Former Champ Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 Hi Everybody I'm a new member with a mission and I wanna pitch in and help promote the club and the team. I met some of you guys before (thanks for the warning about the mormons) and after the second Kingston game on the practice field ("Get off the field!") and by the way, thanks for the beers. And for the first game I sat with the parents of the guy with the soccer ball hat, who told me all about the club. (i was the one with the sunburn) This club has the right attitude, but we need to let more people know about us. Aside from Tony Danza, who is the boss? Take me to your leader. I'm a big Canada supporter and I've not missed seeing a qualifying game since they showed up on TV here for the run up to USA '94 (what a team that was!). I've seen 6 of the last 8 home qualifyers in person (Mexico(97) and T & T in Edm., Panama and Cuba in Winnipeg, and both Kingston games...can anyone top that?) and after this coming round I will make it at least 8 of 11. I am very familiar with Edmonton and Commonwealth including the spot Esk fans go to drink at smoke at halftime, and are left alone. I'd be happy to help anybody with advise if they are traveling here from afar or even a ride from Calgary.. I'm pretty excited about 2 games out west and I have a BUNCH OF IDEAS to help promote the fan club and the team, which will help give more crowd support which will help Canada qualify for Germany. Get in touch with me and I'll have a detailed description of my plan (insert evil laugh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 We dont have a boss, there are some people how edit the site, like m,e and do more then others but know is a boss. Anyways, ley us all hear your great idea. Hopefully they work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 We are a complete and total (dis)organization. No leaders, no rules. We try to stand together and create a positive atmosphere for national team games in Canada and abroad and then in the intervening three years between home games we bicker and argue like a tanked up white trash couple on here. That's a pretty impressive run. I don't think organization for Commonwealth will be a problem. They've treated us prretty good there before and having the general admission side helps. Burnaby may require more oragnization, but by all means bring the ideas forward. We've got two months to Vancouver. After the press conference if the site is 100 per cent confirmed I think we should start getting organized for August 18. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobe_z Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 wait.. I thought I was the leader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayWay Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 quote:Originally posted by strobe_z wait.. I thought I was the leader? No, you're just a figurehead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Fan Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 If we can't get GA seating in Swangard then we will have to decide on a section that we would make ours.Gordon is making inquiries with the CSA for Edmonton but as Matthew mentioned it shouldn't be hard at Commonwelth.Hopefully we can get the same at Swangard. Right now Swangard only holds 6100.They could probably add bleachers in the north and south ends which could bring the capacity up to near 8000. I can help out as well to try and get a Voyageurs section but I want to see what the options are going to be available after the press conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Sorry for the delay everybody, but I caught Sars and spant the last week trying not to die. Here is part One Game Date and Time Saturday September 4th, 2004 2:00pm Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, AB Sponsored by... I will use the name Voyageurs, include the website on any promotions and use my company (Empire Car Wash, Calgary Eaton Center) as a reference for people who wish to double check the source of this offer ((403)263-0777 mon-sat 7-3pm). I am also interested in any sponsorships that will offset the costs of this endeavour. Savings will be passed on to the individual ticket holders and to upgrade Voyageur promo costs. Ticket costs included Reserved seats are $19 - $39 per person plus tax and ticket service charges. General admission are $8 per person plus tax and ticket service charges. I will purchase the specified tickets on a per order basis. I will pay with the deposit paid per person. The lower cost to travel on this offer than public transit, makes it nessecary for us to buy your tickets. Transportation Costs Transportation will be booked in mid August once the amount of people can be determined. Early Estimates. # of people type of transport company minimum costs minimum cost per 1 person Public Bus Greyhound $60 $60 groups of 7 mini-van (*without driver)(no ammenities) Discount Rental $50 per van $10 * I can arrange a maximum of 3 drivers (cost may vary without volunteers ), but insurance/liability gets dicey. groups of 15 15 pax van(*without driver)(no ammenities) Budget Rent a Car $100 per w/min $100 fuel $15 * I can arrange a maximum of 3 drivers (cost may vary without volunteers ), but insurance/liability gets dicey. 40-48 chartered motor coach (w/ Driver, TV and Washroom) 2 or 3 Charter Coach Lines $850 (12 hour maximum) $25 * paid and insured professional driver with 12 hour limit. 50-56 chartered motor coach (w/ Driver, TV and Washroom) 2 or 3 Charter Coach Lines $1000 (12 hour maximum) $22 * paid and insured professional driver with 12 hour limit. Maximim / Minimum Costs per person Prices will vary depending on volume and ticket prices: highest, lowest and best packages Highest possible cost per person: (travel only) 16-30 people, 2 15pax vans, 2 drivers = $400 van rental + $200 driver charge Travel cost per person plus misc (Max $40) Lowest possible cost per person: (travel only) 56 people, 1 56 pax bus w/driver TV and bathroom.