Herald Sun writers think we are très ordinaire

[Blues2001]

In the Hun's guide on Saturday 5 out of 14 'experts' picked us to make the 8. I thought that was an extraordinarily low number when you think about it. Our odds to make the 8 were listed as $1.45, which means that (taking into account betting deductions) we have about a 65% chance of making the finals. So someone is way off the mark, I just hope it is the Herald sun writers and not the bookies.

Interestingly, Collingwood were picked by 12 of the 14 writers to make the 8 (including Carlton's no.1 fan Mike Sheahan picking the Pies to make the top 4), yet their odds were $1.85. Can you believe it? 5 picked Carlton and 12 picked Collingwood. It seems no one wants to know about us this year. I hope we show em' though.

P.S. If you saw my thread about Carlton and getting the spoon....I don't really think we have a realistic chance of snaring it, so don't think I am one of those fans who think we are doomed. I see no reason why we can't slip into the lower regions of the final 8.

[The Old Dark Navy's]

If we make the finals again this year I will be sure to shout it from the rooftops this time. I'm not waiting for the doomsayers to come out of the woodwork one year and say "See, I told you the Blues would miss the 8." Especially after they have said it for several seasons running and been wrong.:mad:

[ant]

Boys, over at the Crows we know exactly how you feel :) No one gives us much of a chance either, but I wouldn't be overly worried, pre-season predictions mean crap all and when we make the finals again ;) it will be all the sweeter (Stick that up your arse Russell Greene, Robert Walls, Mike Sheahan, etc :D )

Interestingly, in the Age, all of their experts picked either us or the Blues as their team on the slide..... :D And they get paid for these opinions :confused: