Coach Alastair Clarkson III - new NMFC senior coach until at least end 2027 - NMFC board approved AC to start 1/11 amid ongoing HFC racism investigation

[Friday Night Lights]

Today was like a huge party capping off what has been an incredibly fun week on here. Thanks to you all for making this such a brilliant community with which to share the ride of being a North supporter.

 

[rickety]

Just got home, did I miss much?

 

[Samsquanch]

Given the general interest that was shown in Ligma's monkey orangutang, did anybody know it is...

 

[see see]

Just got home, did I miss much?

Nothin'

 

[the big lebowski]

Love ya bro

 

[Bren]

8 dimmies and half a bottle of monkey shoulder... fair to say I'm feeling a bit dusty!!
Hopefully when I wake tomorrow we still have Clarko as coach!

 

[r_boy]

Reading stuff like this makes me feel emotional and brings a greater understanding to all the things we have gone through for this club.

I was only 12 in 2007 so didn't really understand what it meant to go for this club and how close we got to being shifted off to the Gold Coast. I want to say thank you to all you guys and girls who campaigned hard to keep us in North Melbourne.

As I've grown older I've continued to grow such a deep love this club and everything to do with it. Living in NSW and now Canberra I haven't been able to get to many games at all. I hadn't been to a North game since 2016 until I went to the Richmond game this year and I ******* cried when we won and I've already told my fiancée I will be bawling my eyes out when we win a flag. That Richmond win will go down as one of my favourite moments ever (until the three peat of course )

Now that we have Clarko I just feel like the club will get the respect that we deserve. Because man, do I spend a lot of time sticking up for us to my floggo 'big' club supporting mates and I'm over it. Today has been a great day and I appreciate you all here. Thank you Clarko and thank you Aldi prosecco.

Good on you mate, let the passion flow

I was at Dallas Brooks Hall I think 15 years old and still remember pharro throwing those bloody petitions on the bloody ground hahaha

The time of reckoning is nigh upon us

 

[Ashley B]

we are now having some dim sims in celebration

 

[see see]

Here's to Clarko and bringing home number 5 and beyond.

Many thanks to LuvtheKangas for this magnificent drop.

blackshadow koshari

 

[Ligma]

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Here's to Clarko and bringing home number 5 and beyond.

Many thanks to LuvtheKangas for this magnificent drop.

blackshadow koshari

Where is my invite

 

[Le Grille]

How are they going down son?..

Wish this plane wasn’t delayed I’m thirsty..

Too easy to be fair

 

[Ashley B]

I reckon if I smelt that it would knock me out haven't drunk for that long , it looks strong that stuff

 

[Kangalongtime]

Anyone else feeling a mixture of exhaustion and just calmness?

After two weeks or more of frayed nerves and paranoia this is bliss

But my god I loved every minute sharing it with you guys

 

[shinboner magic]

Heard news at work and was so delighted with the clarko news - got emotional over it.
Really don’t know how much this club means to you till stuff like this happens.
It’s been a hard few years of rejections and onfield performances have really hit hard - it’s Been demoralising to tell you the truth.
This news is so uplifting and we know for a fact that clarko will put in place a system that’ll improve the whole club. Might not win a flag but will give us an opportunity sometime down the track.
Buckle up - it’s going to be fun

 

[Shermanator]

Too easy to be fair

 

[krakouers]

Very happy to see a few Old School Bigfooty posters sharing the love
Cheers guys

 

[ferball]

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Here's to Clarko and bringing home number 5 and beyond.

Many thanks to LuvtheKangas for this magnificent drop.

blackshadow koshari

After this week I reckon this song is for *.

 

[DuckYeah]

Wine in hand and going to enjoy reading every post!

Incredible day!

Fists have been ****ing pumped all day. Even gave Stevo a **** yeh fist pump at the local Cafe! This has to be the best feeling. ****ing Oaths, C’Mon Kangas!

Get around Cunners tomorrow everyone. First home game back. Lets rally behind him

 

[Swallow_Wood]

So firstly, I'd like to apologise to KIA34 for calling his mail/updates bullshit. Clearly I was wrong and I apologise.

Secondly, whilst I didn't bombard the legendary threads with negativity, I did write an emotional outburst the other day, giving up all hope of getting Clarko and that north couldn't compete in the AFL due to the unfair bias against us. Don't get me wrong, the bias and hate against us is real, but clearly today has showed that heart and honour can help us overcome those ingrained negative attitudes from most in the AFL world.

