Jump to content

Have a hard look at yourself Demonlanders

inanunda
inanunda
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

15 hours ago, inanunda said:

I am pumped to see the club take chances, admit fault, bring in a fresh perspective and potentially get us back to finals in 2020.  There is no way in hell you would cop the level of criticism and negativity in your role as this club does.  Sometime it feels like a whingefest and sooky la-la session and it's time to look at the glass half full.  Because I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that not if but when we rise back up the ladder all you backstabbers will the first one to start back-patting like the tweed coated MCC do!

How dare anyone invest their time and effort and money supporting the club over many years, and then be disappointed when the team fails to perform at an acceptable standard. Clearly the club would be better off if these people stopped caring and spent their weekends pottering around in the garden instead of worrying about a football team.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    The apparent  arrogance  and  smugness of this poster is gobsmacking 

    he  are entitled  as anyone to his  view  as are we all on Demonland 

    We absolutely need a diversity of opinion and viewpoint. 

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    10 minutes ago, inanunda said:

    What I wanted to point out is that no matter what this club does there seems to be a mentality of if it bleeds it leads within the forum.  I know the club has made errors on and off the field for a very long time but constantly bringing it up doesn't help anyone.  I can already see that no matter who we draft next week the knives will be out instead of celebrating the exciting additions to the MFC.

    ...but it's ok.

    Everyone has differing opinions, we're not all the same.

    That's what the forum is for, it's to express those opinions.

    Sometimes I think it's like the old days at the pub sitting around with a beer and having a good old argument with your mate about footy.

    I like the disagreements, arguments, discussions I have on here with people like 'macca', 'bin', 'wise', 'old', 'lucifer' and the like...

    I learn a lot from their points of view even if I don't always agree.

    It would be boring if we agreed all the time.

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
    43 minutes ago, inanunda said:

    What I wanted to point out is that no matter what this club does there seems to be a mentality of if it bleeds it leads within the forum.  I know the club has made errors on and off the field for a very long time but constantly bringing it up doesn't help anyone.  I can already see that no matter who we draft next week the knives will be out instead of celebrating the exciting additions to the MFC.

    It’s all a bit obvious though, isn’t it?

    Some people are positive, some people are negative. Boo to the latter?

    I’m struggling to find anything of substance here. 

    Edited by Mel Bourne

  • Quote

    2ibqYjSv4oGhy74M94vYYBLKzXq7Ghxn_2Umi-Di

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 2

    You could have just said “the dude from the dolphins” and you’d have won me over.

  • Quote
    14 hours ago, sue said:

    Maybe that is a truism.   But is there any evidence that the MFC can't cop criticism?

    To be fair, I’m probably reacting more to the sanctimonious outrage by some posters when another poster dares post an opinion which is critical of the MFC

  • Quote

    The changes over the off season look promising and I am pleased with the trades so far. Still this is Melbourne and a cynical outlook is kind of a default position for many after 55 years of mostly mediocrity and no success. We have all been here before many times and let down bad. 
    On the other hand some here are like cult members who believe the world will end on a certain date soon and all the true believers will go to heaven as long as they maintain faith. When it doesn’t happen it’s because they believe too many had not enough faith and foiled salvation for the true believers. 

    Edited by america de cali

  • Quote
    • Haha 2
     

    MFC and the Aints are the longest without Premiership glory. Other fans give their clubs more hate than we ever do and they haven't been between premierships for half as long as us. We don't spit on our players for one but nor should we go that far.

    I think what everyone here can agree on is we want more mongrel, we want the other clubs to hate us because they fear us. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    6 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    To be fair, I’m probably reacting more to the sanctimonious outrage by some posters when another poster dares post an opinion which is critical of the MFC

    That's comparable to the outrage posted by some when someone else dares to post an opinion 'excusing' the MFC in some way. 

    There seems to be a spectrum between those who always find the worst at one end and those who have  rose-coloured glasses at the other.  I think the former are far more common than the latter (which probably reflects the lack of success our club has had since I was a lad).  But I suspect (or hope) most of us are in the middle with a tendency to look for the good rather than the bad if for no other reason than to preserve our sanity.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    33 minutes ago, sue said:

    That's comparable to the outrage posted by some when someone else dares to post an opinion 'excusing' the MFC in some way. 

