"Last Day of a Dismal Demon Era"

[jazza 1,323]

If we lose Sylvia and Watts, which appears likely, our list will be even worse than it was this year. We have lost/royally stuffed up so many first round draft picks - it's bordering on ridiculous.

I cannot see much improvement next year, even if Jesus Christ is appointed as head coach.

In all my years supporting this club, I've never been this low. It's rock bottom for me at the moment.

I'm actually flirting with the idea of supporting GWS.

don't do it ronny

the tides about to change

its just a fact that people cant say whats on the horizon

besides orange suits you but charcoal dont

[beelzebub 23,380]

If we lose Sylvia and Watts, which appears likely, our list will be even worse than it was this year. We have lost/royally stuffed up so many first round draft picks - it's bordering on ridiculous.

I cannot see much improvement next year, even if Jesus Christ is appointed as head coach.

In all my years supporting this club, I've never been this low. It's rock bottom for me at the moment.

I'm actually flirting with the idea of supporting GWS.

Youre last sentence explains your first. See help now !!

[DemonFrog 1,354]

If we lose Sylvia and Watts, which appears likely, our list will be even worse than it was this year. We have lost/royally stuffed up so many first round draft picks - it's bordering on ridiculous.

I cannot see much improvement next year, even if Jesus Christ is appointed as head coach.

In all my years supporting this club, I've never been this low. It's rock bottom for me at the moment.

I'm actually flirting with the idea of supporting GWS.

LOL

I think its because you enjoy the pain and suffering.

My advice is to see a doctor before its too late.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,811]

On AFL 360 tonight, Gerard's "Sure Thing" for this weekend is that Sunday will be "The last day of a Dismal Demon Era".

Man, do we ever hope that proves to be true, and we come out in 2014 a rejuvenated and exciting outfit!

Here's to 2014 and beyond...!!

Has anyone checked they weren't playing a repeat of AFL 360 from the week before the last home and away round in 2012...or 2011 or...

[old dee 23,792]

If we lose Sylvia and Watts, which appears likely, our list will be even worse than it was this year. We have lost/royally stuffed up so many first round draft picks - it's bordering on ridiculous.

I cannot see much improvement next year, even if Jesus Christ is appointed as head coach.

In all my years supporting this club, I've never been this low. It's rock bottom for me at the moment.

I'm actually flirting with the idea of supporting GWS.

I agree with you RB!

The exception is the last line.

The day I stop supporting the MFC will be the day I completely drop the AFL at senior level.

No Dees = No AFL for me.

As my wife constantly reminds me their is more to life than the AFL

[rpfc 28,497]

I don't know whether next year will be 'the end of being dismal' but confidence and structure will mean we can be a great deal better.

And draft well and trade shrewdly and the medium term future can be bright.

As if Colin Sylvia and Jack Watts would define my support...

[Machsy 2,858]

Yeah, we may lose Watts, but if we get Taylor Adams back for him in a trade, are we really worse off?

I'd say that's a win, personally.

Not that that scenario will necessarily happen, but we won't lose him for nothing.

[jazza 1,323]

Yeah, we may lose Watts, but if we get Taylor Adams back for him in a trade, are we really worse off?

I'd say that's a win, personally.

Not that that scenario will necessarily happen, but we won't lose him for nothing.

been said before,if we trade for a mid,we would want a mature bodied professional type

jack stevens 7 year player for us

rory Sloane same

both these clubs also need to trade

these 2 would push all other players 2 positions wider and give us a great starting position for the next 3 years

[Guest]

If we lose Sylvia and Watts, which appears likely, our list will be even worse than it was this year. We have lost/royally stuffed up so many first round draft picks - it's bordering on ridiculous.

I cannot see much improvement next year, even if Jesus Christ is appointed as head coach.

In all my years supporting this club, I've never been this low. It's rock bottom for me at the moment.

I'm actually flirting with the idea of supporting GWS.

I'm with Old Dee on this one. If the Dees are out, I'm finished with AFL but if I lived in a parallel universe where I did follow another team if the Dees were no longer an option, GWS would be the last club I would pick. Inauthentic, traditionless and a marketing exercise for the AFL to sell to unenthusiastic mortgage belt voters who believe that boat people (whom they've had no contact with) and the carbon tax (which barely effected them) are destroying their lives. I would no doubt be a Swans man. Everything to admire about them.

I just hope our 'Sydney 1993' moment was '2013'. The day that Garry Buckenara was fired (nothing against the bloke but he was not the man for that job) was the day the Swannies started their long journey back. I'm hoping that the day MN was moved on is ours.

[Tony Tea 2,809]

For Melbourne "rock bottom" is a step up.

[Machsy 2,858]

I never will change the club I support, but I also don't believe MFC will ever be allowed to fold.

I can't imagine not following AFL.

And, if somehow MFC were to fold, I can't imagine not following a team.

I already have a long held hatred for most other clubs, and have often thought that if I was forced to follow another club, it'd be the Giants or the Suns.

