Swans 25 year black tie dinner postponed till next year

[Wardy]

Put the party frocks and penguin suits on hold - its been postponed til next year. Have a look at the Swans website.

So the School night of June 15 will remain just that - a school night.

Although how you can postpone an event "for all the right reasons" is a bit of a mystery.

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by Wardy
Although how you can postpone an event "for all the right reasons" is a bit of a mystery.

Maybe because it's only been 24 years.

[cruiser]

Will that make it a 26 year dinner? Really, if its not gonna happen this year, why bother?

[cruiser]

Originally posted by Sanecow
Mybe because it's only been 24 years. Get out your fingers and count Cow.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by cruiser
Get out your fingers and count Cow. :rolleyes:

How many times do you ned to be told, cows don't have fingers.

[Sanecow]

It all depends on when you count from.

[ScottH]

Originally posted by Sanecow
It all depends on when you count from.
1982 = 1
1983 = 2
1984 = 3
1985 = 4
1986 = 5
1987 = 6
1988 = 7
1989 = 8
1990 = 9
1991 = 10
1992 = 11
1993 = 12
1994 = 13
1995 = 14
1996 = 15
1997 = 16
1998 = 17
1999 = 18
2000 = 19
2001 = 20
2002 = 21
2003 = 22
2004 = 23
2005 = 24
2006 = 25

[AussieAnge]

Originally posted by Sanecow
Maybe because it's only been 24 years.

I've been saying that for ages, I'm glad someone agrees with me. I've been driving Wardy mad going on and on about it (I am a woman after all and we do going on and on well!).
I accept it is 25 since they moved up here but they haven't had 25 years up here until next year.
A child doesn't celebrate its 1st birthday until a year has been completed and the Swans won't celebrate their 25th anniversary until next year.

I won't be going as I've been to 2 Swans dos and they stuffed up on both of them and didn't respond to my written complaints on either. I did still enjoy the team of the century do though despite the stuff ups.

[AussieAnge]

Originally posted by ScottH

1982 = 1
1983 = 2
1984 = 3
1985 = 4
1986 = 5
1987 = 6
1988 = 7
1989 = 8
1990 = 9
1991 = 10
1992 = 11
1993 = 12
1994 = 13
1995 = 14
1996 = 15
1997 = 16
1998 = 17
1999 = 18
2000 = 19
2001 = 20
2002 = 21
2003 = 22
2004 = 23
2005 = 24
2006 = 25


Yes it is 25 years since coming to Sydney but they were advertising as "25 years IN sydney" (my emphasis) and not 25 since arriving in Sydney.
Bit like the millenium argument this one (I still think they celebrated that a year early).

[Wardy]

Originally posted by Sanecow
It all depends on when you count from.

Aussie Ange will agree with you - she considers that it should be next year too - but anyhoo - the thing is I reckon a heap of peeps complained that it is on a school night and for $250 you cant drink your $150 dollars worth of grog comfortably on a school night especially if you have to front up to work and be able to speak english the next day. Please note I have subtracted $100 to cover the meal.

Another theory is that they stuffed up the booking and over subscribed the event again and didnt want a repeat of what happened to some of the members (ie me, ORB, Go Swannies, Bam Bam & Js) at last years B & F dinner.

Anyhow - gives the gals another year to save up for the posh frock.

[OldE]

Whatever the reason, I think it is a very poor effort from the club. Tickets have been bought and paid for, dresses are being made, some people have flights booked already. The tickets went on sale just three weeks ago: surely they could have known then that it was not going to be on this year, and stopped the wheels going into motion!

[Tuesday]

Bugger. Will have to cancel the frock, then. :(

[BAM_BAM]

I did the same thing AussieAnge and Moo (tend to be agreeing with you alot today) I counted next year as us having officially been up here for 25 years.

