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I would take Ben Cousins for 2 years on an Incentive based Contract. He loves playing on the MCG..I watched him win the Flag in '06

Bring back the '70's china man Demon!! Now he was a class act. Or the Demon from late 60's Twistie Packs-Very Reptillian looking Creature SELL TRIDENTS TO EVERYONE AT THE GROUND!!! Lets get EVIL

Bloody Hell i thought Jared Rivers had done a knee!!! I am sorry about your mate but please do not scare me like that!! Flashback to '95 Pre season with the Ox-depressing

That's good to hear a story like that. You could see Gary's Beard on the Southern Stand wing while sitting in the members!! But there were a lot of '70s porn star beards worn in the VFL back then. Bakers was the thickest i recall tho..

Let us not forget to that Bailey came to melbourne late last year & thus did not have a full pre-season to adjust to the club. Going into next year he will so Hopefully that will be an improvement factor in itself.

The Bottom line is we just have to win games-all these problems will ease if we can win some games & respectability. I sure hope the board are thinking along these lines, because everything else is just spin doctoring at the end of the day if we do not improve on the field. I am stoked we can get any major sponsor at the moment.

I am an MCC/MFC Member and i think that connection will be our greatest assett in the future, but i agree in part with all the above posts that at the moment it is completely under utilized. MFC Merchandise should greet me before i swipe my Card on home game days. Club Reps should be at Gate 2 Making us feel passionate about the afternoon to come. I have always thought for years that t MFC has never embraced it core supporters nearly as much as it should. I should write to Cameron Schwabb on this point-anyone know his email??

Its not sooking mate. Its a reality. Nothing wrong with being angry. The MFC is being treated like an old rag by the AFL at present. If they had any decency toward us they may throw us a little slack in the Pre season, but no...not a thing & then they lambast us for not having a good business plan. I really hope we can battle through this crap & some time in the future be in a position to stand up to the AFL. Time will tell

This is the way i have always felt. I remember Nathan Bourke speaking after the selection. He was genuinely knocked out by Baileys preparation & presentation. We have a very good coach at Melbourne. We need the other pieces..

If i was Bailey i would be going Flat out to win that first game. Pick the Best side. Train Hard For it. Shove it up the AFL

Ime in your camp. We as a club must take every game seriously from now on. All games for us are hard and should be planned for that way

Please inflict as much pain and misery upon as many carlton people as you can during this game. Thank you That is all

After 2008 i Personally do not have a problem with the whole list being placed on 1 year incentive based Contracts. I know it aint possible but its what should happen. Make players really want to earn their place.

Don't forget though Hawthorn may still be Hungover from this year!! We might win!!! Ridiculous but Possible!!!

I just hope the club views all this [censored] as a challenge rather than putting up the white flag. The Character of the stynes board is going to be really tested over the next couple of years. "It's better to die on your Feet than too live on your knees" Midnight Oil

1990 at Windy Hill!! Darren Bennett went off in the Last Q. Brilliant Day, Last time i saw a game at that feral dump. Kicked 4 goals in Time on to win. Steve Odwyer left a lot of his teeth in the centre circle that Day. I have the whole game on tape. Proper Hard Footy. Thought i was going to be killed getting out of the ground. It got a bit scary. Essendon were not happy. Good side in 1990 Very Tough.

You are onto a great idea there. Does the Club have a direct discussion Website?? Some of the Topics on here should be directly handballed to them. others of course should get nowhere near them. I like the idea of getting Norm Smith involved iin our next tilt. Bet he would love it to.

We are on our own..The only way we are going to climb out of this mire is to stick together. The AFL do not care about the MFC. It is clear. They are far more interested in North of the Border.

Essendon have had an unbelievably brilliant deal at Telstra since it opened. They were the First to sign up to the Dump, & therefore manage to have a good deal on anything sold there. The Kind of deal we lost at the MCG in the 80's & must try to get back.

Correct. The Draw gets more lopsided each year & with 18 teams its a complete joke!!!!

The MFC need to win more games, & the ones we lose we must show Fight. Until then the crowds & TV Viewers will not care about us at all. So Protesting is a waste of energy although i understand the sentiment. Winners are respected.

Well I wish Mark Williams all the Best. Don't underestimate 3 Flags in a row even if it is at VFL Level. We are not Flush with Funds right now so we have to spend small dollars wisely and grow quietly. If he has the respect of the players i am Happy. i

Yes! I am glad you "saw the Light"!!! Fighting clubs get noticed and respected. Those on welfare year after year are killed off spiritually and in the real world. Carlton had Richard Pratt to lean on so they could afford to bludge for two years after cheating for about 20 years. We don't hold those cards, so there blueprint was never ours. (Thanks Mark Rielly Round 22 2007) Now he really put the boot into the MFC. Onward & Strong

Brock stood up at the Demolition Dinner and pledged $10.000 of his own money to the club. I think that signifies what the Melbourne Football Club means to him. He also played a half of Footy this year with an apparrent broken ankle! I think he is Captain Material. I also think next year is very important to set the right example for the years to follow so make him the next captain now-don't wait. Green & Bruce as Deputies.

If the Club & players give 100% next year & we still finish on the bottom i can accept that. I won't like it and will be looking for answers, but at least i will know we gave our best. What i object to is the notion that we need another year of first round Draft picks. Life aint that easy. This club needs to start looking up rather than down. If we do finish 16th in 2009 then take those draft picfks for sure, But do not pencil them in now six months before the new season begins. Lets aim for major improvements to our young players and 8-10 wins next year. Grabbing the odd "Suprise" victory over a Top eight side-watch the MCG start to fill up again.