As much as the media paint our club to be a basket case (in particular Patrick Smith) .........................

I have to ask why he didn't say that about 10 months ago at the end of last season when we had just played in the finals 3 years running - or 6 months ago when people were viewing us as possible contenders.

I actually agree with him in a way, we are the only club that goes from 4th to last every couple of years, gets top of the ladder then lose the next 7 and finish 8th, we are all over the joint, but hopefully with a new coach who can instill some hardness and beleif we can stop this yo yo crap.

Hey Peoples,

First post YAY.

I am also in the group of people who don't want to get the expectations up only to be crushed next year, i am not saying it WILL happen, i am just saying i cannot have another crushing blow like i did this year.

Sheed's will talk to Melbourne today and reject us, there is no-way, absolutly no-way Sheed's will coach Melbourne, our club is not his cup of Tea, and the Main reason i think is the supporters. Think of how different we are as supporters compared to Essendon. When the Don's had a few bad years, they were still getting Huge croud figures, when we have a bad season, our supporters loose interest coz it's not trendy to watch a team lose. I am not one of these people, i have been and will continue to go to everygame held in Melbourne, as i am sure many of you have been doing. One major problem for us is our supporters, we need a new younger generation to join the MFC to get some passion back and get back to the club that was so popular in the 40's & 50's.

Just my 2 cents.

Young players with credibly anticipated imrpovement to come

Jones

Buckley

Petterd

Sylvia (still)

Newton

Dunn

Frawley

Bate

Imagine a year with a normal injury rate. Imagine some renewal of form for a few players (I haven't even included White and Green, who I think could both do a lot better even though they aren't 'failing' at present).

Throw in a high draft pick or two and a driven, energetic coach...

Plus C Judd

Hey Peoples,

First post YAY.

I am also in the group of people who don't want to get the expectations up only to be crushed next year, i am not saying it WILL happen, i am just saying i cannot have another crushing blow like i did this year.

Sheed's will talk to Melbourne today and reject us, there is no-way, absolutly no-way Sheed's will coach Melbourne, our club is not his cup of Tea, and the Main reason i think is the supporters. Think of how different we are as supporters compared to Essendon. When the Don's had a few bad years, they were still getting Huge croud figures, when we have a bad season, our supporters loose interest coz it's not trendy to watch a team lose. I am not one of these people, i have been and will continue to go to everygame held in Melbourne, as i am sure many of you have been doing. One major problem for us is our supporters, we need a new younger generation to join the MFC to get some passion back and get back to the club that was so popular in the 40's & 50's.

Just my 2 cents.

Mate this is a negative post on a positive thread. If you want to be negative, post a negative thread. Only postives here.

At my footy club the biggest emphassis is on "self belief" this is so important. i mean look at the Roos, everyone bags them and bets against them but they dont care. They know that they are good enough to win against anyone, anywear and they continue to get the results. We know that our Demons can play well, but they have to believe it themselves. i dont hope they will do well. I know they will, and the more people that believe in them the better. I mean relly what do you have too lose by thinking this way.

sylvia! sylvia! petterd, mclean, bartram, rivers, bate, dunn, buckley, johnson, newton, JONES,

a midfield with some run and grunt back in, hopefully a fit and injury-free preseason for skipper to see him back to his best. fit bruce and davey, not to mention robbo, green

SEEING WHEELS BACK

our great club's 150th year anniversary, a new home, a new coach, a top two-three pick in the draft

if you're not excited i don't think you're much of a true supporter. i can understand uneasiness and uncertainty after this year, but surely everyone should be at least a little excited about seeing our batch of youngsters improve under the mould of another coach in such a big year for our club.

sylvia! sylvia! petterd, mclean, bartram, rivers, bate, dunn, buckley, johnson, newton, JONES,

a midfield with some run and grunt back in, hopefully a fit and injury-free preseason for skipper to see him back to his best. fit bruce and davey, not to mention robbo, green

SEEING WHEELS BACK

our great club's 150th year anniversary, a new home, a new coach, a top two-three pick in the draft

if you're not excited i don't think you're much of a true supporter. i can understand uneasiness and uncertainty after this year, but surely everyone should be at least a little excited about seeing our batch of youngsters improve under the mould of another coach in such a big year for our club.

To right buddy.

I'll be happy to see all the things you said happen

This is my first ever post so go easy on me!

At this point, I think you'd have to be seriously lacking to not be excited. Let's put this horrific year aside and examine the evdience. Over the past three years we have promised so much and delivered little (with the excpetion of playing in three finals in a row, but the point is we didn't win the flag). Every preseason is the same, the kids look fit and I think, yep this is the year. This includes this year. As a lifelong supporter and member, and keep in mind, I have never seen a premiership win, I thought this would be the demons year. However, we got the shocking run of injuries. If you were a supporter , who like myself was excited at the start of this year, the next season can't come quickly enough! A new coach, off season trades and drafting, and hopefully some decent preseasons for our better players. Here's what I'm excited about:

1) New Coach (no more stupid handballing backwards in the defensive fifty style game planes being unveiled in the NAB Cup, which makes all the supporters think, JUST KICK IT!). At this point, the prospect of Sheedy is alrady generating back page news and publicity...this would have to be a major coup marekting wise.

2) Hopefully some "dead wood" being cut adrift (eg, Ward, Holland, Brown etc.)

3) Hopefully a big name drafted to the club during trade period.

4) Let's hope the new coach will finally have the bals to take a risk on someone like a Polak in the trade period (tell me the dees couldn't have done with him at CHB this year)

5) the young kids of the dees benfiting from an otherwise terrible year.

6) the return of the following players (Bartram, Wheels, Rivers, TJ...and hopefully McLean, Moloney, Neitz, Robbo, Bruce getting a full season)

If you're not excited, then I reckon there's something wrong!

Can we please not turn this into ANOTHER thread that has nothing to do with bruce but people call for him to be traded etc, besides being off topic, brownlow bruce will read it then call you all morons and then bag mclean out, I'm very bored with those posts.

C84, I only just read this, and it is very funny stuff. Well done.

I am excited about next year because I suspect PJ will get substantially more game-time. it might give us a chance to re-think what we do with Jeff White on the field

Biffinator.

Thanks Biff, i just don't think i could have handled another one