3 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Wow what a remarkable scenario !

We are playing a crap winless team who have made 8 changes !

Yet doubts remain !

If we can’t win this game well - especially after being pounded in the media. Then the players, coaches and assorted hangers on should just find a flight back to Melbourne and pack it up.

In fact if we don’t win this well , then we are [censored] and finished as a footy club!

Dont hold back bbo.

I hear you though. Its a must win especially after the backlash.

1 hour ago, Lord Travis said:

 

Let's see where this playing groups collective mindset is at.

That is the only thing to look forward to tonite.

35 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Logs on to Sportsbet and puts a 50 on Adelaide at 3.50. (Was one of those coaches Neeld vs Essendon?) 

Neeld was one of them, Ratten another I forget the third one.

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

A couple of milestones tonight.

 

 

 

There’s a couple of highlights videos on the OS which show the intent and aggression of 2018 - I’d say that Hibbo has done okay so far this year, but let’s have the old Harmesy back from this evening onwards. Well done to both players, in any case.

40 minutes ago, trout said:

Neeld was one of them, Ratten another I forget the third one.

Hardwick.

I will be braving the winter cold tonight flying the flag in attendance tonight wish me luck fellow Dees. 

If we're fair dinkum about the coach and what we stand for as a club it will be 5-6 goal win tonight.

4 hours ago, Engorged Onion said:

Not sure what all the fuss is about.

We know how it plays out, we know that when we can win, it staves of the doubt for another 72 hours.. we lose and it confirms that the team doesn't care. And it feels like all the emotional effort put in is worthless (and some would argue it ultimately is anyway).

Ultimately, it doesnt care about 'us', or 'me'  Perhaps that's why I  get so angry, because really, I am angry at myself. Where else in my life would I tolerate heartache like this...?

So here I am on gameday, having an existential crisis. Of all my 41 years of being alive, these memories flood back

• Crying whilst on holiday into my banana milk shake when we heard on the radio Jimmy had run over the man on the mark...
• loving Ricky Jackson coming out of the locker and listening on vinyl to 'some forums' theme tune
• listening to the reserves reports of Darren Cuthbertson wondering how some freak goal kicking, marking machine couldn't get a a run of games (back injuries I believe)
• the sexyness of Steven Tingay...
• kevin Dyson thighs
• guy rigonis hair
• a hero called Allen, another called Garry.
• The anticiaption of a dynasty with David and David as the spine.
• The spruiking of The Reverend, 
• The joy of Brad Green vs Carlton,
• The sadness of Troy,
• Brad Miller kicking 5 against the Saints for my first game back from living overseas, thinking, we've got a superstar here! 
• yze goal square hanger in Geelong whilst we failed to win and merely draw
• The hollowness whilst present to watch 186,
• the inconsistency  of the mid 90's- 2000's.
• the awful skills of 2010 plus
• Aussi Wonnameri vs Freo, 
• First round draft picks...none of them superstars.
• Mark Neelds hard [censored] attitude as the saviour(!?)
• Jack Watts against Collingwood...as a first gamer
• Jack Watts against Collingwood with the titanic
• In bali for the first time, in some seedy bar going beserk when TMAC kicked the final second goal against WCE to start providing some long lost hope
• Dean Kent in the West
• Mitch at the G

It's my football supporting life flashing across my eyes... and it's my Hotel California, unfortunately, whatever happens tonight.. I can check out, but I can never leave.

Postscript... Here is my son..just now. I am still unsure whether I have consigned him to a life of misery..just look at his head...it hangs low. He knows how to do the Melbourne Supporter look well.

He looks over the moon there EO.

Edited August 5, 20204 yr by Win4theAges

fully expecting a loss

I know we are the  better team, but after last week, how can I trust them?

I expect us to be about 6-8 goals up 10 minutes into the second quarter and to finally scrape through with a 4 point win.

4 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

I can't shake the feeling that we're going to lose this one.

We shouldn't. We should win by 6+ goals.

But I can't help but feel Adelaide will pull one out, knowing this may be their last chance to win a game all year.

I have the same feeling unfortunately. zero confidence in us winning this one

If Goody thinks he's under the pump now, it'll be 1000% worse if we lose this game

22 minutes ago, Patches O’houlihan said:

I have the same feeling unfortunately. zero confidence in us winning this one

If Goody thinks he's under the pump now, it'll be 1000% worse if we lose this game

If we lose, you can put a few extra zeroes on the end of that.

it will be hilarious if we lose tonight 

16 minutes ago, MF-C said:

it will be hilarious if we lose tonight 

The only thing hilarious about that would be the usual suspects telling everyone to:

calm down

It was an honorable loss

Covid has affected us worse than everyone else

We are re-building

Goodwin is still the man to get our next flag

But we've got such a dangerous midfield?

We should have had Oscar

Umpiring was bad

We were unlucky

The football Gods are against us

etc etc

 

He's a smart operator Glenn Bartlett he knew exactly what he was doing when he gave the playing group and football department a clip. 

Absolutely no way out for Goody tonight if we cough this up, coming off a 6 day break against a samboy cup u/10 team  coming off a 4 day break.

2 debutantes raft of changes.

It's chalk and cheese.

1 minute ago, Win4theAges said:

He's a smart operator Glenn Bartlett he knew exactly what he was doing when he gave the playing group and football department a clip. 

Absolutely no way out for Goody tonight if we cough this up, coming off a 6 day break against a samboy cup u/10 team  coming off a 4 day break.

2 debutantes raft of changes.

It's chalk and cheese.

I just heard Dwayne on SEN tell everyone that Goodwin, regardless of results is safe until the end of 2022. 
coffee went everywhere 

There is no way Bartlett, as a Lawyer took Public Aim at Goodwin without knowing exactly where he stood. 
 

I was going to ring in, but just couldn’t do it!!

31 minutes ago, MF-C said:

it will be hilarious if we lose tonight 

If we lose tonight I hope the Kangas beat us too.  Might as well fast rack the inevitable.

But of course I want us to win both games by 10 goals.    We need all the joy we can get at the moment.

1 hour ago, Win4theAges said:

He looks over the moon there EO.

Just getting his Adelaide Vibe on W4tA...phwark another 6 hours to go... dragging on.

it will be hilarious if we lose tonight 

 

I certainly  will not be the slightest bit amused if we lose  doomsday scenario

 

but  would not be surprised  unfortunately . 

6 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Make no mistake, win, lose or draw, we should beat Adelaide tonight it we out score them.

Logic suggests it, just as long as outscoring them also means our points add up to a higher number than theirs.

Adelaide were a goal down to St Kilda with 8 minutes left in the game, and they're flying.

They then took Essendon to the last 20 seconds.

They are so close to an Adelaide Oval win that they can see the finish line.

Adelaide at $3.30 represent value.

 

4 hours ago, chook fowler said:

or is it that the players have lost Goodwin?

Have they looked behind the couch?

some nervous, negative demons fans today!  you know we lost to the top team last week right?  I know it was a pathetic performance but we'll bounce back and win this.  Its next week against North we need to worry about

The Demons are usually good for one decent week after a pityful performance

3 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Logs on to Sportsbet and puts a 50 on Adelaide at 3.50. (Was one of those coaches Neeld vs Essendon?) 

already on ET at $4.05