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my boyfriend is a HUGE cats fan. i havn't seen him as excited about anything as he is about the grand final this week.
he went in the ballot to get tickets and got one for the game. problem was, an 89-year old friend of this that is like a grandpa to him, missed out.
so my bf has decided to give up his ticket to his friend. i feel so sorry for him because he is devastated, but he just felt it was the right thing to do.
my question is, could u do it?
could you part with a ticket to see the saints win a grand final?
maybe im a bad person, but honestly, i dont know if i could
i will miss you bally. but i guess you just didn't want to be here.
heres hoping you are regretting that choice on that last day in september 2010 - go saints.
Given those same circumstances, I probably would even though it would be a bit hard. Being 18, I'm reasonably confident in saying that I would see my team in the GF sometime down the track.
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"My heart is at St.Kilda, I've been here seven years, I only wanted to play for them." (Fraser Gehrig, 27/11/2007)
yeh that was his reasoning too..
he is 20 so he is hoping he will be able to see another one eventually. but as we all know...grand finals dont just come round easily
i will miss you bally. but i guess you just didn't want to be here.
heres hoping you are regretting that choice on that last day in september 2010 - go saints.
hands down with out a doubt i would hand over my ticket if they have been a fan for more years then ive been alive and have put their mony where their mouth is and been a member for those years the i would have no problem giving a ticket to a longer suffering saint
"The team that wins in the most positions and makes the least amount of mistakes, usually wins the game." -- Allan Jeans
good question.....not sure what I'd do.....more to the point, it's great to hear an 89 year old is capable of going to the footy...I hope the old codger's ticker is strong enough if it's a close finish! If he/she is anything like stinger it shouldn't be a problem
I'd never bank on seeing St.Kilda in another GF!
i am Melbourne Skies - sometimes Blue Skies, Grey Skies, even Partly Cloudy Skies.
im 15 and i dont know if i could.
the saints being in the GF would make me happy for a year, but the saints being in the GF and me not being there would make me die!
"Another storied win in Robert Harvey's career. They say he is the embodiment of their motto of strength through loyalty, and on the day he became just the tenth man to play 350 league games the saints reward him with a seemingly impossible victory."
I don't know if I could do it. It would depend on the relationship with the other person. That's a really lovely gesture on your mate's behalf. If it was to make my grandpa or another really close mentor who's been a life long Sainter happy, then I probably could do it. Then I'd be seriously looking for back to back.
I think i would have to be selfish and hang onto the ticket
1 premiership in 100 odd years is a poor strike rate, any chance i got id take it.
Although if i happened to see a winning premiership i would be happy to give it away for another grand final to allow another sainter to experience the joy.
I think if we win 1 premiership and i can see it, i will be happy, im currently 19 so hopefully i can see more than 1
BIB, that fella of yours is a keeper. What a really lovely gesture. Theres no way Id put myself on that sort of level and say straight out that I would...thats a sefless act of pretty major proportions
OK BIB, heres a hypothetical for you...Saints play Gee in the GF next year. You get a ticket, he misses out... Would you give up your ticket as repayment for what he did this year??
Bear in mind when answering that in that situation, I reckon love only extends to Preliminary Final weekend and not one day past it!!
Saints Premiers 2006 wrote:if the situation is right then yes i would...
being twenty i think il'l be young enough to get to another one...
im going to hope anyway....
That's what I thought when I was 20.
Now I'm over 50 and still waiting.
And as each opportunity goes by - 71, late 70s, early 90s, 97, mid noughties - I am becoming ever more concerned and alarmed and fearful that I will never see that glorious day.
I wouldn't give up my ticket for ANYTHING !
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
i dont actually know what i would do, it depends what the relationship with the person is? but i probably would hold on to it because how often do we actually make it to the final
actually, well, i change my mind...
if it was a family member, like, lets say in 40 years when dad is in his late 80's and we might still be cupless since 66, and i got a ticket and dad didnt, well i would obviously give it to him!
but if its some random 90 year old man at the footy crying for my ticket, i wouldnt just hand it over and expect nothing in return, because knowing the saints a premiership only come around once a millennium (did i spell that right?)for us!
"Another storied win in Robert Harvey's career. They say he is the embodiment of their motto of strength through loyalty, and on the day he became just the tenth man to play 350 league games the saints reward him with a seemingly impossible victory."
saintdooley wrote:actually, well, i change my mind...
if it was a family member, like, lets say in 40 years when dad is in his late 80's and we might still be cupless since 66, and i got a ticket and dad didnt, well i would obviously give it to him!
but if its some random 90 year old man at the footy crying for my ticket, i wouldnt just hand it over and expect nothing in return, because knowing the saints a premiership only come around once a millennium (did i spell that right?)for us!
Saints Premiers 2006 wrote:if the situation is right then yes i would...
being twenty i think il'l be young enough to get to another one...
im going to hope anyway....
That's what I thought when I was 20.
Now I'm over 50 and still waiting.
And as each opportunity goes by - 71, late 70s, early 90s, 97, mid noughties - I am becoming ever more concerned and alarmed and fearful that I will never see that glorious day.
I wouldn't give up my ticket for ANYTHING !
Enrico, I've been to 3 grandfinals
1965
1971
1997
If we make it next year I'm not going. I know I'm the jinx
Generally, what you do comes back to you. I wouldn't be surprised if a GF ticket appeared for him. Something nice will happen, well done to him... But maybe you should dump him for not going for the Saints, that's a bigger issue..
I will be totally honestly, I wouldn't do it.....
This 89 yr old has seen the cats win a flag.... the boyfriend hasn't.... (I am not saying that the cats will win but you get my point)
Its a beautiful gesture I must say.
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saint66au wrote:BIB, that fella of yours is a keeper. What a really lovely gesture. Theres no way Id put myself on that sort of level and say straight out that I would...thats a sefless act of pretty major proportions
OK BIB, heres a hypothetical for you...Saints play Gee in the GF next year. You get a ticket, he misses out... Would you give up your ticket as repayment for what he did this year??
Bear in mind when answering that in that situation, I reckon love only extends to Preliminary Final weekend and not one day past it!!
haha yeh hes not too bad
ohh i dont know what i would do in the situation saints v cats that would be so hard. but nope...i wouldnt give up my ticket, i couldnt miss the saints in the grand final! i dont think we would speak for the week anyway haha so maybe i just wouldnt tell him i was going?? haha mmm... and as u say, love only goes so far
i will miss you bally. but i guess you just didn't want to be here.
heres hoping you are regretting that choice on that last day in september 2010 - go saints.
SaintWodonga wrote:Generally, what you do comes back to you. I wouldn't be surprised if a GF ticket appeared for him. Something nice will happen, well done to him... But maybe you should dump him for not going for the Saints, that's a bigger issue..
yeh well i dont realy understand it myself, clearly the saints would be the better choice.
geelong dont even have good-looking players. hahah they got nothing going for them
but hey, you cant have everything i suppose...
i will miss you bally. but i guess you just didn't want to be here.
heres hoping you are regretting that choice on that last day in september 2010 - go saints.
