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Roost It Redleg

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I think he makes some valid points, particularly regarding the time and manner in which Watts was unveiled which was a resounding failure.

Rubbish.

2 important things happened that day.

1. The crowd was 8 - 10 thousand more thanks to Jack and on a wet day with our form it helped keep the AFL off our back for another year.

2. Jack got a great lesson it just how much work was reuired from him. Remember he had been playing some classy football at casey

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Rogue Trident

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The new sports website BackPageLead has had a crack...

http://www.backpagel...-of-expectation

So, someone starts up a new website and wants some hits...

What better way to get people than create a thread about a 'provocative' Demons-related article on the new website?

Nice advertising, very savvy - no better place to market than team fan forums, and it's free.

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Dappa Dan Trident

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The article is absurd.

How dare a club with no marquee players, and no stars, and with NO money try to grow its brand and take it's share of the footy market. It's clear he follows another club, and doesn't want to see little MFC plug its future and advertise.

EVERYONE in football knows we struggle with money. And if they DIDN'T push Watts, Scully and Trengove as a big part of our future, then the REAL journalists (who haven't even gotten into the same ballpark as this hack) would get on our case ten times as much as this.

Fair dinkum. He takes a swing at a poor club struggling for wins and he claims WE'RE advertising too much?

Go get a degree. This industry is full of bottom feeders like you.

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Ash Browne is courageous. According to his Twitter:

"Might need to wear protective armour when I cover the Melbourne praccy match for AAP tomorrow. http://bit.ly/b37XJV"

No need for protective armour among Demon fans Ash. Just put on the Mossad gear; horn rimmed glasses, red nose and tennis shoes and you'll be right. They all look like that out at Casey anyway.

Of course, I will demand a right of reply on BPL in the likely event of a Melbourne victory v Hawthorn in Round 1.

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Sir Why You Little Legend

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Ash Browne is courageous. According to his Twitter:

"Might need to wear protective armour when I cover the Melbourne praccy match for AAP tomorrow. http://bit.ly/b37XJV"

No need for protective armour among Demon fans Ash. Just put on the Mossad gear; horn rimmed glasses, red nose and tennis shoes and you'll be right. They all look like that out at Casey anyway.

Of course, I will demand a right of reply on BPL in the likely event of a Melbourne victory v Hawthorn in Round 1.

Maybe Ash will be dressed like a Hunter S Thompson Try Hard tomorrow, as he attemps to write another "smart arse" piece on the Demons.

These articles are worth filing and reading again in 2-3 years. There is a major difference between Gonzo journalism & Pure Hack Journalism Ash....

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e25 Trident

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Don't people see that the perceived pressure that we put on these players, is merely unrealistic expectations of them that we hold ourselves? They are only failing in our view due to imaginary acceptable levels we have set ourselves.

These players don't fail to perform because of the pressure we put on them - they are largely unaware of said pressure and expectations, being too focused on what they themselves expect to achieve.

BPL somehow tenuously linking a physical injury to expectations of supporters..?

This is an article written for footy-addicted people like us that frequent forums and create this scenario in our own heads.

And many have been tragically sucked right in...

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