and when people inevitably talk footy around me I will quietly leave the room

I have been doing this for a few years now.

The only way to stay sane and you also don't have to endure the sympathy

You had no joy from beating Geelong at Geelong, Western Bulldogs, Collingwood and Richmond? Lighten up mate.

Not good enough. A little joy would be to at least PLAY a finals game. I do not give a toss if we win 12 games, if we do not make the top eight, then I am not happy. Then we must progress further until another Premiership Cup is in our cupboard (the ultimate prize)

I envy a little those supporters who have only been members for 4 or 5 years as they they have not had to bear the pain I have since 1964. At least I did see us win our last Flag. lol.

I have been doing this for a few years now.

The only way to stay sane and you also don't have to endure the sympathy

I no longer want to have this negative emotional force as part of my life, FFS there is enough carp to put up with in life

But I absolutely love footy

The idea of changing clubs makes me sick to my stomach, I couldn't do it

I actually wish we would fold, that way we all have no choice but to move on, and forget the red and blue

Block it out like a repressed emeory and pretend it never happened

Will never be the same though, supporting someone else.. it's not linked to my family and my childhood

How friggin depressing

The problem is that it is up to the PLAYERS to put in the effort and contest with everything they have on the field. Withdrawing your financial support does not affect them, their pay will stay the same, if the club folds they will go elsewhere. While a massive exodous of protesting members will certainly be felt by the administration, the players themselves won't even notice or care.

Go elsewhere ??? Not many of them would be "employed" elsewhere. Many of them on OUR list would certainly notice !

I no longer want to have this negative emotional force as part of my life, FFS there is enough carp to put up with in life

But I absolutely love footy

The idea of changing clubs makes me sick to my stomach, I couldn't do it

I actually wish we would fold, that way we all have no choice but to move on, and forget the red and blue

Block it out like a repressed emeory and pretend it never happened

Will never be the same though, supporting someone else.. it's not linked to my family and my childhood

How friggin depressing

It is sad some of us have come to the point of thinking like that, but I sadly have to agree with you. There is not much joy in an AFL footy season for me any more. I wish Tassie had a team of it's own. The Dees are also linked to my family through my Dad and his Dad etc.

R1 was good too. That's only 5 out of 20 though, the other 15 have almost all been nightmare stuff. Yesterday was actually like being tortured, I was literally moaning writhing in pain in my seat. That's not what supporting a footy side is supposed to be about, and we have endured too much of it for too long.

Fair comments. The poster did say though that we get 'no joy even now and then'. This is not true. That statement prompted my response.

I no longer want to have this negative emotional force as part of my life, FFS there is enough carp to put up with in life

But I absolutely love footy

The idea of changing clubs makes me sick to my stomach, I couldn't do it

I actually wish we would fold, that way we all have no choice but to move on, and forget the red and blue

Block it out like a repressed emeory and pretend it never happened

Will never be the same though, supporting someone else.. it's not linked to my family and my childhood

How friggin depressing

I understand where you are coming from 'Curry', my emotions are feelings of anger and other times depression.

It's totally illogical I know, I mean I don't play for the club, have a tenuous link to say the least but it still sucks me in.

...footy should be enjoyed and take you away from the problems of life for that 100 or so minutes a week the games on, but for me it is anything but a release and has in fact been an unhealthy way to spend my limited free time.

I would like to walk away, I'm totally disgusted with the club, the game and the AFL but I'm one of those stupid 'welded on's' that the powers that be like to s...all over.

I did something I never thought I would do...walked away at half time.

That effort (inappropriate word for what happened but you know what I mean) was so lame, so lacking in respect for the club, its colours and supporters, so spiritless and so utterly p#@% weak that I don't know how the players look at themselves after the game.

And Jeremy Howe, I know he has x-factor and marketability, but some of his disposals in the second half of the year have been spectacularly bad. Right now, I don't think I would care if he walks. I'd take a quick, strong bodied midfielder over his once-or-twice a game playground hangers.

The players probably "look at themselves" in the mirror and probably too often. Just saying

I understand where you are coming from 'Curry', my emotions are feelings of anger and other times depression.

It's totally illogical I know, I mean I don't play for the club, have a tenuous link to say the least but it still sucks me in.

...footy should be enjoyed and take you away from the problems of life for that 100 or so minutes a week the games on, but for me it is anything but a release and has in fact been an unhealthy way to spend my limited free time.

I would like to walk away, I'm totally disgusted with the club, the game and the AFL but I'm one of those stupid 'welded on's' that the powers that be like to s...all over.

I understand where you are coming from 'Curry', my emotions are feelings of anger and other times depression.

It's totally illogical I know, I mean I don't play for the club, have a tenuous link to say the least but it still sucks me in.

...footy should be enjoyed and take you away from the problems of life for that 100 or so minutes a week the games on, but for me it is anything but a release and has in fact been an unhealthy way to spend my limited free time.