Same as the birthday. I'm in my 37th (OMG I said it aloud) but if asked I'm 36 until December

[OldE]

An explanation (http://sydneyswans.com.au/default.asp?pg=insidetheclub&spg=events)

*edit* I still fail to understand why this wasn't evident a month ago, before tickets went on sale!

[hammo]

Embarassing!

A similar situation is happening in the NRL. The Roosters will be celebrating their 100th season next year but the NRL is holding off on centenary celebrations until 2008.

[Wardy]

Ok who forgot to book the Hall and the Tony Bartuccio Dancers?

[j s]

Originally posted by Wardy
Ok who forgot to book the Hall and the Tony Bartuccio Dancers?
You did!!

[Wardy]

Originally posted by j s
You did!!

nope I work for Marsh Brokers not Marsh Plan-a-Party!;)

[AussieAnge]

If they employed a half decent events co-ordinator this sort of thing wouldn't happen.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by AussieAnge
Yes it is 25 years since coming to Sydney but they were advertising as "25 years IN sydney" (my emphasis) and not 25 since arriving in Sydney.
Bit like the millenium argument this one (I still think they celebrated that a year early). They did celebrate it a year early.;)

[Big Al]

Its the swans 25th year in Sydney. Its 24 years since the first game in 1982.

One of the original NRL clubs(the Roosters) are celebrating their centenary season next year, a year earlier than when the NRL is planning to celebrate. 1908-2007 100 seasons 99 years.

[cruiser]

Originally posted by Tuesday
Bugger. Will have to cancel the frock, then. :( So will I!!! ;)

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by Big Al
Its the swans 25th year in Sydney. Its 24 years since the first game in 1982.

One of the original NRL clubs(the Roosters) are celebrating their centenary season next year, a year earlier than when the NRL is planning to celebrate. 1908-2007 100 seasons 99 years. That's how I saw it when the AFL was celebrating it's "centenary", although IMO the AFL is less than 20 years old IIRC.

[BonBon]

This is upsetting. I had 20 days worth of plans and that's not happening anymore due to the Ball not going through. If I was turning 25, I would celebrate the year I turned 25, not the year after meaning I was 25 years old.

[satchmopugdog]

Upsetting!!!! I was flying back especially from Italy. Look at the good side ...I can now come back overland on my new Vespa.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by BonBon
If I was turning 25, I would celebrate the year I turned 25, not the year after meaning I was 25 years old. Don't you celebrate at the end of the year? For exemple you celebrate turning 25 at the end of your 25th year, not at the start.

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by satchmopugdog
I can now come back overland on my new Vespa.

Bloods will be jealous.

[Damien]

Think this is probably just a matter of poor ticket sales or something, so the decision was made to celebrate the 25th birthday as opposed to the 25th season.

[j s]

Originally posted by goswannie14
Don't you celebrate at the end of the year? For exemple you celebrate turning 25 at the end of your 25th year, not at the start.
Maths and Logic are not part of Bon's repertoire! :p

[BonBon]

Originally posted by Damien
Think this is probably just a matter of poor ticket sales or something, so the decision was made to celebrate the 25th birthday as opposed to the 25th season.
My dad said the same thing. People probably bought tickets to other functions and couldn't afford to pay 200$ or 250$ for a Ball ticket (which is expensive, but people from Sydney and Melbourne were willing to pay that much!)

[Wardy]

Also take into account that not all men own Dinner suits so would have to hire (around $100) or buy one. Added to that transport to get too and from - becuase if you paid $250.00 to go - there is now way you are driving home - so add say another $50 to $100 depending on where you lived. The cab fare we had from the B & F dropping BamBam & Max Factor along the way was $120

Also the cost of the killer frock is anyones guess.

But Also why on earth would you put a function like that on a Thursday night - and still charge $250.00? Costs to have functions like that mid week are far cheaper than on a Friday and Saturday night - so unless we were all going to be served Caviar, Lobster and lashings of Bolly and we take home some amazing momento (rather than the golf ball we got at the B & F) then $250 is an insane price.

Is it any wonder that the numbers were small.