Sir Why You Little

What prompted this realisation?

SEN were talking of serious Merger Relocation Talks-its back

I doubt they want an odd-number team either, and since they seem to have their hearts set on a Sydney team as well as a Gold Coast team, I don't see how one relocation would work so well.

1 Merged club and 1 new club. Ime tipping we may end up in west sydney if it occurred as the gold coast would be easier to set up from scratch

They are tasty odds.

I dreamed this score last night:

Melb 3.2.20 7.5.47 11.9.75 16.12.108

WB 4.4.28 7.10.52 11.15.81 13.19.97

Oh yes I love watching Melbourne over run the opposition in the final Q after trailing all day. Takes me back to Windy Hill in '91.

Darren Bennett went sick. The outer at Essendon was Ferral! Took a bit of nous to leave the ground without being hit. The Beer was sweet that night!!!!!

What this is an indication of is a senior group which is too worried about themselves, and not the interests of the team; that is reflected in their selections.

Bailey has a tough job, he needs to start making some tough calls. I know he is all about player driven improvement, but our senior crop don't have it in them.

2009 Leadership Group

Nathan Jones, Brock McLean, Aaron Davey, Jared Rivers, Lynden Dunn

Please; everyone abuse me.

No abuse here mate-I agree. At least Bailey has dropped him this early. I loved ND but he played Yze far too long

ahh so that was you...Great Work Mate! He is a total [censored]

Andy Maher is a total [censored],I happen to think Patrick Smith does a lot of research for his articles. Could be wrong but i think we need to listen to what he has to say. If our club is heritage listed what does that mean exactly? What part is listed-the name, or the club and its address?? This is no joke

Full forward. He leads and is big enpugh to make a contest flat-footed.

Neitz is brave but not getting the ball. Better that he gets some touch and run in the VFL. It is unaccwptable that he is needed to provide leadership lacking by Bruce/Green/etc. It should not be accepted.

Yes I would try him at Full Forward. Its AMAZING after 7 seasons nobody knows where he should be played!!!!

I Just wrote up a merger link on this topic-I was shocked this morning. I believe the AFL is serious.

Apparentlly the Olympic Precinct Training Facility has not been signed off yet. So maybe Casey is the answer. Ime not trying to be a smart ass here. We are almost stuffed and i didn't realize how bad until this morning.

The League don't want 18 Teams if they can get around it, and at the moment we are the Nomadic club.

I know that we can't hide behind our name but I think it highly unlikely that a team called Melbourne will generate a strong following in the Gold Coast.

Rest assured if we were sent to the gold coast we would be "The Gold Coast Demons" at best. Not much else would survive

Heard SEN this morning. That awful little creature Andy Maher who has the worst diction in the Media got stuck into Melbourne-We deserve it right now, that's not my point.

But it did Concern me that Apparently according to Patrick Smith the Merger-Relocation Money Bag has been put back on the table.

Lets face it the Loaded gun is pointing squarely at The Melbourne Football Club if we don't start Winning. Fact.

Our Name and our proud History will not save us forever. We must start winning and Gaining Respect or else its 96 all over again and i doubt we would survive if it got that far.

I want to support this club, and i will not support anyone if they are merged or relocated, infact if that happens i will support whoever plays against the new club.

I support the Melbourne Demons Period but we have to work to save it because right now we are critically ill.

Don't Hide from this fact-Fight instead.

Since 1964 Every club apart from footscray and the Shockers have won a flag. Both Times we made the Big Day we were Murdered. As we all remember. After all this time our history is becoming Limp and Rusted. There are better things to do on a weekend than Be Heart Broken and [censored] off! Winners are Grinners.

Why did we not Own the Training Facility that Collingwood built. They got in under us-we were limp.

Our new CEO has to sharpen the Melbourne Teeth and fight otherwise we will not be the Melbourne Demons anymore.

We must win games to be vibrant.

Jim Main is Right-The Ball is in our Court otherwise we will be playing Fitzroy at their old home ground.....

Since 1964 Every club apart from footscray and the Shockers have won a flag. Both Times we made the Big Day we were Murdered. As we all remember. After all this time our history is becoming Limp and Rusted. There are better things to do on a weekend than Be Heart Broken and [censored] off! Winners are Grinners.

Why did we not Own the Training Facility that Collingwood built. They got in under us-we were limp.

Our new CEO has to sharpen the Melbourne Teeth and fight otherwise we will not be the Melbourne Demons anymore.

We must win games to be vibrant.

I just joined up-$2 a week i will give it a go.

Upgraded membership this year. I don't regret it. Last week is last week. Be angry, get frustrated (i certainly did) and then get over it, and remember that in a week's time after the siren blasts and the umpire balls it up as the crowd roars, it's a whole new ball game, and enjoy it.

I am there for the long haul- I have seen this club kicked around for too long that's all.

G'day Fellow Demons Supporters!

The latest article on the Demons website is rather interesting. Here's the link: http://www.melbournefc.com.au/tabid/7415/D...px?newsid=56809

I think James McDonald makes some good points. The players were under Neale Daniher's game plane for about 10 years so it was hard to just change to Dean Bailey's game plan so quickly.

Either way, its still not an excuse.

I just hope the players WIN for Macca in his 200th game for the MFC on the weekend against the Bulldogs.

All i ask is why players slip back into bad habits in the first place. Whats the point. Its turning crap into an excuse. Macca is a true gun this way of thinking must be erased very soon

So many carreers are on the line this year. Strap yourselves in fo r a bumpy ride

Channel 7 news just announced that the cause of his death was a combination of a food/drink allergy and a heart condition.

