As a former committee member it is hard for them to have a meet the people they dont know time. Unless you come down to the banner, then you really arent going to get to know many people for a while.
On game days all com. members have a role to do and there time is taken up doing that role. The way for new people to get to know others is to come to the banner and help make it, introduce yourself to a couple of people then they'll introduce you and so on. Same for interstate games, come on an interstate trip and you'll meet new people, I have met many people thru going to the banner and taking the odd interstate trip and some of these people have become really close friends.
As for the footy match, i heard thru word of mouth at the Granny. No one could tell me who was organising it though. Past experiences tell me that no one would have shown anyway. I have played in 3 cheersquad footy days that have been well promoted thru the newsletter issued out to all C.S members. The Pies won back to back years but still struggled to get numbers, most players were ringins of mates.
Joffa, sorry mate but i'm not wrong.
JLC, if there is no malice between the outer / unofficial then i and many others expect to see a happy, unified cheer squad next year. We all remember the last time that the 2 groups sat together, one group got peeved that another group was sitting in thier now defunct seats. I do have 1 question that i have asked before and am yet to get an answer, where will you guys be sitting next year? Will it be with the cheer squad or next to them? I have got good mail that the AFL will be making the entire bottom level of the southern stand accesible only by reserved seat, meaning public seating will be top deck of the southern.
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magpie jeff
Thats why caas ( mick ) we need a good hearted welcomming committe in cheer squad on match days...the clickiness starts at banner making and remember not everyone can get to banner making
people who go to banner making on a regular basis have no right to call themselves a better cheer squad member than those who cannot get to banner making...in any case who wants to go to banner making and be screamed and abused at..its so easy to be friendly and make people feel a part of the place it creates a better work ethic and much more it creates a fun place.
Not inviting all members of cheer squad to the footy match stinks so bad one can nearly puke...it would of been a great oppertunity to warmly thank all members for a fantastic effort this year..the cheer squad as a group was sensational this year and a simple 'thank you' would have been fantastic, it would of been a great way as well to boost membership numbers for next year, it could have been plastered all over the internet, flyers could have been handed out to all members on grand final day.
The people who run a cheer squad do a fantastic job but without the passsion and enthusiasm that come from all members of cheer squad...it would simply be nothing.
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people who go to banner making on a regular basis have no right to call themselves a better cheer squad member than those who cannot get to banner making...in any case who wants to go to banner making and be screamed and abused at..its so easy to be friendly and make people feel a part of the place it creates a better work ethic and much more it creates a fun place.
Not inviting all members of cheer squad to the footy match stinks so bad one can nearly puke...it would of been a great oppertunity to warmly thank all members for a fantastic effort this year..the cheer squad as a group was sensational this year and a simple 'thank you' would have been fantastic, it would of been a great way as well to boost membership numbers for next year, it could have been plastered all over the internet, flyers could have been handed out to all members on grand final day.
The people who run a cheer squad do a fantastic job but without the passsion and enthusiasm that come from all members of cheer squad...it would simply be nothing.
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Much mythologised,frequently misrepresented,collingwood has become a legendary place,from its slums rose a football club that would give its people hope,love and a sense of belonging,the collingwood football club gave its poor a sense of pride, it would quickly grow into the greatest sporting institution in the world...the collingwood football club to it's people is life.
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Well CAAS i cant speak on behalf of all of them as to where we will be sitting. Quite a few of us are social club members so we may book seats in social club again this year. A number of us may renew our cheersquad memberships and sit with the cheersquad. I will have to speak to a few of them and get the "mood" as to what they wanna do......lol lol At Colonial im still going to stand up the back as im sure you would agree that its the best atmosphere at the ground.
As for the incidents earlier in the year im not sure what happened. I just hope a small minority dont spoil i for the majority of people. Im not really sure what else to say
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As for the incidents earlier in the year im not sure what happened. I just hope a small minority dont spoil i for the majority of people. Im not really sure what else to say
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Clickiness starts by people not interacting with others. They are either too scared or just dont want to venture outside thier social group of friends. Either way, you have to make yourself feel apart of it. I agree that it is hard and that not all people can just walk up to someone and start talking to them, thats where coming along to the banner for example can be a good thing. From memory, there wasnt much yelling and screaming going on as in previous years. Only reason there is any yelling and screaming is because you have a job to do that can take either 6 hours or 2, the longer it goes the less people that hang around to finish the job. As for the footy game, like i said earlier, there used to be a newsletter put out everyweek in the C.Squad and any upcoming events were always in there. Not sure why people werent told, thats something that will need to be brought up with the committee. All of my mates found out at the last minute as well.
I agree totally with you JLC, i hope the minority do not ruin it for the majority and that you can all enjoy the atmosphere that the cheer squad generates. Unfortunately, minority always think they are the majority.