= $1000 bus rental Travel cost per person plus misc (Min $20) Best possible cost per person: (estimate) 150ish people, 3 x 56 pax bus w/driver TV and bathroom. = $3000 bus rental Travel cost per person plus misc (Min $25) Approximate Travel Schedule 8:00 am Meet at Whitehorn C-Train Station 8:15 am Leave Calgary - 10 minute Pit stop en route 12:00 - 12:30 Arrive/Lunch Stop (time conditional) - Edmonton 1:00 pm Arrive at Commonwealth Stadium 2:00 pm Game Time 4:00ish Game Over 4:30 pm Leave Commonwealth - Dinner stop (optional) 8:15 pm Arrive Calgary/Whitehorn C-Train station Reservations and Deposit Minimum deposit is based on ticket preference: Best ticket (39$ per person plus gst,travel and ticket service charge) = $50 deposit Reserved ticket ($19 per person plus gst, travel and ticket service charges) = $35 deposit General Admission ($8 per person plus gst, travel and ticket service charges) = $25 deposit Balance of payment will be accepted at departure when final costs are known. (please allow 10% margin of error from above estimates. . I am interested in reservations and all feedback Luv Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Part 2 Has anyone ever tried to make a newsletter? With input, I bet it would be a hoot to throw together a double sided 8'1/2" x 11" newsletter full of important stuff like letting us poor westerners know that we are expected to yell and carry on, and that our players like it! A newsletter full of pro-Canada tidbits like our awesome record vs Brazil (only one loss in 3 games) and the success of Canadians in European Soccer. We got a couple of months, so send me your ideas 'Ooooh.. Frankie Yallop You are my sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey. Too bad for Holger, he was a ****er. Please don't take Frank Yallop away!' muuka@sprint.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 You edited ****er? But that just makes it look not innocent, as if I was nasty and put f---er. Sing damn you... sing!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Wank and not damn? Mr. Editor sir, you have strange morals... Part 3 I know I am the new guy, and you may have tried this stuff before, but here are some ideas I have for promotions during the upcoming qualifying games out west. PROMO FOR GAMES At each entrance there should be 3 or 4 VG handing out our newsletters and posters promoting the team, club and website. - volunteers to design promo posters Each group should be familiar with all the relevant information and news about the team. Can we make closer ties to the actual club? (i.e. a team reception or greeting at every home match) Mass transit purchases to make traveling cheaper HAS THE CLUB EVER LOOKED FOR MONEY OR SPONSORSHIP? A lot of promotion can be bought with a little bit of money. Photocopies are cheap! We need to appeal to the main demo (men 25-49) while bringing in the U-19 fans and jump all over the upcoming Youth Championships. WE NEED SONGS Every English fan I know tells me that team Canada needs some songs. I take a lot of flack for Go Canada Go, Go leafs Go, Go flames Go...... -any suggestions? I like 'Blame Canada" or "Shut your f****** face, uncle f*****, or even Snowbird "Take these tiny wings and fly a-waaaaayyy!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Vancouver Fan If we can't get GA seating in Swangard then we will have to decide on a section that we would make ours.Gordon is making inquiries with the CSA for Edmonton but as Matthew mentioned it shouldn't be hard at Commonwelth.Hopefully we can get the same at Swangard. Right now Swangard only holds 6100.They could probably add bleachers in the north and south ends which could bring the capacity up to near 8000. Ignoring the Whitecaps configuration, Swangard has a capacity of 7100, not 6100. For WCQ the VIP section in the north end will be non-existant allowing for ticket sales in the permanent north end bleachers. Remember those seats are already there, the Whitecaps just don't use them because their view is obstructed by the tents and table in the VIP section the Whitecaps set up. Thats an extra 900 permanent seats that the Whitecaps don't use. If they use the permanent bleachers on the east side of the stadium they'll be 400 more seats than if they use the temporary bleachers the Whitecaps have presently placed onto the track. Thats 7,100 permanent seats already there. If they add the same amount of seats to the south end of the field that they presently have in the north end thats 8,000 seats. Hopefully they'll ad a larger sized bleacher to the south end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Current Champ Every English fan I know tells me that team Canada needs some songs. I take a lot of flack for Go Canada Go, Go leafs Go, Go flames Go...... -any suggestions? I like 'Blame Canada" or "Shut your f****** face, uncle f*****, or even Snowbird "Take these tiny wings and fly a-waaaaayyy!!!" If enough southsiders come out to the game at Swangard, no worries about the songs. We get a laugh out of those "lets go______ clap, clap clap, clap, chants, and you wouldn't get any of us with such lame ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Current Champ, I've sent you an e-mail telling you the about my modest efforts about getting a block of reserved seats in the East Stands of Commonwealth set aside for the Voyageurs. I'll let you know what happens tomorrow. You seem like a go-to guy. That's good. Any help and ideas would be appreciated, and you may get ahead where others fail. