View Full Version : A bit of respect please
nolsey77
20 Nov 2001, 23:39
I am getting sick of Jonny come latelys sticking the knife in to the Geelong Football Club, woodenspoon winners in 2002 yeah that will happen. I just love people who jump on the banwagon and sharpen the knives and make stupid illinformed comments about this great football club formed in 1859.
Brian Cook (CEO) is one of the Best in Australia, not just in football im talking big business, in my opinion Mr. Cook would be one of the first people that is Australia that is headhunted for major administrative roles in the Australian Business Sector.
Please tell me that a club that had a debt of $8 million dollars, one of the largest debts of ANY Australian Sporting club has been able to survive and reduce its debt by 75% in five years.
In that time the club lost its highest ever goal kicker (no5),
Its coach Gary Ayres and Captain Leigh Colbert. All of a sudden we are going to collapse in to a joke of a team, because Bizzell and Murphy leave quite funny. A team with the Longest sporting sponsorship in the WORLD (1925- FORD) is going to finish 16th, im sure that will happen.
When certain teams gain some credibility and respect maybe there supporters can come and challenge my comments, but when you come from some franchise teams with no history (AFL) and get stuck in to other teams your points seem to be without reason, justification and credibility.
My Name is Andrew Nolan I am proud to be a Geelong Supporter, and I hope if you are a Geelong supporter you are proud of the Geelong Football Club, and are also looking to the future of the Geelong Football Club.
Straight From the Heart
Andrew Nolan (nolsey77)
madkat182
21 Nov 2001, 11:58
i with ya all the way there!! Brian Cook is a great man!! with out him who knows where we would be now. i do hate all the constent baggin of the club wiht the "handbaggers" and "2002 wooden spooners" however sadly the on;ly way to get them off our backs is on feild sucess, i truly think we r heading downt he rite path, it may take awhile but we will get there!! have faith and to all those who do bag the crap outta of us get a life!!
Kate :)
NakedDeadGuy
21 Nov 2001, 12:25
The only way to get respect is to win a premiership.
We haven't done that in nearly 40 years.
North have hardly got 2 sticks to rub together, have won 2 flags in the last 6 years. Ask an unbiased fan who they respect more.
While we are on the right track both off field and on, it's going to be a couple of lean years yet - but wooden spoon? In a word, NO.
Nolsey, I'm not sure if those comments were a go at me, but if they were they were fairly misguided. I've never supported a franchise team. Not ever. Never once!
I'm not a Geelong supporter, however, I'm hardly a bagger either. I thought my comments were fairly reasonable assessments of where Geelong is at, in terms of its on-field position. I'm not intending to stick the boot in, nor for people to think I am. If you don't agree, fair enough - but it's hardly a reason to get your back up, considering the comments weren't intended to be hostile (rather, a decent discussion).
In fact, I'm considering purchasing a Geelong membership next year (partly because one of my Geelong mates bought a Fitzroy membership this season, and also partly because I reckon Geelong are a great club). I sincerely hope Geelong can once again become a successful club/team in their own right. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that they won't have to go through a few tough years in the meantime.
Fall Out Boy
21 Nov 2001, 16:39
Nolsey,
Don't stress mate. We've heard it all before, it means nothing.
In my 22 years on this planet i've learned to take crtiticism of Geelong with a grain of salt.
Cheers
nolsey77
21 Nov 2001, 17:33
OLMY these comments were 1000000% NOT aimed at you in fact you make some very good points.
Please may I put this on public record these comments are not directed towards OLMY.
Please may I put this on public record a second time these comments are not directed towards OLMY.
Thanx
Ma'e! Nolsey, you're a champ mate!
;) :)
Now let me ask, NakedDeadGuy, what did u mean when u said the Roos "have hardly got 2 sticks to rub together"?
It would help the Cats cause if they didnt have such players as David Mensch- who may I say is the biggest idiot of all AFL players currently on lists. (Referring to the game against Carlton) I am not Carlton fan- but hey- Mensch acted ridicuously that day- and stupidly- and he obvisouly doesnt have alot of respect for his teammates, talking of Hocking and Murphy in particular for different reasons which I am sure u could work out yourselves.
And-well it is obvious you are going to be wooden spooners when 3 of your players cant even work together and beat Spider Burton- who beat 3 geelong players at once in rd 19- which is bloody good considering he is 210 cm tall. To think he can dodge another player is tremendous. I dont think the geelong players are tremendous though.
