A reconciliation letter to Gold Coast United
Roar Rookie By cmag, 5 Nov 2009 cmag is a Roar Rookie
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Police direct Gold Coast United fans after they stormed a closed off area of stadium in protest of a crowd cap at Skilled Park during the round 13 A-League match between the Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury , Saturday, October 31, 2009. Gold Coast United owner Clive Palmer made the decision this week to limit the Skilled Park crowd to 5,000 people to save on stadium fees. AAP Image/Dave Hunt.
Dear Gold Coast United, it is really hard for us to write this letter, considering the way you have treated us lately. Especially last week, when you just pushed us aside and basically ignored us.
Your actions of the past week and a lot of the things you said really hurt, and it felt like you didn’t want us around anymore. But truth be told, we miss you.
We still don’t understand fully why you tried to shut us out of your life, but we are willing to give you a second chance.
This is our “first big fight” and a turning point in our short relationship. We can really grow from here, but first we need to resolve a few issues.
We are glad your parents (the FFA) came and finally talked some sense into you the other day, so you could stop all this nonsense and let us back into your life. We were praying for a positive outcome, but we didn’t want to get our hopes up too high.
We know how stubborn you can be sometimes.
We also understand you are having financial difficulties at the moment. We all are.
That is one of the reasons we haven’t seen you as much as we would have liked. We hear your parents are going to help in this regard too. I hope it is not too much of a strain on them, now they are supporting your sibling (Brisbane Roar), too.
Anyway, we’re very grateful your parents have intervened and now they are helping you out. Hopefully we can start to see some positive results and our relationship can only grow from here.
We know you were disappointed and you expected more of us. We weren’t good enough and you thought you could do better. But quite simply, you need us.
As much as it pains you to hear it, you need us!
Without us you would be all alone and we know you don’t want that, do you? We know your parents certainly don’t want that. You see, your parents like us, they understand us, and more importantly they know how valuable we are in this relationship.
You have said and done some things lately, which I am sure you regret. An apology would be nice, but we don’t want to push our luck. We have said some things we are not proud of either, like when we said we would look elsewhere to get our football-fix.
We lied!
We only said that to make you jealous. You know you are the only club for us. Hopefully, one day when we are back together, we can look back on this laugh.
We really need better communication between us. So far, in our short relationship, you haven’t listened to us. We have tried, many times, to offer advice, but you wouldn’t take it and only pushed us away even further.
You wanted to do things your way and you did, and we all know how that turned out. If this is going to work, you can’t always have things your own way. You have to be willing to compromise in some situations too.
Anyway, you have promised us you have changed and we have to believe you. It may take us a little time to forgive you, but hopefully in time we will be back together bigger and stronger than ever.
We hope to see you soon.
Love always,
Your Fans
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November 5th 2009 @ 11:00am
Vince said | November 5th 2009 @ 11:00am | Report comment
What has the FFA promotion this week in Brisbane and GC been like?
Has the change in ticket prices hit mainstream radio and TV?
Are there people at railway stations handing out flyers?
November 5th 2009 @ 11:04am
AndyRoo said | November 5th 2009 @ 11:04am | Report comment
Before last Fridays game there was a fair bit of radio news…. but that crowd figure for Roar would have been expected for a night game anyway so don’t know if it really had an effect. Perhaps it did though because the team is in free fall results wise so it probably prevented a further drop.
November 5th 2009 @ 3:13pm
whiskeymac said | November 5th 2009 @ 3:13pm | Report comment
hope the rovers board are reading these blogs and don’t go down the same path….or that the FFA when renewing/ issuing licences stipulate clubs submit a plan for grass root development that is binding.
November 5th 2009 @ 3:25pm
Realfootball said | November 5th 2009 @ 3:25pm | Report comment
Good call, whiskemac. You are right – a grass roots development plan should be mandatory.
Of course what has been forgotten in the GCU and Roar mess is that their ticketing plans were approved by the FFA. Presumably this had to include pricing.
Lot of bad judgement all round. We can only hope they have learned from this debacle.
November 5th 2009 @ 3:38pm
whiskeymac said | November 5th 2009 @ 3:38pm | Report comment
am surprised that the GC and roar charged so much… blind stupidity or blind arrogance? either way i hope they see the error in their ways – people shldnt be asked to pay so much to sit in empty stadia (espec when they can watch the same, and or better, on TV) and at a critical time in the clubs/games attempted growth. the most encouraging thing i read on GCU today was that kids u15 get in free with a paying adult. that’s the sort of “deal” clubs need to look at to get the community involved.
November 6th 2009 @ 2:27pm
BMGC said | November 6th 2009 @ 2:27pm | Report comment
Loved it – Let’s be friends!
Hey, why is the drop in ticket prices not more widely publicised? I know times are tough, but maybe a little more spent on marketing could also help fill the stadium?? Just a thought? Anyway, I will be sure to get behind the team, for the sake of football on the Gold Coast and our future generation of football kiddies.
November 8th 2009 @ 4:47pm
Killer_Tomatoes said | November 8th 2009 @ 4:47pm | Report comment
This is quite possibly the gayest thing i’ve ever read