The knockers keep coming for the Kangaroos
What is it with these footballing greats knocking the North Melbourne Football Clubs decision to relocate to the Gold Coast?
Some of the comments from these people really surprise me. I mean here we have Ron Barassi a two time North Melbourne Premiership coach (1975, 1977) and arguably the biggest footballing identity saying that it wasn’t his preference for the club to stay in Melbourne. What!!!! This is one person that I would have thought would have been 100% behind the club, but he says his opinion is that the “game is greater than any one club”, which is fair enough, but try to explain that to the members of the Kangaroos or any club for that matter. What would happen if the Collingwood Football Club was in a similar situation? A good business man Eddie McGuire is, but there would be a never ending riot if he decided that would be best for the Pies. I am sure he could see all the positives in it from a business sense but he would do everything in his power to get the same result here in Melbourne I am sure of that. What would the great Ted Whitten and Chris Grant think of a decision about relocating the Western Bulldogs?
We then have outspoken football identity and Kangaroo great Sam Kekovich saying similar things about the decision: “We had everything to gain and nothing to lose,” the former club champion said.
Then Alan Aylett: “Even if I don’t agree with it, all you can do now is wait and hope. Time will tell.”
Here are 3 high profile football identities that have big profiles and a lot of pull in a lot of different areas of business and football and instead of getting off there arse and trying to help their club they are taking the easy option and having a go at the club for doing their best to “Stay in Melbourne”.
It is sad to see that the history and passion of a club in today’s AFL landscape is lost on these types of people, which I would have thought to be the opposite. I am sure James Brayshaw and his board are just taking note of the comments being said by these people and creating a nice little collection to be pulled out at a later date when they have successfully done what they set out to achieve and prove all these people wrong.
All you North Melbourne fans head on over to the Kangaroo website and sign up now!
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