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What they are saying at Arden Street

Bitter but optimistic
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Uncle Bitter subbed on to replace Lucifer’s Hero.

As you would expect the optimism meter  at Arden Street is either switched off or gone missing.

The mood seems to be one of either passive acceptance of the inevitable or more like a vulture waiting to pounce as soon as the roadkill victim stops twitching.

Reminds me of the Neeld days.

Early opinions below - I’ll update a couple times pre slaughter.

 

“ Watch this 100 point smacking

May and lever to break intercept mark record

Yikes.

just like our list, I’m not interested, really do not even care…….

I'll be playing videogames or watching a movie instead. Anything else than the mauling this will be.

Dees might break the record for inside 50s this week.

Dees looking a little weary hoping they rest 10

Can we just forfeit? Would make the weekend so much more enjoyable and not waste a few hours on Sunday.

The side we are sending out on a weekly basis is as good as forfeiting anyway. “

And then there’s this masterpiece

"This is going to be Max Gawn when NMFC name their team this week.

I WAS VERY PROUD TO BE APPOINTED ENGLAND CAPTAIN. I WENT FOR THE TOSS WEARING MY WHITES & ENGLAND BLAZER. VIV RICHARDS CAME OUT WEARING A BOB MARLEY

T-SHIRT, SURFING SHORTS &FLIP-FLOPS. AS AN ENGLAND CAPTAIN SHOULD TO READ OUR TEAM SHEET TO THE OPPOSING CAPTAIN1 GOT NO FUTHER THAN FOUR NAMES

WHEN VIV SAID

"PLAY WHO YOU WANT. MAN.AIN'T GONNA MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE"

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    For years North were our bogey team. When we were notionally strong and they were mid table it was usually a loss.

    I'm not feeling much sympathy but I can understand their pique with losing Horne Francis

     

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    <100 inside 50s possible with our game style and form 

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    Dont have much sympathy for North and we need the %%%.

    No mercy.

     

     

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    Agree. No mercy this week.  They inflicted pain on us for so long.
    Need to stay ruthless!!  
    1- we need to make the percentage if possible. 

    2- port and lions have a few 50/50 games ahead 

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    2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    For years North were our bogey team. When we were notionally strong and they were mid table it was usually a loss.

    I'm not feeling much sympathy but I can understand their pique with losing Horne Francis

     

    Agree. My son is a North supporter and for years I took him to Melb vs North games. I can remember losing time after time so I also have no sympathy for them. I do agree they drew the short straw re JHF and understand their angst about it.

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    6 minutes ago, jane02 said:

    Agree. My son is a North supporter and for years I took him to Melb vs North games. I can remember losing time after time so I also have no sympathy for them. I do agree they drew the short straw re JHF and understand their angst about it.

    I presume you have disinherited him Jane ?

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    8 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

    I presume you have disinherited him Jane ?

    At least Jane’s son is a footy fan. My three boys are hipster [censored]-ers who think only the biggest bogans are into footy. All good though, I’m proud of my boganism and I only pay $1 for a coffee (at 7/11. It’s fine once you get it past the gag reflex) whereas they pay $6 for a skinny, soy, almond, whatever, whatever latte. Joke’s on them. 😁

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    8 minutes ago, old dee said:

    If the terrific trio play like yesterday it could be ugly. 

    No No No...Old....it would be BEAUTIFUL !!   ;)

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    3 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    At least Jane’s son is a footy fan. My three boys are hipster [censored]-ers who think only the biggest bogans are into footy. All good though, I’m proud of my boganism and I only pay $1 for a coffee (at 7/11. It’s fine once you get it past the gag reflex) whereas they pay $6 for a skinny, soy, almond, whatever, whatever latte. Joke’s on them. 😁

    FMD WCW !!!!

    Do you have a pallet for a palate ?  That coffee from 7/11 can be barely be termed swill .

    Even calling it cat's [censored] is offensive to cats.

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    2 hours ago, MrFreeze said:

    <100 inside 50s possible with our game style and form 

    < means less than. Did you mean greater than, which is > ?

    I don't mean to be pedantic .

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    2 hours ago, jane02 said:

    Agree. My son is a North supporter and for years I took him to Melb vs North games. I can remember losing time after time so I also have no sympathy for them. I do agree they drew the short straw re JHF and understand their angst about it.

