Trade Week for you

[jacqui9]

Is any other football supporter going to be dreading the next few days?? It is becoming quite a habit in my football supporting household that trade week seems to normally end in tears with our favourites being traded. So I was just curious as to whether any other passionate footy supporters begin to dread that "one week in October"

 

[st philip]

i love it, bring it on!

 

[Scarlett Pimp]

I think these six words should sum up how I feel about trade week:

Off: Clint Bizzell
On: Brent Grgic

(I know these trades were mutually exclusive, but sometimes I wonder which games the recruiting staff are watching to come up with such crap)

 

[Darkhour]

Yeah I love trade week too...

 

[Portia]

Its a worrying time. Trade week is when you wait for a lot of bull**** rumours to be disproved, and hope that your club doesn't give up too much for some hack player.

 

[Z_K]

Trade week is great.

I don't think any favorites of mine are in trouble of being offered as trade bait, but I trust the club to make the right decisions.

We have a few retirements and a few who will be delisted, and IMO North will offer one surprise trade. Could be Grant or Pickett.

 

[Groucho]

Originally posted by NorthBhoy
Trade week is great.

I don't think any favorites of mine are in trouble of being offered as trade bait, but I trust the club to make the right decisions.

We have a few retirements and a few who will be delisted, and IMO North will offer one surprise trade. Could be Grant or Pickett.

Interesting NB! I too have thought that Pickett may be "available" at the right price. $400k is a lot of moolah for a 40 goal a year half forward despite his excellent defensive work and,of course,the intimidation factor. He's stated that he'd like to go back to WA at the end of this contract anyway. Grant's a possibility but is more than likely to stay.
Trade week is a very interesting time and it probably depends on whether you see your club as the hunter or hunted as to how enjoyable it is for you.

 

[The Spornstar]

Being a Carlton supporter, I usually end trade week with my head buried in my hands. I really hope it's different this year - not holding my breath though................

 

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by The Spornstar
Being a Carlton supporter, I usually end trade week with my head buried in my hands.

You might be jumping for joy if you can off load 'Fireman Sam'.

 

[Darky]

The silly season was going just fine last year until I got an SMS saying David Bourke had become a North player.

 

[rednugget]

I'm very concerned this year, most of the trade rumours I hear in relation to the Bombers involve us giving up quality experienced players for not much in return (probably due to salary cap pressure).

 

[dillo_09]

Trade week is great fun to watch and read about.

One thing that people need to try to do is not to get to emotionally attached to players anymore - nearly EVERY player is tradeable for the right price. It's a business now and you have to take emotion out of it.

Coaches and recruiting staff are paid mega bucks to make the best decisions possible and if vthat means trading a star to benefit the club long term thats what they will do and no amount of whinging/bitching/crying and membership destroying will change that.

 

[noodle]

i enjoy it in a sick perverted way.

 

[eastaugh36]

I love trade week ! I always hope my club trades. It annoyed me how they never traded before last year !

 

[roostersgal4eva]

HATE IT! HATE IT! HATE IT!

the way the clubs treat players like pawns in a chess game & how players have to wait sooooooooo long in limbo

needs to be on way earlier!

 

[Z_K]

Originally posted by Groucho


Interesting NB! I too have thought that Pickett may be "available" at the right price. $400k is a lot of moolah for a 40 goal a year half forward despite his excellent defensive work and,of course,the intimidation factor. He's stated that he'd like to go back to WA at the end of this contract anyway. Grant's a possibility but is more than likely to stay.
Trade week is a very interesting time and it probably depends on whether you see your club as the hunter or hunted as to how enjoyable it is for you.

I don't want either to go FWIW.

Hopefully, with the emergence of the sh1tloads of young midfielders at the club, Grant can be plonked on a HFF and kick 50 or 60 next year.

Pickett is obviously a gun, and it is just a hunch that he might be thrown up for a trade. Hope not though.

 

[Port1978]

Don't like trade week. I don't like to see any of my Port boys go.

 

[Kenny_01]

There is nothing better than trade week. Can't wait for some trades to be done. My club is always involved during trade week so it normally brings some interesting times.

 

[TDLLO]

Trade week is a pretty exciting week. It's good to see who ends up where and who each club is prepared to part with. I am especially happy that the AFL has decided to put the trade period back to a later and more reasonable date, finally. It was always a disadvantage to the GF teams and to a lesser extent the PF teams, to do trades a week or so after finishing the season. Hence, Essendon has hardly made a trade in the last 4 years. Although, that wasn't for lack of trying last year!!!

And despite the little tiff with dummo, or whatever his/her name was, in another thread, I love all the rumours that fly around at this time of year (although I don't always fall for them ). Also will be interesting to see if any turn out to be reality.

As an older male supporter, I find that I don't get too attached to any of the players. Sure I have my Favourites, but would not be shedding any tears should they end up as trade bait. I've been around long enough to realise that every club and player has it's price.

 

[Cyclops]

I really dislike the "horseflesh" aspect of footy, it really turns my gut when a good player gets turfed for business rather than footy reasons.

Of course some blokes have to go, or want fresh opportunities, so good luck to those who do leave.

Unlike the poor old Blues the Pies have snaffled some corkers in trades recently. For every one that doesn't quite come off (eg Holland) we have bagged a couple of hard workers (eg McKee) or even better (eg Lica and Clemmo). Whatever happens I don't think we'll get burned.

 

[The Phat Side]

Originally quoted by Spornstar

Being a Carlton supporter, I usually end trade week with my head buried in my hands. I really hope it's different this year - not holding my breath though................

Sporny. I think you bag Carlton more than me these days.

 

[The Spornstar]

Originally posted by The Phat Side


Sporny. I think you bag Carlton more than me these days.

Just beating you to the punch.

 

[Showbag]

I like trade week, except, it sucks for the players.

 

[funky_monk]

Like Kenny_01 I'm fairly fond of trade week.

With Schwabby running the show you know that its not going o be boring.

 

[stumpy]

Jacqui9,

You are one week early. Trade week is next week. It was decided to be brought forward one week because of the bali bombings.

I am looking forward to Trade Week.