Fork 'em

Probably just hipped .

I thought it was great , something for Sheedy to suck on and Scully to ponder .

We'll be better this year than last and for an up and coming club there was some exciting stuff happening last year . Strap yourself in . Go Demons .

Jamar was brilliant value last year as 2nd ruck , I couldn't have been happier . This year I'll be going again with Sandilands 1st and try to pick another value second ruck ... won't be Jamar .

We've all been raving about Scullys character since he walked into the club . He's gone about his business with understated dedication and I would say he is the last person who wants to be in the position he's found himself in . He isn't driven by money , he is driven by the love of the game and desire to be the best player he can be . I think he'll sign sooner rather than later just to get the unwanted spotlight off his back . There is no way his decision would largely be effected by the extra dollars offered by GWS . What young footballer would give up the chance to play in an up and coming successful side in his home town to play infront of no-one at Sydney and pitiful crowds back here . Thats NOT what he's been dreaming about since he could hold a football . Thankfully we have great level headed people in charge of the club at the moment that won't get sucked into the whining outbursts that Thompson did last year . It's just the supporters that need to relax and let Tom do what he does best till he again signs .... with us.

Lets face it , if some other club was in our situation the majority of us wouldn't give a flying fig either . I know I wouldn't .

Fair dinkum .... We demand mental strength from the players but how about we show abit ourselves . A little jab from Maguire and many are staggering around waiting for the coup de grace , mission accomplished on his part . It's gonna be a long year so how about we man up and let the list managers deal with it .

Chalk up Watts , Jurrah and Scully as future Stars . Once Watts fills out he will tear oppositions apart . When Jurrah developes an engine , he will tear oppositions apart . Once Scully sorts the radar with his kicking , he will tear oppositions apart . Allowing for cameo's from the likes Grimes , Trengove , Jones and Sylvia thats alot of oppositions getting torn apart .

This has been a looong off season and I'm looking forward to seeing how they go . Haven't been to a pub in years but may have to find me 1 friday night . I'm not sure this 1st game will have too much of a bearing on memberships but we do have to have a solid start to the season to get to the 40,000 members we're looking for. I learnt from last year that all won't be lost big picture wise if we don't come out blitzing early . Just no bad injuries please .

Jurrah probably tries to hide himself .

Read my lips america de cali . If the umpires (and even the MRP) could umpire the game like did through the last final series throughout the season I would be happy . Problem is they don't , we get lumbered with their BS whimsical interpretations of rules which are becoming greyer by the minute . If your at a game there can be times when frees are getting paid that the supporter in the stands has no idea WTF just happened . Just let 'em fricken play .

I'm sick of rule changes . Name another sport that make up the rules as they go along like ours . It's becoming a bad joke .

Still gotta be a surprise attack , no good consistantly kicking torps from a kick-in . Variety and hitting up moving targets is the key .

My thoughts exactly RobbieF, if we want more members in the future we have to be in the competions face , and rubbing their noses in it . Will do no good being quiet acheivers , just ask North .

Problem is the media will not let this issue ride out till the end of the season. They are dogs with a bone and will not let up until a contract is signed . If his manager was truly intent on letting his charge concentrate on just playing football , he'd be signed sooner rather than later. The longer it draws out the worse for us IMO , and the dogs in the media will love it .

1st Jimmy calling for 40,000 members and now Bailey stating our intentions of a decade of dominance . Strong clubs have the confidence to make their intentions clear and even stronger clubs bring it to fruition . Bring it on . B)

Thank god . Ever since watching Schwarz do his knee for 2nd time at Lavington playing in the seconds during the pre-season , the thought of losing another gun player in a fairy floss game terrifies me .

My thoughts exactly , now Jimmy's called the supporters to arms I reakon we'll get it , if not very close . B)

Nah , Danny Hughes never kicked any dropkicks that I remember . Can't remember Blight winning a GF with a torp either . Did see Twiggy Dunn level the drawn '77 GF with 1 tho' . Though I'd love to see it the problem with bringing back the torp is you need a bloke capable of hitting 'em consistantly . Not sure if we have 1 anymore .

I love this . With Jim urging the supporters to get on board and hopefully the players showing some dash with strong early wins to back him up anything is possible .

The red is definately different to the colour on the 2011 members scarf which is a darker red that could almost be maroon. If the colour displayed on the guerseys today are what the team will wear during the season , our supporters will be wearing different colours than the team we support . I feel the excuse that red is hard to get red is weak , as others have noted , it's not a problem that the scum or aints seem to suffer with . The logo may have lead us astray , it's red is closer to the scarf . The colours shown on the actual jumpers however are very different . As for the away strip , some will never be happy no matter what it looks like . For an alternative strip , it aint that bad . Would you prefer we turned up bright yellow as the aints did a few years ago ?

Hated his speech after getting rolled in the 2000 GF aswell . Along the lines of " IF we're lucky enough to get into this position again ...." Not what I wanted to hear David .

I'm hoping we start games well and don't have to fight back from 5-6 goals down . Let the opposition work on stopping our goal avalanches . B)

Anyone who thinks Davey will be plonked in the forward line and left there is dreaming . He'll be rotated through the midfield just like the rest of them .