Now tell me- how do you figure you will not be wooden spooners?
Go Roos 2002- we may be in a bad financial state- and we may be old- but you watch as Pagan turns our youngsters into stars- Pagan is an AFL genius- I will always have faith in him. Duck is the greatest AFL player in history(or one of), Mick Martyn is a champion- and will forever be missed when he leaves, all the roos are great. We are rebuilding our team- in 5 years we will be on our way to another premiership cup (or we may have one) ALL ROOS ARE CHAMPIONS- AND ALL CHAMPIONS ARE ROOS!
KANGAROOS- BEWARE NEXT 100YEARS
Fall Out Boy
1 Dec 2001, 23:21
Originally posted by tashi
Now let me ask, NakedDeadGuy, what did u mean when u said the Roos "have hardly got 2 sticks to rub together"?
It would help the Cats cause if they didnt have such players as David Mensch- who may I say is the biggest idiot of all AFL players currently on lists. (Referring to the game against Carlton) I am not Carlton fan- but hey- Mensch acted ridicuously that day- and stupidly- and he obvisouly doesnt have alot of respect for his teammates, talking of Hocking and Murphy in particular for different reasons which I am sure u could work out yourselves.
And-well it is obvious you are going to be wooden spooners when 3 of your players cant even work together and beat Spider Burton- who beat 3 geelong players at once in rd 19- which is bloody good considering he is 210 cm tall. To think he can dodge another player is tremendous. I dont think the geelong players are tremendous though.
Now tell me- how do you figure you will not be wooden spooners?
Go Roos 2002- we may be in a bad financial state- and we may be old- but you watch as Pagan turns our youngsters into stars- Pagan is an AFL genius- I will always have faith in him. Duck is the greatest AFL player in history(or one of), Mick Martyn is a champion- and will forever be missed when he leaves, all the roos are great. We are rebuilding our team- in 5 years we will be on our way to another premiership cup (or we may have one) ALL ROOS ARE CHAMPIONS- AND ALL CHAMPIONS ARE ROOS!
KANGAROOS- BEWARE NEXT 100YEARS
What time does school start on Monday?
NakedDeadGuy
2 Dec 2001, 05:54
Originally posted by tashi
Now let me ask, NakedDeadGuy, what did u mean when u said the Roos "have hardly got 2 sticks to rub together"?
- we may be in a bad financial state-
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm now you tell me?:rolleyes:
Originally posted by phatandphreaky
What time does school start on Monday?
Phat
I thought this Denis Pagans alias :p :p
Originally posted by tashi
Go Roos 2002- we may be in a bad financial state- and we may be old- but you watch as Pagan turns our youngsters into stars
I detect a contradiction here. You say your old, but then you say watch our youngsters. But you said you were old and in my book that means that the majority of your list is old players with only a few youngsters.
Some of you are feisty wee fu*k wits are you?
As for starting school on monday- I DONT its a curriculum day- so that was a waste of words.
You have to be dum- I meant the young players on our list!
I hate you Cats, you are seriously a dum club, with dum players!
Go Roos 2002
You shouldn't have a day off on monday.You should go to school and learn how to spell "DUMB" [after all,its your last name ]:o :o :o :o
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Since when does the F word have two U's? Why is stupid spelt with an exclamation mark and why is idiots spelt with dollar signs?
Who's the dumb one now?
BTW, isn't it past your bedtime?
NakedDeadGuy
2 Dec 2001, 21:01
It was Yooralla day today - I guess they let at least one of our 'very special friends' on the computer :rolleyes:
STEP AWAY FROM THE CORDIAL!
As a supporter of a club who is struggling as much as (or more than) any other at the moment, I have plenty of empathy with the Cats. They are a great and proud sporting club, and I would love to see them successful on and off the field. I'm sure most Victorian AFL fans would wish the best for all of the traditional clubs.
What I don't understand is why two Geelong fans would have signatures that belittle my team, the roos. Why is there animosity there? We're hardly traditional rivals.
It seems to be somewhat hypocritical to post a thread entitled "a bit of respect please" with such obviously disrespectful and inflammatory comments.
If the kangas have got more respect among neutral fans at the moment, surely that's based on our on-field achievements over the past decade? We're not a rich club by any means, but we're proud and we're determined to stay alive and succeed.
There are sections of the media that seem determined to make a headline over every piece of negative financial news from Arden Street. It surprises and disappoints me that there are fans of Victorian clubs who seem to be jumping on the same bandwagon.