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What has Melbourne Victory done right off the field?


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By Melbcityguy - 15 Oct 2019 11:40 AM

ok victory guys calm down

we have to admit since the comp has started victory has lead the league off the pitch with members. 

While sydney went with dwight yorke victory went with returning melbourne players and exciting youth players.

What has really helped them?
By Feed_The_Brox - 16 Oct 2019 11:25 AM

CS - 15 Oct 2019 5:17 PM
Re Marvel I think you will find that Victory very unwisely locked themselves into a long term contract way back in the days when they were pulling much bigger crowds.  No room to move there.

I think the opposite. If the club wanted to leave Marvel, or reduce the amount games at Marvel (5 home games is fucking ridiculous) I can't imagine the AFL would stand in their way. They would be happy to see us leave. 

paladisious - 15 Oct 2019 8:25 PM

Yeah and at the last member's forum ADP was saying we lose money most times playing at AAMI. If we can't afford to have all our games there, then that's just reality.

What we need, of course, is our own stadium at the E-Gate site, before the last suitable land for a stadium in the city centre is gone.

while we still have 5 years left on our Marvel deal, perhaps now is the time to renegotiate with AAMI Park Stadium Management. There is nothing stopping us from going to them and saying... If you can get us a better return on home games, we'll sign a longer term deal to play there and we'll negotiate with the AFL to reduce our games at Marvel. 

as for future stadium sites, E-Gate is the obvious area, but I think another potential site is Arden St (the North Melbourne AFL team's training facility).

melbourne_terrace - 16 Oct 2019 10:09 AM

And surrender Swan St to City? HERESY. 

If the CFG are still owners of MCFC in 10 years time, I reckon they would have built their own stadium by then.