Which other thread? This is easily the most appropriate thread.
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News Crows buy professional eSports team - Update: SOLD
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Which other thread? This is easily the most appropriate thread.
We both know there are plenty of other threads on this board for you to vent your qualms regarding the management of the club, you even created one yourself quite recently.
Look, as I commented before I have little to no interest in this subject, I only posted what I did because I feel it's childish to continue to ruin something for others simply because you disagree with it. I doubt there is a lot of interest in this (on this forum specifically) and I'm highly sceptical our involvement with it will last very long, but it doesn't mean we need to be an ass about it.
They opened a thread specifically about the ongoing wins/losses. This remains the thread to discuss the rest of the issues/benefits if acquiring this liability.
Don't get hung up on the relevance towards the thread topic, it's a distant second in importance to the point I was attempting to make, which is that you don't have to turn every scrap of news posted on this into an argument over the profitability of it. In fact this particular article had nothing to do with that, it was just a nothing article over some software.
If you insist on being a pain about it go ahead, it's your choice. That's it from me on this subject.
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Intresting Article about how and Why the AFl and the Crows got into E Sport
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...ngly-unusual-partnership-20180607-p4zk4z.html
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...ngly-unusual-partnership-20180607-p4zk4z.html
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A bigger deal out west.
So by a read it isn't expected to make much if any money directly, and is acting similarly to a business sponsoring a sporting club. Investment in hope.
Fair enough. Providing the outlay isn't high it could turn out ok and I can see the logic behind it (seeing E-sports will inevitably be bigger then AFL, within a generation would be my guess for a time frame).
What part are you having a dig at the Financial powerhouse or traditional revenue streams did not have much ability to grow,
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Not sure why this is even a question. It probably cost us close to zero, and gets us market information in an allied industry that is about to undertake massive growth. It's a smart speculative act.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/the-explosive-growth-of-esports/
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/07/the-explosive-growth-of-esports/
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''The Bombers esports team competes using Essendon's branding and colours. Legacy don't play with Adelaide's colours, but do use the Crows logo throughout their branding.''
Everybody knows which one is sponsored by an AFL team
Everybody knows which one is sponsored by an AFL team
You don't think that we're paying the players or Brent Reilly to be the HPM?
''The Bombers esports team competes using Essendon's branding and colours. Legacy don't play with Adelaide's colours, but do use the Crows logo throughout their branding.''
Everybody knows which one is sponsored by an AFL team
In an international market place the Crows logo would be readily identifiable as belong to the AFC. Our financials will be interesting this year.
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-30/bombers-esport-carnage-dons-sack-entire-team
Looks like the Bombres bombed out
Looks like the Bombres bombed out
Need to qualify for the world championships, which no Australian team has come close to doing. And if they did make it they'd get creamed by teams with big budgets. They might make pocket money off organizing tournaments but not off the team they bought.
There isn't enough talent, infrastructure, growth potential or money in Australian Esports. Fans prefer to watch the international leagues. The limited top talent will go overseas where they can get a salary, unlike here. Collingwood going into netball was much smarter.
There isn't enough talent, infrastructure, growth potential or money in Australian Esports. Fans prefer to watch the international leagues. The limited top talent will go overseas where they can get a salary, unlike here. Collingwood going into netball was much smarter.
Never trust a man with two first names...
"Bombers head of esports Nathan Mathews "
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Probably looking for something other than a cashflow drain. On the other hand, we don't care if it puts cash back into our coffers because even if you don't make money you're still earning internet $zillions.
It's not just about money, it's about the benefits that flow back to our AFL players - a lot of these gaming skills would be handy in footy. Next season I fully expect to see Eddie teabagging opposition defenders after he kicks a goal on them
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They sacked the players. They'll sign new ones. You get that, right?
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I imagine the team is already cash flow positive.But but but China, sorry I meant esports
You don’t need proper business models when you have magic words. Or should I say beans
It might not work for the Crows, but considering eSports is growing exponentially faster than any other sports and considering the future of TV rights will be tied around live events (such as all versions of sport, including eSports), it's a savvy way to learn more about the market.
Of course, but they sacked the players because they're obviously not happy with some component of their investment. I'm simply suggesting that we're not into esports for any particular return on our investment, but rather just to be into esports. Essendon are seeing something not going right based upon initial expectations, we not that savvy or we don't care whether it puts money back into our footy dept or not.
I know that you'll say that it's evidence that our esports investment is providing the returns that we expected, but that would be assuming that we know what we're doing. And even the biggest club fanboi would be concerned about our decision making skills (Brett Burton as an example) in an area that we're meant to be expert at. Where did we gain all this esports knowledge and best practice understanding from? And that's assuming that there's ever going to be money in it for the team owners, which outside of sponsorship and prizemoney, I'm yet to be availed to how this investment will pay off. As far as I'm aware, our prizemoney is $0 so far.
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Is he/she going to be wearing a Crows top?
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A Legacy top I would think
