Frenzy Mckenzie

I think I've blown a funny fuse

Haha well said.

Benno I don't want his help either but if he helps galvanize support from the footy fraternity then so be it.

Agree with you there mate. I'll take any bit of good news at the moment though. As a side its been great how the club has dealt with everything, Mclardy definately has some ticker.

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere but: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/melbourne-needs-our-help-says-eddie-mcguire/story-fnctrk3q-1226320149529 I still dislike the guy but Ed is fantastic for the game, and the worst his prior comments have done is to stoke a rivalry between our clubs. If he's telling everyone to pass the hat around thats fine by me, as long as he doesn't think we owe him anything. I don't care who you barrack for, unless your a real peice of work, you would hate to see what our club has been going through recently.

Hi all, Long time reader, first time poster. With the negative sentiment in the press that seems to have surrounded the club in past few weeks (some here would argue years), coupled with the loss of Jim, culminating in the defeat on the weekend, I feel like some perspective is in order as to the direction of our club. First of all I'll start by saying I agree that now is definately the time to buy into the new regime - my reasoning/ranting is detailed below: We have installed individuals at the helm that come from fostering cultures of success, who are well aware of the hard work and application needed by all to achieve a common goal - the difference from past coaching groups is that we have moved from appointing 'developmental' types who persevere with 'blind faith', to those who are unwavering in their pursuit of a winning culture. Mark Neeld has made reference on a number of occasions to players taking different amounts of time to adjust to not only a new gameplan, but a totally different way of thinking. In this repect it is human nature for some to reject change, more so from those who are older and have more ingrained sets of beliefs. I believe that we saw all those elements listed above at play on the weekend, with; 1. the younger hands to some extent embracing a different style of play before droppping off in intensity after half time 2. the older/senior players failing to embrace a different mindset, reverting back to old un-accountable football when the going got tough 3. the media and some melbourne supporters taken back by Neeld's brutal response at his first post game conf, failing to realise that this in my opinion is the ideal reaction of a man who does not accept mediocrity as an excuse. Following on from this, we will see over the coming months who of our playing group actively embraces what is expected of them. For those who haven't already shown commitment, they will be relegated to the 2's, for those who fail to do so by seasons end, they will be traded/delisted allowing the way for new recruits & fresh faces who are easily molded to the new set of standards. It is in this natural (& forced) attrition cycle that we will truely develop a premiership list - as many have said; change takes time. What is clear to me now is that we finally have the backbone & direction to make it happen, irrespective of talent on paper or top draft picks. It is cliche but the question is no longer how, but when. So to summarise - we should all feel optmistic that although we might loose faith in some players, for the first time in a long time, we shouldn't loose faith in the MFC. Cheers & apologies if I've posted in the wrong area!