Neil Crompton

Anyone else having problems with DL? I’m finding it frustratingly slow to load anything. Are there any issues Andy? @Demonland

To be fair picket, it’s probably been your infinite posts on what a champion he IS and what a disgrace the MFC are for forcing him out, that has led many posters to seize any opportunity to show why he is not a champion any more.

Has Andy ever barred himself before?

As @Redleg has said, there are so many things we don’t know at this stage, but, at present, it does appear like another “we shot ourselves in the foot” moment for the club. As for the whistleblower, you’d think it would have to be a more senior player at the club, rather than our younger brigade. After hearing about what was said at the meeting, could the whistleblower actually be Maysie himself? - just to add to all the other unsubstantiated comments that have been made on this issue.

I’m sure no one ( except perhaps a few journos) “makes up stuff”. What would be the point? You’d be ostracised like there was no tomorrow on this site if found out. People pass on information they are told - some correct, some not always correct. So what.? Are you silly enough to take as fact everything that is stated on a fan’s forum? Heaven help you if you are. Maybe this is not the place for you.

Perhaps he wasn’t invited.

Did you see Clarry @Ghostwriter ? Someone else made a comment that he wasn’t there - because he had partied all night. Hopefully you are correct.

Its going to be a long season - why wear ourselves out unnecessarily turning up for 4 quarters when we only need one half to beat them?

Which backs up what @Ghostwriter said last week. Scoop GW.

I wonder if we would have won if not for Paddy kicking such an inspirational goal. Then forcing the ball to the ground for Fritsch to snap his. As you said, important moments.

I wonder what our reaction would be as supporters if it wasn’t Gus, but say a Collingwood player who Zurich were refusing to pay out? (And don’t suggest Maynard as an example because I know what our reaction would be!).

Might be nice of the boys to win this match for our two champions

Beelz, that last paragraph is one of the most sensible statements yet made on this issue. Though got to admit the bar hasn’t been that high of late.

The MFC traded Oliver because of his behavior issues and the effect this was having on the playing group - and for no other reasons. His performance at GWS is really totally irrelevant to the MFC. The trade was necessary and was done. End of story. I wish him well.

I seem to remember 40-odd points not being enough lead last year at 3/4 time against the saints in the ones. Surely it couldn’t happen to Casey as well!

don't agree re Hogan. He is not slow and probably does more km's than Oliver in a game. Please don't lump him in with Oliver. I was at a GWS Swans practice game a couple of weeks ago and spent my time watching Oliver. I reported he was always 30m behind the play. He is slow and looks unfit by his performance that evening. He looks no different to what we saw the last couple of years.

... not that we are advocating betting....

You know what? I have NFI what the status of our new home, and our possible temporary home, is. Conflicting reports leave all of us trying to figure out who is correct. And it's doing my head in. So i'm not going to give it another second of thought until an official announcement is made.

Happy birthday GW - may there be many more ( and if you are only 21 then there should be!). Hope your birthday wishes come true.

If anyone is interested, I have released a six-pack EP on Spotify and the other platforms earlier this week. Album called "Words One", Artist's name "Words of the World". Never done this before so would be very interested in what DL'ers think.

i don't get a choice - I'm told they belong in the fridge

If a move to Waverley doesn't affect the Caulfield project, then I am all for it. Why shouldn't we take the opportunity to have our own facilities, rather than sharing, being disjointed (admin) and playing on a paddock? It also becomes a fairly decent fallback if for some reason Caulfield falls over - until we find something better.

Got here mid way through the first quarter, and all I’ve done is watch Carrie and Hogan. I swear Hogan has run faster and further than Clarrie. Unfortunately to date I’ve seen nothing from Clarrie that says we made a mistake letting him go. He just doesn’t get out of a jog - just follows the ball from 30m behind. At this stage of the game (half time) he’s a shadow of his former self. Admittedly it’s pouring with rain but that hasn’t stopped Jessie. I wish he was still ours.

I’d be dumbfounded if Petty plays in the forward line @DeeSpencer - not when all pre-season he has played back. I’d suggest he starts at full back and TMac on the bench - or perhaps even Turner playing some time forward (as he did last week during the two minute rule).

Haha OD. Your pessimism levels have just about hit an all time high.