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Poignant article by Martin Flanagan including the following quote:

He doesn't believe Melbourne can ever be relocated. "Melbourne's got an attachment to the MCG and to this city that's real. If Melbourne relocated, it would always be a lie. We are the club of this city." I ask him what he wants to see this year. It's not so much wins he's looking for as "the beginning of a build".

Bridie is not impressed by people who boast about barracking for clubs like Manchester United and Essendon. "Too easy," he says.

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    Absolutely delighted to see that Flanagan is embedded with the MFC for this year.

    By far and away the best football writer in the country.

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    ... delighted to see that Flanagan is embedded with the MFC ...
    I think that's going a bit too far. I could have sworn we delisted Saddam Hussein last year!
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    Was a great article, but those quotes are not the writers, they are from the person he interviewed.

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    Fantastic read. I can relate in just about every way.

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    Just finished reading it as part of my morning read..and thought..I wonder if others have already caught it?

    Good to see supporting Melbourne put in such a different light..so far removed from the stereotype. It hits the nail on the head and probably for many satisfactorily pacakges the reasons why we do STILL follow our beloved team. Because we are mavericks..because it isnt easy. We draw from the hardships and build even greater resolve.

    A good article

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    Just finished reading it as part of my morning read..and thought..I wonder if others have already caught it?

    Good to see supporting Melbourne put in such a different light..so far removed from the stereotype. It hits the nail on the head and probably for many satisfactorily pacakges the reasons why we do STILL follow our beloved team. Because we are mavericks..because it isnt easy. We draw from the hardships and build even greater resolve.

    A good article

    Great article. You've said it all 'bub.

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    Yeah, good article. I really love the last paragraph. I hate the typical United or LA Lakers or West Coast Eagles fan. They don't know pain. They don't know what it's like to have nothing. There's no passion. Success is like going through the motions. It's not normal to not experience failure. You can't truly succeed if you don't fail beforehand.

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    A nice piece about the Dees but I'm not sure what was thought-provoking.

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    A nice piece about the Dees but I'm not sure what was thought-provoking.

    I agree. There was nothing particularly illuminating or enlightening about this lightweight piece .

    I think it just gave Flanagan an opportunity to have a few ales with an old mate who happened to barrack for the Dees .

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    A nice piece about the Dees but I'm not sure what was thought-provoking.

    Agree.

    However, I love My Friend the Chocolate Cake and through a mutual friend, I know Bridie "bleeds red and blue" (I can use that term when its not related to a player deserving a game).

    And I share Jacks view of the mavericks. Are we all mavericks then ????

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    .................. I know Bridie "bleeds red and blue" (I can use that term when its not related to a player deserving a game).

    lol: Lucky you added the bit in brackets Rhino, or there would have been 500 posters jumping on here to shoot you down!

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    A nice piece about the Dees but I'm not sure what was thought-provoking.

    Thought provoking in terms of what it means to follow a club which has struggled in recent history and how that struggle can help bind you to it. Also, the tales of when we were a superpower and how it seems but a distant legend to be discussed in hushed tones, thus making the struggle even more painful. And thought provoking that he mentions Andrew Obst as his favourite player of the 90s and how Obst seemed to optimise the no-frills side of the Dees which parts of the media totally ignore..... Did strike a bit of a chord with me last night (possibly aided by the glasses of red consumed earlier!).

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    My only concern is that by describing the subjects of his interview as "mavericks", it might become accepted that the majority of Melbourne supporters actually do fit the tired old sterotype. I don't accept that.

    The majority of the people who would believe that stereotype wouldn't have the faintest idea of the meaning of the word Maverick. Most of them would think it meant an American fighter pilot...

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