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ARE OUR SUPPORTERS WEAKER THAN OUR PLAYERS?

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The question is raised, Are our no show supporters softer than our players right about now?

My answer is absolutely 'YES'

The fact of the matter is that week in week out our crowds are so disgustingly low that those no show supporters should hang there heads in shame...

I PROPOSE THIS MY FELLOW MELBOURNE LOYAL CAMARADERIE: Mission 'HARDEN THE HELL UP As Melbourne member its time to call on those soft melbourne members that I'm sure we all know and tell them to HARDEN THE HELL UP, and until they do they have no rights, no freedom of speech no say in 'OUR' footy team if they can't face the music, and simply turn up each week to show support to there so called club.. Its time for our members to commit and be proud even at this time of restructuring and shaping for the future..

I don't know about you but i had shivers last night at the Jimmy memorial game against the doggies in the third quarter when we made a late come back, the crowd had passion and the crowd numbers gave body to our cries of support...

We should have these numbers every week not just the week that we are paying tribute to our dearly departed legend Jimmy Stynes who I'm sure would agree with me.

YES we tried with dob in a dee that may have got us a few extra members, but the fact of the matter is that its not bringing the members to the games.

Jump on board Demons and tell those reds to HARDEN THE HELL UP!

See you all Saturday at the 'G' when we will destroy the Saints..

signing off,

HORNY DEVIL

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    I hope the players would be stronger than the supporters because they are actually playing the game .

    I also hope I am better at drinking beer and talking sh!t than the players.

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    Since 2007 we've finished 14th, 16th, 16th, 12th and 13th and we look to be a cellar dwellar again this year.

    We've won only 28 of our 114 games (25%) since 2007 and only 1 of our last 11.

    I'm a Melbourne supporter so I'm already a glutton for punishment. But I'm finding it hard enough to sit through a whole game on the tv or radio, let alone making the journey and sitting through a game.

    If you can find the motivation to get down to the game then you're a better man than I. I'd rather sink to the depths of despair in the comfort of my own living room.

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    Well, there's at least one supporter on these forums who can't find his way out of the General Discussion forum and into the Footy related forum :-)

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    Horny Devil - you will have to "fight" the establishment & the "old ways" - but keep up the great work.

    Go "THE NEW" Dees

    HARDEN THE HELL UP

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    The question is raised, Are our no show supporters softer than our players right about now?

    My answer is absolutely 'YES'

    The fact of the matter is that week in week out our crowds are so disgustingly low that those no show supporters should hang there heads in shame...

    I PROPOSE THIS MY FELLOW MELBOURNE LOYAL CAMARADERIE: Mission 'HARDEN THE HELL UP As Melbourne member its time to call on those soft melbourne members that I'm sure we all know and tell them to HARDEN THE HELL UP, and until they do they have no rights, no freedom of speech no say in 'OUR' footy team if they can't face the music, and simply turn up each week to show support to there so called club.. Its time for our members to commit and be proud even at this time of restructuring and shaping for the future..

    I don't know about you but i had shivers last night at the Jimmy memorial game against the doggies in the third quarter when we made a late come back, the crowd had passion and the crowd numbers gave body to our cries of support...

    We should have these numbers every week not just the week that we are paying tribute to our dearly departed legend Jimmy Stynes who I'm sure would agree with me.

    YES we tried with dob in a dee that may have got us a few extra members, but the fact of the matter is that its not bringing the members to the games.

    Jump on board Demons and tell those reds to HARDEN THE HELL UP!

    See you all Saturday at the 'G' when we will destroy the Saints..

    signing off,

    HORNY DEVIL

    I think you'll find that if the Players Harden the Hell Up.. & play with Fire, Aggression & plenty of Vigour, then the supporters will return.

    The very first thing the supporters want to see is they're representatives being aggressive. Play like Demons.

    The wins & stuff while important come 2nd to the basics of having a Red Hot Crack at it.

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    The only thing the supporters are guilty of is keeping this club alive. How many other club's supporters have had to fork out $5M over the last few years purely in donations to keep their club afloat? 33,500 isn't a disgraceful crowd in the graveyard slot in the rain when the crowd is 80% Melbourne. We'd have gained a few through the gate due to the tribute and lost a few due to being rubbish. Despite the club forcing supporters to ingest the steaming pile of manure they have served up on field over the last 5 and a bit years, our membership tally continues to increase annually. I'll continue to turn up each round, but I can't begrudge those who find this too depressing to watch and vote with their feet. And yes, the crowd noise was brilliant on Sunday night. 3 votes. Clubs don't increase membership bases by hardening up. They do it by consistently winning games and premierships.

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