Got to hate trade week.

[Redleg 40,839]

This would have to be the most frustrating, useless week in the football calendar for supporters.

It is mainly full of misinformation and plain crap.

It should be renamed "trade day" as nearly all trades seem to be done from Thursday afternoon until Friday 2.00 pm.

[beelzebub 23,313]

patience... patience...lol :D

wouldnt ya love to know what's really going on in the back rooms !! .hehehehe

[Spaghetti 264]

Frustrating, yes. But I think it's necessary. Trade week was never meant to be for the public's entertainment. If it as one day, clubs would not have sufficient time to talk with all clubs properly

[Yze_Magic 3]

The thing that amuses me is that 99% of footy fans think trade week is put on to entertain them.

Well its not.

[Redleg 40,839]

Frustrating, yes. But I think it's necessary. Trade week was never meant to be for the public's entertainment. If it as one day, clubs would not have sufficient time to talk with all clubs properly

I have edited the post to refer to supporters.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

I like trade week because you get a lot of very silly threads that make you ponder the worth of a player.

As long as you understand almost all the talk is just that, talk, then it's really no different from the usual stuff posted. Just a lot more of it...

Though, they should limit the week to just three days. Apparently the coaches and much of the recruitment staff don't even turn up to the first 2 days.

[Whispering_Jack 29,793]

I have edited the post to refer to supporters.

You still make a valid point about the length of the trade period. Surely two days plus half a day to finalise would be enough?

[H_T 3,043]

You know once trade week finishes, we'll all have withdrawal symptoms until the ND and the PSD. I hope there is positive news with respect to our clash jumpers and Casey before then.

[Redleg 40,839]

The thing that amuses me is that 99% of footy fans think trade week is put on to entertain them.

Well its not.

I must be in the other 1% that gets their amusement from your predictions. Keep them coming, I am bored.

[Guest red and blue thru n thru]

The thing that amuses me is that 99% of footy fans think trade week is put on to entertain them.

Well its not.

its entertaining me either way

[Gorgoroth 12,924]

I love reading all the crap, half truth and rumours that go on, I think they do need the whole 5 days, let's face it they have probably been shopping around players before this week and it still takes them days and sometimes not enough time to get trades done.

[beelzebub 23,313]

You still make a valid point about the length of the trade period. Surely two days plus half a day to finalise would be enough?

I disagree

Trade week is a game of circular dominos. It starts theorectically form a known position but in reality its an illusion.. Clubs have their starting positions but they seldon allign....Its a bit liek shuffling a deck. It takes quite a few goes and a good knock to get the cards back into shape. Trade week is a bit like the Sprint in cycling.. Everyone knows where the finish is..but you want to get there in shape and in "your" time.

It take some time..and considerable thinking to mull over the various offers and their knock on effects. No-one in their right mind is going to make a snap decision.. Futures and life altering moves are at stake here.

I think anyone who considers that this is a slap dash effort is being a tad unrealistic!!

[Guest unstable punt]

This would have to be the most frustrating, useless week in the football calendar for supporters.

It is mainly full of misinformation and plain crap.

It should be renamed "trade day" as nearly all trades seem to be done from Thursday afternoon until Friday 2.00 pm.

agree, its just crap, l've purposely kept away from it most of this year because of the shyte that comes out

[Big Kev 361]

I must be in the other 1% that gets their amusement from your predictions. Keep them coming, I am bored.

Don't encourage him, he is bad enough as it is.

[Little Goffy 14,455]

Better to have a full week of frantic activity now and keep it somewhat contained, than give not enough time now and have these things spilling out over the rest of the season (it's bad enough as is)

But yeah, the week itself stinks thoroughly.

I hate that the information is so sketchy and so many non-stories get thrown around.

[Brocky 4]

I couldn't care less if they have a day or a week to do trades. We all know it ends at 2pm on Friday so why worry about it? We will find out what has been done then. A positive from having just one day is that it might stop the flogs who ring up radio stations and write on internet forums with the most ridiculous trades while claiming to be in the know.

[Yencks 8]

I couldn't care less if they have a day or a week to do trades. We all know it ends at 2pm on Friday so why worry about it? We will find out what has been done then. A positive from having just one day is that it might stop the flogs who ring up radio stations and write on internet forums with the most ridiculous trades while claiming to be in the know.

as if its not a bit of fun with all of these possible trades flying around

[Don24 103]

misinformation???

what are you talking about yze Magic has already told us about the "absolute lock" that is aaron davey going to Port Adelaide!!! haha It is a week where morons like YM wait all year for and finally have some entertainment their lives....

[The Backyard Charizard 1,202]

Would PMSL if YM's "absolute lock" was just that and we did manage to snag Pick 4 off the Port Fairy Power.... I for one would have no problem with massaging YM's feet for a week solid if it came true!

My god.... I just realised how big a statement that was!

[Diablo 1]

as if its not a bit of fun with all of these possible trades flying around

Actually its 100% not fun. On here we have;

a ) countless plebs getting their knickers in a twist because Yze_Magic is baiting them, and they are falling for it,

b ) even less intelligent plebs suggesting the most unbelievably ridiculous trades 'just for fun',

c ) a totally unreasonable sense of excitement that something significant might happen.

At the actual trade week we have;

a ) a few optimistic recruiters and list managers testing the waters, with most too timid and gutless to follow through with a deal that might be condemned by the unwashed,

b ) a very reasonable, and perhaps for some, sobering, realisation that absolutely nothing signficant will happen.

[The Backyard Charizard 1,202]

There is almost always at least ONE decent trade done..... And I have a feeling that we may just be involved in it..... But of course we all must wait till Friday to find out..... But my gut (which is slowly filling with beer as we speak) is telling me that this may just turn out to be a relatively important week in the redevelopment of our club....

Either that, or it is telling me that KFC Zinger burgers don't mix well with VB.... And if it so, then I shall find out well before Friday! HAHAHA!!!

[Guest fatty]

Someone once described Trade Week as a bunch of blokes sitting around a table eating biscuits and waiting until Friday to try and fix the FAX machine.

But I like it.

It makes Demonland hilarious.

[dee-luded 2,959]

I must be in the other 1% that gets their amusement from your predictions. Keep them coming, I am bored.

So must I. I usually enjoy YM's posts except when he says lock it in. I like the thinking, (his posts encourage some of the time), but generally enjoy his enthusiasm. I dislike the crap directed @ people who take a view out of the mundane orthodox.

[kramer 0]

going by some of the names being thrown around, some posters must think MFC are using trade week like a pooper scooper...... walking round behind other clubs pickin up their [censored].

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

going by some of the names being thrown around, some posters must think MFC are using trade week like a pooper scooper...... walking round behind other clubs pickin up their [censored].

HA!!!

Yep. Other peoples' scraps off their tables. Everyone's salivating over Prismall, and I speak to Cats supporters who say he's one-paced, can't mark overhead, and is yet another extractor with a bung knee!!!

I'd rather a shiny new draft pick... No disrespect to Brent.