My e-mail to Jim Main regarding his attitude towards the VFL

Submitted by bcarbonaro on
I fired off this e-mail to Jim Main in response to someone calling me and other VFL people (which no doubt included you guys here) pessimists etc. Dear Jim, I am interested to know why you have become so disenchanted with and/or have a disdain of the former VFA now VFL competition? Craig Tilley (27/6) suggested the VFL people such as myself and others are being pessimists when we suggest that our clubs can't survive without an alignment, but there is more to it than that. Clubs such as Vermont (EFL) and Heidelberg (NFL) are able to pay players considerable amounts of money because in most costs there is a single individual or organisation that is bankrolling the operation of the football club. This isn't the case at VFL level, where clubs often struggle to obtain a slice of the sponsorship market because other community groups have taken up opportunities that would otherwise be available to those in the VFL. The comment made regarding the standard of the VFL not been strong for years is nothing short of an uninformed and stupid comment. If people think that the VFL's standard hasn't been good enough for years, then the Victorian team shouldn't have thrashed the WAFL earlier this season. What about players such as Dale Morris (Werribee/Western Bulldogs), Ben McGlynn (Box Hill Hawks/Hawthorn) and Jake King (Coburg Tigers/Richmond), surely the clubs who rookie listed these players thought that competition they played in before making the AFL grade wasn't of a poor standard. I have an issue with you and others who continue to treat the VFL competition with complete disdain, it's a high standard competition that doesn't deserve to have negative opinions directed towards it. Regards, Ben Carbonaro I wonder what sort of a response I will get? Hope that he edits my letter, I didn't proof read e-mail well enough and let's just be confident that he won't print the errors.
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CaseyRadio Fri, 13 Jul 2007 - 13:22
I made reference to this dribble coming out of Inside Football's Jim Main column on the VFL Footy Show. People should stamp their feet but he seems arrogant and probably just doing it to cause a stir.. Congratulations to Benny and the others for making a stand... On another matter you may consider this opinion biased as Travis does do a lot work on the VFL Footy Show. To confirm he does do the ads for SEN... Its a hard task being the 2nd best football comp in a town that has 10 AFL sides, of course everything could be improved but restricted budgets and tight advertising guidelines, its not like they can go out and source anybody they want!! There is plenty of politics behind advertising and losing SEN wasn't good for the game exposure, but if you have tuned in to the ABC, it still continues their pretty good coverage and Double X has added some spice to the way the VFL is broadcasted A small crowd at the state game really showed where the competition is in terms of interest but that doesn't take away from the quality of players running around out there. AFL Vic need to look at moving more games to Sunday and aligning games with AFL Games played. For example with Richmond and Collingwood play Coburg should play Williamstown some time that weekend.. We need to build the crowds and the VFL message will spread itself
bcarbonaro Topic starter Fri, 13 Jul 2007 - 14:22
I opened up the new edition of Inside Football on Wednesday afternoon and not one e-mail in response to me questioning Main over his disdain for the VFL competition. Wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people here sent one supporting what I said to him, but he simply refused to published them. There might be a hidden agenda here.
bcarbonaro Topic starter Wed, 18 Jul 2007 - 20:30
Did anyone see Martin Stillman's letter in the new edition of Inside Football? Someone must have told him about my letter or spoken to him about Jim Main's quite public disdain and hatred of the VFL competition. Stillman even offered to take him along to a game.
bcarbonaro Topic starter Wed, 18 Jul 2007 - 21:47
Jim responded in only the way he does, bringing up negative comments regarding low crowd figures and the like.
billythekid Wed, 18 Jul 2007 - 23:22
bcarbonaro wrote:I opened up the new edition of Inside Football on Wednesday afternoon and not one e-mail in response to me questioning Main over his disdain for the VFL competition. Wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people here sent one supporting what I said to him, but he simply refused to published them. There might be a hidden agenda here.
Typical of the gutless litte swine as usual hiding behind his poison pen. He would like nothimg more than to see the demise of the VFA/VFL and will obviously do anything to help his cause. Ask anyone that was involved with him at Sandringham and they will tell you he isnt much of a man - just a sniper from the sidelines!.
Dolphin Thu, 19 Jul 2007 - 00:09
Why are you continuing to give this airtime?? If you dislike his content, then don't buy the paper. Send an email to the publisher, and move on!
bcarbonaro Topic starter Sun, 22 Jul 2007 - 20:16
I love Inside Football, it's just Main that annoys me because of his poor attitude towards our competition. I mainly get it for the VFL double page spread each week anyway.
3SER977FM (not verified) Tue, 24 Jul 2007 - 15:20
bcarbonaro wrote:I love Inside Football, it's just Main that annoys me because of his poor attitude towards our competition. I mainly get it for the VFL double page spread each week anyway.
Ben, look out in the next couple of weeks, as Paul Amy is interviewing Phil Pearce for his VFL articles. It should be good, Phil's knowledge of the VFL is second-to-none!