PaulRB

Demons working overtime (XTC) ... And all the world is football-shaped It's just for me to kick in space And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste And I've got one, two, three, four, five Demons working overtime Trying to take this all in. I've got one, two, three, four, five Demons working overtime Trying to taste the difference 'Tween a lemon and a lime Pain and the pleasure And the church bells softly chime.

Kosi mark II

Season 2012 is over. This is good. Off season time to re-charge the batteries, lie in the sun. Think of other things to footy i.e life. Our FD is about to draft into the club at least 6 players who will be in our top 22 in 2013. Our players are already knuckling down and prepping for an huge pre-season. Just because we're not fussing over every inane rumour like a bunch of nervous old ladies doesn't mean we've lost the will... more that we trust the coach and his team to deliver a better result than we can imagine.

I don't think Geelong have another flag in them. Be a shame for Jared to leave Melb to chase a rainbow.

muppet

I like the National Anthem at finals because as it finishes the crowd roars in anticipation of the imminent game. It's the calm before the storm, and part of the ritual of finals that works a treat. I for one are looking forward to singing along again in September soon.

While I like and think Jared a very good player I don't think we'd look at him if he was at another club and available. We are well stocked in tall backmen with Watts, Tommy Mc, Garland, Frawley and Sellar. This is probably why the FD are not freaking at the prospect of him leaving. We need tall forwards, and losing Riv to gain a Gumbleton type forward may be what we have to do.

More so if Cloke pulls the pies butts out of the fire on Saturday night. Go Trav, Go Weagles. Suck it up Eddie.

That you even read this thread is a good sign that even the most jaded of fans are being drawn to the optimistic dreaming of future success. If you can be reformed OD there is hope yet for the MFC. Nice work.

Blues... yawn.

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I used to tant them by repeating the immortal lines spoken by the Pipe in HR Puffinstuff "Save me jimmy!" Unfortunately, he often did.

My two bros barrack for the Don's, so I'm blinded by my hatred for them.

gone early with that call.

I too was confused if it was Dean Bailey we were fked. But Damien Barret... yawn.

Don has done well given the circumstances of his assent to the presidency. We've overhauled the footy Dept, bringing in talented and experienced heads in Neeld, Misson and Craig. These men have acted ruthlessly to cut former captain Green, move on former B&F Moloney and put faith in the young onfield leaders rather then inferior but older ones. The wheel is turning and team ruthlessness and hardness come from the decisions the new FD are making. We're on the ride for the foreseeable so why is everyone fascinated with the 324th episode of the "Grass is always greener" coaching/president/GM/etc... debate?

Aaron is a proud one club player who needs to get over his injuries so he can have a clean injury free run at re-establishing himself in the MFC team.

Davey going nowhere Bring it on Aaron! Rock and roll in 2013.

No. I can't imagine winning one flag.

I agree WYL. And I believe Neeld has positioned us to be in the best position possible for the upcoming draft and FA period. We have identified the stayers and those that need to go, we have a heap of good draft picks and a bucketload of cash to spend. Come November we should know if 2013 is the start of the rise or just another "development" year. I strongly believe it will be the former.

A new coach is judged on anticipated success, an experienced coach is judged on their record. If we'd recruited Lyon or Malthouse instead of Neeld, would they have been prepared to sacrifice their record/ego etc for the longer term gain of the MFC in the way Neeld has (i.e. strip the game plan, culture, etc... bare and start again)? Experienced coaches are canny enough and, if successful, able to jump into teams that have already been renovated and just require a "coat of paint" to play finals (i.e. Freo and Blues). So it's no surprise that we didn't get Lyon and Malthouse, and the fact they avoided us implys they are not prepared to carry out the full renovation that the MFC required. That is, they are not the right coaches for the MFC at this stage. I'm happy with Mark and don't rue not getting Mick, Ross, Paul, Lethal, etc... as while all of those have taken a team from the bottom of the ladder to the top (or near), they don't appear to want to do it again, prefering to get on a team halfway up the climb. And that indicates a hubris and lack of hunger that we already have plenty of at Melbourne.

Gysberts through lack of pre-season fitness and then injury has fallen a year behind his peers at the MFC and exposed himself to Neeld's Knife. As a result he is under scrutiny. Hard thing to judge from afar is to what extent has he bought into and been prepared to do everything the FD ask of him. And more. If not he's on thin ice.

So you're taking on the role of Jaded's daddy Belzebub? So sweet ;-)

Old dee, you really shouldn't be here.

I think Jaded can say what she wants, despite the fact others may disagree. You've told her it's ok to express you venom toward Carlton, but you are not allowed to express your venom towards Melbourne. Who appointed you "controller of the venom"? The state of Melb these past couple of years is more worthy of a Melbourne supporters Venom than anything the Blues have done recently. And if Jaded want to have a swing at the MFC good luck to her. The club [censored] deserves it on recent performnces.