Possibly.

But I find that all the doomsayers merely flip to the polar opposite, and it's just post after post of how good we are and how <insert young player's name here> will be a star, but with higher frequency.

I can cope Jose

When we start winning I won't care

Possibly.

But I find that all the doomsayers merely flip to the polar opposite, and it's just post after post of how good we are and how <insert young player's name here> will be a star, but with higher frequency.

It gets a bit much, but I totally understand why it happens. We're absolutely starved of any form of success, so even meer wins results in over the top excitement. That said, any type of carry on after beating one of the newcomers to the competition is just plain idiotic.

As to the concept of honourable losses, I totally get where OD and WYL are coming from. The club must develop a stronger mentality geared towards winning being the only acceptable outcome. However, you can't say there aren't degrees of consolation to be taken from losses. A 2 point loss against Hawthorn versus a 100 point belting at the hands of say, Richmond. I know which one I'd prefer. Unfortunately, realistically, I think we're still at a stage in our development where we will be looking at positives to be taken from certain matches, moreso than the result itself. Matching it with the top four seems a fair way off still. I'd love to be proven wrong.

Edited January 21, 201312 yr by P_Man

It gets a bit much, but I totally understand why it happens. We're absolutely starved of any form of success, so even meer wins results in over the top excitement. That said, any type of carry on after beating one of the newcomers to the competition is just plain idiotic.

As to the concept of honourable losses, I totally get where OD and WYL are coming from. The club must develop a stronger mentality geared towards winning being the only acceptable outcome. However, you can't say there aren't degrees of consolation to be taken from losses. A 2 point loss against Hawthorn versus a 100 point belting at the hands of say, Richmond. I know which one I'd prefer. Unfortunately, realistically, I think we're still at a stage in our development where we will be looking at positives to be taken from certain matches, moreso than the result itself. Matching it with the top four seems a fair way off still. I'd love to be proven wrong.

P Man until the MFC treats a 2 point loss exactly the same as a 100 point loss..unacceptable on both accounts the MFC will continue to be an easybeat for all others.

I am hoping that is Mark Neelds attitude.

It was my one criticism of ND..the Roller Coaster.

It's all about taking the big plunge...Join the top teams on the other side...swim or drown..or forever stay on the other side with the numbers.

When / if we win another flag. D'land will close down. There will be nobody on here posting or doing polls (where is RR.?? Can we go back to back poll..vote now) We will either be locked up, drunk / passed out in the gutter, or still at a mates place, (missues long gone home),talking gibberish to anyone still standing. All others will be wandering around the streets in a daze, trying to work out which way is home.

When / if we win another flag. D'land will close down. There will be nobody on here posting or doing polls (where is RR.?? Can we go back to back poll..vote now) We will either be locked up, drunk / passed out in the gutter, or still at a mates place, (missues long gone home),talking gibberish to anyone still standing. All others will be wandering around the streets in a daze, trying to work out which way is home.

Hahaha!!

Messages will be like

F$&@k yes...........Yesssssssss.......stagger stagger.....Yes!!!!...

(hic)

When / if we win another flag. D'land will close down. There will be nobody on here posting or doing polls (where is RR.?? Can we go back to back poll..vote now) We will either be locked up, drunk / passed out in the gutter, or still at a mates place, (missues long gone home),talking gibberish to anyone still standing. All others will be wandering around the streets in a daze, trying to work out which way is home.

Hahaha!!

Messages will be like

F$&@k yes...........Yesssssssss.......stagger stagger.....Yes!!!!...

(hic)

There's a tendency to post less when things are going well.

My guess is that traffic and posts will go down if we're winning.

There's a tendency to post less when things are going well.

My guess is that traffic and posts will go down if we're winning.

I really hope we get to test your theory BH

lets stop posting in april to see if it works

lets stop posting in april to see if it works

nah - presumably we'll be talking about the draft by then ..

Nothing better to do thread. (Speculation about Demonlanders)

I’ve just come in from doing “man stuff” in my shed – Jeez floral arrangements involving roses are dangerous. Anyway thinking about the Bombeblitz predictions on another thread caused me to consider what would happen on Demonland if we actually won the first 2 or 3 games of season 2013.

Some possibilities. Demonland babies will be conceived. (Old Dee and myself probably won’t feature in that).

Sloony – no predictions on above but your comments would be appreciated.

Range Rover will be back and initiating a poll about premiership chances.

Biffen will become respectable and he and Stuie will share alfresco breakfasts at a fair trade non MSG cafe where all proceeds go to the Midsumma Festival..

Ben-Hur will undo his ignore list and embrace all Demonlanders. (even WYL)

Rhino will post only positive comments.

WYL will be banned from this site after his 175000 posts cause a meltdown. He will go on to publish his book and start his own Blog.

DC will - 1. Stop wearing external underpants. 2. Give up his Monty Python obsession.

Jose, Bangkok Demon and WA demon will return to Melbourne.

Whispering Jack will allow porn on this site and will, forever more, only bathe in Banana Smoothies.

I could continue – eg J viney fan will get a decent haircut. Curry and Beer will change his scary avatar – He looks like a disenfranchised member of the KKK. Titan- Uranus will not change a name that , in itself gives very practical advice.

I will stop there. What a wonderful bunch of lunatics this site contains. I just want to see how the bickering and bad mouthing will change when we actually taste success.

Please add to the list.

We must win or it's all over we have been a joke for 6 years