Bitter but optimistic

There will be a vacant seat in front of the Betty Cuthbert bar for the foreseeable future. My golf is crap but it's better than Melbourne's football at the moment.

Yes, I agree. It's a sad thing when you find yourself barracking for the filth. However, it's even sadder to watch the pressure and the way these two sides handle it while still exhibiting high level skills. Bottom end sides (like us unfortunately) are miles off the pace.

I'm confident of a win. Not entirely sure why but I just hammered my sportsbet account and loaded up on the Dees.

If you really want to "know things" about football listen to Mark Robinson!

Well if it doesn't happen this week it going to be a long and sad season!

Are you on the juice mate? You know that stuff cannot happen nowadays.

Well if you are prepared to bend over and take it good luck to you. I prefer a bit of pride.

Can't bat, can't bowl, can't field. Can't kick, can't handball, can't tackle.

He's too rat cunning for that. He'll give a bashful smile and say "it was nothing really just doing my bit"

(1)Now you're using the word "interim" so your argument has changed. End of discussion. (2) If you wonder why he is bagged then think back to his opportunistic use of Liam Jurrah and ask youself what his motives might be.

The Pres and the board made a huge decision to drop EW. No doubt this decision was correct and based on on principle. They would have known the financial implications. Let's show a little support for them and give them time to sort out a replacement. It has after all only been a few days.

No I don't miss your point - I disagree with it - totally. Your analogy with flood victims is irrelevant. They did need immediate aid because they were in physical danger. The footy club is an entity it wont die of exposure. My point is that EE is buying in far too quickly and therefore I question his motives. Altruism? I don't think so.

Well let's not bury the corpse while it's still warm. Eddie had his snout into our business with an unhealthy haste. More to to make the deadline for his show I suspect than out of any real concern.

Yes we need the money. However, what does Eddie Everywhere's intervention say to the world? That our club and our admin are incapable of doing the business themselves. That we are second rate and need the likes of HIM to deal with the big boys. Perception is very important. As mentioned above EE is patronising and condescending and should keep out of our business.

I watched Eddy talking about Melbourne being "down on its luck". I squirmed through the whole affair. What a patronising snot he is.

I'm not certain whether I'm drinking too much or not enough. Maybe I'm just too old. Please humour me and explain.

Who/what the hell are you talking about?

And the classic. - "We are taking it one week at a time".

I find alcohol a good short term solution. Then I sober up and remember the game.

No, I'm the classic "one trick pony" on my optimistic side but if I go to the darklands of my bitter side ... well that's another story.

My optimistic side says, "surely we have some pride and will bounce back and beat the tiges by 30 points".

187. We have got worse

Not Drinking? No there's a concept that is totally alien to me.

Melbourne has acted with integrity. Demetreio and Mifsud have not.

No I think we need a couple more "rebuilds". How about 2026 ish?