Official Match Thread S18 Round 11 - West Coast Wonders v Geelong Gumbies @ The Colosseum

[A Bit High]

And to move to Tigerland of all places.

Surely better than his current club

 

[ClarkeM]

I keep a record of posting, noticed you guys do not have the weekly charts displayed on the team page anymore......Amazing the transformation in the Wonders this season

We grew out of that.

 

[A Bit High]

We grew out of that.

When it suits, I get it

 

[croweater 41]

So I see the gumbos haven't changed their stripes since last season anyway...

 

[A Bit High]

So I see the gumbos haven't changed their stripes since last season anyway...

Think it's obvious which club is in need of change here CR41 but I am sure there are plenty of PM messaging going on to fix this slide you guys have yourself in.

I wish you the best

 

[ClarkeM]

When it suits, I get it

Well considering we discussed scrapping it internally around the time we won the premiership, I think we have made the right choice. I was never a big fan of the posting tallies, especially in the last 3 seasons or so. They were handy in S11-S13 to attracting people in but we don't need that anymore.

 

[ClarkeM]

Think it's obvious which club is in need of change here CR41 but I am sure there are plenty of PM messaging going on to fix this slide you guys have yourself in.

I wish you the best

How do we fix a random sim? Should I give TFLUA-Tiger and doggiesin08 a call? Maybe sign them without their consent? **** it, I'll do it

 

[A Bit High]

How do we fix a random sim? Should I give TFLUA-Tiger and doggiesin08 a call? Maybe sign them without their consent? **** it, I'll do it

Think we know it goes deeper than a random Sim. Something is not right with you guys Off the field and it's a dramatic change to the club I saw last season. You guys have lost the passion you had and it shows

 

[croweater 41]

Think it's obvious which club is in need of change here CR41 but I am sure there are plenty of PM messaging going on to fix this slide you guys have yourself in.

I wish you the best

Firstly it's CE41 not CR41.

I reckon the best place to start is with the team that back stabbed their own captain mid way through last year. Interesting choice of tactics but it seems that you are again going to your over achieving ways yet again going for the round 11 premiers.

As I have said many times before yes we are the bottom but shit someone has to be down there don't they. It's our turn for a season. It all comes in cycles I will be sure to be the first to jump on your back again when the gumbies are the laugh of the competition which is sure to be not that far away.

Before you start with we are a one trumpet band go back and have a look at what you have used for the past 12 pages... Hypocritical flogs.

 

[croweater 41]

Think we know it goes deeper than a random Sim. Something is not right with you guys Off the field and it's a dramatic change to the club I saw last season. You guys have lost the passion you had and it shows

Expansion is what went wrong. We lost at least 8 very good posters. Nothing to do with culture we got raided good and proper and to be honest we have taken it a lot better than many other clubs would have. I recall the hawks kicking up a stink when the Royals signed BL2007. We just get on with the job at hand.

 

[Taylor]

Tayl0r I hope you aren't as adverse to bum taps for encouragement as your Rossy Lyon!

If it hurts I'll kick up a fuss.

 

[A Bit High]

Damn you are funny CR41

Jimmies Rustled much hahahaha

I couldn't give a rats that you're last although it is great to see.

But how about the fact that you have had 8 contributors to the thread with one popping in just informing you it would be his last game due to wanting to play with the Furies and is happy to sit out the season than spend it with the Wonders.

How about the fact that players across the middle are being rewarded without posting, how about the Squad page on your team thread not being up to date.

None of this has anything to do with the random sim or you being bottom but hey keep bringing up stuff that nobody cares about anymore to deflect the fact that in a short space of time your club has become a shambles

 

[ClarkeM]

Think we know it goes deeper than a random Sim. Something is not right with you guys Off the field and it's a dramatic change to the club I saw last season. You guys have lost the passion you had and it shows

I have, I'm sure many others have too. It actually isn't as inviting as you'd think when you win 3 premierships in 5 seasons. Shorter off-season, a new job with about 4 hours of commuting every day I work, plenty of other commitments nowadays too with family and others, it just isn't as important to me as it is to people like you. For those who have been around a while at this club and those who stuck around after last season, it's probably safe to say that we're just run-down. Our solid core, Shallow, Crowwy, PVF etc have been around for a while and with the increasing demand of the SFA, something that we've never seen before, I just can't see the passion reignited any time soon.

