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36 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Old dee, you've officially moved from pessimistic to maudlin. Cheer up...there is a bonus to be found from poor performaces. One can rock up to the G late on gameday and still get a good seat.

Correct LDC. I don't go to any games at the G against Pies /Tigers just too hard.

As the saying goes every cloud has a silver lining.

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    33 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    I reckon @old dee 's mood will swing depending upon the amount of single malt or free pinot he guzzles down.

    More likely to swing based on the number of games we win Bbo.

    seriously do you really think we are any chance of getting a flag in the next decade?

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    1 minute ago, old dee said:

    More likely to swing based on the number of games we win Bbo.

    seriously do you really think we are any chance of getting a flag in the next decade?

     

    'hope springs eternal", od. old romsey proverb

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    6 minutes ago, old dee said:

    More likely to swing based on the number of games we win Bbo.

    seriously do you really think we are any chance of getting a flag in the next decade?

    I asked myself that question 10 years ago od.   
    It’s really too painful to contemplate 

    I reckon our answers might be the same 

     

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    Just now, Bitter but optimistic said:

    I asked myself that question 10 years ago od.   
    It’s really too painful to contemplate 

    I reckon our answers might be the same 

     

    Sadly yes Bbo. 

     

    6 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

     

    'hope springs eternal", od. old romsey proverb

    I think the main word there is eternal dc. 

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    2 hours ago, old dee said:

    More likely to swing based on the number of games we win Bbo.

    seriously do you really think we are any chance of getting a flag in the next decade?

    If Dogs can win so can we!!!

    Faith Snd perseverance two wonderful human traits plus loyalty.

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    On 3/8/2019 at 5:02 PM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Two crimes against English here. "It's understood" is completely unnecessary and who describes people as "faces"? They don't have bodies? minds? souls? Ugh

    You missed “approaching towards...” in the paragraph before that one?

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    7 hours ago, hardtack said:

    You missed “approaching towards...” in the paragraph before that one?

    Off of ! 

    Cannot understand that when butchering the language, shortening and misspelling words the Americans decided to double up, off of. 

    One gets off the horse. Not off of the horse.

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    1 Dee, 1 Pie, 1 Blue and 1 undecided in my house = 4 Continuous Dees members year after year.

    Might have to look at signing the Dog and a couple of chooks up

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    Just renewed - how hope springs eternal.

    Go Dees 2020!

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    I hope that we get more members but the trouble is if you get 70000 members and they turn up, then you have to buy a reserved seat as well to gain admittance. West Coast has a waiting list for their Membership.

    i can’t see us getting 70000 members without sustained success. Maybe 50 - 55000 at a push this year.

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    5 hours ago, Thehardtackler said:

    I hope that we get more members but the trouble is if you get 70000 members and they turn up, then you have to buy a reserved seat as well to gain admittance. West Coast has a waiting list for their Membership.

    i can’t see us getting 70000 members without sustained success. Maybe 50 - 55000 at a push this year.

    And that's how you become a BIG Club.

    Membership plus reserve seating means revenue the AFL don't  get their hands in nor do any other Club,

    We can't have it both ways.

    Old Dee says he won't or doesn't go to Melb games vs Pies and Tigers!

    By changing   his membership or seating location this ( or getting to the ground earlier ) or reserving s seat this is all solved Simple but stubborn!

    Same situation though if we ever get bigger!!!

    Gabba has reserve seating like West Coast snd you can rock  up 5 mins before whether playing Tigers or GCoast!!!

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    I’ll admit that after 25yrs if membership I’ve not renewed, I’ve opted out of my reserve seat, life has changed for me and the 2hr each way trip isn’t as achievable as it once was. 
    prob get a 3 game membership near seasons start. 

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    When someone asks why I am renewing my Melbourne membership I simply send them this video.    They then go buy one themselves.

    Try it.

     

     

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    1 hour ago, Gorgoroth said:

    I’ll admit that after 25yrs if membership I’ve not renewed, I’ve opted out of my reserve seat, life has changed for me and the 2hr each way trip isn’t as achievable as it once was. 
    prob get a 3 game membership near seasons start. 

    I know exactly how you feel Gorgoroth. Sadly the MFC membership has a high ratio of older people and our problem will only increase. We need sustained success to get young people to replace us. 

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    2 hours ago, 58er said:

    And that's how you become a BIG Club.

    Membership plus reserve seating means revenue the AFL don't  get their hands in nor do any other Club,

    We can't have it both ways.

    Old Dee says he won't or doesn't go to Melb games vs Pies and Tigers!

    By changing   his membership or seating location this ( or getting to the ground earlier ) or reserving s seat this is all solved Simple but stubborn!

    Same situation though if we ever get bigger!!!

    Gabba has reserve seating like West Coast snd you can rock  up 5 mins before whether playing Tigers or GCoast!!!

    You are correct 58er. However I have chosen not to pay more / increase the complexity of going to a football game. When it is too hard ( for me) it becomes a tv game ( if it is on free to air). For years I have considered my membership as a charitable donation. Like Gorgoroth there is a year not too far away that I will become a 3 game member. And just go to games against interstate teams. Life changes and that is the way it goes. 

     

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    On 12/5/2019 at 5:28 PM, old dee said:

    More likely to swing based on the number of games we win Bbo.

    seriously do you really think we are any chance of getting a flag in the next decade?

    I'm confident we'll win at least one flag in the next 10 years. Multiple flags is more likely than none IMO.

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    50 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

    I'm confident we'll win at least one flag in the next 10 years. Multiple flags is more likely than none IMO.

    Love your confidence Fifty-5 I used to think that way all through the 70's 80's and 90's sadly the MFC have beaten that confidence out of me. A good team I will agree with but the no flag tradition will live on.

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    1 hour ago, old dee said:

    Love your confidence Fifty-5 I used to think that way all through the 70's 80's and 90's sadly the MFC have beaten that confidence out of me. A good team I will agree with but the no flag tradition will live on.

    This is a more talented group of players, all coming through together than we've had in any of the previous unsuccessful periods.  We don't have any critical players near retirement, Jetta is important but he should have at least 2 good years so there's time to grow or import a replacement.  We've got a contested and attacking style that is designed to win finals - I think our good sides in the past haven't played a Grand Final winning style - e.g. too soft in 2000, not attacking enough in 1988.

    It's true that some sides who have an era don't win the flag e.g. St.Kilda 2009-10, the Crows 2005-6, maybe the Dogs 1997-99, but generally very good teams that contend for an extended period win somewhere.

    Currently Richmond have at least a couple more years in the frame. GWS should win multiple flags in the next 5 years - if they don't they'll join the 3 teams above.  The other teams placed similarly to us are the Dogs and Brisbane.  We'll have to beat at least 3 of that set to win a flag in the next 5-8 years.

    If everything goes right next year to the same degree it went wrong this year then we can win it in 2020.

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    2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

     

    plus ludos vincere, vincere magis membra  (julius caesar to the senate)

    didn't end well... failed to take the power brokers along with him

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    1 hour ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    didn't end well... failed to take the power brokers along with him

    won a few flags, but

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    1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

    won a few flags, but

    well he did write his own history which helped a lot but then again so have a few others, Napoleon included

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