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Optimists only - let's dream

The Reverend
in Melbourne Demons

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^^^ Winston Churchill got out of bed each morning & poured himself a stiff drink...

Carry on...

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    ^^^ Winston Churchill got out of bed each morning & poured himself a stiff drink...

    Carry on...

    Whatever gets one through the day I guess. I'd rather have a whisky and stay optimistic than be a sober pessimist.

    Go Dees!

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    Whatever gets one through the day I guess. I'd rather have a whisky and stay optimistic than be a sober pessimist.

    Go Dees!

    I am a not so sober pessimist Crawf52

    how does that work.

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    Whatever gets one through the day I guess. I'd rather have a whisky and stay optimistic than be a sober pessimist.

    Go Dees!

    fair retort Crawf!!
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    I am a not so sober pessimist Crawf52

    how does that work.

    I guess that makes you a p!ssed pessimist, or p!ssimist.

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    ^^^ Winston Churchill got out of bed each morning & poured himself a stiff drink...

    Carry on...

    By all reports, it was champagne with breakfast. Not exactly a stiff drink. That came later, with the cocktail that bears his name.

    Churchill:

    Ingredients: 2 jiggers of chilled gin, 1 unopened bottle of vermouth.

    Instructions: Pour gin into a martini glass. Wave bottle of vermouth over. Drink.

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    By all reports, it was champagne with breakfast. Not exactly a stiff drink. That came later, with the cocktail that bears his name.

    Churchill:

    Ingredients: 2 jiggers of chilled gin, 1 unopened bottle of vermouth.

    Instructions: Pour gin into a martini glass. Wave bottle of vermouth over. Drink.

    Clearly a no-nonsense kind of guy. Why mess with something that works?

    He's always struck me as a Melbourne supporter type. Perhaps not the modern day type but certainly the 40's/ 50's type.

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    By all reports, it was champagne with breakfast. Not exactly a stiff drink. That came later, with the cocktail that bears his name.

    Churchill:

    Ingredients: 2 jiggers of chilled gin, 1 unopened bottle of vermouth.

    Instructions: Pour gin into a martini glass. Wave bottle of vermouth over. Drink.

    i thought he started with a Churchill, but you may be right!!
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    By all reports, it was champagne with breakfast. Not exactly a stiff drink. That came later, with the cocktail that bears his name.

    Churchill:

    Ingredients: 2 jiggers of chilled gin, 1 unopened bottle of vermouth.

    Instructions: Pour gin into a martini glass. Wave bottle of vermouth over. Drink.

    Is that any different to a very long Martini?
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    Reason to be optimistic:

    These are good reasons to remain optimistic. Every person at your club is focussed on improvement, and we have pledged to be uncompromising in our desire to get our club back to a position of strength. We will not be taking short cuts, we will be making hard decisions, and we will have high performance expectations of everyone associated with the Melbourne Football Club.

    Thank you for your continued support - and go Demons!

    melbournefc.com.au

    From the president's update. We are on the right track. Get behind the club as they work towards giving us the success we all crave.

    Go Dees!

    Edited by Crawf52

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    Reason to be optimistic:

    These are good reasons to remain optimistic. Every person at your club is focussed on improvement, and we have pledged to be uncompromising in our desire to get our club back to a position of strength. We will not be taking short cuts, we will be making hard decisions, and we will have high performance expectations of everyone associated with the Melbourne Football Club.

    Thank you for your continued support - and go Demons!

    melbournefc.com.au

    From the president's update. We are on the right track. Get behind the club as they work towards giving us the success we all crave.

    Go Dees!

    Thanks for that Reverend

    I thought you had packed your tent and left.

    Go Dees

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    Thanks for that Reverend

    I thought you had packed your tent and left.

