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ExTasDeeMan said:
Watching the Dees games is like watching M Night Shylaman films.
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Fair point that. Generally a good build up but the final product is basically shit.
 

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CowboyFromHell said:
Not scared about getting diseases from the sea or from other surfers around you? No? Oh....
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The beach is actually where i feel the most comfortable in the world.

No sound but that of the waves, when you look out to sea not a person as far as the eye can see. Peaceful.

This is a far cry from a football stadium with 50,000 people all screaming for blood.

I'm not afraid of diseases i just dont like thinking about grubby people with them.

Snot nosed kids, tattooed bogans and fat food-covered old guys - no thanks, i'll pay my membership and sit at home with a coopers pale ale and a pizza
 
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It's all too hard for some. Let's sell all our games to Darwin. We purchased our 11 game membership and can watch our games on TV. We don't need to get numbers through the gate. Until we start winning of course.
 
BigSexc said:
The beach is actually where i feel the most comfortable in the world.

No sound but that of the waves, when you look out to sea not a person as far as the eye can see. Peaceful.

This is a far cry from a football stadium with 50,000 people all screaming for blood.

I'm not afraid of diseases i just dont like thinking about grubby people with them.

Snot nosed kids, tattooed bogans and fat food-covered old guys - no thanks, i'll pay my membership and sit at home with a coopers pale ale and a pizza
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lookin' up at the stars...
 
I didn't show and I'll fess up - I couldn't be stuffed. Had better things to do than go to a predictable game. I've been to the most games I've ever been to in a year this season (7, a pretty good effort considering I work Saturdays and was working Friday nights), and spent the afternoon working on an essay in the sun with the radio on.

I'd be more inclined to go though if you couldn't virtually pick an 8-10 goal loss from 60% of our games right now. That's the big thing that has stopped me a couple of times (the 2nd Hawthorn game being the other one for sure) from actually going. I'll go next week, probably will go to watch the Suns too, but this week was just bleh for me.
 
Jeebs said:
Buzz words and naive wish lists.

So. If we had more(and by your criteria 'better')supporters turn up to thegame we'd get a magical $'s-r-us FIXture? I can see it now. CS too busy at Gucci Desks to meet the AFL so sends in the heavy artillary - ex champion player Brent Grgic. Brent makes the point that we, you know, got a good passionate crowd at darklands vs west coast for our home game so c'mon, give us more good stuffs. Vlad: Alrighty then! Season opener with Carlton, Anzac day, every friday night - yours!

It's that exact attitude (blame the supporter and not the people in the bloody club) that's allowed this *clears throat for buzzword spouting* mediocrity to fester.
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i thought it was the other way, blame the people at the club and not the supporters. A lagre chunk of Melbourne supporters a pea hearts. That is a fact.
 
If I only went to games I expected us to win I would barely attend any.

Even though we had a predictable loss, I got to see a fine young performance from Jeremy Howe, two big screamers (Howe and Trengove), a great first full game from Sam Blease and watch Jamar show up Cox and Naitanui.
 
Really disappointing though predictable crowd yesterday (I also think it was pumped up by a strong WC crowd - only 60/40 split our way I thought). Hearing people say they'll go when the team performs just lends weigh to oppositions supporters common contention that Melbourne is irrelevent and passionless.
 
Wonder what's up with Jurrah? Still think he is our match winner up forward. Would have preferred to see Warnock play last week. Is our only real gorrila in defense with Frawley. We were really smashed down back and probably the scoreline indicated more WCE misses than good defending.
 

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I'll tell you why Dees supporters didn't turn up;

1. have to pay extra for a seat at Etihad - complete rubbish at our home game
2. don't know if players will turn up or not
3. snow still falling
4. Morton recalled
 
HarveyWallbanger said:
I'll tell you why Dees supporters didn't turn up;

1. have to pay extra for a seat at Etihad - complete rubbish at our home game
2. don't know if players will turn up or not
3. snow still falling
4. Morton recalled
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Who had to pay extra for a seat? We just got in on our memberships. Wanted to sit level two so went to the ticketing window and they gave me relevent ticket at no cost on my membership. I understand the hatred of the Dome though. It goes down another notch in my book every time I have to go there.
 
