Our supporter stereotype

[tiers 2,761]

How the lexicon of football evolves. In 1964 we would scream "C'arn the demons" or shortened to "C'arn the dees" or even "C'arn Melbourne". C'arn was the contraction of the expression "come on" and everyone "barracked" for a team.

These days people "go" for a team as in "I go for Melbourne". Go dees is the contraction of that. In the end, it doesn't matter so long as we can share the delight in our team's performance with anyone in red and blue.

Go dees. C'arn the demons. And to stick it up the nitwit commentators, let's show  'em our class with a resounding "come on Melbourne".

Go dees.

[Beetle 4,279]

Absolutely sick to death of hearing people tell me I must be a Melbourne supporter because of how good looking I am. Really wears you down...

[nosoupforme 3,085]

20 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

Wondering how people feel about the constant barrage we get from the media here. . Constant joking about the clothes we're wearing, the holidays we take, the snow, the cars. Even when we're  winning finals and our supporter base is CLEARLY as fired up and passionate as any in the league its STILL coming. 

Personally it always hurts me a little. The feeling behind the ribbing  is that none of us care and Im sick of it.   I get we're stuck with it, but the sense that melbourne supporters are spoilt tossers doesnt sit well well with me nor ever has. As as far as I know it we have suffered more than the average supporter.....and the fire burns in us every bit as deeply,  if not deeper than the average supporter. fitzroy excluded. 

Maybe other people don't mind it as much as I do? 

Yeh!  and so what! Don't worry what the nuff nuffs are saying . However  it is more stressful when  we are not winning.

if and when we win a Premiership  we will take the Cup to the snow with us .and celebrate with all the  other Dee supporters.

Make up for lost time.

 

[Jaded No More 57,609]

Look just because I got a brand new 4WD today and immediately proceeded to place Melbourne stickers on my number plates, does not make me a stereotype. 

[drysdale demon 4,143]

I am western suburbs born and bred in particular Braybrook and educated at the the exclusiive Braybrook high school, I thought that stereotype meant some sort of record player.

[loges 6,002]

12 hours ago, pineapple dee said:

Well I just bought a Land Rover and I'm partial to a nice camembert. I was at the game in Friday and I thought no. 4 was a good contributor. Hassa Mann was quiet though. Rarely sighted.

Really, are there even Melbourne FC supporter stereotypes ?

Surely a brie is better

[Wollongong Demon 182]

13 hours ago, Jaded said:

Amen. 

Jealousy is a curse. Let them be jealous that we are educated and rich. It could be much worse. 

Also if anyone is selling a Melbourne cheese board, I’m buying! ?

As I told Karuthers yesterday as he was shampooing the carpet of my rover, civilised society must be preserved.

We may be lampooned as Hermitrage drinking, pate eating, downhill skiing and stockbroker winking  supporters but so what.

Look at our passion of late. 

When the camera zoomed over the crowd at both finals we played this year I saw a wonderful collection of decent people. 

A shout out to the guy wearing the turban in the cheersquad.

 

[ManDee 7,073]

Stereotypical Melbourne supporter here, private school, lodge at Buller traded the Range Rover for a BMW don't mind a good triple brie at the footy, tall, good looking and happy to support the mighty Deeeeees. Do I care what others think about us? No

[deebug 1,754]

Oh dam, just dropped my cheese platter in my pool.

[ManDee 7,073]

2 minutes ago, deebug said:

Oh dam, just dropped my cheese platter in my pool.

I'll have my man drain the pool

[deebug 1,754]

Just now, ManDee said:

I'll have my man drain the pool

Tell him to bring the Rage Rover can't have any of those cheap van things in the drive way.

[ManDee 7,073]

15 minutes ago, deebug said:

Tell him to bring the Rage Rover can't have any of those cheap van things in the drive way.

Classic! 

Edited September 17, 2018 by ManDee

[Demon17 4,530]

15 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Not to worry ... imagine what you get if you're  a Collingwood supporter ?

