Skinflint Management

[Edwahu]

Raiders management are loaded. They own a truckload of licensed clubs which are packed to the gills with pokies. Unless they are rorting something royal or re-investing every spare cent they should have plenty of spare cash.

 

[Raider_69]

Raiders management are loaded. They own a truckload of licensed clubs which are packed to the gills with pokies. Unless they are rorting something royal or re-investing every spare cent they should have plenty of spare cash.

exactly, so why cant they afford to cover the measely 3500 for players partners?
something drastic wrong with our finances or just them being tightarsed merkins... either way its not good

 

[Edwahu]

Hawkins would get sacked long before it ever got to the stage that we couldnt afford 3500. Its just somebody in the organization who is unfortunately a very angry, tightarse man.

 

[thickos]

This is ridiculous, but what else do we expect these days?

The Raiders build their image on being the 'community club', just have a look at next year's marketing brochures, all this feel good stuff about the Raiders being in tune with the grass roots and always being strongly supported by the locals.

If the players' families will be against the club over this, what hope do we have?

 

[BAY72]

holy sh*t...

this is dead set the worst club in history!!

If I were in their position there is no way I'd be going. how utterly disrespectful to the parteners of the players.

It's as if the club need to give everone (players included) another reason to hate them.

 

[bartman]

Sorry to intrude, the thread title just caught my eye...

If money was the problem, why didn't the club just schedule the dinner for a venue that costs half as much (eg $50 each), then they could've paid for twice as many people to come... and with more people at the function could have bargained for a better-valued catering deal to boot?

 

[hrundi99]

That sounds logical. :|

 

[RaidersMalt]

Thats a very good point Bartman. Parliament house costs a lot more to have a funtion at because of the security needed etc. I also went to a wedding there once and the groom was saying it cost them about $80 a head (including food and drinks). So the club is probably charging more than cost price anyway.

Just another reason why I beleive they have monkeys on typewriters down at Raiders HQ.

 

[Raider Ultra]

Add to the fact that only one Raiders club is affected by NSW Poker Machine tax. The clowns running this club have no clue.

 

[Paullyboy]

If it makes you feel any better the exact thing just happened at the Brisbane Lions AFL dinner up here - there was a bit of a fracus about it up here and no sponsor came to the rescue on that occasion.

If I were the players Id be happy though - nothing like getting a night on the grog with your mates without the girls, and the even better thing is that they cant get pissy at you

 

[waltzing Meninga]

This just caps off a sh*t year

 

[raider_ktj]

This just caps off a sh*t year

Oh come on it wasnt that bad, i mean we only finished second last, lost games we shouldve carved up, didnt really make any good signings, and next year doesnt look like its goin to get any better... but i wouldnt call it a sh!t year! :lol:

 

[Copa]

Despite where we ended up on the ladder I actually enjoted this year more than last year.


Back to the thread topic..... how tight can the club be?? and after some thought... how tight are some of the players??? some of them make good money.

 

[Raider_69]

For the players i dont think it would be about the money but more the principle of the entire debarcle. The players partners are there through thick and thin, all season, win or loss, they should have to right to enjoy their night with the players free of charge

 

[greeneyed]

If it makes you feel any better the exact thing just happened at the Brisbane Lions AFL dinner up here - there was a bit of a fracus about it up here and no sponsor came to the rescue on that occasion.

If I were the players Id be happy though - nothing like getting a night on the grog with your mates without the girls, and the even better thing is that they cant get pissy at you

Should have thought of that! Can always depend on Paully! ;-)

 

[jed]

I guess that means the Raiders management have had to cancel the lap dancers they'd booked?

:lol:

 

[Sully]

Jed...

Mate, there is alot of internal sh*te that we don’t know about!

You know the presentation dinner players where issued with 1 ticket and they have to pay $150 ea for their partners, what a disgrace!

As a fan I am embarrassed.

Top management needs to be seriously reviewed!

 

[jed]

I know Sully, but I'll bet they are able to shell out for other things, just not players partners?

 

[thickos]

That's the problem... I reckon we cull some nuffies and then everyone can make it along to the presentation night with the money we'd save