    Go Dees

    Sometimes life gets in the way of what's important and you just have to pay attention to the mundane stuff. Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. You've got to admit though, there is a lot to get excited about at the moment. At this time of the year everything is just coming up roses. What can possibly go wrong? We are re-shaping our list and soon enough we'll start re-shaping bodies and attitudes during pre-season.

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    Reason to be optimistic:

    These are good reasons to remain optimistic. Every person at your club is focussed on improvement, and we have pledged to be uncompromising in our desire to get our club back to a position of strength. We will not be taking short cuts, we will be making hard decisions, and we will have high performance expectations of everyone associated with the Melbourne Football Club.

    Thank you for your continued support - and go Demons!

    melbournefc.com.au

    From the president's update. We are on the right track. Get behind the club as they work towards giving us the success we all crave.

    Go Dees!

    Good work Crawf. I was interested in McLardy's statement. Some people like to say that actions are more important than words but good leaders know that their words are important.

    The most important part of McLardy's statement was where he pointed out that despite the calamity of losing a sponsor on the eve of the season, MFC will still make a small operating profit. It doesn't make many headlines but in the recent history of the MFC, this is a hugely significant achievement.

    With financial stability, the focus is now on football, as it should be.

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    Good work Crawf. I was interested in McLardy's statement. Some people like to say that actions are more important than words but good leaders know that their words are important.

    The most important part of McLardy's statement was where he pointed out that despite the calamity of losing a sponsor on the eve of the season, MFC will still make a small operating profit. It doesn't make many headlines but in the recent history of the MFC, this is a hugely significant achievement.

    With financial stability, the focus is now on football, as it should be.

    The words are very carefully chosen throughout. I am prepared to put some faith in Mr McLardy.

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    Thank you to everyone who has chosen to post positives from the season. This is a refreshing thread.

    - I am just ecstatic that the post season has well and truly arrived and the Dees are playing hard ball trying to fill the gaps in our list and make use of the massive investment into the scouting and trading section of the football department. I sincerely believe that they, along with our coaching and support staff, will make some big inroads into 'fixing' our list this off-season.

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    Blease like Watts both very young. Potentially both could be absolute guns at 25. This is why we need to keep Sylvia and why we went after Byrnes...to teach.

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    Having a second D. Misson pre-season under the belt is sure to stand some players in good stead.

    Great thread. This post is the key one for me, plus having Neil Craig for a full pre-season now and players knowing what they need to do from the FD.

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    Blease like Watts both very young. Potentially both could be absolute guns at 25. This is why we need to keep Sylvia and why we went after Byrnes...to teach.

    To teach them how to flip a BMW near the big house ?

    Or to stop the GF from getting mouthy?

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    To teach them how to flip a BMW near the big house ?

    Or to stop the GF from getting mouthy?

    Positivity only on this thread please Biffen

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    Positivity only on this thread please Biffen

    Thanks OD. There's plenty of outlets for the negative Nellies.

    Come on folks - I'm starting to wonder how many positive Percys there are out there. My grandmother was Nellie and my grandfather was Percy and they lived up to their names.

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    Ok .I'll keep it nice .

    I like Col despite the fact he aint no Rhodes Scholar.

    Would love to see him hit his straps for an entire season.

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    Reason to be optimistic:

    These are good reasons to remain optimistic. Every person at your club is focussed on improvement, and we have pledged to be uncompromising in our desire to get our club back to a position of strength. We will not be taking short cuts, we will be making hard decisions, and we will have high performance expectations of everyone associated with the Melbourne Football Club.

    Thank you for your continued support - and go Demons!

    melbournefc.com.au

    From the president's update. We are on the right track. Get behind the club as they work towards giving us the success we all crave.

    Go Dees!

    . So, in saying "we will not be taking shortcuts," does that confirm that the absurd pick 4 sacrifice for Wellingham the Unwilling, and / or Dawes is definitely NOT on?

    Edited by monoccular

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    Jack Viney a Demon with pick 26! Reason for optimism! Things are turning around in our favour. Go Dees!

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