old dee

I don't think I will make it to next sunday the prospect of going down to the GC is too horrible to contemplate. But sunday is 6 days away!

Last night I returned home a very sad fan. Another year has come to end again with a whimper. Like so many previous years I started with enthusiasm and expected a reasonable improving performance on the previous year. After some improved performances and a good draw I thought 2011 may get us very close to eighth spot. But alas the all too often "Melbourne season" unfolded. Poor results and numerous beltings followed by the coach being sacked and then problems in the administration. Once again the season ends with my club being the butt of jokes about "no bruise " football and down hill skiers etc. The end of this misery looks no closer than the majority of the last 47 years. I ask myself why do I go on? I have no idea what the answer is. I am too old to end my affair with the MFC but I am getting weaker. Normally there is always next year but right now I am struggling with this concept. What if this is my lot? What if this is the best it gets at the MFC? God I hope not but may be it is? Perhaps the "Storm" is the solution. They seem to be every thing that the MFC is not!

Me too redleg started the day with crumpets and honey The chocolate cake for morning tea was followed by a Pastie for lunch. Now pork belly for dinner. But I having a low cal beer now.

If it reduces the Hawthorn Coffers it will be a good result for me. Do not believe he will seriously consider leaving Hawthorn. Would you?

Now Redleg for a person of your experience you surprise me. Surely you know that the "media" is insatiable. They have every day pages to fill, tv programs to fill 24 hour radio stations devoted to sport to fill. So 80% of what we get is a small amount of information to which guess work is added. On rare occasions they guess right. The rest is BS

I cannot believe we are talking about Cornes. We have flung guys in the last few years that had more to give than him eg. our captain and Bruce last year. The guy is past it. If you cannot get a game at Port why the hell do we need him.

and so say all of us

Plus go to the naughty corner Nasher

Yes we had better beat them well in the last game or how good do we look. Thought Butcher was good considering he was in a forward line getting very little of the ball. After all the injury problems he might finally be getting it together. His contract with port must be nearly up. Anyone know his position?

"As well as" Yes I will be interested as well I was going to Coburg today but unfortunately I am Ganddaughter sitting, Daughter is quite ill ( Nothing deadly) And you know she smiles at me wether the Dees win or lose.

I am down to crossing my fingers WJ So that is how desperate I have become, zero confidence at present. I am in the "not expecting much till 2012" mood now. Unfortunately I have had this feeling far too often over the years.

I did not inhale DC I promise. You have more confidence than me. IMO we have a pray if Green, Davey, Sylvia and Maloney play good games. But as none of them have done it for 4 weeks and I doubt all of them on the same day this year it looks bleak tomorrow.

I doubt that Redleg However I agree I must admit I had a look today. My god the vitriol is unbelieveable. Life springs eternal I wonder if we have a pray tomorrow? And yes DC I will stand in the corner for 30 minutes for looking at that other thread!

Sorry I was not trying to make your day worse. unfortunately them is d facts

ADC Now that is a traveloge if ever I heard one. I may need to lay in a supply before sunday!

have not tried the first option I will have to give it a go.

Ditto Single malt DC much better.

You can make anything you like of stats but here is an interesting one. how many games have we lost by 9+ goals over the last 4 year. Below is the result from my investigation 2008 7 2009 6 2010 2 2011 7 with 4 games to go. So this year we are equal to our bottom out year and we still have 4 games to go, sunday could easily add another. looks stark against last year. What it clearly says to me is that we have gone backwards in a big way. To have as bad a year as 2008 is amazing. Any thoughts?

Sorry DC I fell in I will try harder in future

Thanks redleg they have had cheap prices there before. going down during the week I will check them out.

Yes you should have an sold them outside the ground for $8 / kg Well redleg help your mates out where was the stall?

Hangon if you do not appreciate a little humour in this bleak period I am sorry for you. Leave us all here having some resonable discussion and a bit of fun. It is called "not the Tom scully Thread" for a reason.

best news for the last 3 months.

it is a much darker red than anything else. I have got the old one out as I sent it back after the Geelong game. I never remember Melbourne being this colour red.

Ht I think 4 will see us out. God you would wonder that there is anything left to say. So come on guys there must be lots of other things to talk about. Does any one like this years scarf. I don't it is maroon and blue