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[Sir Why You Little 34,458]

The new FOJ Sponsor.

Must be done this week!!

[old dee 22,854]

The new FOJ Sponsor.

Must be done this week!!

Mate as much as it grieves me to say this there is no FOJ sponsor in the wings, out the back, down the road.

There is no bloody FOJ or BOJ.

The MFc is close to the end.

It may be 5 years off but this is the year the rot finally set in.

No half decent players, seriously lack of finances.

Moral Zero.

Does this sound like Fitzroy

[Redleg 37,597]

Mate as much as it grieves me to say this there is no FOJ sponsor in the wings, out the back, down the road.

There is no bloody FOJ or BOJ.

The MFc is close to the end.

It may be 5 years off but this is the year the rot finally set in.

No half decent players, seriously lack of finances.

Moral Zero.

Does this sound like Fitzroy

That is pretty defeatist. I am not suggesting all is great but it is not that bad. We don't have major sponsors atm but they will come. We have a $10m asset unlike ever before.

Today we played a very good team, at their home ground, in the heat with only 2 missing from their best side. We had several good players out. We had a real crack in the first half and copped a 21 - 1 free kick count against us, which is an AFL record. They got at least 5 goals from the umpires in that first half to our none. We were ahead in the contested possessions. Clearly then we fell away in the second half.

We are weak in disposal and running power and in the midfield. These things will be addressed and improvement will come. We could have 3-4 new mids next year. Joel Mc, Green and a few others will be gone. Tom Mc looked good. Magner continues to impress.

Amongst the [censored] there are a few positives.

I am feeling as down as you but I won't give up, not after investing 55 years in this bloody club.

Edited April 7, 2012 by Redleg

[old dee 22,854]

That is pretty defeatist. I am not suggesting all is great but it is not that bad. We don't have major sponsors atm but they will come. We have a $10m asset unlike ever before.

Today we played a very good team, at their home ground, in the heat with only 2 missing from their best side. We had several good players out. We had a real crack in the first half and copped a 21 - 1 free kick count against us, which is an AFL record. They got at least 5 goals from the umpires in that first half to our none. We were ahead in the contested possessions. Clearly then we fell away in the second half.

We are weak in disposal and running power and in the midfield. These things will be addressed and improvement will come. We could have 3-4 new mids next year. Joel Mc, Green and a few others will be gone. Tom Mc looked good. Magner continues to impress.

Amongst the [censored] there are a few positives.

I am feeling as down as you but I won't give up, not after investing 55 years in this bloody club.

Redleg I have 52 bloody years invested.

My fear is the club will give up on us.

Not the other way round.

Can you suggest a method that will get me through the next 5 years?

[Dr. Gonzo 22,415]

That is pretty defeatist. I am not suggesting all is great but it is not that bad. We don't have major sponsors atm but they will come. We have a $10m asset unlike ever before.

Today we played a very good team, at their home ground, in the heat with only 2 missing from their best side. We had several good players out. We had a real crack in the first half and copped a 21 - 1 free kick count against us, which is an AFL record. They got at least 5 goals from the umpires in that first half to our none. We were ahead in the contested possessions. Clearly then we fell away in the second half.

We are weak in disposal and running power and in the midfield. These things will be addressed and improvement will come. We could have 3-4 new mids next year. Joel Mc, Green and a few others will be gone. Tom Mc looked good. Magner continues to impress.

Amongst the [censored] there are a few positives.

I am feeling as down as you but I won't give up, not after investing 55 years in this bloody club.

You make some points which could be considered valid but the fact is I am sick and tired of excuses or reasons or however you want to frame it. If I see one MFC player giving an interview this week spouting platitudes I will SPEW UP. Media blanket on the club until we get a sponsor and win a game. Other than that I don't want to hear a damn thing coming out of the club.

[Pennant St Dee 11,273]

You make some points which could be considered valid but the fact is I am sick and tired of excuses or reasons or however you want to frame it. If I see one MFC player giving an interview this week spouting platitudes I will SPEW UP. Media blanket on the club until we get a sponsor and win a game. Other than that I don't want to hear a damn thing coming out of the club.

i agree we should only do the press stuff required to by afl contracts this week. the rest of the week shut up shop no talk speak by your actions on field.

[Sir Why You Little 34,458]

You make some points which could be considered valid but the fact is I am sick and tired of excuses or reasons or however you want to frame it. If I see one MFC player giving an interview this week spouting platitudes I will SPEW UP. Media blanket on the club until we get a sponsor and win a game. Other than that I don't want to hear a damn thing coming out of the club.

Exactly. Not one word to a camera. Sort it out behind closed doors. Until it hurts and BLEEDS.

[angrydee 842]

Like you Redleg, I saw some positives in the tripe shown today. Many here don't realize how energy sapping constant free kicks to the opposition are. And the amount of diving, head ducking and shoulder dropping (a Selwood family trait) that was rewarded was unbelievable - are WC trained to do it?

Tommy Mac showed that he will be a player, the captains gave their all and Clark (who, if the maggots were consistent, would have received 5 frees) kicked 5 without taking a mark.

The pharmacist pointed out that the WC midfield group were considered no good 3 years ago, but stuck to their structures and roles - and look at them now.

I'll wait until the end of the season before I contemplate the slashing of wrists and the burning of personnel that regularly occurs on this site.

And the comparisons with Fitzroy are laughable.

The one thing that my 58 years of watching the various forms of dross served up by this club has provided is an appreciation of the 4 winning grand finals I've attended. The present coach has given me genuine hope that I'll see another one before I move on.

