To be an arrogant fan?

[Mazer Rackham 14,969]

5 hours ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

I don't know if this has happened to any fellow Demons over the years your opinion in football or sport type  conversations is generally overlooked and smirked at because you followed a crap footy team.

Yes, it's a strange phenomenon, that supporters of "top" teams are expert football analysts and tipsters, and those of "bottom" teams know next to nothing.

Massive brain drain from Richmond & WCE during the 2021 season!

[1964_2 2,357]

3 hours ago, Mel Bourne said:

I don’t have a lot of time for arrogant supporters of successful sporting teams. I don’t see my contribution of a couple of hundred bucks a year to the club as a reason to act like I’m winning the hard ball gets or making tactical, match-winning decisions behind play. I’m too firmly entrenched in reality to know that I have absolutely nothing to feel personally responsible for with regards to the Demon’s success, and I am totally and utterly fine with that. 
 

However……

A few months ago I was looking around a local second-hand furniture place where the guy in charge also makes small pieces of furniture. I mentioned I liked a particular style of shelf he had, to which he told me to get the measurements to him and he’d whip one up for me. I also noticed quite a lot of Western Bulldogs paraphernalia about the place. 
 

Anyway, I emailed him a few weeks ago with a pleasant greeting and detailed my request, complete with the measurements. No reply for a week. I emailed again asking if he received my previous email, and whether he thought it would be a possibility. A few days later he responded saying words to the effect of “I haven’t forgotten. Just too busy right now.” I wrote back saying “No worries. But do you mean too busy to make the shelf or to do a quote? Sorry, I’m confused. If you don’t have time to make the shelf over the next few weeks I totally understand, but it would be good to know so I can figure out another option”. To which he wrote back “What part of “too busy” don’t you understand?”

Whoaaa….k. 
 

I was so taken back by the dude’s response that I didn’t respond myself. Plus I thought not responding and letting him sit in his own guilt (if it existed) was a fitting punishment. This was all in the week leading up to the GF.

On the Monday after the GF I sent him an email that simply said “Carn the Demons, [censored]!!”

 

 

Haha. Send him this link. 
 

 

[Demons1858 1,658]

Important to be modest. l just tell my friends that we won't know if the dees are any good until we play a team above us on the ladder

[Cassiew 1,869]

I hope we have heard the last of Kennett. Love how he thinks he has the right to tell us we have to relocate. Then the audacity to suggest he be out new president.

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 3,818]

2 hours ago, Biffen said:

i thought his idea had legs.

Yeah, but his conclusion bugged me...

(Apologies @Queanbeyan Demon. Your fault @Demonstone and @Biffen)

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 5,795]

6 hours ago, 1964_2 said:

Haha. Send him this link. 
 

 

I actually have this song on my phone and was pumping it through the Bluetooth in the car the other day 😂😂😂😂😂😂 love it.

Can't wait for the build up to our next meeting together.

Will be electric.

Edited October 7, 2021 by YesitwasaWin4theAges

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,580]

51 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

I actually have this song on my phone and was pumping it through the Bluetooth in the car the other day 😂😂😂😂😂😂 love it.

Can't wait for the build up to our next meeting together.

Will be electric.

You ready

[Flag 2021 141]

It's a bit cruel toying with the opposition like a cat plays with a mouse, so to be kind we shouldn't let other teams get in front and think they can win bfeore mowing them down and breaking their spirit.

[Katrina Dee Fan 2,456]

12 hours ago, Cassiew said:

I hope we have heard the last of Kennett. Love how he thinks he has the right to tell us we have to relocate. Then the audacity to suggest he be out new president.

It seems he's now set about destroying his own club.  What a balls up.....

[demonscranbourne 21]

My whole mother’s family is Richmond. I’ve had them rub it in my face for 4 years. It’s time for some sweet payback

[StevenStingay 16]

Is this too much? ....

 

[Fritta and Turner 3,653]

I know I am old fashioned but are the Dogs upset that we sang their song and not that we publicly humilated them by 74 points on the national stage?

[Cheesy D. Pun 1,762]

On 10/6/2021 at 10:19 PM, 1964_2 said:

Suggested small talk for different supporter groups 

 

blues/saints —> “you could be next. You remind me of us a couple of years ago”

hawks —> “sometimes a looong re-build is needed”

Tigers —> “I didn’t expect Dusty to be replaced as GOAT so quickly. Trac caught us all by surprise didn’t he?”

Bombers —> “we get it mate. Hang in there, it’s all worth it in the end” 

pies —> “it will be nice to pay you back with the lions share of the queens bday crowd” 

cats —> “rip the band-aid off and start the re-build. Setting yourselves up for too much pain otherwise 

Lions/Port —> “I guess it’s important to have the game plan to win the big finals isn’t it” 

Dogs —> “that Freed from desire song is a ripper. I will be listening to it all summer”

Swans —> “unfortunate that you couldn’t afford to keep your young players”

GWS. —> “Hopefully Toby has pulled his head in and resolved his discipline/madness issues?” 

WCE. —> “we love Optus stadium. Heard we have requested to play 2 games a year there” 

Suns  —> “now that we are a destination club, have heard that King is interested” 

Adel. —> “Burgo wouldn’t leak crows intel to his ex-premiership mates.....all be fine. He was genuinely keen to go to your re-building club”

Nth. —> “hang in there mate - fairytales can happen. It must be nice to watch BB.Brown succeeding in the meantime?” 

Freo —> “it’s great to share a home ground with you. We love Optus” 

 

 

I've quite honestly had to stop myself from letting a couple of these gems out. You've really captured the essence of arrogant and patronising behaviour.

[DeesFlag2020 90]

On 10/7/2021 at 9:48 AM, durango said:

I don't care whether supporters are arrogant so long as the players don't become arrogant and complacent about their position in the team and the AFL.

I think one feeds off the other. It is not a coincident that Collingwood, Carlton, Geeling, Hawthorn and Essendon have the most feral supporters, as well as the the most arrogant and self satisfied administrations. A lot of the reasons why all five of them are destined to be mid list at best for the foreseeable future