Very true.  The worst thing about being talked about -  is NOT being talked about  (Oscar Wilde)

I joke with Pies friends about their lack of teeth. And am proud that I like skiiing.(but a working class boy also)

Its all good fun in the end. 

[Superunknown 3,307]

As you're smashing fresh pow at Golden Point or smashing up Mont Ventoux or snorkelling with turtles at Molokini, take zero time to GAF about them. Jealousy is a curse.

Pardon me, my Maserati needs a wash. I need to find one of my workers to clean it pronto before I head to Victoria for a quick 18 holes to clear my head.

[Mel Bourne 3,596]

What’s with people on this thread discouraging the use of the term “C’arn”?

”C’arn” is a tremendous “word”, synonymous with our great game.  I will never stop saying it. 

[chook fowler 18,170]

When I read this I spat out my gluhwein and almost choked on my truffled pecorino. Jolly poor show, what.

[Superunknown 3,307]

12 hours ago, Jaded said:

Look just because I got a brand new 4WD today and immediately proceeded to place Melbourne stickers on my number plates, does not make me a stereotype. 

Thanks for the reminder. Will do tonight.

[Dee Dubya 220]

1 hour ago, drysdale demon said:

I am western suburbs born and bred in particular Braybrook and educated at the the exclusiive Braybrook high school, I thought that stereotype meant some sort of record player.

Ah DD, you've just bought back some fond memories of warm summer days in the seventies with a gentle northerly breeze filling the air with that charming aroma or Pennell's No 5.

[drysdale demon 4,143]

1 minute ago, Dee Dubya said:

Ah DD, you've just bought back some fond memories of warm summer days in the seventies with a gentle northerly breeze filling the air with that charming aroma or Pennell's No 5.

I can still smell it, it made your lunch taste better as well.

[Kumamoto_Ken 1,531]

I went skiing once, fell over immediately and split my waterproof pants. They proceeded to fill with snow every subsequent time I fell over (approx. every 43 seconds for the next five hours). I couldn't even give up and get on the p!ss as I was the sucker driving the hired mini-bus. Never again!

I do have an Austin-Healey in the garage though...that's a plus for stereotyping. Pip-pip!

 

[FarNorthernD 5,839]

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/sports/mount-buller-overcome-with-celebrations-as-melbourne-demons-continue-their-finals-dash/

 

[Deeoldfart 7,710]

Well I'd be more than happy to be seen as a stereotypical Melbourne supporter, but sadly, I can't afford a Range Rover.  Instead I drive around the suburbs in my old Pajero, with 300,000+  clicks on the clock, that's held together by hundreds of (mostly 'dog-eared' and faded) MFC stickers.  Does this count?

Edited September 18, 2018 by Deeoldfart

[Deepfreeze 162]

The Range Rover thing came about when they were the only 'comfortable' 4WD's on the road (the other being an army style jeep) and were called Toorak Tractors. Nowdays, every third car on the road is a 4WD.

The Snow thing came about because of the Couldabeen's.

The snob thing was MCC member related, and there probably are some,  but the irony is membership is open to anyone.

Cheeseboards are fairly recent and was a deliberate p155 take by the media to suit our perceived style.

I don't really care. Better to have a stereotype than not have one.

 

Edited September 18, 2018 by Deepfreeze

[MrMoose 250]

The only stereotype I detest is when the commentators constantly refer to us as 'The Dee's' rather than 'The Demons'.  It gets my backup as they always put the 'toffy' accented pronunciation on it.

I know we use the 'Dee's' phrase in screaming 'Go Dees' etc, but other than for that reason, they should be using 'The Demons'.

If they're going to abbreviate teams nicknames, then I want them to refer to Hawthorn as 'The Haws', just like The Demons treated them on Friday night!

[iv'a worn smith 1,979]

Back in the 90's - can't remember exactly when - we beat the Pies at the 'G by 8 points.  As I was leaving the ground, there were a bunch of drunk filth thugs giving it a bloke driving out of the car park in a Range Rover.  It wasn't until one them pulled rest up and said "Ang on, ave a look at the sticker on 'is car",  It was a Collingwood sticker.  Absolute gold it was at the time.