I would like to walk away, I'm totally disgusted with the club, the game and the AFL but I'm one of those stupid 'welded on's' that the powers that be like to s...all over.

I didn't go to the Essendon win in 2012. I actually chose a booty call over it, which turned out to be a bad choice for two reasons...

Anyway, after missing that game I promised myself that I'd stick with the club and go to every game in Melbourne when I could, because I wanted to be there for the special wins. I've missed a few this year because of work but they were all loses. But yesterday was it for me. I'm not going to a game again until we string 3 wins in a row together.

I have a right to jump on the bandwagon whenever I want. I was in Geelong for 186 and I have been completely disenchanted since, but I have seen the corner and waited for the club to turn it. It hasn't.

I could never support another team but Melbourne has made me hate AFL. I am not until it says at least "LLWWW" under "Last 5" on the ladder. They're not getting my time or money anymore. I need a tangible product to buy in to.

At 9:25am I emailed membership... Peter Jackson .... and Paul Roos asking for an explanation.

10:12am Paul Roos responded, a credit to the man.

Still waiting on the others.

At 9:25am I emailed membership... Peter Jackson .... and Paul Roos asking for an explanation.

10:12am Paul Roos responded, a credit to the man.

Still waiting on the others.

I don't really know what the membership people are meant to say.

I don't really know what the membership people are meant to say.

Give you a discount on your membership.

You only have to pay 6/20's

Edited August 24, 201510 yr by old dee

I don't really know what the membership people are meant to say.

Try,

Thank you for your email. We will pass it on to the appropriate people.

We all want Melbourne to succeed, stick with us.

Go Dees!

Edit: That took 30 seconds.

Edited August 24, 201510 yr by ManDee

At 9:25am I emailed membership... Peter Jackson .... and Paul Roos asking for an explanation.

10:12am Paul Roos responded, a credit to the man.

Still waiting on the others.

At 10:12 the work experience kid whose entire job is to respond to supporters' emails on behalf of Paul Roos responded.

FTFY

Back in February I went to the AGM.

The CEO made a statement that it was not unreasonable to expect that the MFC would play finals football in 2016.

I wonder will that go down as the silliest thing ever said by a CEO

They may be comments that surpass that one but it must surly be in the top five

At 9:25am I emailed membership... Peter Jackson .... and Paul Roos asking for an explanation.

10:12am Paul Roos responded, a credit to the man.

Still waiting on the others.

wrote to PJ yesterday evening

he's busy - I don't expect an immediate reply

I'll let you know when he does reply

Back in February I went to the AGM.

The CEO made a statement that it was not unreasonable to expect that the MFC would play finals football in 2016.

I wonder will that go down as the silliest thing ever said by a CEO

They may be comments that surpass that one but it must surly be in the top five

Yet to be seen 'old dee', but I would suggest most anything said by Cameron Schwab would head the list.

Yet to be seen 'old dee', but I would suggest most anything said by Cameron Schwab would head the list.

I am very confident that you will not have to reserve any dates in September 2016 rjay.

You can plan holidays with confidence

"We set ourselves this first goal: by 2015 no MFC player will be playing in poverty,"

Not sure who said this, but ended up being pretty right.

No, but surely a person is entitled to some Joy in there life!

He didn't even want to go to school today because he hates being laughed at and bagged for being a Demon.

He and his mates are footy mad......it's tough when you are a footy tragic and your team plays like a bunch of clowns.

No it's not life and death, but it is bloody depressing.

True, it is much worse than that.

The Gunslinger, on 24 Aug 2015 - 4:19 PM, said:

True, it is much worse than that.

Oh please........ I grew up the late sixties when we hardly won a game for years on end.....I still wore my Melbourne jumper to school

Your young bloke will survive....I promise

At 9:25am I emailed membership... Peter Jackson .... and Paul Roos asking for an explanation.

10:12am Paul Roos responded, a credit to the man.

Still waiting on the others.

Did he tell you to get a life?

"they came out like maniacs fresh from lobotomies".

I think we should be very thankful that the coaching staff got the players fired up before they came out, otherwise it could have been a big loss.....

I wonder what odds PJ will give me for the demons to make the finals next year???

Have to say I agree with the posters who were saying about just expecting insipid performances these days, I am at a loss as to how/why we are so bad. I feel sorry for the kids who we recruit but in saying that, one day we will come good as a club and I have no idea why but I will be a paid up member and look forward to being one who can say that i maintained my membership through the entire down period. And that includes right up to the end even if we are eventually folded.

We are going to have a huge drop off in supporters in the next 10-20 yrs with the loss of kids supporting us, not sure how we can do anything about it.

I blame the AFLPA (only half joking). The players should be embarrassed to pick up their fat pay cheques after insulting a once proud jumper the way they did on the weekend.