Wow thats sad as, I worked with Clinton on Basketball at the ABC in '98- Class Guy he was. R I P

Same, but I get an eerie "Wayne Brittain" type feeling from him. Remember, Brittain was supposed to lead Carlton back to the promised land after being Parkin's assistant for so long. You can say that Bailey come to being an AFL coach in the same manner; being an assistant to a relatively successful coach. Not trying to prove any logic here at all (and no, I don't think that "Good Assistant under good coach = bad coach) but I hope he doesn't turn out like Brittain.

Sheeds gave him a fine blessing in saturdays paper. Bailey wont be a Wayne Brittan. Anyway Carlton were shot by the time Brittan took over. Bailey will be ok BUT HE HAS TOO GET TOUGH.What we need is a new Generation Alan Jeans.

I Met him once- He was

Tough. Taught Lethal

I have been a supporter all my life, but have only recently moved to within driving distance at least. So for 2 years, I have been considering becoming a member.

Yesterday is why I haven't - they are simply not professional. Most of Melbourne's salary cap was on the park yesterday - a lot of Hawthorn's was not. Yet it was Melbourne who were just an amateurish rabble; I doubt they would have beaten a good VFL side. So here's the rub: the Melbourne players should consider handing back their pay cheque for this week (after tax of course); if you don't do a job, you shouldn't be paid.

And you can add the coaching staff. Either the game plan is crap, or the players don't know it - either way the coaching staff have failed also.

So here's the challenge: players and coaching staff give back a weeks salary, and I'll become a member. At least I know they are being accountable and are accepting responsibility, not just talking.

I am a paid up member but what i do expect is VALUE FOR MONEY which was certainly not there last weekend.

I think that is what is meant here. I am sick of seeing weak performances. I got Laughed ay whilst at school in the 70's because i barracked for melbourne. Sadly little has changed.

Bailey will be a good coach I still believe that. He now knows the job in front of him, which is good

WHY DON"T YOU SAY THAT TO HIS FACE TOUGH GUY? Get off his back. He's a quality player whether YOU like it or not!

Quality Players win Premierships. We have to get into that mindset. At Present Cam Bruce is NOT QUALITY. Thats been our Problem for the last 43 Years. Brucey may be a top Bloke but he is not a top line Footy Player

He has had 8 Years at this level to prove himself

Melbourne apparently did not lose a game by 100 points plus in the entire 10 years Daners was coach.

I pose the question for discussion, would we have lost by 104 points on Sunday if Sheeds had been coaching us?

In a Perverse way I am glad we lost by so much, as it tells the Football dept exactly where we are at. All Reputations are back to zero as far as i am concerned

Yes people can criticise where appropriate, don't have a problem with that, it's what and how they say it that gets up me, but when things go right they are back on the bandwagon singing praises.

While I am at it, there seems to be some that don't understand what the club is trying to do, it's just not a rebuild of the playing list and as why you little says since 1965 that will get us through it won't, it is the whole package that has to go with it. I remember Bill Guest wanting to go to Olympic Park before the Pies but everyone sat back and procrastinated about it, I also remember them looking a buying some houses along Jollmont and again procrastinated and the list goes on, this club lived of the back of the MCC and the AFL for to long. I can also remember most of the Boards always lfighting and leaking like the Titanic and until recently that has stopped.

Yes Steve Harris created havoc with the moving on of staff and cost cutting but I bet you that it had to be done, we had to get the debt, down, tax bill paid, so we could change our culture, a new home soon (thanks Victory for the delay ) but what has been born out of the ashes,

New football manager position created

Employment of development coaches and other coaches

New CEO someone who knows the right people and has been around with a proven record.

A club that will run the way businesses are supposed to be run and not ad hock.

So the club is rebuilding from the Top to bottom instead of bottom only and it will take time for things to filter through and we will be able to stand on our own feet and remember the AFL is committed for us to remain here, The Dogs, Nth Melb, are in the same boat money wise. Again I know the title was a bit harsh but look at the bigger picture, there is a future for us just not as quick as we thought.

Do not Quote me out of Context-Other Clubs would never put up with the Performance of this club over the last 40 Years. If we were not Called Melbourne we would be Long dead. Thank God we are called Melbourne coz i am glad we are still Rocking. But our senior players never seem to have the Grunt of Other sides. And we accept it. I have had enough and i will keep saying it all year

NOT ONE MEMBERSHIP ADVERT HAVE I HEARD ON THE RADIO THIS YEAR NOT 1 its not good enough... we are a basket case right now

Sorry to disappoint you, but we must clean out the dead wood and play the raw Kids. We are not going to win many this year i believe. The old guard are not up to it.

"Gotta go through Hell before you get to heaven"

The Melbourne Football club has been "Rebuilding" since 1965 and quite Frankly i am sick and tired of it. So i will say whatever i like.

Sunday was a bloody disgrace and i will not put up with it. Don't ever refer to me as a weak Dog.

I have pride in myself and expect the same from my Football team.

Once again Sunday was a Disgrace and if it continues we as a team will die. Why would peoplle want to sign up after that. Hawthorn have rebuilt since the 96 Merger game We Havent. The whole place is held together with Gaffer Tape.

The only way is up.

Melbourne de3serves nothing right now-They have to earn RESPECT

Well well well. If these Figures are true they are astounding. We will make it, Now i belive it