On 02/06/2012 at 08:37, old dee said:

Had a great day at the footy today

Just got home Uni Blacks got up again by 6 goals ( beat the last team today ) still undefeated.

Picked up by a couple of mates so no need to drive.

Don't think the cork will come out of single malt tonight, already a few too many MB's

I had forgotten what it feels like going to a game expecting to win.

Bloody marvilous!

Now the pain starts I guess but at least I can turn off the Tele if it gets too bad.

Need to stay nice from here on, 7.00 AM GD minding duty tomorrow morning.

Go Dees

Felt very little pain sitting among the Bomber fans last night at the G. Thanks Scoop Junior for making me go. I gave us no chance. Really good to see the young kids enjoying the win. and a few of us oldies as well.

With all of the media criticism this year, which I can cop, the one thing I can't is Sheahan calling the MFC "disgusting and pathetic" .

It is one thing to describe our football as disgusting or pathetic but he said the club was. There are a lot of people who make up a footy club and I think he has been let off those comments which I find reprehensible. I know he is a so called supporter but I will remind him of those comments if I ever see him at the footy or a function. To say that about a club is disgusting and pathetic and he deserves condemnation. I personally won't forget those comments. I find them so much worse than King's as to not bear comparison.The lowlight in Sheahan's career as far as I am concerned.

Sheahan here is my top 50 footy idiots of the year:

1. Mike Sheahan.

With Cook having a good game and taking some big grabs, Fitzpatrick improving and the good form of Jai Sheahan and Troy Davis, our tall stocks are on the improve. In the seniors with Clark ok at one end and Frawley at the other and with Watts settling in the back line for a while and with Sellars to pinch hit and Garland and Rivers, we seem to be looking ok in the tall department.

Why am I saying all this, because I don't want us to go after Cloke at over a million a year for 5 years. I can see another Templeton situation if we get him. I would rather develop our own and go hell for leather after quality mids and a small forward or two.

  On 05/06/2012 at 05:54, Redleg said:

With Cook having a good game and taking some big grabs, Fitzpatrick improving and the good form of Jai Sheahan and Troy Davis, our tall stocks are on the improve. In the seniors with Clark ok at one end and Frawley at the other and with Watts settling in the back line for a while and with Sellars to pinch hit and Garland and Rivers, we seem to be looking ok in the tall department.

Why am I saying all this, because I don't want us to go after Cloke at over a million a year for 5 years. I can see another Templeton situation if we get him. I would rather develop our own and go hell for leather after quality mids and a small forward or two.

exactly what ive been saying also. Put the money in the middle. Other areas are evolving ok but we need a quality engine to drive this car.

  On 02/06/2012 at 23:42, Redleg said:

With all of the media criticism this year, which I can cop, the one thing I can't is Sheahan calling the MFC "disgusting and pathetic" .

It is one thing to describe our football as disgusting or pathetic but he said the club was. There are a lot of people who make up a footy club and I think he has been let off those comments which I find reprehensible.

1. Mike Sheahan.

for what it's worth Redleg, Don McLardy was on 3AW last week and he absolutely ripped into Sheahan over those comments - really genuinely angry.

Sheahan has also mentioned several times how McLardy rang him first thing in the morning when the article came out and tore him a new one privately.

I'm glad he got the chance to do it publicly too, although Mike was wearing it as a badge of honour of course

  On 05/06/2012 at 05:54, Redleg said:

With Cook having a good game and taking some big grabs, Fitzpatrick improving and the good form of Jai Sheahan and Troy Davis, our tall stocks are on the improve. In the seniors with Clark ok at one end and Frawley at the other and with Watts settling in the back line for a while and with Sellars to pinch hit and Garland and Rivers, we seem to be looking ok in the tall department.

Why am I saying all this, because I don't want us to go after Cloke at over a million a year for 5 years. I can see another Templeton situation if we get him. I would rather develop our own and go hell for leather after quality mids and a small forward or two.

You have my vote Redleg

Not that it is worth much as I am confident the FD does not seek it.

  On 05/06/2012 at 08:41, Grapeviney said:

for what it's worth Redleg, Don McLardy was on 3AW last week and he absolutely ripped into Sheahan over those comments - really genuinely angry.

Sheahan has also mentioned several times how McLardy rang him first thing in the morning when the article came out and tore him a new one privately.

I'm glad he got the chance to do it publicly too, although Mike was wearing it as a badge of honour of course

To be honest I am still staggered that Sheahan could have written that article. It is the most offensive one to a club that I can recall and to think it was written by a club member.

  On 05/06/2012 at 09:42, old dee said:

You have my vote Redleg

Not that it is worth much as I am confident the FD does not seek it.

I can actually see us developing our own Cloke from within the list, unlike a Pendlebury, Thomas, Swan, Cotchin, Deledio, Martin, Sewell, Watson etc.

  On 05/06/2012 at 11:48, Redleg said:

To be honest I am still staggered that Sheahan could have written that article. It is the most offensive one to a club that I can recall and to think it was written by a club member.