    There seems to be a spectrum between those who always find the worst at one end and those who have  rose-coloured glasses at the other.  I think the former are far more common than the latter (which probably reflects the lack of success our club has had since I was a lad).  But I suspect (or hope) most of us are in the middle with a tendency to look for the good rather than the bad if for no other reason than to preserve our sanity.

    Very important maintaining Sanity Sue. After all it is only a game isn't it?

    Edited by old dee

  • Quote
    17 hours ago, inanunda said:

    I would hate to be someone from the MFC reading this forum and what has been spoken about since the end of the season.  

    For far too long we have been accused of being a club that sits on it's hands, does nothing aggressive during trade time and gets bent over at the trade table.

    Yet since the end of the 2019 '[censored]' season, the club has brought in Richardson, Burgess, Brukner, the dude from the Dolphins, outside run in Tomlinson and Langdon, took a risk on Bennell, invited a semi-proven forward in Mitch Brown to the club, shifted their position in this years' draft considerably for the positive and yet, you STILL have the nerve to bag the club for what they are not doing. Bloody hell!

    I am pumped to see the club take chances, admit fault, bring in a fresh perspective and potentially get us back to finals in 2020.  There is no way in hell you would cop the level of criticism and negativity in your role as this club does.  Sometime it feels like a whingefest and sooky la-la session and it's time to look at the glass half full.  Because I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that not if but when we rise back up the ladder all you backstabbers will the first one to start back-patting like the tweed coated MCC do!

    This post is nuffies of AFL territory.   

    Taking steps to rectify the mistakes of 2019 is hygiene - it's the very minimum the club SHOULD do.

    Until they deliver a premiership (55 years and counting) we've got every right to cast a critical eye over what actions the club are taking.

     

    Edited by deegirl
    syntax

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    1 hour ago, Youngwilliam said:

    MFC and the Aints are the longest without Premiership glory. Other fans give their clubs more hate than we ever do and they haven't been between premierships for half as long as us. We don't spit on our players for one but nor should we go that far.

    I think what everyone here can agree on is we want more mongrel, we want the other clubs to hate us because they fear us. 

    I want to hated like Hawthorn over the next decade.

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    This all bodes well for season 2020; Demonland is reaching critical mass!

  • Quote

    What a great thread

    Hypocrisy everywhere

    It's a forum and you can express an opinion, yeah right, absolute bollocks

    You can express an opinion and as long as it agrees with a small noisy minority on here you won't get trolled or abused from behind the anonymity of a keyboard

    But you can post unfounded rumour as if it was a proven fact

    You can also put the same sentiment expressed  in different ways in every thread to bore the [censored] of everybody

    You can also disparage any person remotely connected with the MFC, again from behind the anonymity of a keyboard

    You will never have the ability to laugh at yourself

    This is the truth of a public internet forum

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Sad 1
    5 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    What a great thread

    Hypocrisy everywhere

    It's a forum and you can express an opinion, yeah right, absolute bollocks

    You can express an opinion and as long as it agrees with a small noisy minority on here you won't get trolled or abused from behind the anonymity of a keyboard

    But you can post unfounded rumour as if it was a proven fact

    You can also put the same sentiment expressed  in different ways in every thread to bore the [censored] of everybody

    You can also disparage any person remotely connected with the MFC, again from behind the anonymity of a keyboard

    You will never have the ability to laugh at yourself

    This is the truth of a public internet forum

    best gif wtf GIF

  • Quote
    • Like 4

    I love my cat but it urinates on the floor and I get annoyed at it....but the mess gets cleaned up and we're all good again. 

    It's a bit similar to following Melbourne really. 

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1
    5 hours ago, poita said:

    spent their weekends pottering around in the garden instead of worrying about a football team.

    You should try it poita, it's good for both your health and the garden.    

