THE Sydney Swans have applied to the AFL for urgent financial assistance of up to $2 million in what chairman Richard Colless yesterday described as a "genuinely life-threatening" situation.
In a move that is sure to anger Melbourne-based clubs, the Swans have told the AFL they need an immediate one-off injection of cash, otherwise they cannot trade past October.
So, despite having the AFL's hand up their ass for the last ten years and actually attracting some decent crowds for the first time ever they're on the verge of folding? Well, I suppose they're not really going to fold because the AFL will give them whatever they want whenever they want for as long as they want - but I think you know what I mean.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Melbourne might have no fans left and our on-field performance might be shithouse but at least we're not lining up for AFL handouts like the rest of the 'unfashionable' teams.
And what kind of fearsome animal is a Swan? Even Brisbane realised that nobody was scared of the jolly little koala on their logo when they were the Bears and annexed Fitzroy to get a decent mascot.
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