Yeh I was pretty surprised that he used such strong language so early in the season

It may have been warranted had we gone through the entire year playing as we did against Sydney, but it was jumping the gun at 0-8

Funny how last year when we defeated Essendon, Bailey and the team were criticised for their jubilation and celebrations at the siren, yet this year Neeld and co were feted for the same

  On 02/06/2012 at 23:42, Redleg said:

With all of the media criticism this year, which I can cop, the one thing I can't is Sheahan calling the MFC "disgusting and pathetic" .

It is one thing to describe our football as disgusting or pathetic but he said the club was. There are a lot of people who make up a footy club and I think he has been let off those comments which I find reprehensible. I know he is a so called supporter but I will remind him of those comments if I ever see him at the footy or a function. To say that about a club is disgusting and pathetic and he deserves condemnation. I personally won't forget those comments. I find them so much worse than King's as to not bear comparison.The lowlight in Sheahan's career as far as I am concerned.

Sheahan here is my top 50 footy idiots of the year:

1. Mike Sheahan.

The other 49 idiots are the people like us who have kept this thread going for so long

  On 05/06/2012 at 12:05, Grapeviney said:

Yeh I was pretty surprised that he used such strong language so early in the season

It may have been warranted had we gone through the entire year playing as we did against Sydney, but it was jumping the gun at 0-8

I think you have missed my point. I don't mind him calling our on field performances "disgusting and pathetic" it was the fact that he aimed that at the club itself. He said the MFC were disgusting and pathetic. As I said earlier if I see him I will take him up on it. He was actually attacking the entire staff and supporters of a club with what he wrote.

  On 05/06/2012 at 12:54, Whispering_Jack said:

The other 49 idiots are the people like us who have kept this thread going for so long

Careful there WJ I am sure a couple of the other 47 are clever enough!

  On 05/06/2012 at 13:00, Redleg said:

I think you have missed my point. I don't mind him calling our on field performances "disgusting and pathetic" it was the fact that he aimed that at the club itself. He said the MFC were disgusting and pathetic. As I said earlier if I see him I will take him up on it. He was actually attacking the entire staff and supporters of a club with what he wrote.

I know a number of supporters of Hawthorn, Essendon, Carlton and Collingwood quite well Redleg and while "disgusting" might be out of place, the majority think we are "pathetic" most of them temper this in my presence with Pity.

But the general opinion is we belong to last century, are not relevent to the AFL in 2012 and believe one day ( maybe 5 - 10 years time )

we will be amalgamated with GWS or GCS when we go belly up.

Which they see as inevitable.

Now as Dees supporters we might object violently but I believe that the Majority of other teams supporters have a similar view.

IMO only greatly improved performance on field over the next 3 years will change their view.

  On 05/06/2012 at 12:54, Whispering_Jack said:

The other 49 idiots are the people like us who have kept this thread going for so long

lol bump

Media showing a bit of love for Neeld and getting into North and Carlton.

  On 07/06/2012 at 10:56, Redleg said:

Media showing a bit of love for Neeld and getting into North and Carlton.

love ??? or sniffing fresher blood elsewhere ??

  On 07/06/2012 at 11:07, belzebub59 said:

love ??? or sniffing fresher blood elsewhere ??

No I think it is a bit of love. They have been unbelievably hard on him and with the win they see him in a slightly different light. However you are correct, they smell fresh blood elsewhere.

  On 07/06/2012 at 11:07, belzebub59 said:

love ??? or sniffing fresher blood elsewhere ??

I agree BB, it grieves me to say it but Carlton are bigger news than the Dees.

If they lose badly tonight the MFC will struggle to get a line on any subject tomorrow in the HUN.

Feel sorry for Ratten but there is sure to be a headline in the next few days like

"Commitee tells Ratten he has their full confidence?"

  On 08/06/2012 at 09:41, old dee said:

I agree BB, it grieves me to say it but Carlton are bigger news than the Dees.

If they lose badly tonight the MFC will struggle to get a line on any subject tomorrow in the HUN.

Feel sorry for Ratten but there is sure to be a headline in the next few days like

"Commitee tells Ratten he has their full confidence?"

Would love nothing better than to see them implode on and off the field. My most detested club.

  On 08/06/2012 at 09:41, old dee said:

"Commitee tells Ratten he has their full confidence?"

I reckon Shakespeare was once involved with football many many centuries ago !! lol

Looks like we have fixed up the Bombers confidence in kicking for goal. Following on from 6.16 against us they are 1.11 at half time tonight against the Swans..

Edited June 9, 201212 yr by Redleg

gunna be another great weekend Carlscum and Bummers again

life is great

  On 09/06/2012 at 10:59, daisycutter said:

gunna be another great weekend Carlscum and Bummers again

life is great

Not to mention nthmond

When did the Swans get Armstrong from the Crows? They have a real knack for getting good players from others clubs, or making them good players at the Swans.

One good quarter for the Bombers nearly won them the game. Just can't let up in AFL football.