What is the essence of a football club's existence ?

[rpfc 27,591]

In other sports news:

Ferrari have conceded that they cannot win the 2009 championship and are focusing on developing their car for 2010.

Fulham are hoping to do well in Europe this year and again finish top 7 to qualify for the Europa League.

Pim Verbeek wants us to make Round 2 of the World Cup in 2010.

The Cleveland Indians just traded their best player to the Boston Red Sox.

It's lucky we don't apply the more extreme version of the arguments applied in the 7 preceding pages, otherwise each of these teams would be immediately disbanded because they are not trying to win the premiership/championship.

Why should Ferrari waste time? They should be looking to 2010 because that is their next opportunity to win the whole thing.

Fulham are in a compromised league in which every team goes along but hopes that they can attract their own Abramovich to one day win the whole thing.

Verbeek is setting realistic targets for a national team that wants to continue progressing in world cups, get a bit of luck in one, and win the whole thing.

The Cleveland Indians, after another losing first 100 games, decided to reload for the future with excellent prospects in place of Lee and Martinez, in an attempt to next year onwards - win the whole thing.

Edited August 4, 2009 by rpfc

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

I assume he feels vindicated.

I was thinking more along the lines of heart-warmed... That the club IS doing everything, including potentially embarrassing itself, to get Scully and co o the club.

Has this thread seriously turned to Ferrari? Wow. What a way to get us to 10 pages of posts...

Thread of the year award coming up.

[rpfc 27,591]

I was thinking more along the lines of heart-warmed... That the club IS doing everything, including potentially embarrassing itself, to get Scully and co o the club.

My mates chided me on how the Dees could almost screw it up and win...

Sheahan himself said, about 3 months ago, that "finishing the year on 5 wins would be so Melbourne." Lamenting the fact that the club had no foresight and gumption...

Well now we have both and I expect Bailey to finish the job this Sunday in...

The Last Tank: Priority One

When the brightest future is only one compromise away...

[Je Roos Salem 661]

How have we won 12 premierships if we have no forsight and gumption?

[rpfc 27,591]

How have we won 12 premierships if we have no forsight and gumption?

12 premeirships?

I think you're stuck on hindsight, not foresight...

Mate, you're young. We have been crap since the mid 60s.

Moderate success is just that, and is quickly forgotten, or in the case of 88 and 00, not so quickly forgotten.

The Melbourne of the last 40 years has, up until recently, rested so completely on its laurels that the club nearly slipped into a coma. We briefly awoke before we got a new moniker in 1996, and then went back to sleep for a decade leaving our training facilities the worst in the league, our membership the lowest in the league, and the club $5 million in debt.

We haven't in the past done what was necessary to keep the club thriving, and have been happy to just survive.

I believe this has changed and Bailey is doing what he needs to do for this club.

We need stars.

Not scrappy wins against teams that don't turn up on the day.

[Guest Rojik of the Arctic]

Just wondering: If we win a flag does that mean we can fold now that the objective has been achieved? Just a thought.

[Hannabal 4]

Just wondering: If we win a flag does that mean we can fold now that the objective has been achieved? Just a thought.

And a ridiculous one at that.

We exist to win premierships. Exist not fold, not cease to exist. Whilst we're enrolled to compete in the Premiership season of the AFL there should be no other reason for existing. It's our sole reason for being - win the premiership. It's not a primary reason, it's not a fundamental reason, it's the sole reason. The only thing that matters is winning the flag. By all means as supporters we enjoy the journey, we enjoy the wonderful isolated moments, but there can be no other reason for existing in the competition. It has to be totally about winning it, or placing ourselves in a position to be able to win it. And when we win it, we'll back up and win it again. And again.

Some of you may be happy with your blanky on your knees and a lovely thermos flask close at hand, but try to understand the only thing that matters to football clubs. Winning the prize.

[H_T 2,941]

Just wondering: If we win a flag does that mean we can fold now that the objective has been achieved? Just a thought.

Of course not, how ridiculous. we try for back to back!

[Guest Rojik of the Arctic]

It was just a joke, kiddies. No need to get excited.

[H_T 2,941]

It was just a joke, kiddies. No need to get excited.

Do you see anyone laughing at your joke.

How can it be a joke, when you say, "Just a thought?"

If that is a joke then Warwick Capper is a likeable bloke.

[dee-luded 2,958]

My mates chided me on how the Dees could almost screw it up and win...

Sheahan himself said, about 3 months ago, that "finishing the year on 5 wins would be so Melbourne." Lamenting the fact that the club had no foresight and gumption...

Well now we have both and I expect Bailey to finish the job this Sunday in...

The Last Tank: Priority One

When the brightest future is only one compromise away...

Your right, & Richmond like finishing 9th.

Time to wake up.

[old55 21,435]

Some of you may be happy with your blanky on your knees and a lovely thermos flask close at hand ...

How should a hard man dress for premierships?

Is mid strength in a plastic cup flag food?