Deeoldfart

I remember her well Nasher. Lovely! You should put up her 8yo photo as your new avatar, as a reminder of how long it's been!

Good questions Pipefitter. We can only hope that our new coach and fitness staff (whoever they might be) can identify and fix the problem(s). It's sad to see Trenners out there busting his gut week after week and getting nowhere. He's a shell of the player we recruited just a few years ago.

6. N. Jones - good as usual 5. Viney - good in patches 4. Clisby - rough, but played with heart 3. Pedersen - earned his place today 2. M. Jones - just ok 1. Trengove - seemed to try some of the time. (that's probably unfair, but you know what I mean) The rest should hang their heads in shame. They tarnished a once proud jumper, and ripped the heart out of this once proud supporter.

I can't imagine feeling more despondent than I do right now. Just when I thought things couldn't get any lower, someone drops soiled paper on me and pulls the chain.

N. Jones?

Three things I'd do: give up following football; sue the AFL for $10,000,000 to cover unfulfilled dreams, dashed hopes, untold emotional damage, unrequited love and a new cat for my wife. engage WJ and Redleg as my legal team (maybe Demonlanders could contemplate joining me in a class action).

Shizen!!

Thanks NSC. Please stay sufficiently sober to remember the essential details.

........ once again, have an excellent reason for drowning my sorrows on cheap plonk. ps. I'm saving the Moet and Bollinger for a winning streak!

I'm surprised you havn't already done that wyl!

We need to give up on the 'blame game' right now if we want a future, let alone a decent future!! (ps. Yes, I know that your comment was said in jest BBB)

Well I love it, and I want one for Christmas!

Totally agree alias. With Mike Brady penning the words / tune, I'll wager that 97.25% of us will love it! As 'C'mon Demons' became a bit of a theme during the Northey era, let the new song become a booming crescendo for the era which is about to dawn!

Me too wyl, but no doubt it's more in hope than anything else. Being a lifelong Dees supporter can have that effect.

Nice selective response 3165! I don't know, but I expressed an opinion (which is what Demonland is about). I agree that the selection panel is best placed to make those judgements, and like you (and everyone else on here), I hope they get it right.

Sorry, but I can't find any posts that say "we don't need a coach that can take the club to the top". ...............but if we could find a coach who can do both, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds? ...... or do you think that the capacity of senior coach to inspire supporters, members and potential sponsors is completely irrelevant?. FWIW, I think any of Roos, Williams or Eade would make a better fist of doing both than Laidley Now that you've had your say about other posts, do you have any views about Laidley as a potential senior coach at Melbourne?

I can't see this going anywhere. Laidley is a good match-day coach imo, but he definitely does not have the aura to quickly attract disillusioned members back to the fold, or have potential sponsors knocking at the door of PJ's office. Whilst not at the forefront of selection criteria for our new coach, these would have to be important considerations given the current financial predicament of our club.

Very strange question oslik! There could be several logical answers, but the one I prefer is big Max saying something along the lines of "I reckon I can be one of the elite ruckmen in the AFL in two years time, so why lock myself into a longer deal on moderate pay, when I'll be able to command top dollar in two year's time?".

6. Frawley 5. Viney 4. Sylvia 3. Watts 2. Grimes 1. Fitz

The prospect of In-fighting at this time leaves me numb with disbelief.

I know Sweet Fanny Adams about any of the candidates mentioned in this thread, but if only half of what Redleg has stated in post 21 is on the money, then I am very, very nervous about Stockdale.

I'm accustomed to living through drought ....... but I want to be swept away when the floodgates open.

When I read the title of this thread the famous words of the great Norm Smith immediately came to mind "I am Melbourne". It's as simple as that. I need reason beyond that to 'keep me going'.

That's exactly my take Clint. He was very cagey with his choice of words, and despite every chance to rule it out completely, he chose not to. He may not be our coach in 2014, but there's no doubt in my mind that he still has it under consideration.

Jimmy is involving himself more and is progressing nicely. I get the impression that he listens to what he is told and works hard to follow through on advice and instructions. Very confident that he is one recruitment decision we won't regret in years to come.