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Reassuring to see nothing has changed. Well that's one view.

sorry Bitter, there are some exceptions best not to burst your bubble!

Like everyone on this site/thread, the Earl has many different personas. Like reality TV, this thread is not reality.

Like your creative thinking Youami. I suppose the other obvious thing to say is that those coaches had great lists of talented and driven footballers as a result of great recruiting of young talent and experienced talent that was allowed to flourish in a successful environment. That was certainly the case with Smith at Melbourne and Barassi at Carlton and North. I would not put Blight in that same frame. For a period with Smith and Barassi, success built on success just as we see today with the top teams. Hopefully we are creating that environment at Melbourne. The other comment to make is that the coaches you mentioned had very strong values, and they imparted strong discipline and team rules. They made tough decisions and were uncompromising in their attitudes. They also had the respect but not necessary the love of their players. If you link Goodwin to these attributes he has a lot to live up to. He apparently is loved by the players but he had yet to gain the respect of his players, club and football world. He will need to achieve early team success and show us that he is a leader and coach with strong values who is uncompromising in his quest for success. He will need to develop the right culture and a game plan that works. He will also need to break some players hearts along the way.

If you are looking for class Red, you have the wrong man. You must be thinking of another writer. I think also that this is not a thread for people with class rather more for a bunch of ratbags, nut bags , eccentrics and those with a vivid imagination or a well worn unreality. Now in my quiet moments I can identify with these disparate elements but I don't like to be reminded of my own deficiencies or be reminded of them by the ruffians on this thread. Redleg and OD excluded.

Just thought I would check after banishing myself from this thread for some time. Pleased that nothing has changed. Still the same characters trying to one-up and outwit one another. Too much competition. I will check back in 4 weeks.

or the indian fertilizer company linked to uncle joe.

a tiges supporter?

i must admit, it is not the Ernest of old contributing to this narrative. I have lost a lot of weight and enjoyment for life. I am sorry Earl for not catching up with you but I am in a mid winter mood swing when I prefer to be alone with my thoughts. I appreciate that I am still remembered and perhaps valued in a small way. I find that I am no longer able to write and my last novel has been shelved. I feel it will never be written and all that I am now able to do is write short posts on this site, particularly this thread that is so ambiguous and full of fellow eccentrics and the odd egocentric. I hope for good news tomorrow at the bull ring.

How has Bitters avoided being thrown into a Malaysian lockup? Given that Anwar Ibrahim has been locked up for alleged activities that would be minor offences on the Bitter list of interests. i know he is not a politician but he is a white Australian who would not go unnoticed in the police state that is Malaysia. I think it fortunate that he got out in time.

Welcome back to the honourable and innuendo free banana. I had a lovely sweet organic banana on my muesli this morning. It was delicious. Redleg does Mrs Redleg like a ripe banana herself ? What about any little Redlegs? Wow this is such a healthy smut free post. No doubt we will be hearing from virtuous cleanskin Old Dee very soon. Wonder if anyone else will bite? No, I am not going to mention the obvious.

Lets have a break from Uncle Bitters, he already thinks he owns this thread and only responds occasionally to maintain his brand image. I do have a mild affection for the man but I suggest a week free from UB comments. Redleg can to suggest a new idea.

God help me Picket, the man, woman or Intersex already has an ego the size of Eddies. He would become uncontrollable or alternatively take himself so seriously he would become a crashing bore. Given that he already thinks he is a sexologist this could be dangerous!

Does genuine curiosity have another meaning? Along sadomasochistic lines.

BBO crude and offensive. It's not funny.

Big pecs but not much in the lunchbox if that is Bitters. Perhaps that explains his constant references to floggings and other depravities. However, I suspect that our constant reference to Bitters on this thread only feeds an already healthy ego and only encourages him to exaggerate his tales. They do make for entertaining reading but is this good for anyone?

