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[Olmy]

Considering that this is the Fitzroy Board, and also considering that Fitzroy are still in operation - is it better that we keep this board "Roys only", rather than a place to 'bag' (for want of a better word), the AFL (or whoever else for that matter).

Far from it, I am not recommending what people should or shouldn't write, but in light of the fact that Fitzroy has a future, isn't it better to discuss this, rather than rehash the arguments that have been covered in the past (ie: regarding the AFL, Brisbane Lions, etc.)?

Cheers.

[acuguy]

peter i am interested in what the future hold for fitzroy could you please give me some details.

[Olmy]

Stay tuned Nion, you'll read plenty of it on this forum from now on!

[Mobbenfuhrer]

I would recommend definitely that this be a pro-Roys site, and not an anti-anything site.

... except perhaps the scumpires. Barbed jibes at Ross Oakley would probably be acceptable, too http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/smile.gif

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Hallowed be thy Roy

[Fat Pizza]

Best to keep it positive.

An occasional dig is ok (eg: at the Black Bombers - everyone bags them) & I reserve the right to self-defence, if any other clown has a go at Fitzroy.

Overall though, I'd rather read the positive stuff.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

How do youse reckon we've travelled in regard to the above policy so far?

[Fat Pizza]

Fine.
The overall tone of the postings has been excellent.
Some good-natured ribbing of Richmond or some of the money-hungry players, who deserted the Roys, is only to be expected.

200 points! - that really was a pumping, wasn't it?

[Mobbenfuhrer]

I agree ... and ... yes, my word it was!

[FitzroyJamesDio]

me thinks it will be pretty hard to police as new people wont know about it and will sometimes still need to vent about the issues of old..i think this is inevitable

i think the regulars can try to stick the policy but it shouldnt be cast in stone..

[Noel Mugavin]

strange posting this one. perhaps change the name of the site to "Sugar and Spice and all things nice"


Tra la la la la.....

[Levo]

What ever happened to freedom of speech, or is this now a communist board.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Err ... Levo, for your information, the Roys forum has never had a single post deleted nor thread locked.

(touch wood)

[Levo]

Yes but some people are thin skinned and don't like references to that side North of NSW, and want to stifle any sort of debate on certain subjects, and don't forget Kev that in previous posts etc, remember to be a Fitzroy supporter you needed a sense of humour and a thick hide at times.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Levo,

I should have mentioned earlier : this thread is one that I brought back up during slow times on the forum ... it was originally discussed a while ago.

The general concensus seemed to be :
a) discuss Fitzroy stuff here, leave Brisbane stuff to the Brisbane board.
b) as a result, sledging between the factions to be kept minimal.

I just brought this back up front to discuss how the policy seemed to have worked a charm. Sure there's a couple of stirs, but, as you said, a couple of stirs doesn't hurt anyone. Further, there have been no full-on, down-and-dirty slanging matches.

That's why I was suggesting that the general policy has gone over pretty well.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Originally posted by FitzroyJamesDio
me thinks it will be pretty hard to police as new people wont know about it and will sometimes still need to vent about the issues of old..i think this is inevitable

i think the regulars can try to stick the policy but it shouldnt be cast in stone..

You're right, FJD, it shouldn't be cast in stone. If it's the general direction, though, the it doesn't have to be cast in stone.

Fact is, this board was poo-pooed when first suggested (by Olmy). Since we've been underway, though, basically no-one has continued to argue against it.

So I reckon its pretty grouse! :)

[Levo]

So what your saying Mobben' is I cannot bag those scumbag b******S up North for stealing/pilfering our football club and turning it into a side that no one recognises as the original football club formed in 1883, for the enjoyment of 'populis ludos populo' in the Fitzroy and surrounding areas.
A club that produced the names of Parret, Johnston, Banks, Robertson, Worrall, Bunton, Ruthven, Smallhorn, Roos, Osborne bugga etc.
Alright I won't mention it, so forget that I mentioned it, but me and my Fitzroy pride won't let it go, that is why people support the Reds as an off shoot of the mighty FFC.

