Supporters Now Staying Home

[Hiram Cowfreak 78]

I only go for a drink and a laugh these days. I have no empathy for Neeld, there is nothing to like about him.

[Jaded No More 68,958]

The diehards will always go, the club needs to win the majority back

I am a diehard and I stayed home because I wasn't feeling well.

To put that into perspective, I went to the footy at the height of our tanking on crutches with a broken knee.

I've never felt this broken.

[Moonshadow 17,676]

I won't go again until that inept, poor excuse for a coach is shown the door:

Will only be back once they get rid of this cancerous element.

And then everything will be right with the world

[jnrmac 20,097]

Why would you go and watch that shiite?

No interest. Rather watch grass grow.

[drdrake 3,178]

You need to go, the TV shows only a small part on what is going on. Today I'm not that disappointed, in fact I reckon we will beat them next year. We tried hard and the Hawks kicked most goals on our turn overs. We have 6-10 players that just can't kick to advantage, you don't see that on TV we had players on good leads just for the kick to be put behind them.

[angrydee 842]

Why would you go and watch that shiite?

No interest. Rather watch grass grow.

You can watch it grow at the G during the gsme

[bluey 1,103]

The club is a complete joke on and off the field, what are you going to do Donny?

[diesel 420]

You need to go, the TV shows only a small part on what is going on. Today I'm not that disappointed, in fact I reckon we will beat them next year. We tried hard and the Hawks kicked most goals on our turn overs. We have 6-10 players that just can't kick to advantage, you don't see that on TV we had players on good leads just for the kick to be put behind them.

95 points! We lost by 95 POINTS!!

[Soidee 1,496]

Is that right what about the 60,000 supporters that follow the Dorks did they turn up no!! ever since one club gets the gate opposition supporters don't turn up.

I was there mate. About 20% demons fans around the ground.

No point in beating around the bush, we play a brand of football not worth watching.

[Craig Drinker 179]

I was there mate. About 20% demons fans around the ground.

No point in beating around the bush, we play a brand of football not worth watching.

Yeah, but our jumper is far superior to the Hawthorn jumper and that's all that matters!

[dee-luded 2,959]

Message loud and clear, supporters are voting with their feet. Today was the first time in years where many of the usual diehard dedicated supporters did not turn up. To see a few missing is normal but to see blocks of empty seats paid for by members is unusual.

Supporter fatigue with this club has come early for 2013, much too early for those at the club who watch the finances.

Whatever happens on Monday it will have to be damn good to get bums back on seats.

soidee, I can't speak for others, but I made a decision before the start of the season, to Not go to Melbourne games until the club decides to develop a Home Base & Social-Hub...

My last straw was nothing to do with Mark Neeld, or the struggles of the team so far, although it is very disheartening to say the least, in the lack of support for the New Coach.

I believe wholeheartedly, that the club has to change the Culture that it has lived with thru generations of players, & of generations of supporters... the grassroots supporter, IMO are ignored & taken as token.

So I made my personal decision to not support the Club any longer, until the Club decides to build that Social/Training Hub... & I've stuck to that decision I made back in the Pre-season... except for 1 game.

Last year I decided to cut my membership card in half, & send one half to the AFL, & the other to a media outlet as a protest against the flooding & congestion in todays AFL game...

... so there's just one.

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[drdrake 3,178]

95 points! We lost by 95 POINTS!!

Yes we did, but this came from players that just couldn't hit a target, replace them with Clark, Viney, Sylvia, Grimes, Toumpas in 12mths, replace Pederson with McDonald add in Hogan and Blease , we do have a big upside it is hard to see but ut us there

[Barney Rubble 1,576]

Why would you go and watch that shiite?

No interest. Rather watch grass grow.

Grass grows faster

[Real Demon 232]

I went, and stayed until the end.

Knew it was going to be a bloodbath, but still enjoy going, even while we are struggling.

Looking around the ground, it was clear MFC supporters had stayed away...............I thought some form of organised protest had taken place..............clearly just many knowing we were no chance, and not wanting to sit through it again which is understandable.

[monoccular 17,432]

I have been a diehard - followed them since the glory days, and the dark decades following those days, so I cannot be accused of being a fair weather supporter - but really can't bring myself to go any more, out of a sense not so much of despair as of deep sadness.

I listened a bit, but when the commentators said that Howe had been moved as a loose man in defence early in the second, I couldn't even bring myself to listen again - the white flag had been well and truly run up.

I will start going again when they are at least, dare I use the word I hate, competitive.