Those bias's had beaten me down. Hard. I, like all of you, love the club so much that I couldn't handle not getting Clarko at this point, to a drug cheating rabble. I think I would have de-activated my Bigfooty account, which would have been a real shame as this place has helped get me through a really tough time in my life, many of you will know about that.

In terms of bonafides for my love of the club that I have loved for over 30 years (I'm not even 40), I present you with a pic of the day I got my first membership

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That was 1992 and I was 7.

My brother and I share a mum, but different dads. All my dads side of the family are Collingwood, and it was my brother who swayed me to the ways of the Shinboner, and who got our mum to love the club as much as we do. My dad took this better than expected and still took me to watch north play many times, more than the pies, as he just wanted me to love footy.

So needless to say my mum, brother and I have been obsessed ever since. My nephew is named Archer, if that helps ram home the point.

Here you will find me at Dallas Brooks Hall in 2007, a mere week after Archer was born next door at the FreesMasonsView attachment 1483448

Certainly one of the greatest nights of my life. I believe it is on the photo wall at Arden St, and as my bro pointed out I also made the Mazda video this week.

But today has certainly rivalled these experiences for me. And I can't help but think back to 2007.

There are probably more knowledgable people on this board about the events of 2007, but I think back to the term "things happen for a reason". The Australian Tax Office threatening to shut the club down unless members could elect 3 board members seems a strange thing to actually save a football club, but that event, coupled with our rise from 3rd last in 2006 to 3rd in 2007, created a protective cocoon around the club out of nowhere. Like some sort of spirit was looking over us, and intervened at just the right time to literally save the club. I mean come on, the ATO doesn't usually save institutions. But I was there for that vote. I was there when Allen Aylett lied to a room full of diehards. I was there when an old lady cried when he walked off without answering any questions or addressing our future. But from that night came JB, Mark Brayshaw and Ron Joseph onto the board.

I think back to a steak knives trade landing us Wayne Carey. The greatest footballer ever who not only gave me the opportunity to sit at the MCG with my mum and brother as we won 2 flags, but also saved the club from a Fitzroy fate. Like something intervened. I don't know much about the 70's but it seems a rule quirk just brought in allowed us to win our first 2 flags. Again, like something was looking after us.

Fast forward to 2020. I sat there as covid hit and wondered how we would survive the "financial reckoning" facing the AFL and clubs. I saw a promising first year coach implode and a new coach hired. That new coach tried his best but as we know, wasn't able to improve us, and judging by results this year, somehow took us backward. I couldn't understand how the club could be so unlucky. How EVERYTHING seemed to go against us, and how media people and AFL people seemed to get off on it.

It may have been the first thread about Alastair Clarkson and how we should get him, I scoffed at our chances. But again, things seem to have happened for a reason. Shaw and Noble had to happen to get us here. We hire say Brett ratten and he probably does a reasonable job and we miss out on Clarko. Noble shows even a hint of improvement this year and we miss out on Clarkson.

The world works in mysterious ways, and seemingly especially for our great club. When things are darkest something odd happens and we survive these tough times. And in some cases thrive.

Maybe Clarko leads us to number 5. Maybe he doesn't. But it sure feels like the Shinboner spirit intervening and destiny calling.

Go Roos!!!!!!!!

Shinboner

 

[Danni_Benson]

In general I think the footballing community is happy for us .

Hopefully they won’t be ‘happy’ for us for too long!

 

[archerboy]

Love ya bro

 

[SheezNuts]

 

[Elite Master]

Heard news at work and was so delighted with the clarko news - got emotional over it.
Really don’t know how much this club means to you till stuff like this happens.
It’s been a hard few years of rejections and onfield performances have really hit hard - it’s Been demoralising to tell you the truth.
This news is so uplifting and we know for a fact that clarko will put in place a system that’ll improve the whole club. Might not win a flag but will give us an opportunity sometime down the track.
Buckle up - it’s going to be fun

In a weird way the pain of missing out or getting knocked back by Dusty, Kelly and Gaff was worth it if it meant landing Clarkson. In other words I'd do it over it again if the results were the same.

 

[Cool Kangas]

I’m gonna be going on about this all summer. On and on and on!!! Claaaaaaaaarkkkkkkkkkooooooo!!!!!

 

[Liam Boy]

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i just submitted the final assignment of my 2 year uni degree. so this but twice as hard