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Fan Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead Ignoring the Whitecaps configuration, Swangard has a capacity of 7100, not 6100. For WCQ the VIP section in the north end will be non-existant allowing for ticket sales in the permanent north end bleachers. Remember those seats are already there, the Whitecaps just don't use them because their view is obstructed by the tents and table in the VIP section the Whitecaps set up. Thats an extra 900 permanent seats that the Whitecaps don't use. If they use the permanent bleachers on the east side of the stadium they'll be 400 more seats than if they use the temporary bleachers the Whitecaps have presently placed onto the track. Thats 7,100 permanent seats already there. If they add the same amount of seats to the south end of the field that they presently have in the north end thats 8,000 seats. Hopefully they'll ad a larger sized bleacher to the south end. Yeah,that sounds right. Those bleachers in the north side and the south side ones used in 97 WCQ are both quite far from the field.I'm going to find out if they intend on using the same configuration as 97.If so the east bleachers would be a better bet for our section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontosupport Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Current Champ WE NEED SONGS Every English fan I know tells me that team Canada needs some songs. I take a lot of flack for Go Canada Go, Go leafs Go, Go flames Go...... -any suggestions? I like 'Blame Canada" or "Shut your f****** face, uncle f*****, or even Snowbird "Take these tiny wings and fly a-waaaaayyy!!!" Always true, but we sang A LOT in Kingston. Really, we kept it going for most of the match(es) with no problem. As K-head says...as long as there are Southsiders there to lead the way (as the Ultras did in Kingston) I think we'll have some purty tunes. But the singing will be limited to us lot, and therefore I concede the point to your English chums. There's no way will see 20,000 people in Commonwealth signing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Conceeded... You guys in Kingston were great. During the Second game you had almost the entire GA section going. This is of course what inspired me. Enthusiasm is infectious, and if I bring 100 people from Calgary, and fill them with enough beer, we will be really loud, and we'll have time on the buses to practise singing. Us Westerner's like to be loud, too, we just simply seem to need permission, and a little encouragement. This is also where we could use a newsletter to encourage this kind of thing. The feeling is there, but just hidden under a layer of Prairie values. I was told that when Canada scored against Brazil in the game before USA '94 that Commonweatlth came apart, and I can remember the U-19 semifinal (also against Brazil) when a riot almost started. TAKE THESE TINY WINGS AND FLY A-WAAAAAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 To the tune of "Oh my Darlin'": Guatemmalans, Guatemalans You want to hit us with a bag of piss We'll cut your peckers off-****ing ****ers You'll think you are at a bris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Sweet.. double sweet... super killer sweet... All the cute little college girls in Kingston (U-19 fans) refused to believe our lads have to endure that kind of crap. Was that ****ing ****ers or ****ing ****ers??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 ..and the old reworked tune we used to sing to David Stadnyk, loosely sung to the tune of Rule Brittania: Guatemala Guatemala kiss my ass We wish you'd never set foot On Swangards Grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footy Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 I agree quote:..and the old reworked tune we used to sing to David Stadnyk, loosely sung to the tune of Rule Brittania: Guatemala Guatemala kiss my ass We wish you'd never set foot On Swangards Grass One of my all time faves !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted June 30, 2004 Share Posted June 30, 2004 Sept 4 Version of "Rule Brittania": Diss Hon-dur-ass! Hon-dur-ass kiss my ass You'll wish ya never set foot on Com-mon-wealth Grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Champ Posted July 1, 2004 Author Share Posted July 1, 2004 Wanna know the chant that made me double over laughing in Kingston? It was the 10 count when an opposing player was rolling on the ground, dying (although Belize were really good about that). Anyone who has watched Canada playing Central American teams has seen a lot of that, so I hope to hear the 10 count alot!!! Anyway... I'll start promoting my bus charter plan after the Stampede and if I can even get 40 people, it will at least make chartering a bus affordable ($25-$30 a person) I'm gonna do my best to co-ordinate ticket sales with the Voyageurs section, but still let people get the fancy seats or GA if they want. When I got back to the Hostle in Kingston the first person I spoke to asked how the game went. I said: 'I'm a little excited, and I'm a little drunk, I'm trying not to be, very very loud." It's pretty catchy and quickly became my battle march for the rest of the night. (A good Canadian post goal chant, I'd say) Word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 quote:Originally posted by beachesl Sept 4 Version of "Rule Brittania": Diss Hon-dur-ass! Hon-dur-ass kiss my ass You'll wish ya never set foot on Com-mon-wealth Grass Funny. This is something which odviously can be worked with. Just had a mental image of some middle aged opra singer in her best Elizabethian costume piece carrying the note to this one in the Royal Albert Hall. Very strange. Funny. But strange. Hooonduuuuraaaaas kiss my aaaaaass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 Triple J (the Aussie radio station) used to play a rock song that went something to the tune of... "Canada / Prince Edward Island / Green Eyes" Rather catchy tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontosupport Posted July 2, 2004 Share Posted July 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Blue and White Army Triple J (the Aussie radio station) used to play a rock song that went something to the tune of... "Canada / Prince Edward Island / Green Eyes" Rather catchy tune. Say what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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