2 Premierships by 2012???? wow.

[PottSie2]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ...

I'm getting a feeling of Deja Vu here ...

*Peter Schwab doing a preseason interview and claiming the Hawks were aiming to win the flag, only to be met by chortles and people choking back laughter.*

Comedy gold. Same goes here.

Comedy gold indeed, thanks for the laugh.

 

[Thaihawk]

All good businesses have a goog, and sometimes ambitious, plan. Usually one, five and ten year plans. Why should an AFL club be different.
Watch all the other clubs go down this path now.
The Hawks have set the standard.

 

[Hawkzzz]

i still would have preferred they kept the part about premierships in house.

but the thread has become light hearted humour now.

No guarantees we will make top 4. Clarko will drum that in their heads. i hope

 

[Sloth]

Does that include the one they just won or is it two more?

 

[tazhawk]

Does that include the one they just won or is it two more?

Well the article was written in Dec 2007 .............. you do the Maths.

 

[Sloth]

Well the article was written in Dec 2007 .............. you do the Maths.

didn't know that, thanks.

 

[Zeke]

I predict Hawthorn will win a Premiership next year

Finally you're using your powers for good and not evil!

 

[Masten2McKinley]

if you ask me every club is trying to win at least 2 premierships by 2012, it is a stupid thing to say. i dont think they will get to 50000 fans either very unlikcley, they got to fight 9 vic clubs, and they aint all that popular in WA

 

[Axle17]

wouldn't be surprised if they had one flag by 2012 by 2 is a little rich.

Not so rich anymore is it?

 

[Hawkzzz]

if you ask me every club is trying to win at least 2 premierships by 2012, it is a stupid thing to say. i dont think they will get to 50000 fans either very unlikcley, they got to fight 9 vic clubs, and they aint all that popular in WA

Don't underestimate the Buddy factor. Just as the Judd factor has done enormously good for the Blues membership (what else did it) Buddy and co plus a premiership this yr will get heaps of bandwaggoners. They will drop off when we start losing as quick as they jumped on. That's how it goes...

 

[Hawkk]

if you ask me every club is trying to win at least 2 premierships by 2012, it is a stupid thing to say. i dont think they will get to 50000 fans either very unlikcley, they got to fight 9 vic clubs, and they aint all that popular in WA

They've gone from 31,065 to 41,665 in the space of a year...

 

[walhawk]

The think about targets it that they should also be realistic and achievable.
Our plan is achievable for Hawthorn but not for most other clubs.

We should have 2 flags 2008 -2012, and we will be the first Vic club to 50K members (unless Collingwood or Essendon start making GFs again - but that is uniklely).

We are not the biggest club in the AFL.

Just the best.

 

[apiro]

if you ask me every club is trying to win at least 2 premierships by 2012, it is a stupid thing to say. i dont think they will get to 50000 fans either very unlikcley, they got to fight 9 vic clubs, and they aint all that popular in WA

I disagree. Perhaps you are saying it is not stupid to have these goals but just stupid to announce these publicly. I would still disagree because this is the highest level of commitment especially to the members and supporters of HFC. Clearly HFC would not have made this announcement say 4 years ago when it would have been highly over ambitious.

It would look stupid though if nothing is done if these targets are not achieved, especially if there is a significant shortfall.

I much prefer this to being spun a story at the end of each year about why we achieved what we did the previous year.

The football and admin departments would have been consulted before this was tabled. Clearly it is a reflection of their aspirations. Very few of these goals are really achieved 100%, it just sets a target and having been a part of the process these respective departments would then work their backsides off to try and achieve them or look silly if they fall well short.

Probably explains Hawthorns huge membership campaign this year and also their on field desperation.

 

[The Dice Man]

Yeah but we all know about your predictions Dice Man

Suppose now the rest of the comp can breathe a sigh of relief, the Hawks might just not be ready yet

Dont say I didnt warn you

 

[DapperDon]

All good businesses have a goog, and sometimes ambitious, plan. Usually one, five and ten year plans. Why should an AFL club be different.
Watch all the other clubs go down this path now.
The Hawks have set the standard.

Haha, Hawks are the very first team to plan on winning a premiership.

Oh man, you just made my day.

 

[douls]

They've gone from 31,065 to 41,665 in the space of a year...

now the trick is to keep them and grow that number when the club has a decline.

 

[Off The Couch]

if you ask me every club is trying to win at least 2 premierships by 2012, it is a stupid thing to say. i dont think they will get to 50000 fans either very unlikcley, they got to fight 9 vic clubs, and they aint all that popular in WA

According to who -

Don't make the mistake of assuming that because we can't get into see the hawks play in perth because of the ridiculous allocation of available seats, with not having a strong member/supporter base.

 

[apiro]

now the trick is to keep them and grow that number when the club has a decline.

Spot on!

Hopefully that decline will not be for a few years yet but this will be the true test of our maturity considering the dramas of 1996!

 

[mollyfud]

Haha, Hawks are the very first team to plan on winning a premiership.

Oh man, you just made my day.

I agree that to plan to succeed isn't rare. But have a look at the early posts on this thread and you see that lots think its a silly one to announce. On planning for success, isn't there some Mission Statement/Plan that the Bombers make the final every year or something like that (can't remember the wording)? This is also good planning.

 

[clarkoscluster]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ...

I'm getting a feeling of Deja Vu here ...

*Peter Schwab doing a preseason interview and claiming the Hawks were aiming to win the flag, only to be met by chortles and people choking back laughter.*

Comedy gold. Same goes here.

Good post, I agree.

 

[Hawkk]

now the trick is to keep them and grow that number when the club has a decline.

That goes without saying.

My point was, given the growth this year, its not unattainable that the 50,000 goal isn't out of the question with success over the next 3-4 years.

One year on, 1 flag and 8,000 members across 4 years isnt really ambitious at all

 

[benhawk]

if you ask me every club is trying to win at least 2 premierships by 2012, it is a stupid thing to say. i dont think they will get to 50000 fans either very unlikcley, they got to fight 9 vic clubs, and they aint all that popular in WA

Mate so unpopular in WA that couldn't even fit all of our WA members into the Round 21 game.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470902&highlight=round+21+tickets

Here's a tip champ, if you don't know the facts don't comment.

 

[The Kipster]

Mate so unpopular in WA that couldn't even fit all of our WA members into the Round 21 game.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470902&highlight=round+21+tickets

Here's a tip champ, if you don't know the facts don't comment.

pwned.........Hawks have a massive base in Perth

 

[THRILLHOU]

pwned.........Hawks have a massive base in Perth

Round 21 when buddy was going for the tonne. Figures could be a bit skewed don't you think

 

[The Kipster]

Round 21 when buddy was going for the tonne. Figures could be a bit skewed don't you think

Not from where I sit, I have been a paid up member for 14yrs and it never ceases to amaze me how many Hawkers we have drawn in WA even when we were crapola....