  • Quote
    12 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    What a great thread

    Hypocrisy everywhere

    It's a forum and you can express an opinion, yeah right, absolute bollocks

    You can express an opinion and as long as it agrees with a small noisy minority on here you won't get trolled or abused from behind the anonymity of a keyboard

    But you can post unfounded rumour as if it was a proven fact

    You can also put the same sentiment expressed  in different ways in every thread to bore the [censored] of everybody

    You can also disparage any person remotely connected with the MFC, again from behind the anonymity of a keyboard

    You will never have the ability to laugh at yourself

    This is the truth of a public internet forum

    I thought we'd all moved on from Gaff.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1

    Not a lot of difference between posts 1 and 14. We are a Footy Club and i just love it....

  • Quote
    •  

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • VOTES: Richmond

      Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year from Jake Bowey with Christian Petracca, Ed Langdon and Clayton Oliver rounding out the Top 5. Your votes for the Demons victory over the Tigers on ANZAC Eve. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, & 1.

      • 23 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: Richmond

      It's Game Day and the Demons return to the MCG to face the Tigers in their annual Blockbuster on ANZAC Eve for the 10th time. The Dees will be desperate to reignite their stuttering 2025 campaign and claim just their second win of the season. Can the Demons dig deep and find that ANZAC Spirit to snatch back to back wins?

        • Like
      • 664 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREVIEW: Richmond

      A few years ago, the Melbourne Football Club produced a documentary about the decade in which it rose from its dystopic purgatory of regular thrashings to the euphoria of a premiership victory. That entire period could have been compressed in a fast motion version of the 2025 season to date as the Demons went from embarrassing basket case to glorious winner in an unexpected victory over the Dockers last Saturday. They transformed in a single week from a team that put in a pedestrian effort of predictably kicking the ball long down the line into attack that made a very ordinary Bombers outfit look like worldbeaters into a slick, fast moving side with urgency and a willingness to handball and create play with shorter kicks and by changing angles to generate an element of chaos that yielded six goals in each of the opening quarters against Freo. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 07

      Round 7 gets underway in iconic fashion with the traditional ANZAC Day blockbuster. The high-flying Magpies will be looking to solidify their spot atop the ladder, while the Bombers are desperate for a win to stay in touch with the top eight. Later that evening, Fremantle will be out to redeem themselves after a disappointing loss to the Demons, facing a hungry Adelaide side with eyes firmly set on breaking into the top four. Saturday serves up a triple-header of footy action. The Lions will be looking to consolidate their Top 2 spot as they head to Marvel Stadium to clash with the Saints. Over in Adelaide, Port Adelaide will be strong favourites at home against a struggling North Melbourne. The day wraps up with a fiery encounter in Canberra, where the Giants and Bulldogs renew their bitter rivalry. Sunday’s schedule kicks off with the Suns aiming to bounce back from their shock defeat to Richmond, taking on the out of form Swans.Then the Blues will be out to claim a major scalp when they battle the Cats at the MCG. The round finishes with a less-than-thrilling affair between Hawthorn and West Coast at Marvel. Who are you tipping and what are the best results for the Demons?

      • 8 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Fremantle

      For this year’s Easter Saturday game at the MCG, Simon Goodwin and his Demons wound the clock back a few years to wipe out the horrible memories of last season’s twin thrashings at the hands of the Dockers. And it was about time! Melbourne’s indomitable skipper Max Gawn put in a mammoth performance in shutting out his immediate opponent Sean Darcy in the ruck and around the ground and was a colossus at the end when the game was there to be won or lost. It was won by 16.11.107 to 14.13.97. There was the battery-charged Easter Bunny in Kysaiah Pickett running anyone wearing purple ragged, whether at midfield stoppages or around the big sticks. He finish with a five goal haul.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • CASEY: UWS Giants

      The Casey Demons took on an undefeated UWS Giants outfit at their own home ground on a beautiful autumn day but found themselves completely out of their depth going down by 53 points against a well-drilled and fair superior combination. Despite having 15 AFL listed players at their disposal - far more than in their earlier matches this season - the Demons were never really in the game and suffered their second defeat in a row after their bright start to the season when they drew with the Kangaroos, beat the Suns and matched the Cats for most of the day on their own dung heap at Corio Bay. The Giants were a different proposition altogether. They had a very slight wind advantage in the opening quarter but were too quick off the mark for the Demons, tearing the game apart by the half way mark of the term when they kicked the first five goals with clean and direct football.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All