[Noel Mugavin]

my fitzroy colleagues and i had a few rules when supporting the roys from the outer:

- never bag (only offer advice to ) our own players. even jeff hog was trying.
- when you leave your viewing position always cll by and purchase two cans for the pool. even if you are only going for a leak, putting a bet on or getting food. don't ever come back empty handed.
- always buy FFC raffle ticket on way in for the TV.
- always sledge opposition players who had broken the law, particularly elaborating on their crime. pies were easy pickings.
- always give the fat kid playing for the lions in the little league some support. usually spurred him on to get a few touches.
- brisbane. great place to live if you like 1948. great local comp, and nice weather. as far as noel and ross's failed merger goes, no thanks. never support this financially propped up mob. just like sydney. (rip scwabby, dermot, barassi, plugger, templeton,...and still won't win a premiership)
- always support former royboys in todays AFL. I will make a call that Roosy's 300th would have been the best game for a player playing his 300th you are ever likely to see. what a champ, carving up carlton across his 'floating backline' and a few goals to top it off and win a stunning BOG. rightfully chaired off. compare that to sam newman's 300th. we gave him a standing ovation on the boundary, and i cried as i saw his flowing mullet disappear down the race. what an ornament.
- always follow any 'fitzroy' reincarnation, go coburg, go reds, die coburg, go reds, go..

i thought these rules would be acceptable to other roys supporters, however seems that some of these elements are not acceptable on this site. sledging is a national pastime, particularly when tall poppies have ruined the game, and need to be reminded. i know for a fact that some senior AFL dignatories read some footy sites and this particular board to get a flavour of what the public want and how past decisions have gone down with grass roots supporters. i'm waiting for the next suggestion for this site, no bad language, no references to alcohol or drugs, no burping whilst you type, you should brush your teeth before you go to bed,

freedom of speach is a beautiful thing, especially as a roys supporter.

[killer]

Ditto to the above.
knowing the the Nazis that rule football
probably read this...do you have any
final message for them?

[Fat Pizza]

Yes, they stuffed up by forcing Fitzroy out of the League.
Yes, they ruined a lot of people's lives.
Yes, I wish it had never happened...

...but I don't want to dwell on it. What is in it for me to continually remind myself of the negatives?

I'm proud of being a Fitzroy supporter. I want to get as much fun out of supporting the Roys as possible. I want to know what the ex-Fitzroy players are doing now. I want to know how the Reds are going. I want to talk about & honour the Royboys of days gone by.

This board has been great, but I'd hate it to descend into constant slanging matches.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Originally posted by killer
Ditto to the above.
knowing the the Nazis that rule football
probably read this...do you have any
final message for them?

I'm the 'Nazi' for this board, killer :D

Perhaps you might call me the margarine of Nazis. Or the diet coke of Nazis.

Just one calorie ... not Nazi enough!

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Originally posted by Noel Mugavin
my fitzroy colleagues and i had a few rules when supporting the roys from the outer:

- never bag (only offer advice to ) our own players. even jeff hog was trying.
- when you leave your viewing position always cll by and purchase two cans for the pool. even if you are only going for a leak, putting a bet on or getting food. don't ever come back empty handed.
- always buy FFC raffle ticket on way in for the TV.
- always sledge opposition players who had broken the law, particularly elaborating on their crime. pies were easy pickings.
- always give the fat kid playing for the lions in the little league some support. usually spurred him on to get a few touches.
- brisbane. great place to live if you like 1948. great local comp, and nice weather. as far as noel and ross's failed merger goes, no thanks. never support this financially propped up mob. just like sydney. (rip scwabby, dermot, barassi, plugger, templeton,...and still won't win a premiership)
- always support former royboys in todays AFL. I will make a call that Roosy's 300th would have been the best game for a player playing his 300th you are ever likely to see. what a champ, carving up carlton across his 'floating backline' and a few goals to top it off and win a stunning BOG. rightfully chaired off. compare that to sam newman's 300th. we gave him a standing ovation on the boundary, and i cried as i saw his flowing mullet disappear down the race. what an ornament.
- always follow any 'fitzroy' reincarnation, go coburg, go reds, die coburg, go reds, go..

i thought these rules would be acceptable to other roys supporters, however seems that some of these elements are not acceptable on this site. sledging is a national pastime, particularly when tall poppies have ruined the game, and need to be reminded. i know for a fact that some senior AFL dignatories read some footy sites and this particular board to get a flavour of what the public want and how past decisions have gone down with grass roots supporters. i'm waiting for the next suggestion for this site, no bad language, no references to alcohol or drugs, no burping whilst you type, you should brush your teeth before you go to bed,

freedom of speach is a beautiful thing, especially as a roys supporter.