This has been the saddest footy season I can remember in nigh on 60 years. I cannot even listen, let alone watch or attend.

Edited June 2, 2013 by monoccular

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Yes we did, but this came from players that just couldn't hit a target, replace them with Clark, Viney, Sylvia, Grimes, Toumpas in 12mths, replace Pederson with McDonald add in Hogan and Blease , we do have a big upside it is hard to see but ut us there

We heard the same things with Dunn, Bate and Newton. Then it was Morton, Maric and McNamara. Then Scully, Trengove and Gysberts.

The core is there, just not in the midfield which is so important.

Edited June 2, 2013 by Clint Bizkit

[Kenny Powers 90]

why don't you just go for a new side? You can pretend you barracked for them for your whole life.

exactly, you big sook, go get a box of tissues and have a cry.

[Gorgoroth 12,963]

The board will not look upon today's crowd favourably, some one said today that it was a Hawks make up game as well and we could only pull 28k, massive loss, usually get a much better crowd than that.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,225]

I've been going to as many games as I could get to for the last 25 years but just didn't have any desire or inclination to go today. Instead I took my newborn son to my grandmothers for lunch with my wife, dad and brother - I still watched the game when I got home but at this point all my brother and I can do is laugh and ridicule how utterly inept the team is at the moment. I don't even care any more about those who'll try to guilt you into it by saying "go and support someone else, you're not a true supporter" etc etc life's way too short to spend cold Sunday arvo's at the G watching a bunch of overpaid hacks make mistakes that would put junior footballers to shame. I'll still buy my membership and will probably go next week and a few more times throughout the year but my interest is dwindling. I assume when (if?) we come good again it will return but at the moment my interest in footy hasn't been this low since I was 18 and the only thing keeping me watching most games is to see if I get the results of a $5 mutlibet I put on each Friday. There is only 1-2 good games each round at the moment and it's not in any way entertaining to watch for the most part.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,225]

The board will not look upon today's crowd favourably, some one said today that it was a Hawks make up game as well and we could only pull 28k, massive loss, usually get a much better crowd than that.

I still believe though that these things shouldn't influence the board's decision on the coach/FD. The only thing that should matter at this stage is whether we will lose key players if Neeld is retained and whether they think he is actually on the right track. If they think they will retain Watts/Sylvia/Frawley etc and think they can still lure recruits and think that Neeld is still on the path he set when coming to the club then they shouldn't be swayed by low crowds or the media.

[bandicoot 1,395]

why don't you just go for a new side? You can pretend you barracked for them for your whole life.

There is no way I can endorse this incompetence.

Blind faith can only get you so far.

I'm voting with my feet until a change is made .

Seems like 3/4 of the supporter base is doing the same thing

[dees64 104]

Dont blame supporters/members not turning up!

[Dr. Gonzo 24,225]

The diehards will always go, the club needs to win the majority back

This is simply not true - pretty much everyone on here are "die-hards" the ones who will generaly go every week and are long term members but even these people are staying away.

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

I've been going to as many games as I could get to for the last 25 years but just didn't have any desire or inclination to go today. Instead I took my newborn son to my grandmothers for lunch with my wife, dad and brother - I still watched the game when I got home but at this point all my brother and I can do is laugh and ridicule how utterly inept the team is at the moment. I don't even care any more about those who'll try to guilt you into it by saying "go and support someone else, you're not a true supporter" etc etc life's way too short to spend cold Sunday arvo's at the G watching a bunch of overpaid hacks make mistakes that would put junior footballers to shame. I'll still buy my membership and will probably go next week and a few more times throughout the year but my interest is dwindling. I assume when (if?) we come good again it will return but at the moment my interest in footy hasn't been this low since I was 18 and the only thing keeping me watching most games is to see if I get the results of a $5 mutlibet I put on each Friday. There is only 1-2 good games each round at the moment and it's not in any way entertaining to watch for the most part.

You summed up exactly how I feel.

[Earl Hood 6,086]

I did not go this week. I could not face the prospect of a likely 150 point drubbing. In some sense the outcome was a win but really how did we get here? My wife went who is a Hawks supporter but at least I dropped her off at the ground but I could not sit through another drubbing from the Hawks. How many would that be? My explanation was why would I go and see team that can't win but also dull! No Javoviches! No schwartes, no Nietzes, etc. nothing to get your enthusiasm. No Robbie Flower off the wing, no Garry Hardeman off half back. That is my problem, we a getting pumped every week but there is no one to inspire! Maybe Howe but that is it.

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