Comrades - firstly let me say that I am deeply annoyed whenever some clown - and I mean clown - labels the following painting: "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves."
Ok, there have been many Private Messages flying around - quite a number of them penned by Bay 13 Carlton supporters - asking us to kick-start this thread.
So here is it.
Everything you wanted to know about the Carlton Football Club but were afraid to ask (for legal reasons).
To answer those tough-love questions about Carlton in a fair and objective manner I have assembled a team of experts.
Their doyen, of course, is Professor Super_Phaser, whose doctoral dissertation was called
"Into the Abyss - Carlton and its Group Certificates in the 1990s."
Super_Phaser, as we all know, is highly admired by the Carlton Bay 13 Community. He is also the world's leading authority on Luke Livingston, the Legends Stand, Big Jack, the meteoric career of David Teague, the familial travails of Big Red and the exploits of Warren Ralph.
There are many other experts who have much to say objectively on the phenomena that is Carlton: Associate Professors Corpuscles, Big Easy, Whelan=Legen, Flawed Genius, TWITA, Paradox, JColeman, Bushie, Stronzo, Anthony, GuzzLG, Poidacat and many others. I am not quite sure where Emeritus Professor H2F is at the moment - but I know he has thought long and deeply about the Blues and would be happy to share his wisdom.
I hereby invite them - and anybody else who wants to join - onto the Board.
Since the concept of this thread was first floated, I have been flooded by an array of PMs from Bay 13 Carlton Supporters: they want answers.
Make no mistake, I am going to keep on bouncing this thread as new questions come through.
Professor Super_Phaser - we cannot keep the Carlton Bay 13 Community waiting any longer. Here is your question:
Jordan Russell was the 9th pick in the 2004 draft. He was last seen cutting up oranges down at Optus Oval.
Is he another Luke Livingston or Lawrence Angwin, or can you see a future for him in the VFL Ranks?
Biffinator.