Lions_Master
1 Sep 2007, 03:26
Welcome all to my little thread here. I just paid my membership to BigFooty and found out about the "active" Supporters Board. Well actually it is active, two tumbleweeds were pulled over for speeding the other day. I guess I put myself as a realistic supporter. I'm not one that pumps up the tires of players and then shoots them down the following week if they play a bad game. I tend to look over the recent couple months and their career to judge them.
This has been a bad week for me. I have had sleeping problems which meant I was wake for nearly 60 hours at one point. Who needs drugs when you can stay awake for that long and you feel like you're on the stuff. After a few sleeping pills by the doctor I think things are slowly coming back together.
I know I'm not viewed as a great member at the Lions Board. I have my own views and they tend to be supported by the very few here. It's hard to explain yourself and be accepted when it's just you against the mob. I guess because of my realistic supporter statue, I don't get excited much. That's because I'm stuck on anti-depression pills myself. Meaning I get as excited as Chris Judd on Grand Final Day. The good part is that I don't get down as much and don't think about really bad things that I could do to myself. But I don't take off my shirt and wave it around after a goal.
This year for the Lions I have been pretty pleased with the players this year. It's been like the last couple years when we have bolted out of the gate, crashed for six to eight matches, look invincible of old and then fade away in the final couple rounds. While 2007 may look like this on the outside, there's some good changes. We haven't been beaten by large margins this year. Young players have stood up this year. There's been exciting wins and challenges. I have been impressed by Merrett, Adcock and my favourite players Drummond and Power. Dreamteam wise, it's been good for Power and Browny, Black (First half of the season) and Lappin (Second half of the season). I believe this year is another stepping stone towards another preimership. When we enter finals footy, I want the Lions to challenge for the flag and not just making up the numbers.
How did I become a Lions supporter? I moved to Canberra in 2003 and meet a group of friends who were all hardnut AFL fans. Two Bombers, a Collingwood, two Blues, and a proud Port fan. Being a loyal character I am from the land of Queensland I became a Lions supporter. Of course I had fun in knowing the Lions were on a damn good high during the period and others didn't like it. After the 2004 Grand Final they finally got their revenge on me. My phone started to smoke and overheat with text messages just seconds after the match. And they won't "Bad luck mate".
I'm still learning about the game myself and I'm not the guy who can give a thousand word review on each match and how the players marked, chipped and kicked during the game. I'm very interested on the history of the game and what life was before the merger for the two teams of old. But I know we are now the one team and focused on the future.
That's all I can think of now. But I'll add random thoughts when they hit each other and other aspects of the Lions, life and my other loves of writing and Nintendo. Yep I'm counting down to Super Mario Galaxy! Now to help Link save Zelda again for the meanwhile...
This has been a bad week for me. I have had sleeping problems which meant I was wake for nearly 60 hours at one point. Who needs drugs when you can stay awake for that long and you feel like you're on the stuff. After a few sleeping pills by the doctor I think things are slowly coming back together.
I know I'm not viewed as a great member at the Lions Board. I have my own views and they tend to be supported by the very few here. It's hard to explain yourself and be accepted when it's just you against the mob. I guess because of my realistic supporter statue, I don't get excited much. That's because I'm stuck on anti-depression pills myself. Meaning I get as excited as Chris Judd on Grand Final Day. The good part is that I don't get down as much and don't think about really bad things that I could do to myself. But I don't take off my shirt and wave it around after a goal.
This year for the Lions I have been pretty pleased with the players this year. It's been like the last couple years when we have bolted out of the gate, crashed for six to eight matches, look invincible of old and then fade away in the final couple rounds. While 2007 may look like this on the outside, there's some good changes. We haven't been beaten by large margins this year. Young players have stood up this year. There's been exciting wins and challenges. I have been impressed by Merrett, Adcock and my favourite players Drummond and Power. Dreamteam wise, it's been good for Power and Browny, Black (First half of the season) and Lappin (Second half of the season). I believe this year is another stepping stone towards another preimership. When we enter finals footy, I want the Lions to challenge for the flag and not just making up the numbers.
How did I become a Lions supporter? I moved to Canberra in 2003 and meet a group of friends who were all hardnut AFL fans. Two Bombers, a Collingwood, two Blues, and a proud Port fan. Being a loyal character I am from the land of Queensland I became a Lions supporter. Of course I had fun in knowing the Lions were on a damn good high during the period and others didn't like it. After the 2004 Grand Final they finally got their revenge on me. My phone started to smoke and overheat with text messages just seconds after the match. And they won't "Bad luck mate".
I'm still learning about the game myself and I'm not the guy who can give a thousand word review on each match and how the players marked, chipped and kicked during the game. I'm very interested on the history of the game and what life was before the merger for the two teams of old. But I know we are now the one team and focused on the future.
That's all I can think of now. But I'll add random thoughts when they hit each other and other aspects of the Lions, life and my other loves of writing and Nintendo. Yep I'm counting down to Super Mario Galaxy! Now to help Link save Zelda again for the meanwhile...