No-one has outlawed sledging. I just prefer to concentrate on the good points and memories, rather than continuing to be anti. Geezus, haven't you noticed my position on Bitchmond by now?

Bad language is simply censored, although attempts to get around the censorship with special characters are not tolerated, and that's a decision from above. Anyone who's of the mentality that they must have their swearwords spelt out in full or they're not getting their message across probably needs to grow up. My newsletters back in the early 90s used exactly the same form of censorship you see here today, and I don't think anything was lost through that.

I'm on a par with most of your dot points.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Originally posted by Levo
So what your saying Mobben' is I cannot bag those scumbag b******S up North for stealing/pilfering our football club and turning it into a side that no one recognises as the original football club formed in 1883, for the enjoyment of 'populis ludos populo' in the Fitzroy and surrounding areas.
A club that produced the names of Parret, Johnston, Banks, Robertson, Worrall, Bunton, Ruthven, Smallhorn, Roos, Osborne bugga etc.
Alright I won't mention it, so forget that I mentioned it, but me and my Fitzroy pride won't let it go, that is why people support the Reds as an off shoot of the mighty FFC.

The only thing we're trying to avoid here is best summed up by some rare experiences I've had whilst supporting the Reds.

There's a couple of folk who stand at the Reds match, and do nothing but bag Brisbane. Now I don't mean that the subject came up and they had a stab at them. That would be fine by me, in fact I'd add a barb of my own.

I mean they did nothing but bag Brisbane. One example, a couple of weeks ago : Bloke turns up for a quarter, says his hellos, and then starts bagging Brisbane. In the midst of this was one, count 'em ONE, call of 'Go Reds'. Apart from that one disgression, he did not even look at the ground. Simply told us about how much he hated Brisbane.

There was no intent to support the Reds. Never was. Jus this endless tirade of anti-sentiment.

That's not a supporter ... sheeze its not even a fan!

Now I am not a supporter of the merger, not at all. I respect the decision of mates who support it, but I do not support it myself. So why the flamin' Hell would you think I want to hear about Brisbane on this board?

Slagging them off gives them too much presence on a Fitzroy board. That's what this is about, Fitzroy. If you want to talk about Brisbane, there is another forum for that.

If someone wants to argue about bringing Fitzroy back in cahoots with Brisbane (which I don't personally agree with), then both boards would to be apt vessels. If someone wants to ask what % of one mob moved to another ... both boards are fine.

But if we are to talk about the Roys here, then lets talk about the Roys. Why adulterate this board with talk about another team ... when there is another board for them.

As said before, the odd barb and snipe are fine. They don't even have to be in context. But we shouldn't let the entire direction of this board change from pro-Fitzroy to anti-Brisbane. We're not about Brisbane, we're about Fitzroy. If you can't stand the contributors who don't mind Brisbane as well, private message them, tell them that you can't sleep at night until they do exactly as you want.

I am getting extremely peed off that some folks apparently think I am being overbearing in my control of this board. I HAVE DONE NOTHING OF THE SORT. NEVER DELETED A POST, NEVER LOCKED A THREAD. That's because nobody has yet tried to destroy the good Fitzroy feeling we have in here, this superior, godly feeling.

Not yet.

I can't believe you're slagging me off because I want to talk about Fitzroy rather than Brisbane. I need painkillers to reply to this stuff.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Originally posted by Fat Pizza
Yes, they stuffed up by forcing Fitzroy out of the League.
Yes, they ruined a lot of people's lives.
Yes, I wish it had never happened...

...but I don't want to dwell on it. What is in it for me to continually remind myself of the negatives?

I'm proud of being a Fitzroy supporter. I want to get as much fun out of supporting the Roys as possible. I want to know what the ex-Fitzroy players are doing now. I want to know how the Reds are going. I want to talk about & honour the Royboys of days gone by.

This board has been great, but I'd hate it to descend into constant slanging matches.