Klyntonius said:
Who had to pay extra for a seat? We just got in on our memberships. Wanted to sit level two so went to the ticketing window and they gave me relevent ticket at no cost on my membership. I understand the hatred of the Dome though. It goes down another notch in my book every time I have to go there.
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I didn't pay extra either:eek: Nobody who had a membership would have paid extra.:rolleyes:
 
Spirit of 39 said:
Rhaz, I hear what you're saying. But I read the other boards of BF and see they mock Melbourne for having such a horrible crowd. The club pockets hurt, our club pride hurts, and the players notice the lack of support also. We can't ask the league for favours in the draw when we serve up shit attendances like this.
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Who gives a shit what the other boards say. I have a 17 game membership and I didn't go. The only games i have missed this year are St Kilda (moved into new house), Richmond (train was cancelled), Carlton and WC (cause i CBF). I shelled out my hard earned for the membership this year and attend the games by myself and for what?? To put it towards players salarys that CBF?

If the players notice the small crowds why dont they do something about it!
 
Syrus said:
Who gives a shit what the other boards say. I have a 17 game membership and I didn't go. The only games i have missed this year are St Kilda (moved into new house), Richmond (train was cancelled), Carlton and WC (cause i CBF). I shelled out my hard earned for the membership this year and attend the games by myself and for what?? To put it towards players salarys that CBF?

If the players notice the small crowds why dont they do something about it!
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No offense mate, but your posts a cop out. You support your footy club through thick and thin. You get to the ground and you suck it up. I'm sick of BS excuses. You're no better than the players you claim aren't having a crack.
 
Klyntonius said:
Really disappointing though predictable crowd yesterday (I also think it was pumped up by a strong WC crowd - only 60/40 split our way I thought). Hearing people say they'll go when the team performs just lends weigh to oppositions supporters common contention that Melbourne is irrelevent and passionless.
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A great synopsis of our current situation. :thumbsu:
 
Spirit of 39 said:
No offense mate, but your posts a cop out. You support your footy club through thick and thin. You get to the ground and you suck it up. I'm sick of BS excuses. You're no better than the players you claim aren't having a crack.
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I do support my footy club and I have probably attended more games than the players have this year. I dont have excuses, I told you I chose not to see the last two games because i cant be ****ed wasting my time going to games to watch players put in another half arsed effort, and then I come home annoyed.

And while your on the subject why don't you tell Green to suck it up with his "general soreness" excuse. Got to actually put your body on the line to get sore.
 
Syrus said:
I do support my footy club and I have probably attended more games than the players have this year. I dont have excuses, I told you I chose not to see the last two games because i cant be ****ed wasting my time going to games to watch players put in another half arsed effort, and then I come home annoyed.

And while your on the subject why don't you tell Green to suck it up with his "general soreness" excuse. Got to actually put your body on the line to get sore.
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You clearly don't. You chose not to attend a game at a time when your club needs you the most. You make as many excuses as you like, but I reckon it's as weak as piss!
 
Spirit of 39 said:
You clearly don't. You chose not to attend a game at a time when your club needs you the most. You make as many excuses as you like, but I reckon it's as weak as piss!
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Ok, so i clearly dont support the club considering i have been to 12 games this year (by myself) and i'm coming back early from a weekend away to go to the GC game.

Well since I clearly don't support the club Spirit, i guess the club won't need me to spend my hard earned on a membership next year.

It's amazing the club needs us, but what do we the supporters/members get in return??
 
Clearly, we're going around in circles here.

Can I just suggest you look up the word 'Apathy' in the dictionary.

Apathy: 1. Lack of interest or concern
2. Lack of emotion or feeling
3. See a large proportion of MFC supporters
 
I wonder what financial position yesterday's game left the club in? If it was a loss - should be requesting that the AFL underwrite it.

As an alternative, considering the AFL made us play at a neutral venue, should instead request the AFL let us play the game over here. Get 30,000 or so, might as well make some $$...(of course the AFL wouldn't allow it, but might as well make a point).

I await the day that the AFL make West Coast play home games at the WACA again :rolleyes:
 

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