rednblue2009

"My real wish for our survival is to become a department of the MCC again." I want more than anything for the survival of the MFC - my greatest fear tho is that our survival is getting more perilous every year - in commercial terms, we are bankrupt and should be liquidated. As a department of MCC we would be immortal.

there is still continued criticism of Ian Ridley and his fellow board members about the merge - very unfair, I believe. These guys were acting in what they thought was the only way for some presence of MFC to continue. Other alternatives were compulsory merges like the AFL forced on Fitzroy, or the AFL cancelling our licence and issuing of it to a totally new entity. Ian and co thought the Hawks merger at least would preserve some past history and continuation in a merged form. I'm glad that we still have a MFC to support, but EVERY YEAR survival is on a knife-edge - this is 12 years after the merge plan. Gutnick came and went like a fart in a head-wind - from recollection, he didn't even pay his remainder of about $300,000 that he owed to the club for a superbox. I am doing my damnest to help the club survive, BUT I have real fears it may all go into oblivion soon, and I will then think - perhaps Ian and Co were correct. My real wish for our survival is to become a department of the MCC again.

Carlton are Premiers .....on my hate list !! way above Collingwood, way above Crows

one of the more approachable Directors - good effort, Peter- thanks.

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his season is down the drain

for your information

Thanks guys for the clarifications and views - I certainly didn't mean to knock Whitey in my headline - it is just that the fact of most hitouts truly amazed me - he has certainly been restricted with the new centre bounce rule , and I didn't guess the tally of hitouts that he obtained. He gets little support, so Meeson and Johnson have to take some of the pressure off him - I doubt that Jamar is as capable.

I was surprised to read in todays Age footy magazine club player reviews - Jeff White 'Led the competition in hit-outs in 2007" This statistic amazes me - is it true?

I do not enjoy Sunday and Monday games though - you have to wait until Saturday and Sunday papers to find the final team, as only squads have been named before that.

Libba - in The Age he is quoted as saying the club's actions ( referring to his allegation of tanking) made him feel 'extremely uncomfortable' - yeah, so uncomfortable that he resigned from the club there and then, and went public with his reason for resigning !!! His outburst now might well be the case, but his action of saying it now indicates to me hypocrisy and sour grapes- if he still had his coaching job at Carlton , I doubt we would have heard a word from him. AFL - they investigated Roos on a similar allegation re NAB Cup - they HAVE to investigate Carlton. Draft selections/ tanking - abolish priority picks, and run a raffle or raffles for 1st choice etc - but I don't know of how many teams to go in the raffle/s

Would you want your employer to dictate to you what you did in your spare time? - you can't do that photography class, you can't take your kid's to the beach, you can't read MAD comics - whatever your hobby/ies are. Robbo should be free to indulge in his hobby- it is NOT the reason his on-field so far is less than 100% - we have about 30 other players who are suffering similar performance on-field. Maybe they are all spending too much time with their stamp collections !! Robbo's effort can only do MFC good - you go kid.

Geelong ( approx 250,000 ) can support a team - you would think Tassie (500,000 ) could - Canberra is another one that would be a starter , one would think. IMO, Darwin is too small.

I think Geelong is an a few hours behind Melbourne time !!

new court date set for 28 April.

http://www.livenews.com.au/articles/2008/0...o_face_US_court There is likely to be a decision today USA time regarding WC future Court requirements - possibly a case to be heard on 25 February.

Often newspapers, radio stations and Tv channels do contras with the footy clubs - they run Club ads, if the Club advertises the media company in it's ( the Clubs) publications and events. I don't know what arrangement MFC and The Age had tho.

I remember reading somewhere that the staff turnover rate at MFC during S.H. time was extraordinarily high - suggestion that he was not the best operator when it came to staff harmony.

This is great news - another poster said that the fact Neita had to think so long for his decision was a bit of a worry - I think the reverse - Neita wanted to assess his body over the summer break to see if he came up ok, and could perform like a captain should. ( think this means 'biffo' when required too !! ) In summary, I am glad he did not just rush into things saying Yeah , I will be captain - he has considered all pros and cons, and made a very consious and committed choice. GO ( well, I really mean stay!) NEITA - GO DEES.

a resurgent Ricky will restrict Chris' opportunities this year - they are both competing for a similar position.

Herald Sun or Age-whichever is available as a freebie at the coffee lounge - Demonland at night. I know what you mean about Demonology - nothing much except bitching between posters on politics - Demonland rocks !

Bailey said Neitz has the job of captain if he wants it - deecision day next week. I will be very disappointed ( and surprised) if he doesn't take us in to our 150 th anniversary.

Wheels Nathan Belly Rivs PJ Chip

Maybe time for PJ to be slotted into a permanent backline position ( sorry Benny) - if White and Meesen can hold the main ruck two, PJ could develop as a pretty handy defender for the tall forwards.

Negative attitude brings negative results - I hope the players do not have such a pessimistic approach as some writers on 'Land do. We had one helluva year in '07 for injuries - we lost so many games by VERY small margins - ( I know all the sayings -If your Aunty had a mo, she'd be your Uncle etc) BUT, we only have to have an ounce of luck go our way in the injury department, and a 10 % lift ON AVERAGE from each player ( obviously that means 25% + from some players while others may go backwards ), we can make a realistic attempt at significant improvement on 2007 - and SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCEEDS. Yes, I am a Sales Manager and motivator at work ! BUT, this is not physcho gibberage - it CAN work.