Getting back to Casey for a moment (but another example of how fudging some facts and ignoring others can cloud the issue with people who have an agenda).

The injuries to Sam Blease, James Strauss (both season ending) and Jesse Hogan (2 - 3 weeks) at the weekend and the retirement of Joel Macdonald have cut deeply into Casey's playing stocks on the eve of the finals.

So it didn't take long for some pundits in the twitterverse to drop the boots into the MFC and suggest that history will repeat itself and the club will abandon Casey again for the finals as its claimed to have done for several years now.

However, the injuries are real and JMacd genuinely believes he can't go on but it doesn't stop those who have an axe to grind from hoeing into the club on the basis of some half truths about the past.

This, despite the fact that I've heard the opposite and that the club is making a genuine attempt to give Casey every opportunity to succeed in its finals campaign.

The Scorpions do need to win this week as an away loss to Box Hill could mean their first final will be an away fixture to Geelong.

Jack, you are a great Demon supporter and now seem to be doing little other than acting as an apologist trying to bolster Jimmy's legacy and through doing so legitimate your own.

You run aliases here (up to 5 now?)but bluster about agendas.

You make up facts (e.g., ten years of bad decisions) and accuse 'others' of a looseness with the truth.

You shift position and deny it.

You promised more info about the shadow conspiracy and NONE - not one drop - has emerged. Were you lying? Given the total void of information and your utter lack of follow-through, should I just assume that you made it all up? I have no evidence for any other conclusion.

You [censored] about 'distractions' but chased bob to demonology and jumped into a discussion creating an agenda that did not exist before...but blame 'others' for agendas.

You act in a hypocritical manner on a consistent basis. It has become pathetic.

The game is up, Jack.

You lost.

We lost.

We all lost.

Just stop.

Jack, you are a great Demon supporter and now seem to be doing little other than acting as an apologist trying to bolster Jimmy's legacy and through doing so legitimate your own.

You run aliases here (up to 5 now?)but bluster about agendas.

You make up facts (e.g., ten years of bad decisions) and accuse 'others' of a looseness with the truth.

You shift position and deny it.

You promised more info about the shadow conspiracy and NONE - not one drop - has emerged. Were you lying? Given the total void of information and your utter lack of follow-through, should I just assume that you made it all up? I have no evidence for any other conclusion.

You [censored] about 'distractions' but chased bob to demonology and jumped into a discussion creating an agenda that did not exist before...but blame 'others' for agendas.

You act in a hypocritical manner on a consistent basis. It has become pathetic.

The game is up, Jack.

You lost.

We lost.

We all lost.

Just stop.

Ummm..... What the?

timD -> airball

Jack, you are a great Demon supporter and now seem to be doing little other than acting as an apologist trying to bolster Jimmy's legacy and through doing so legitimate your own.

You run aliases here (up to 5 now?)but bluster about agendas.

You make up facts (e.g., ten years of bad decisions) and accuse 'others' of a looseness with the truth.

You shift position and deny it.

You promised more info about the shadow conspiracy and NONE - not one drop - has emerged. Were you lying? Given the total void of information and your utter lack of follow-through, should I just assume that you made it all up? I have no evidence for any other conclusion.

You [censored] about 'distractions' but chased bob to demonology and jumped into a discussion creating an agenda that did not exist before...but blame 'others' for agendas.

You act in a hypocritical manner on a consistent basis. It has become pathetic.

The game is up, Jack.

You lost.

We lost.

We all lost.

Just stop.

You've got me, I have no idea what you're talking about.

Just stop.

Did you only read the bracketed aside in the first line?

I feel like your last line and the last line of one of Baghdad Bob's post are really hitting the mark ("Move on").

Can we 'stop' and 'move on'?

At this point it's a rhetorical question until the next time we beat each other up for OUR OWN recent history.

At the end of the day, Gardner is me, and Stynes too, I am CC and McLardy, and Bartlett all over again - supporters trying to do their best for the club and not getting where they, and the rest of us, wanted the club to be.

What's the bet Toumpas will be named for MFC this week and will be then unable to play finals for Casey. The following week MFC will name Taggert, Magner and Tynan to play and this will leave Casey short.

Jack, you are a great Demon supporter and now seem to be doing little other than acting as an apologist trying to bolster Jimmy's legacy and through doing so legitimate your own.

You run aliases here (up to 5 now?)but bluster about agendas.

You make up facts (e.g., ten years of bad decisions) and accuse 'others' of a looseness with the truth.

You shift position and deny it.

You promised more info about the shadow conspiracy and NONE - not one drop - has emerged. Were you lying? Given the total void of information and your utter lack of follow-through, should I just assume that you made it all up? I have no evidence for any other conclusion.

You bitch about 'distractions' but chased bob to demonology and jumped into a discussion creating an agenda that did not exist before...but blame 'others' for agendas.

You act in a hypocritical manner on a consistent basis. It has become pathetic.

The game is up, Jack.

You lost.

We lost.

We all lost.

Just stop.

I'm fairly certain there's a professional out there who can find you some suitable medication.