[Sir Why You Little 34,458]

Like you Redleg, I saw some positives in the tripe shown today. Many here don't realize how energy sapping constant free kicks to the opposition are. And the amount of diving, head ducking and shoulder dropping (a Selwood family trait) that was rewarded was unbelievable - are WC trained to do it?

Tommy Mac showed that he will be a player, the captains gave their all and Clark (who, if the maggots were consistent, would have received 5 frees) kicked 5 without taking a mark.

The pharmacist pointed out that the WC midfield group were considered no good 3 years ago, but stuck to their structures and roles - and look at them now.

I'll wait until the end of the season before I contemplate the slashing of wrists and the burning of personnel that regularly occurs on this site.

And the comparisons with Fitzroy are laughable.

The one thing that my 58 years of watching the various forms of dross served up by this club has provided is an appreciation of the 4 winning grand finals I've attended. The present coach has given me genuine hope that I'll see another one before I move on.

I fully back this coach AD so i am with you there 100% it's the Brad Green tough talk i am over.

[titan_uranus 22,363]

Like you Redleg, I saw some positives in the tripe shown today. Many here don't realize how energy sapping constant free kicks to the opposition are. And the amount of diving, head ducking and shoulder dropping (a Selwood family trait) that was rewarded was unbelievable - are WC trained to do it?

Tommy Mac showed that he will be a player, the captains gave their all and Clark (who, if the maggots were consistent, would have received 5 frees) kicked 5 without taking a mark.

The pharmacist pointed out that the WC midfield group were considered no good 3 years ago, but stuck to their structures and roles - and look at them now.

I'll wait until the end of the season before I contemplate the slashing of wrists and the burning of personnel that regularly occurs on this site.

And the comparisons with Fitzroy are laughable.

The one thing that my 58 years of watching the various forms of dross served up by this club has provided is an appreciation of the 4 winning grand finals I've attended. The present coach has given me genuine hope that I'll see another one before I move on.

I cannot imagine a more positive spin on what was, in essence, utter tripe.

It is, of course, welcome to note that the world is not ending, that the MFC is not about to disappear, and that there is still every chance Neeld and this list will get to a premiership. But in reality, that is a long, long way off, and there is a lot of work to do, much more than just 'wait, with time we'll get there'.

[Retrospective 104]

i agree we should only do the press stuff required to by afl contracts this week. the rest of the week shut up shop no talk speak by your actions on field.

when it comes to speaking through our actions we are like Tommy Walker.....deaf dumb and blind kids....and we can't play mean football

[Face Your Demons 175]

If Beyond Blue became sponsors the player would need to be wired up during to game.

[Redleg 37,597]

Can you suggest a method that will get me through the next 5 years?

Sounds trite, but look at clubs like WC that finished bottom and made finals the very next year.It can be done.

We have a poor slow midfield but that could be changed in one draft. Viney plus 2 other or 3 other good mids can change our side. Jones playing with quick skillful mids is a different team. Fitzpatrick, Watts and Cook need to develop and LJ needs to get back in the side. Tom Mc showed plenty. Confidence dies when you are chasing and umpired out of a game in the first half. But for the umpiring we were not bad in the first half. WC are a good team and more so at a hot Patterson stadium. Having 3 umpires give you soft goals is soul destroying to the away opposition. If we were Carlton or Pies we would be bleating about the 22-1 free kick count early in the 3rd quarter.

Hang in it will turn around, but it might take a while.

Edited April 7, 2012 by Redleg

[Biffen 12,326]

Redleg I have 52 bloody years invested.

My fear is the club will give up on us.

Not the other way round.

Can you suggest a method that will get me through the next 5 years?

Liberal amounts of cannabis and faith that the world rotates in a circular motion every day .

[hardtack 10,127]

Can you suggest a method that will get me through the next 5 years?

OD, I'm thinking of taking out a lease on a cryogenic storage unit. Suggest you might want to give that some consideration as well.

Edited April 8, 2012 by hardtack

[daisycutter 28,525]

Would it be too much to expect the club to provide free counselling to all affected supporters?

[Bitter but optimistic 21,252]

Redleg I have 52 bloody years invested.

My fear is the club will give up on us.

Not the other way round.

Can you suggest a method that will get me through the next 5 years?

I find alcohol a good short term solution. Then I sober up and remember the game.

[PJ_12345 1,098]

Redleg I have 52 bloody years invested.

My fear is the club will give up on us.

Not the other way round.

Can you suggest a method that will get me through the next 5 years?

We have a passionate board members and coaches, the club will never give up, it didn't give up in the 07/08 situation or hawks merger threat.

What will kill the club are fickle supporters.

Here is some advice:

1) don't read any churnalism articles about the dees (especially involving sheedy, Mathews or Thomas)

2) keep calm and carry on

... 3) also see your doctor if you have high blood pressure

[CHAMP 347]

Mate as much as it grieves me to say this there is no FOJ sponsor in the wings, out the back, down the road.

There is no bloody FOJ or BOJ.

The MFc is close to the end.

It may be 5 years off but this is the year the rot finally set in.

No half decent players, seriously lack of finances.

Moral Zero.

Does this sound like Fitzroy

The Lions had quite a number of half-decent players, some much better than that. Their 1996 List had a Top 6 which was very good and half of them walked into spots with other clubs.

http://finalsiren.com/Fixture.asp?SeasonID=1996&TeamID=17