Bobby Beecroft.

Oh ... sorry, thought it was another trivia question :D

Ahh sheeze I've got a headache.

[killer]

Relax Dude
Calm down
Someone put on some music...
Hey anyone got some Herman's Hermits..?

[Fat Pizza]

Originally posted by killer
Relax Dude
Calm down
Someone put on some music...
Hey anyone got some Herman's Hermits..?

If you want to talk about Herman's Hermits, I'm sure there's another board out there for you somewhere.;)

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Yep, I've got Herman's Hermits on the PC here.

It's for the missus, not for me!!

[Levo]

Now Kev go and have a Bex a hot cup of tea and a lie down, you'll feel better, anyway B******S stands for bludgers doesn't it, see wasn't disguising anything.
And personally Kev I think you should start drinking again or is it menopause?.

[Noel Mugavin]

"Rampart, can we have a stubby of Melbourne to a male caucasian,..stat!!"

[Mobbenfuhrer]

I have absolutely no idea what that means ... but I'll take the stubby.

Well I think I have successfully drawn the slagging off those b******s up north, and onto myself. Oh the pain of authority! :D

I'm thinking of changing my signature to 'bugga off Dunstall, you're too fat' or 'No compo for you, Perty'.

[Levo]

Mobben' what Muggas is saying is from the TV show Emergency those guys who drove fire trucks and played at paramedic.
'Rampart' is the Hospital so he wants them to administer an IV (intravenous drip) full of Melbourne Bitter, 'Stat' meaning straight away and Male Caucasian well that's easy.
Now clear as mud Kev, now take that BEX and have a lie down.

[Mobbenfuhrer]

I don't watch TV.

[Olmy]

A few of you blokes are acting like you haven't had a decent root for a couple of years. You've all gotta calm it down a piece, or two.

My suggestion in my original post, is exactly what Kev and FP have mentioned in their posts. Being that . . .

Wouldn't we all rather this board be a place for promoting the CONTINUING EXISTENCE of FITZROY, rather than bemoaning events of the past (in a continual, obsessive, fashion)???

[Mobbenfuhrer]

We'd just all gotten over it, Olmy :D

Welcome back, by the way!

[Levo]

Olmy, settle we have all gone past that in this post and now back to fitzality, similar to reality, I think you have missed a few posts, Kev will lend you some of his Bex powders, and speaking of roots over here they call me Wombat, now you know what a wombat does!

[Mobbenfuhrer]

Originally posted by Levo
Olmy, settle we have all gone past that in this post and now back to fitzality, similar to reality, I think you have missed a few posts, Kev will lend you some of his Bex powders, and speaking of roots over here they call me Wombat, now you know what a wombat does!

'Fitzality' - LOL I like it!

[lioness]

Originally posted by Olmy
A few of you blokes are acting like you haven't had a decent root for a couple of years. You've all gotta calm it down a piece, or two.

My suggestion in my original post, is exactly what Kev and FP have mentioned in their posts. Being that . . .

Wouldn't we all rather this board be a place for promoting the CONTINUING EXISTENCE of FITZROY, rather than bemoaning events of the past (in a continual, obsessive, fashion)???

Yep yep Olmy, the continuing existence of Fitzroy, mixed with a little reminiscing about the GOOD times (and come on guys, there were lots, after all, Fitzroy IS the greatest club that ever existed) and celebrating those good times. Minus the bad stuff, why revisit it???? We all know how painful it was the first time, and hell, this is the afterlife, we're supposed to feel all godly and superior, so let's bloody get on with it!!!!!!!!!! :D

P.S. Olmy good to see ya back again. :)

[Mobbenfuhrer]

This is not to say we don't speak of the rough stuff at all ... there is a lot of tragedy involved in the FFC, and not mentioning the negative aspects at all, sort of diminishes the power we have now attained.

[lioness]

That's very true. But I think there is a way of talking about the bad stuff, you know, rather than just being bitter and bagging everyone who did all these horrible things to us and just generally having a great big sook, stuff like that I don't think is really healthy to talk about. Constantly. Sure, there are some very great lessons to come out of what happened, and I don't know about anyone else, but my scars won't heal for a hell of a long time, constructive negativity is perhaps the term I am searching for. :)