Jaded No More

Oh for the love of god! Not turning up to a recovery session... very professional

MFC rocks my world, and while I wait for the premiership that is on its way, the MFC will continue to rock my world no matter what happens.

Unfortunately we missed the boat with trading Yze, and we gave White too-long a contract. These are all list-management problems, and the people involved are all gone now. Come the end of the season, I think we'll see just as many retirements/delistings as we saw last year. People who complain about the list and where it is at have to put the blame squarely on past administrations and football departments, who showed a lack of bravery when it came to trading 'big name' players with ordinary records. No comment on the pre-season results. Nothing affects me unless it has 4 points/ finals/ premiership cup attached to it.

Is it possible that Bailey is instructing the players to play run and carry during the pre-season to prove to them just how poorly they execute this style, and come Round 1 we'll switch to a whole new, much improved game plan? <_<

What sort of injury did he sustain?

Any injuries?

Rivers is more a match winner than Bruce. Our midfield holds up fine without Bruce, but our backline is quite frankly shite without Rivers.

I wonder if Morton is not playing in an effort to give his body a rest before his debut in Round 1?

My suggestion would be to have the Melbourne logo on the front, and a bit higher up (never put a busy print over the stomach area, it will make anyone look 17 months pregnant) and the Red and Blue Army thing on the back. I would also make the t-shirts navy and the writing in white, with a splash of red. This sort of t-shirt, given it's a blend of cotton and polyester, should cost no more than $15. That still gives the club ample profit and makes it affordable to almost anyone. I would wear that to the footy, especially if there was a long-sleeve version available for winter. You could go all out and print the t-shirt in a red and navy army print, to really convey the whole 'Army' message.

I don't want to get too excited for fear of horrible disappointment when they don't play, or worse, re-injure themselves, but hooray! Rivers is our most important defender, and the way our backline crapped itself without him last year, he could almost be our most important player. And for all the doom and gloom of Bartram's condition, any game time we can get into him this early is an absolute bonus. All the players taking the field for Sandy this week have had horrible runs with injury, and all of them deserve a change of luck, so fingers and toes crossed... and keep em crossed!

I've been out of the business for a while now, so definitely no chance I'll be able to brainwash them again! Just tell Jack that if he ever wants to watch TV/ play on the computer/ see daylight again, that he must immediately decease all support of that revolting club St.Kilda. It's a simple choice really, suffer with your football team and enjoy life They're probably too young for you to try the whole motherly guilt thing....

If you need a car to impress a chick, you have some serious issues. Likewise if you're a female and you are attracted to a guy because he drives some fuel-guzzling monster then good luck to you Honestly, can someone explain to me why so many footballers drive utes? Do their training boots require special transport or something? Utes are for tradies, I bet most footballers have never nailed any inanimate objects in their lives.

Just make sure they keep wearing those Melbourne jumpers wherever they go. You never know when a Melbourne supporter might be giving them preferential care

The number one priority for the new CEO has to be getting the membership department right. It is not possible that a professional organisation cannot handle 20,000 orders. These are amature numbers for such a large company, and to have so many stuff-ups is completely unacceptable. Memberships keep us alive, and our numbers are so poor already, that we really can't afford to lose anymore members through poor handling. Not only that, but every mistake costs money, money that we really can't afford to be losing. I understand that the membership department had a few issues with staff members changing or leaving recently, but what they need to do is set up a full-proof system whereby anyone can take over at any time and get orders processed. Setting up a database of some sort can't be that hard, if an IT-idiot like myself can do it, surely they can too! BTW, with all of their new China connections, there is no doubt the club can offer better merchandise along with the membership package. It would cost only a fraction more to give kids a t-shirt, instead of a plastic pen that breaks after you use it twice.

It clearly wasn't a matter of going a few kms over the speed limit, because he lost his license as a result. And yes while it does happen to a lot of people, that does not make it ok to speed. People lose their lives in road accidents every week because they speed, or because other drivers speed. It is a stupid and irresponsible thing to do, especially if the speed you are traveling at is completely excessive (which in Brock's case it must have been or he would still be allowed to drive). If this was his first offense, I doubt the club would have booted him out of the leadership group. But better to get to him early, than let his stupid behaviour fester to the point where he does more than lose his license or his right to lead the club. He needs to learn and he needs to learn quickly before he completely blows his chance at being this club's captain.

Quite honestly I normally have the show on mute while I do some work, and only turn it off mute when Robbo is performing, but I've got this week off uni and I'm sick, so yes I did watch the whole thing tonight, and let me tell you I definitely need to double my medication after that. Now away with the attitude <_<

Equal first again tonight, and straight through to next week. Sang an Elton John classic and did a very good job. Neita, Yze, Bruce and Rivers were in the audience cheering him on. The good news is that Rivers is looking huge. The bad news is that the show is still horrendous

Finally got paid, so am very happy to help. God knows I would get so much more work done without Demonland, and that would be such a disaster

The speeding is probably a very minor offense in the big scheme of things (mind you, I don't know how quickly he was driving), but when you have a couple of other incidents hanging over your head, all you need it one tiny straw to break the camel's back. I support Bailey and his approach to discipline. Yes, it might seem harsh, but someone has to pay the price in order for the whole team to understand clearly what is expected of them. If you give them an inch, they'll want to take the whole mile. Having said that, may this be the most serious incident McLean ever finds himself in!

It's a ground, it has grass and goal posts... what more do we need?

I saw it on the news, and when they said he was 'in trouble' I thought he was horribly injured.... so phew. :D Silly thing to do on top of everything else. Maybe what he really needed is this reality check to make him understand that he can be a great player, but that does not make him invincible. I think we all expect more from him, and now is the time to show us what he is made of. I'll watch with interest his next move. Very pleased to see how well Bailey has handled everything since he has arrived at the club. He obviously feels no obligation to anyone, and good on him.

Yes we're screwed. I suggest you don't waste your time and just give up now, and save us all your whinging I love the MFC but our supporters are embarrassing. We haven't played a single H&A match yet and already people are rubbishing the team. P.S.- At this stage only Whelan is unlikely to play in Round 1, but don't let facts get in the way of your meltdown. /rant over

What part of Davey, Bate, Jones and Sylvia being BOG did not register? Or are they not considered young blokes anymore? For the love of all that is red and blue, please nobody start with the wrist slashing already.

That was an exhausting two hours of messaging and frustration. I'm thinking it's time to open that bottle of wine I got in the fridge. Here's to the start of some meaningful games, and to Robbo getting off his report charge.

The game has been called off. Diablo's best: Davey, Bate, Jones, Sylvia Special mentions: Miller and Carroll who battled hard. White and Meesen were good around the ground at times.