RogerDean
Senior List
I used to hate Melbourne. They had brutes like Bob Johnson and Barassi who tormented the Tigers and laughed us off whenever they played us...because we were crap- really crap. But I've changed.
I've changed tho... I have a son and grandson who both barrack for the Demons so I cant reasonably hate them anymore, so I've decided that I hate Geelong.
It started when I'd go to Kardinia Park occasionally, just to check out the vast numbers of Geelong supporters wearing navy polyester track suit tops, olive colored garbadine slacks and aviator sunnies, oh, and pr0n star moustaches, but last year I went to that Geelong game where they towelled us up.
This was the game where their supporters came down and spat at supporters in our cheer squad...the game where their supporters have an apoplexy when a Geelong player stumbles over his own feet and isn't awarded a free kick.
This is as nasty and ignorant a crowd as Ive ever come across; a crowd that expects Joel Selwood's apeals for free kicks to always be rewarded, where the crowd never has to confront opposition supporters. Never has to contend with anyone who questions as to whether 'the little master' seems to be slowly running out of tricks.This is a crowd who were rewarded with Maccas vouchers at that game- a cheeseburger for every ticket holder who boos enough to put an opposition player off when kicking for goal...serious- a cheese burger for booing. (Hello obesity!)
Yep..and you can add to that a cheer squad who have come up with the lamest banner run-through ever. It looks more like a giant plastic table cloth than a banner. Oh yes, by the way...its already cut in places to let the players through in safety! A cheer squad whose highest public profile is a supporter who has let their passion for the game cloud their judgement about style and self image. It's all just a little creepy.
I wont go into the boosters who think every new recruit is the second coming of christ, but after seeing their coach's sour assessment of last nights game.... a game where we fielded perhaps our weakest team for the year and still beat them. I'm really annoyed now! Yep Scotty, we are beatable...but no by you and your bunch of self satisfied pretenders
I've changed tho... I have a son and grandson who both barrack for the Demons so I cant reasonably hate them anymore, so I've decided that I hate Geelong.
It started when I'd go to Kardinia Park occasionally, just to check out the vast numbers of Geelong supporters wearing navy polyester track suit tops, olive colored garbadine slacks and aviator sunnies, oh, and pr0n star moustaches, but last year I went to that Geelong game where they towelled us up.
This was the game where their supporters came down and spat at supporters in our cheer squad...the game where their supporters have an apoplexy when a Geelong player stumbles over his own feet and isn't awarded a free kick.
This is as nasty and ignorant a crowd as Ive ever come across; a crowd that expects Joel Selwood's apeals for free kicks to always be rewarded, where the crowd never has to confront opposition supporters. Never has to contend with anyone who questions as to whether 'the little master' seems to be slowly running out of tricks.This is a crowd who were rewarded with Maccas vouchers at that game- a cheeseburger for every ticket holder who boos enough to put an opposition player off when kicking for goal...serious- a cheese burger for booing. (Hello obesity!)
Yep..and you can add to that a cheer squad who have come up with the lamest banner run-through ever. It looks more like a giant plastic table cloth than a banner. Oh yes, by the way...its already cut in places to let the players through in safety! A cheer squad whose highest public profile is a supporter who has let their passion for the game cloud their judgement about style and self image. It's all just a little creepy.
I wont go into the boosters who think every new recruit is the second coming of christ, but after seeing their coach's sour assessment of last nights game.... a game where we fielded perhaps our weakest team for the year and still beat them. I'm really annoyed now! Yep Scotty, we are beatable...but no by you and your bunch of self satisfied pretenders