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I like Thursday matches, seems to lead the weekend in well. Don't forget, however, that the draft of the FIXture last year was pretty good for us before we got shafted.

Loved his year. Would love to see him getting a few less touches if it meant he could break more lines however. Many of his touches seemed to come with him standing still two metres from a player who had marked the ball, Nevertheless, I think he may have re-ignitedhis career and I look forward to his 2010.

The chants are a bit of fun to keep people entertained, often when there is little else to do that. There are some ripper chants, but there are also some bloody horrible ones (read: the majority) that get repeated over and over. Has anyone ever watched a Perth Glory match? That, you fat bastard, chant is the most annoying thing I've ever heard.

Definitely keep 48. It's his number and I dare say he will make it one of the more famous MFC numbers by the time he is finished.

I've seen enough glimpses of Watts to feel very confident of his future. Over the next few years I will expect to see those glimpses slowly mould into extended periods of time. So many on our list to be excited about I can hardly contain myself. Bloody off season.

Rubbish. You can't claim they will decline because of losing players who had minimal impact. Without Lucas the Bombers had similar results to him being in, and with Hurley likely to only get better and if they can get Gumbleton back and Hille fit they'll most likely only improve.

I'll...buy a membership. Contacted W_J yet?

I thought that was a baby's top, as in just drafted into the world. Play on.

JG

If we don't have a midfielder better than Tambling I will never go to another MFC game.

Got Grimes? Got Watts? Got Sylvia? Got Frawley? Got Scully? Got Trengove? Got Blease? Got Jurrah? Got Davey? Got Strauss? Got Bate? Got Moloney? Got Jones? Any of these sounding a goer?

Perhaps we are trying to keep him as a third year rookie? Maybe we spoke to other clubs and they said they wouldn't pick him up in the other drafts?

Well, 2,051,000 from the dinner, 100,000 from Foxtel, and an extra 150,000 at least from these 300 supporters (assuming they're exclusive from those at the dinner), makes 2,301,000 from about 460 supporters and Foxtel. Leaving about 244,000 from the rest of us. That means that 460 supporters, or 2.1% of our adult members, have raised 87% of the funds so far, and the other 97.9% of our members have raised 9% of the total. This is what I posted last year about the debt demolition campaign. Now this year, 200 people (I'll assume these are different people though I don't think this is the case) have raised $725,000 of $827,000 during the month. Of the $3,128,000 raised by those figures, $2,776,000 has been raised by 660 people or less (plus 100 from foxtel). Leaving roughly $250,000 raised by the rest of the Melbourne supporters. (nb. there's a fair chance that some of these numbers are wrong, but I think you get the gist and the general idea is probably right) This article also says our debt was reduced to below $1.2m in August?

Just for you RPFC. I'll start with Tenace and Bryan.

I think I started a thread like that last year? Worked well

Maybe not

I wonder if Valenti will get back to Sandy?

Hopefully he can get back to, if not improve on, how he was looking last pre season. Was looking lean, strong and fit.

Oh. My. God. If Tenace and Bryan could have a child it would've been Brent Grgic - or Jason Laycock.

Replacement for Whelan? Ha, there's only one person in the league fit for that title, and it certainly isn't Cheney.

Keep in mind it's right near Richmond station

Last year I figured (initially incorrectly) the amount of money that has been raised by a very small minority. It's a shame, but it's reality. Without more debt demolition nights, or a clever grass roots day, we won't be getting rid of the debt any time soon.

Love: MFC players Hate: Other players

You'll be right mate. It's good fun, the guys'll look after you and there's a few young guys who play anyway

Am hardly walking at the moment, so that be a no unfortunately. But I'd strongly recommend it to anyone who is umm-ing and ah-ing