign would work. Set a deadline for people to pledge money (i.e. before the shirts need to be printed) and see how much money can be found.

The upside of a promotion like that is generally you set reward tiers; perhaps if someone pledges more than $50 they receive the new logo that they can sew onto their jersey. If they pledge more than $150 (or $200, I have no idea on pricing) they can receive a jersey with the logo on it when the new ones are ready. Bit of an incentive never hurts ;)

We have a few people who would be in like Flynn if we could do this from both this forum and the WeAreTheReds forum. I say keep going with it.

Mild interest/disinterest is what I'd say the club's response (through Matt) was. I asked for ball-park costs for getting something on the kit for next year but got no answer. He suggested that people should be encouraged to take out membership or maybe have a sign at the ground. I suggested that the sort of people who would get behind this idea were probably already members and that having something on the kit is much more attractive than having a sign around the pitch.

Surely if we could get a minimum of $5000 it would still be worth it for the good publicity that could be generated by the idea of the fans buying in. Anyway, maybe the conversation hasn't ended.

We may not be able to pitch front of shirt sponsorship but what about sleeve or shorts? I think it is worth pursuing and our AGM (which really needs to be getting anounced) is one place we can raise it.

Mate, front of shirt is 150-200k. We're looking at something small on the sleeve or shorts as you suggested. Still a good story and great if the fans could be out there on the pitch.

It has been suggested that the shirt & sleeve sponsorship $ the club received was pitiful.

Just saying what I was told. Could be they were trying to put us off?

Maybe, but I think they would take sponsorship in any form.

Back onto kits, having had a browse of the kits that Kappa have done recently there is some really nice stuff.

http://static.ffa.sportalhosting.com/site/_content/document/00000031-source.pdf

The above link is to the 2011/12 corporate brochure.

from said brochure....

Positions are currently available on the Shorts and Sleeve
from $55,000.

Probably something like that.

Some of the quotes from Footballnews Re:Kappa :lol:

:lol: :lol:

Kappa at umm Hollywood plaza went bust i know that