I too will be buying my social club m/ship soon.
I agree totally with you JLC, i hope the minority do not ruin it for the majority and that you can all enjoy the atmosphere that the cheer squad generates. Unfortunately, minority always think they are the majority.
I too will be buying my social club m/ship soon.
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Cause at the end of the day going to the footy should be all about having fun and yelling and cheering for your team and having a good time. It takes a few silly incidents to spoil it for everyone. Like at the cricket when a few people go crazy and spoil it for everyone.
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magpie jeff
No worries mick
We all have different opinions and i respect your opinions greatly its just we dont seem often to agree
The cheer squad will become the best..the attitude and endeavour and passion from all its memebrs would not have it otherwise.
The positives in the last 2 years have been
A bigger cheer squad
More chants
Family like friendships
Great fun has been created on certain match days.
In the off season its good to sit back and say 'well that was ok but how can we become better' and at times due to frustration we tend to dwell on negatives, its interesting to note that in all these postings not many people have offered a better way to do
things.
So lets turn this into something positive, we need ideas and suggestions that will make us the best cheer squad, activities, match day events, social events etc..etc..
How can we make the squad more attractive to kids, this is the sort of stuff we need to discuss, an idea has just come to mind why dont we ( the cheer squad ) march into our seating behind the goals as one at the first game next year..can you imagine it a whole bay of seats behind the goals empty ten mins before the match..and out of nowhere waving flags and singing the club song in comes the cheer squad it would be spectacular...and some people might say shit how bloody stupid..but lets dare to be different..lets do things our way !!
No suggestion or idea will ever be laughed at, so come on everyone..get your ideas on here ?
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We all have different opinions and i respect your opinions greatly its just we dont seem often to agree
The cheer squad will become the best..the attitude and endeavour and passion from all its memebrs would not have it otherwise.
The positives in the last 2 years have been
A bigger cheer squad
More chants
Family like friendships
Great fun has been created on certain match days.
In the off season its good to sit back and say 'well that was ok but how can we become better' and at times due to frustration we tend to dwell on negatives, its interesting to note that in all these postings not many people have offered a better way to do
things.
So lets turn this into something positive, we need ideas and suggestions that will make us the best cheer squad, activities, match day events, social events etc..etc..
How can we make the squad more attractive to kids, this is the sort of stuff we need to discuss, an idea has just come to mind why dont we ( the cheer squad ) march into our seating behind the goals as one at the first game next year..can you imagine it a whole bay of seats behind the goals empty ten mins before the match..and out of nowhere waving flags and singing the club song in comes the cheer squad it would be spectacular...and some people might say shit how bloody stupid..but lets dare to be different..lets do things our way !!
No suggestion or idea will ever be laughed at, so come on everyone..get your ideas on here ?
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Much mythologised,frequently misrepresented,collingwood has become a legendary place,from its slums rose a football club that would give its people hope,love and a sense of belonging,the collingwood football club gave its poor a sense of pride, it would quickly grow into the greatest sporting institution in the world...the collingwood football club to it's people is life.
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Well CAAS your memory must be serving you wrong.....
How many times did u happen to go to runthru in the last 2 years.. I only ever saw you there when it was time to pick up the finals tickets..... I must be going around blind.... If u hadve been there during the year... your comments wouldve been different... Im sure that quality of work takes preference over quantity of ppl.... if there was less screaming and carry on maybe there would be more ppl there. i.e. Buxes 200th..... you have a job to do and you do it well.... doesnt matter how long it takes... that was an absolute disgrace.....
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How many times did u happen to go to runthru in the last 2 years.. I only ever saw you there when it was time to pick up the finals tickets..... I must be going around blind.... If u hadve been there during the year... your comments wouldve been different... Im sure that quality of work takes preference over quantity of ppl.... if there was less screaming and carry on maybe there would be more ppl there. i.e. Buxes 200th..... you have a job to do and you do it well.... doesnt matter how long it takes... that was an absolute disgrace.....
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>How can we make the squad more attractive to kids, this is the sort of stuff we need to discuss, an idea has just come to mind why dont we ( the cheer squad ) march into our seating behind the goals as one at the first game next year..can you imagine it a whole bay of seats behind the goals empty ten mins before the match..and out of nowhere waving flags and singing the club song in comes the cheer squad it would be spectacular...and some people might say shit how bloody stupid..but lets dare to be different..lets do things our way !!
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Brilliant Joff absolutely brilliant as usual.... and YEA let's be different...lets do things our way the COLLINGWOOD WAY....
If people say thats stupid its only out of jealousy because they havent thought of it first..... Keep up your passion Joff its contagious....
