We need Uncle Harry to splash a bit of his dosh on us so we can get things up to standard, does anyone know if he contributes to the club financially or just as a major sponsor? Andrew Forrest (a mining magnate over here in West Oz) stated recently that he and his wife are hoping to donate half of their billion dollar fortune to worthy causes around the world. Maybe Mayer should fire him off an email and state our case!
Mate I agree with most of your posts, especially the ones about how we ought to be in in the market to purchase top tier players - everyone has the same salary cap so why aren't we ever going for top tier players like other clubs? Damn right!
But I don't get this post. **(1) Facilities are important but probably aren't a determining factor for a player if he is offered the right $ figure to come here.** (2) Forrest giving money to charity has little do to with Harry splashing the cash on the Tigers. Harry gives an absolutely huge amount of money away to charities. Are we a charity?
So, my take on your point would be that if I was a millionaire and a sponsor of the club I loved, then contributing in some way to bring my favourite player over might be a proposition I couldn't resist. :smiley: An example is perhaps how we could have gone all out on trying to sign Slater when he was taking offers (IF there was ever a chance, and that is a big IF). Harry said he loved Slate, thus the club should've capitalised on his emotional attachment and approached them both. Perhaps we should be speaking to major donors/sponsors, like Harry, find out the players they love or would want here and maybe they might sweeten the deal (like the Roosters _may_ do with Uncle Nick's favourite players - that is pure speculation :mrgreen: ). This would also make their sponsorship more lucrative, i.e. their corporate logo would be flying around everywhere!
