OUR CLUB NEEDS UNITY - Support the club - Rally at our open training session - Friday 12th April - 9:45am - Gosch's Paddock

[waynewussell 4,864]

Here's a list

WIZZA
WAYNEWUSSELL
THE HEART BEATS TRUE
MUNGA
JOSH
GENERATION DEE
FRANKIE_D
ROOST IT (Thurs)
COSMOKRAMER

LEEHOW

[Wizza 170]

Perhaps a call to SEN is in order once training details are announced?

Would create some good awareness.

[waynewussell 4,864]

Here's a list

WIZZA
WAYNEWUSSELL
THE HEART BEATS TRUE
MUNGA
JOSH
GENERATION DEE
FRANKIE_D
ROOST IT (Thurs)
COSMOKRAMER

LEEHOW

COLIN B.

[waynewussell 4,864]

I have taken the liberty of pasting nineteens membership report from another thread as it highlights what is possible when a group of supporters team together to make a difference, even in the darkest hours.

"Coming in on the train [Monday] I figured for maybe 5 volunteers .... & two would be crying before the night was out - I was going to be one!!

Arrived after 5.30 to a meeting area full of volunteers, plus two in club colours. Saw Mark Neeld & Neil Craig in the group & turned around thinking wrong office. But it was us. Mark & Neil really mixed into the group [team' photo will be posted] & boosted our project.

Punch & Judy wanted to sing the song, but fortunately .........

The night took off from there & we achieved 40 sign ups - nearly best for the year. Great under the circumstances.

Three new volunteers joined 'in our darkest hour' & Catherine, Cheryl & Dave did beautifully.

Tim, Julian, Geoff, Pete, Judy, Michael & Anne made up the quorum.

My feel is that many volunteers & supporters have traditionally been sitting on the fence. These 'dark cloud days' have shuffled the balance to the extent that we have many more deciding now is the time to sign &/or volunteering. [No doubt the despair group has also grown]. The net benefit is our group is stronger & growing.

Tx to Mark & Neil for coming along & genuinely getting involved.

Great night folks - well done. Lets go again."

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,748]

If on Thursday I'm in

ditto

[waynewussell 4,864]

Here's a list

WIZZA
WAYNEWUSSELL
THE HEART BEATS TRUE
MUNGA
JOSH
GENERATION DEE
FRANKIE_D
ROOST IT (Thurs)
COSMOKRAMER
LEEHOW
COLIN B.

JUMPING JACK CLENNETT

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,748]

Here's a list

WIZZA

WAYNEWUSSELL

THE HEART BEATS TRUE

MUNGA

JOSH

GENERATION DEE

FRANKIE_D

ROOST IT (Thurs)

COSMOKRAMER

LEEHOW

COLIN B.

JUMPING JACK CLENNETT

Has the open training session time been announced yet?

[waynewussell 4,864]

Not on AFL site yet

[Demon Stalwart 255]

My Congratulations WIZZA on a truly Positive idea, unfortunately regardless of what night it would be too difficult for me to attend as I live in Regional Victoria

However I would be happy to wear my Colours on the day if you let me know when it is , and May I suggest that we give this also as an Option to Melbourne supporters who cant attend but on that same day that they wear there colours instead

To help promote this I suggest you contact Neil Mitchell if you can and Let him know about it so he can broadcast it and let people know what is happening what is trying to be achieved.

I think Neil would think it a fantastic idea and I can see no better way of telling people that we support our team regardless of how much we are hurting .

This message needs to get out to all supporters not just those here . Plus it needs to be driven by all supporters.

It is a game we are obviously not expected to win, but to let the players know we support them I think is a great idea

Forgive me for this parody.

"To all MFC supporters. This Saturday we will join with other MFC supporters from all around Australia. and we will be supporting our boys as never before.

In possibly the most important game of this season and that and in the history of our club.

A game that will determine the credibility of the Melbourne football club and its will to survive .
MFC supporters -- that word should have new meaning for all of us after that day.
We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore.
We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps its fate that we find ourselves in this position.

That we find ourselves once again fighting for honour, respect, loyalty and the right to hold our head's up high and prove that we as a club deserve the right to survive.
Don't kid yourself we are fighting for just that our right to live, to exist as a club
Failure is not a option, our players must be competitive

They must fight back against this adversity, with every ounce of strength and will in their bodies,

So that this day will not be known as another day of shame,

But as a day that the MFC would declare in one voice:
"We will not go quietly into the night!
We will not vanish without a fight!
We're going to live on! We're going to survive!"

That is the day, we will celebrate

The day the Players take a stand &

The Melbourne Football Club proves its will to survive !

and a day we as supporters in one voice can cry out "GO DEES"

with pride in our voice once more!

As I said corny I know but I just like the sound of it

[waynewussell 4,864]

Thanks for your contribution and support, Demon Stalwart

[waynewussell 4,864]

Here is the training announcement.

Upcoming open training sessions:

Friday 12th April - 9:45am - Gosch's Paddock

All systems go for Friday morning. An achievable aim would be 150 - 200 supporters. So let's go! This gives us time to mobilise family and friends. I am open to the Facebook idea as long as we attract like-minded Demon supporters. The focus should be a simple message to the players, "we will back you - we are in this for the long haul - we believe in you"

[Goodvibes 3,596]

Awesome stuff. Wish I was heading down south a day earlier. Hope you get some big numbers!

[Bang Na Demon 152]

I'll be there!

[DemonWA 3,884]

What about match day banners as a sign of showing support?

There were plenty of people that got around the banner idea for the GWS game last year to stick it up $cully, how about this time is in support of our team

Maybe borrow a line from rpfc's infamous signature - I Believe

[mjt 640]

What about match day banners as a sign of showing support?

