Sir Why You Little

I hope all our Country Members are ok in these Bushfires. stay Strong. Long way to go yet...

Sue our form from 1965 onwards was not bad luck. The Club totally miss read the environment it was in when TV first arrived, it also miss read the new Contracts being offered at that stage. it wasn’t enough to “just play at The MCG” as an offer to play for us. Richmond took our place over 2-3 years, and we have never been able to pull it back. Yes Richmond had a long drought and they had to rattle tins, but they NEVER lost their Supporter base, which is exactly what we missed out on in the late 1960’s-70’s It comes down to Leadership, which is why i mentioned it in the first place. We can still be a Powerhouse Club again, we have the name. But we must demand and expect shrewd and innovative Leadership all through the Club, onfield and off But i cannot stress that original point enough, by missing the boat with TV in the mid to late 1960’s was a massive hit. The First Game I remember going to was the 1970 GF. 121,000 people were there (somehow!) and so much of that rivalry between Carlton and Collingwood was due to TV exposure on Saturday Nights.

Yes i am well aware thanks so much

At least i give an opinion. Have no idea what yours are, You just throw darts ?

We disagree on that one. Without exposure, supporters and sponsorship drop down and everything else follows You put it down to bad luck....

Danny Hughes from Full Back BANG!

“And goes BANG straight through the center...” J Dyer 3KZ is football

I am sure we didn’t intend to give it up, but regardless. We did. Richmond moved into our turf and stayed, and got their act together straight away We were still blindsided by the oncoming professionalism of the game. TV Bought in big money and we were not used. It all accumulates... i don’t disagree with anything you say above by the way, but the roots to all of our modern problems began with our lack of TV Coverage. The MFC was not part of people’s loungeroom when The VFL was growing a brand new audience

But North will always be a small club regardless of Media. We, The MFC were a Powerhouse who completely miss read the new Broadcasting of the 1960’s (as well as some other things) We had the Power and gave it up. a Completely different scenario

We are not North. That is the point We should never be compared with them, yet we are, through shocking management over decades. So many supporters defend the position we have found ourselves in. I have never understood why...

We didn’t win in those years. it was rare to see the MFC on TV during the 1960’s and 70’s. The Power base and generations of young supporters was lost to other clubs

And that is only your opinion This club has had so many opportunities to get it right, but keeps coming up short 1965 was a huge year, if you don’t agree i can’t help you. Football became a TV ? Sport and we were never on... that’s where it all started

We allowed ourselves to slowly become irrelevant once the game was on Television in 1965. That was the big one Other problems stemmed from there. Gutnick made some very bad judgements and wouldn’t listen to anyone’s advice Sheedy should have been given the Coaching job after the Rev. there are a few examples i can give you on short notice

I consider ludicrous doing the same thing over and over, when it hasn’t worked...

Read post #8 if you can be bothered

To be not focused on Winning... I always wonder how that can happen, we have been cheated so many Seasons as Supporters of this Club..

Thankfully that was last year. Let’s leave it there

Haha ? Yes get the Body ready for serious combat

Always amuses me when older Supporters (like me now!!) refer to the 1960’s and 70’s as “The lean Years” What were the other years until now? Sandringham was my stomping ground Bluff Road. Go the Zebs.... (So sad they mean nothing to me now)

Some good points in there D4L Leadership deficiencies always show up when serious pressure is applied. A long term problem at the MFC

Run out of town....

Yes i found that in The ABC archive many years ago. Great Band “The Hookers” They could really play in the studio and live. in the studio you have to get it perfect, because that is the way it will stay forever. “Love’s not good enough” was always a favourite long before i found this gem

Check this out Biff

Why is it Crap?? Lord Travis has backed himself up rather well, maybe for once you are ill informed Dry, it is possible.

Oh dear....