    Exactly. We had years of suffering at their hands excluding that magnificent  day in Sept 87 when we got some retribution.  But please no sympathy for the underdogs. North’s  glory years were built on their opportunistic recruiting with the short lived 10 year rule and subsequent ruthless recruiting methods interstate and country. They don’t deserve any favours. 

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    2 hours ago, Fanatique Demon said:

    Do you mean more than?  Ie, >100.

    i think he meant 'not < 100'   😁

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    2 hours ago, jane02 said:

    Agree. My son is a North supporter and for years I took him to Melb vs North games. I can remember losing time after time so I also have no sympathy for them. I do agree they drew the short straw re JHF and understand their angst about it.

    I feel sorry for North. But losing Horne-Francis might not have happened if the club had been a properly functioning bottom-of-the ladder team rather than a hot mess. In addition, they didn't lose him for nothing (although I can't recall what they did get in return). 

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    Don’t get too cocky Uncle remember the Master Coach is back this week! 

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    42 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    I feel sorry for North. But losing Horne-Francis might not have happened if the club had been a properly functioning bottom-of-the ladder team rather than a hot mess. In addition, they didn't lose him for nothing (although I can't recall what they did get in return). 

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/north-melbourne-kangaroos/afl-draft-2021-trade-news-north-melbourne-rejects-offer-for-pick-1-adelaide-offers-three-firstround-picks-jason-hornefrancis/news-story/c04e020fec2fe228597559746741b62c

    They were stupid enough to draft a player who made it pretty clear he didn't want to go there. They only have themselves to blame.

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    55 minutes ago, hemingway said:

    Exactly. We had years of suffering at their hands excluding that magnificent  day in Sept 87 when we got some retribution.  But please no sympathy for the underdogs. North’s  glory years were built on their opportunistic recruiting with the short lived 10 year rule and subsequent ruthless recruiting methods interstate and country. They don’t deserve any favours. 

    I'm not sure which is my worst North memory: either that time in the "90s when we kicked the first five goals of the day, endured appalling umpiring only for bloody Schimma to get on the end of a points kick in on the members wing and launch the winning goal from 50 metres with the siren sounding as the ball soared towards the goal...OR that time in Tassie not so long ago when, last game of the year, Nathan Jones coughed up a turnover with 20 seconds to go for them to register the winning goal with again, no time on the clock.

    Whatever, they had a 17-win streak against us that ended only a few years ago. Since, we've won five of six. There's a long way to go to even the score and punishment is in order. I only hope we don't relax and allow them some dignity.

    (PS Ernie, you omitted their slightly scam recruitment of Carey-Longmire that was the foundation of their second successful era.)

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    10 minutes ago, pitmaster said:

    I'm not sure which is my worst North memory: either that time in the "90s when we kicked the first five goals of the day, endured appalling umpiring only for bloody Schimma to get on the end of a points kick in on the members wing and launch the winning goal from 50 metres with the siren sounding as the ball soared towards the goal...OR that time in Tassie not so long ago when, last game of the year, Nathan Jones coughed up a turnover with 20 seconds to go for them to register the winning goal with again, no time on the clock.

    Whatever, they had a 17-win streak against us that ended only a few years ago. Since, we've won five of six. There's a long way to go to even the score and punishment is in order. I only hope we don't relax and allow them some dignity.

    (PS Ernie, you omitted their slightly scam recruitment of Carey-Longmire that was the foundation of their second successful era.)

    The much recommended book Between The Flags by Ian Munro provides many examples of the wheeling and dealing of recruiters during the 70s and 80s. 

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    Percentage builder to overtake Brisbane this week please

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    5 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    Percentage builder to overtake Brisbane this week please

    125 to sub 30 would be a great outcome

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    56 minutes ago, poita said:

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/north-melbourne-kangaroos/afl-draft-2021-trade-news-north-melbourne-rejects-offer-for-pick-1-adelaide-offers-three-firstround-picks-jason-hornefrancis/news-story/c04e020fec2fe228597559746741b62c

    They were stupid enough to draft a player who made it pretty clear he didn't want to go there. They only have themselves to blame.

    i hope you are not serious

    may as well scrap the draft

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