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Brilliant Joff absolutely brilliant as usual.... and YEA let's be different...lets do things our way the COLLINGWOOD WAY....
If people say thats stupid its only out of jealousy because they havent thought of it first..... Keep up your passion Joff its contagious....
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Frankie
As you are obviously unaware, the only reason i came to run thru was not to pick up finals tiks or even to do the run thru. I was there purely because my mates car was in the shop being fixed and he has attended all year. Again you jump to conclusions. As for the rest of the year, i have been overseas for 2 months of the season and once i returned i worked my butt off to ease my financial situation. I think that surely does come before going to the banner.
As for quality over quantity, i tend to agree but i do recall a certain someone always complaining that there was never enough people down helping out.
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As you are obviously unaware, the only reason i came to run thru was not to pick up finals tiks or even to do the run thru. I was there purely because my mates car was in the shop being fixed and he has attended all year. Again you jump to conclusions. As for the rest of the year, i have been overseas for 2 months of the season and once i returned i worked my butt off to ease my financial situation. I think that surely does come before going to the banner.
As for quality over quantity, i tend to agree but i do recall a certain someone always complaining that there was never enough people down helping out.
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magpie jeff
The bagpiper certainly did turn up and featured on channel 10's grand final coverage...( and the ones who did organise the bagpiper icluding myself ended up being heavily out of pocket )
The march did take place from 1.30pm opposite richmond station and looking at one of the videos taken from the march hundreds and hundreds joined in it was very spectacular, due to other things we all had to do on grand final day the march had to leave exactly at 1.30pm...the media who got involved actually demanded that it also took off at this time..people were told 1.30 those who didnt take notice missed out.
I dont know how many people who actually read the cheer squad board but i find it strangely weird that every tom dick and harry who know absolutely nothing in what they are talking about wants there 2 cents worth...but when asked for opinions or suggestions as requested in my previous post on here these people go strangely quiet why is that ?
Why is it, when people sit on there fat arses just slinging shit at others for trying to get things to happen but when asked for help and ideas these very same people cannot be found...i guess its easier for these people to destroy rather than build.
So once again we ask ( positevely ) for suggestions and ideas if you havnt got the brains to offer any, dont sit back and sling shit at those who are trying to.
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The march did take place from 1.30pm opposite richmond station and looking at one of the videos taken from the march hundreds and hundreds joined in it was very spectacular, due to other things we all had to do on grand final day the march had to leave exactly at 1.30pm...the media who got involved actually demanded that it also took off at this time..people were told 1.30 those who didnt take notice missed out.
I dont know how many people who actually read the cheer squad board but i find it strangely weird that every tom dick and harry who know absolutely nothing in what they are talking about wants there 2 cents worth...but when asked for opinions or suggestions as requested in my previous post on here these people go strangely quiet why is that ?
Why is it, when people sit on there fat arses just slinging shit at others for trying to get things to happen but when asked for help and ideas these very same people cannot be found...i guess its easier for these people to destroy rather than build.
So once again we ask ( positevely ) for suggestions and ideas if you havnt got the brains to offer any, dont sit back and sling shit at those who are trying to.
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Mick,
I do not jump to conclusions readily.... thats when I saw u there and thats what I said...that mate of yours, would that have been Scott? cos thats when he started coming too round finals ticket time.....
If someone was whinging about not enough ppl being at runthru.... it wasnt me..... cos I would never whinge to you as I try as hard as I can to keep my distance... So dont insinuate Mick....I really dont know what your trying to do...if your trying to discredit me...... sorry, but better ppl then u have tried and failed...
nuff said about that....
Now if you would like to contribute thoughts and ideas as to a better c/squad for 2003 you are more than welcomed and very much appreciated.
BE LOUD...BE PROUD
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I do not jump to conclusions readily.... thats when I saw u there and thats what I said...that mate of yours, would that have been Scott? cos thats when he started coming too round finals ticket time.....
If someone was whinging about not enough ppl being at runthru.... it wasnt me..... cos I would never whinge to you as I try as hard as I can to keep my distance... So dont insinuate Mick....I really dont know what your trying to do...if your trying to discredit me...... sorry, but better ppl then u have tried and failed...
nuff said about that....
Now if you would like to contribute thoughts and ideas as to a better c/squad for 2003 you are more than welcomed and very much appreciated.
BE LOUD...BE PROUD
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As far as i am aware, Scott has attended many run thrus and has earned the right to make brief appearances if that be the case. Why you are judging peoples attendance i dont know. He also was the only 1 working on the backing while everyone else stood there. Reason being was because no one else who was there knew how to do it so lucky he did come down. Dont fret cause i wont speak to someone who i dont respect. You do a lot of work behind the scenes, granted, but its the knives you carry that irk me.
I'll be making suggestions, dont worry about that.