There were plenty of people that got around the banner idea for the GWS game last year to stick it up $cully, how about this time is in support of our team

Maybe borrow a line from rpfc's infamous signature - I Believe

What about sack SCHWAB match day banners, we the People demand change.

[old dee 23,486]

What about sack SCHWAB match day banners, we the People demand change.

Not sure you are going to be praised here mjt

[DemonWA 3,884]

What about sack SCHWAB match day banners, we the People demand change.

whatever floats your boat mate

[Longsufferingnomore 1,609]

My Congratulations WIZZA on a truly Positive idea, unfortunately regardless of what night it would be too difficult for me to attend as I live in Regional Victoria

However I would be happy to wear my Colours on the day if you let me know when it is , and May I suggest that we give this also as an Option to Melbourne supporters who cant attend but on that same day that they wear there colours instead

To help promote this I suggest you contact Neil Mitchell if you can and Let him know about it so he can broadcast it and let people know what is happening what is trying to be achieved.

I think Neil would think it a fantastic idea and I can see no better way of telling people that we support our team regardless of how much we are hurting .

This message needs to get out to all supporters not just those here . Plus it needs to be driven by all supporters.

It is a game we are obviously not expected to win, but to let the players know we support them I think is a great idea

Forgive me for this parody.

"To all MFC supporters. This Saturday we will join with other MFC supporters from all around Australia. and we will be supporting our boys as never before.

In possibly the most important game of this season and that and in the history of our club.

A game that will determine the credibility of the Melbourne football club and its will to survive .

MFC supporters -- that word should have new meaning for all of us after that day.

We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore.

We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps its fate that we find ourselves in this position.

That we find ourselves once again fighting for honour, respect, loyalty and the right to hold our head's up high and prove that we as a club deserve the right to survive.

Don't kid yourself we are fighting for just that our right to live, to exist as a club

Failure is not a option, our players must be competitive

They must fight back against this adversity, with every ounce of strength and will in their bodies,

So that this day will not be known as another day of shame,

But as a day that the MFC would declare in one voice:

"We will not go quietly into the night!

We will not vanish without a fight!

We're going to live on! We're going to survive!"

That is the day, we will celebrate

The day the Players take a stand &

The Melbourne Football Club proves its will to survive !

and a day we as supporters in one voice can cry out "GO DEES"

with pride in our voice once more!

As I said corny I know but I just like the sound of it

I might be overreacting here but after what happened at the race on Saturday when mostly young men, Essendon and Melbourne, swarmed to impart their venom and happened by chance to get their mugs on TV, I am concerned that that type of element wil be attracted to training for the very same reasons. I am all for actual supporters gettng to Gosch's and I will be trying to get down there but I would hate for this to backfire. I am not sure how to promote this without some stirrers thinking it is another opportunity then the press concluding that we are fractured as supporters!!

[The heart beats true 17,765]

I might be overreacting here but after what happened at the race on Saturday when mostly young men, Essendon and Melbourne, swarmed to impart their venom and happened by chance to get their mugs on TV, I am concerned that that type of element wil be attracted to training for the very same reasons. I am all for actual supporters gettng to Gosch's and I will be trying to get down there but I would hate for this to backfire. I am not sure how to promote this without some stirrers thinking it is another opportunity then the press concluding that we are fractured as supporters!!

Here's why that won't be a problem Longsuffering.

If anyone thinks they can take cheap shots at our players for their own pathetic reasons will have to eyeball me (and dare I say 50 others) and explain how they are entitled to personally attack our team. It's one thing to express disappointment at Round 1, but another entirely to just literally beat a dead horse as some kind of way to forget the disappointments in their own lives. The media has turned on them already (360 last night was scathing of the degenerates after the siren on Saturday night) so a lot of the spotlight they wanted has faded. I sincerely doubt that they care enough to turn up at 9:45 on a Friday morning anyways. Most of them wouldn't be home from their paper rounds by then.

No one should be afraid to show up. That atmosphere is going to be great. Just a bunch of supporters going to training to get behind the boys. Should be a blast.

[waynewussell 4,864]

Here's a list

WIZZA
WAYNEWUSSELL
THE HEART BEATS TRUE
MUNGA
JOSH
GENERATION DEE
FRANKIE_D
ROOST IT (Thurs)
COSMOKRAMER
LEEHOW
COLIN B.
JUMPING JACK CLENNETT

XISS

[waynewussell 4,864]

I know of at least one person who is intending to bring a "Sack Caroline Wilson" banner... I think that individual will be made far more welcome than an individual using the occasion to have a go at CS. Oh, and mjt, to envisage such an individual being representative of MFC people is a bridge too far for you!

[leehow 286]

Hopefully some of the people that hate Schwab (possibly with good reason), or were handing back their memberships until there was some change at the club can now make it down to training to support the boys.

[waynewussell 4,864]

There will still be a lot of negative spin about MFC tomorrow and beyond. All the more reason now to show the players we are supporters.

[waynewussell 4,864]

Here's an example of the negative spin we can expect from the sports journalists that inhabit our major newspapers...

"McLardy said Schwab had divided the Demons fans and the club had to move on from a disastrous four years with Schwab in charge" - Jay Clark

McLardy, of course, did not intimate that we had suffered a disasterous four years because Schwab was in charge. McLardy was referring to a wide range of difficulties the club had faced in the period (including the death of an icon). He was not holding Schwab responsible for all of those difficulties.

[waynewussell 4,864]

Just watched the Ch9 sports news which featured Tiger supporters turning up at Punt Road to support their boys. How easy is it to roll up when your team is on a roll compared with turning up on Friday morning for our lot. I'm certain we can have an immediate effect on the psyche of our players if we turn up in unexpected number (is 200 too much to expect?) this Friday. Go Dees!