There were once days when there was one season in a year. Let's just put that into perspective with the month or so we had off, which, probably doesn't classify as much due to the hyper-activity that this board now receives. In terms of the posters, yes we've lost a few to expansion but A) we aren't the only team affected by this and B) we've been through it before. It's not actually a big deal, it's just a fair excuse for scrutiny.

Do you understand now?

 

[Taylor]

You need a break ClarkeM

 

[A Bit High]

Expansion is what went wrong. We lost at least 8 very good posters. Nothing to do with culture we got raided good and proper and to be honest we have taken it a lot better than many other clubs would have. I recall the hawks kicking up a stink when the Royals signed BL2007. We just get on with the job at hand.

CR41 you lost 8 but recruited 10.

That's plus 2 posters in my books. Sure they may require more work but that is what good leadership does right?

 

[A Bit High]

I have, I'm sure many others have too. It actually isn't as inviting as you'd think when you win 3 premierships in 5 seasons. Shorter off-season, a new job with about 4 hours of commuting every day I work, plenty of other commitments nowadays too with family and others, it just isn't as important to me as it is to people like you. For those who have been around a while at this club and those who stuck around after last season, it's probably safe to say that we're just run-down. Our solid core, Shallow, Crowwy, PVF etc have been around for a while and with the increasing demand of the SFA, something that we've never seen before, I just can't see the passion reignited any time soon.

There were once days when there was one season in a year. Let's just put that into perspective with the month or so we had off, which, probably doesn't classify as much due to the hyper-activity that this board now receives. In terms of the posters, yes we've lost a few to expansion but A) we aren't the only team affected by this and B) we've been through it before. It's not actually a big deal, it's just a fair excuse for scrutiny.

Do you understand now?

Always understood mate just wanted to have an ego pushed aside and have it admitted.

Appreciate the honesty

 

[ClarkeM]

You need a break ClarkeM

To reignite the "passion", yes. However that'll probably never happen. I don't need to be like the ClarkeM of old. It's my 10th season for god's sake. Cut me some slack if I don't post a billion times a match thread. I actually have a life now funny enough and a pretty good one at that too .

 

[HaroLad]

CR41 you lost 8 but recruited 10.

That's plus 2 posters in my books. Sure they may require more work but that is what good leadership does right?

Not necessarily. From what I saw, expansion took many of our great posters away, and it was a minor miracle that we managed to recruit 12 people in the off-season. Expansion will still be hurting us in S22.

 

[Taylor]

To reignite the "passion", yes. However that'll probably never happen. I don't need to be like the ClarkeM of old. It's my 10th season for god's sake. Cut me some slack if I don't post a billion times a match thread. I actually have a life now funny enough and a pretty good one at that too .

I didn't think I was having a go at you about it..

 

[ClarkeM]

I didn't think I was having a go at you about it..

No worries. Now, I need to PM you. See you in there soon.

 

[A Bit High]

Not necessarily. From what I saw, expansion took many of our great posters away, and it was a minor miracle that we managed to recruit 12 people in the off-season. Expansion will still be hurting us in S22.

You recruited 10 not 12 and clubs turn over players every year.

Yes it takes time, (took us half a season) and some recruits will be hit and miss but I recall this club up in our face last year for apparently not having a good enough leadership group to bring these newbies through when they dropped off the SFA radar

So forgive me for not providing any sympathy as we got plenty from your new club last season.

 

[ClarkeM]

Boring....

 

[HaroLad]

Logger where you @?

 

[A Bit High]

Boring....

Perhaps he has lost interest?

 

[ClarkeM]

croweater 41, I liked you better as coach