Daisy having lived in Switzerland for some time, I can tell you that Bitters would not get into the country. And if by chance he did the Swiss are very good at sending unwanted folks back to their own country post haste. Don't forget, the Swiss are very conservative, law abiding citizens who don't take kindly to difference. Having said all that, Swiss standards have changed since the migration of workers from other countries so that perhaps Bitters could be mistaken for a foreign worker. Unfortunately most foreign workers have dark skins. If Bitters is in Suisse, he could be back in town very quickly on the next available flight. Unless, he gets into the country as an artist or entertainer.

can we please stick to written posts and avoid pictures, they are difficult to stomach at times and this one may be doing Uncle Bitters a great disservice, although it did occur that he may be flattered with this one with the exception of the bike and flag.

I have been missing in action for a few days, just logged on to see what's happening on this remarkable thread. it is truly remarkable and from reading the posts over recent days i am a little reassured that i am not as crazy or wacko as i thought i was. there are some true eccentrics on this thread and of course i am being polite in using the term eccentric. there is an interesting little debate in my mind as to whether posters to this thread are truly eccentric or just simply highly imaginative. all that matters is that it makes for enjoyable reading with plenty of belly laughs along the way. keep it up fellow eccentrics. you make the other threads seem so boringly sane and rational, and that is not good for anyone's health. sorry guys i could not fit bananas into this post. oops I just did. by the way the organic bananas in the area i am currently convalescing are very sweet and tasty and go very well washed down with some organic red wine. i am so full of disease that i have become a vegetarian and eat only organic bananas, fruit and vegetables. my mood is not so good however, but i am going cold turkey and expect to overcome my past carnivorous habits in 6 to 12 months. fortunately, tasty organic vegetables are much better washed down with high quality organic wine, with the occasional after dinner single malt. i am finding yoga is helping as well. who would have thought that old Ernie, the amateur boxer, fisherman, big game hunter, with a penchant for guns, women and bull fights would have got to this state. well its never to late to change. i am slowly getting accustomed to the thought that in my final years I may be supporting a successful football team. now that will be the biggest change and make for the greatest change in my mood and behaviour on wintry weekends. and of course it will bring radical change to demonland and the opinions of posters. it will become terribly boring to read posters that tell other fellow tragics how good we are. my perverse nature means that i have always despised the successful clubs and their supporters because of their born to win attitudes and arrogance. i would hate that to happen to demon supporters (understanding that we do have our share of tossers as supporters, particularly in the members stand), but hopefully the critics, sceptics and depressives will continue to post their opinions as part of their on-going treatment. and to never forget that defeat and loss is always just around the corner, like taxes and death. it always seemed the case that snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory is part of our DNA. however, we have a new gene pool of kids that do not share the old genes of past generations and actually believe success is not only possible but assured. lets hope they start reproducing soon so we will a new intake of sons of guns.

Stop it, I am becoming aroused. Goodness knows what Biffen and Bitters will do when they view this photo. No need to visit the "adult sites" or perhaps DL should be added to the those sites. Not that I would know how to find them but I do know how to find DL. The only problem will be the Christian right and the moderators. Most of us already avoid certain threads and certain posters so the adults only thread will be no problem.

Agree Redleg, I am also wary of associating ethical behaviour with lawyers, present company excepted of course. I much prefer the representation of lawyers as depicted in Rake. I have known a few Rakes in my time.

Doesn't matter. His loss is a disaster for the team at this point with the hard teams salivating at the thought of playing us over the next few weeks.

That is true and i admit that I have recently been a little excessive with my alcohol intake due to a number of problems. I am trying my best to maintain the women and song but avoid wine but I am struggling. I have moved into wine country in an attempt to get some peace and quiet and have another attempt at a final novel. However. the realisation that I have lost my desire to write and also listening to the game on the weekend, sent me in search of a bottle or two of my favourite claret. And as you know, I am not an agreeable person after a few drinks.

Apologies Bj never again. I will take indefinite leave from this thread as punishment.

Yes I have left myself down. I regret it and appreciate your sage advice. It's my unconscious Freudian mind getting the better of me