Simply because I love the game, and the more support those teams get, the better the game will become.

Plus their futures look pretty bright.

Failing that, I'd probably have to support someone like the Lions or Port.

Once again, for the good of the game.

[drdrake 3,178]

It is the end of an era in terms of the complete turn over of staff and we basically will have a new era commencing with a new board, management and footy staff. Whether the next era will be successful how nows. We can't play any worse, can we play better who knows.

The last 7 years the club finished off each year selling hope, the potential of the young players, the change that should move us forward and it was a complete false hope. Now the supporters have lost faith and unless they can pull a rabbit out of the hat with something big, they can't sell hope anymore. We as supporters won't buy as easy as we have done in recent years.

The next era has to earn back the respect of it's supporters, the club has lost that. Sure most of us will by a membership still, some will attend most matches, but we have lost respect for our club and players, thay have to earn this back.

[old dee 23,792]

I'm with Old Dee on this one. If the Dees are out, I'm finished with AFL but if I lived in a parallel universe where I did follow another team if the Dees were no longer an option, GWS would be the last club I would pick. Inauthentic, traditionless and a marketing exercise for the AFL to sell to unenthusiastic mortgage belt voters who believe that boat people (whom they've had no contact with) and the carbon tax (which barely effected them) are destroying their lives. I would no doubt be a Swans man. Everything to admire about them.

I just hope our 'Sydney 1993' moment was '2013'. The day that Garry Buckenara was fired (nothing against the bloke but he was not the man for that job) was the day the Swannies started their long journey back. I'm hoping that the day MN was moved on is ours.

Me too CBF

If I believe in God I would say a pray every night!

[titan_uranus 25,020]

Is this actually a thread?

I can't believe people are trying read into that comment.

It's pretty standard to consider that we couldn't possibly go lower than 2013. Of course, we are Melbourne, but to a general football commentator, we're at our lowest and as such, next year should be the start of what will be a slow climb upwards.

[Akum 2,660]

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I just hope our 'Sydney 1993' moment was '2013'. The day that Garry Buckenara was fired (nothing against the bloke but he was not the man for that job) was the day the Swannies started their long journey back. I'm hoping that the day MN was moved on is ours.

Would that be when Eade started to coach them?

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

If we manage to get a couple of decent midfielders then I will start to believe. The core is there, unfortunately our biggest weakness is the most important part.

[old dee 23,792]

If we manage to get a couple of decent midfielders then I will start to believe. The core is there, unfortunately our biggest weakness is the most important part.

So the core is not there?

[DemonFrog 1,354]

If we manage to get a couple of decent midfielders then I will start to believe. The core is there, unfortunately our biggest weakness is the most important part.

A Coach?

[P-man 13,366]

A Coach?

A midfield.

[PJ_12345 1,098]

If we manage to get a couple of decent midfielders then I will start to believe. The core is there, unfortunately our biggest weakness is the most important part.

Manual labour?

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Thing that gets me, and I don't even know if this is the right thread to post in (probably not) is if we get a competitive (doesn't even have to be world beating) midfield we would be exponentially better- we don't have one- and many posters here talk about how easy it is to draft one in.

I think I said it last year, but this year I think it is even more important; we must strike GOLD in this draft. Another high pick failure or skinny kid needing development and we're done!

[Guest]

Would that be when Eade started to coach them?

Nah, it was when Barassi moved in to get them at least looking like a football club. Ron admitted pretty much the game was past him by that stage but he basically came in to give the Swans a profile and to get some professionalism back in the group.

[Sir Why You Little 37,046]

If we lose Sylvia and Watts, which appears likely, our list will be even worse than it was this year. We have lost/royally stuffed up so many first round draft picks - it's bordering on ridiculous.

I cannot see much improvement next year, even if Jesus Christ is appointed as head coach.

In all my years supporting this club, I've never been this low. It's rock bottom for me at the moment.

I'm actually flirting with the idea of supporting GWS.

RB. 2 years ago you were one of the most upbeat positive posters on here.

To read your above post makes me really angry at this club. The levels of incompetence that we have been subjected to.

With NO explanation at all. 7 years of stinking failure...

We as real supporters must be bloody hard on this club now. Force it to become smart and hungry.

I have re read sone of Mclardy's "Letters to Members"..They are just so bad. Not a word about what was really happening.

Next summers AGM must be the new start.

Hang in there Ron.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,811]

If we lose Sylvia and Watts, which appears likely, our list will be even worse than it was this year. We have lost/royally stuffed up so many first round draft picks - it's bordering on ridiculous.

I cannot see much improvement next year, even if Jesus Christ is appointed as head coach.

In all my years supporting this club, I've never been this low. It's rock bottom for me at the moment.

I'm actually flirting with the idea of supporting GWS.

if Jesus Christ is appointed head coach, expect this guy to get a game.

[Young Dee 1,303]

How about instead of being the "last day of a dismal demon era" it is the "first day of a deestructive demon dynasty"

Just saying.... I still want to win this game!

Edited August 30, 2013 by Young Dee