1. A request to the club and AFL to make sure that all Collingwood supporters who travel interstate are seated next to each other, like Adelaide was the Prelim. Seems when we go to Footy park we are scattered around. I think this happend to JLC and a few of his mates who wanted to sit with the cheersquad but were given tiks on the wing.
I'll be making suggestions, dont worry about that.
1. A request to the club and AFL to make sure that all Collingwood supporters who travel interstate are seated next to each other, like Adelaide was the Prelim. Seems when we go to Footy park we are scattered around. I think this happend to JLC and a few of his mates who wanted to sit with the cheersquad but were given tiks on the wing.
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I think no matter what the reason for coming at least both Mick and Scotty actually turned up and helped. Not many people turn up to help make the banner so i wouldnt be bagging anyone who made the effort to turn up. If anything i would be thanking them for helping out and encouraging for them to help more often etc etc.
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magpie jeff
I think the question should be asked why only did a handful of people ever turn up..we are collingwood the biggest and most supported club in australia and yet at cheer squad banner making nights they would be lucky to get 9 people.
In my last post in this thread because its really quite boring and repetitive i will tell you why no one turned up.
Kids were never made welcome..infact on one occassion a poor little kiddie was told ' no you cant have a hot dog because you didnt help in preparing the banner ( that incident ended my weekly visits in helping to prepare the banner ) WHY? i didnt in any way want to be seen to support a cruel bunch of heartless bastards and for those who didnt have the guts to do anything shame on you for ever for not doing so..i did something i told them all to resign imeadiately and to piss off and leave the cheer squad for the collingwood people who cared about each other.
2. people were constantly abused and shouted at and it was made clear the banner making nights was not a night for fun and mateship.
3. interstate people who came down prior to a match would come and want to help with the banner and would be mostly ignored...it was so bloody imbarrassing.
This same bloody group of about 7 had no vision for a better cheer squad and seemed content to create misery upon all others, i could say heaps more and imbarrass a lot of people but in doing so only would be disrespectful to the club we all love.
As far as im concerned this topic is finished.
Frankie 'shut it off 'its ony become a place for bignoters.
Instead frankie can we start a topic and keep it up top and maybe call it 'ideas and fun suggestions for cheer squad 2003'
and everyone cheer squad and non cheer squad people can feel free to contribute.
No suggestion will be laughed at infact everything will be taken on board and discussed in a mature fashion.
If it gets too political frankie just delete the posting, we dearly want everyone involved in the betterment of all things cheer squad.
Our slogan once was....OUR CHEER SQUAD...YOUR CHEERSQUAD.
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Much mythologised,frequently misrepresented,collingwood has become a legendary place,from its slums rose a football club that would give its people hope,love and a sense of belonging,the collingwood football club gave its poor a sense of pride, it would quickly grow into the greatest sporting institution in the world...the collingwood football club to it's people is life.
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MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS
joffa@magpies.net
In my last post in this thread because its really quite boring and repetitive i will tell you why no one turned up.
Kids were never made welcome..infact on one occassion a poor little kiddie was told ' no you cant have a hot dog because you didnt help in preparing the banner ( that incident ended my weekly visits in helping to prepare the banner ) WHY? i didnt in any way want to be seen to support a cruel bunch of heartless bastards and for those who didnt have the guts to do anything shame on you for ever for not doing so..i did something i told them all to resign imeadiately and to piss off and leave the cheer squad for the collingwood people who cared about each other.
2. people were constantly abused and shouted at and it was made clear the banner making nights was not a night for fun and mateship.
3. interstate people who came down prior to a match would come and want to help with the banner and would be mostly ignored...it was so bloody imbarrassing.
This same bloody group of about 7 had no vision for a better cheer squad and seemed content to create misery upon all others, i could say heaps more and imbarrass a lot of people but in doing so only would be disrespectful to the club we all love.
As far as im concerned this topic is finished.
Frankie 'shut it off 'its ony become a place for bignoters.
Instead frankie can we start a topic and keep it up top and maybe call it 'ideas and fun suggestions for cheer squad 2003'
and everyone cheer squad and non cheer squad people can feel free to contribute.
No suggestion will be laughed at infact everything will be taken on board and discussed in a mature fashion.
If it gets too political frankie just delete the posting, we dearly want everyone involved in the betterment of all things cheer squad.
Our slogan once was....OUR CHEER SQUAD...YOUR CHEERSQUAD.
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Much mythologised,frequently misrepresented,collingwood has become a legendary place,from its slums rose a football club that would give its people hope,love and a sense of belonging,the collingwood football club gave its poor a sense of pride, it would quickly grow into the greatest sporting institution in the world...the collingwood football club to it's people is life.
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MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS
joffa@magpies.net