Review Goodbye to the Paddle Pop (From the jumpers anyway)

[lionbear]

Can't believe this time tomorrow the maroon paddle pop will never been seen on match day again (unless a heritage round happens in 10+ years).

 

[Hollow Knight]

Can't believe this time tomorrow the maroon paddle pop will never been seen on match day again (unless a heritage round happens in 10+ years).

"Administrative Blunders Round".

 

[dlanod]

"Administrative Blunders Round".

2012 Adelaide jumper.
2013 Essendon jumper.
Paddle pop Brisbane jumper.
2009 Melbourne jumper.

And that's just the recent ones!

 

[Hollow Knight]

2012 Adelaide jumper.
2013 Essendon jumper.
Paddle pop Brisbane jumper.
2009 Melbourne jumper.

And that's just the recent ones!

Yep, then we can go further back to the Hawthorn diamond pre-season strip, Carlton's light blue M&M and the West Coast gradient nightmare.

 

[Skoob]

"Administrative Blunders Round".

To be played on a Springfield paddock.

 

[Hollow Knight]

To be played on a Springfield paddock.

For the Michael Bowers trophy... Bronze statue of Martin Pike delivering the Liverpool kiss.

Best on ground gets the Angus Johnson medal.

 

[Skoob]

For the Michael Bowers trophy... Bronze statue of Martin Pike delivering the Liverpool kiss.

Best on ground gets the Angus Johnson medal.

Malcolm Holmes award for who ever kicks the least goals.

 

[JasRulz63]

Paddlepop says goodbye to the GABBA.

 

[QLDatHEART]

From memory it wasn't too far removed from the academy guernsey:

As an aside, while finding those images, I discovered that even Stevie Wonder could see the class of the classic guernsey:

 

[Dylan12]

I could be wrong, but it looked like the guy that tossed the coin today was wearing the putrid jumper that Angus and Bowers attempted to get us into. Pricks.

 

[Mazza44]

I could be wrong, but it looked like the guy that tossed the coin today was wearing the putrid jumper that Angus and Bowers attempted to get us into. Pricks.

I noticed that. It was definitely an academy jumper (same logos and everything).

 

[MSB ROYS]

Nearly there...

 

[Happy_Neale]

I would propose a ritual burning on Sunday, but I doubt anyone has actually bought the jumper.

 

[Balance]

2012 Adelaide jumper.
2013 Essendon jumper.
Paddle pop Brisbane jumper.
2009 Melbourne jumper.

And that's just the recent ones!

Add to that:
Port 2004-2006 "epilepsy" jumper
Eagles current "mish-mash of shit" tri-panel jumper.

 

[Last of the Roys]

Would it be too cheeky to suggest to the Club that our motto for the 2015 season should be.....

..."Reverse the curse"

2009 was the last time we wore the traditional Lion jumpers as our normal strip. Our last final series - gee it is almost as if everything that could go wrong has with our Club since then.

We have blown through all the remainder of our money and then some; gone through the Fev saga; onfield demise and now fairly long rebuild; other terrible admin / board debacles that are only now starting to be rectified (hopefully).

I think I might have jokingly referred to it as the 'Curse of the Paddlepop Lion' a few times pretty early on, but we really haven't taken a trick in the last five years.

(Yes 'the Curse' is a joke. Well sort of. Changing our jumpers was the sign of a Club that was arrogant and had got far too far ahead of itself - the other big decisions that followed proved that.)

(As for where 'reverse the curse' comes from - I got it from the famous Boston Red Sox Babe Ruth curse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino . Let's all just hope changing the jumpers works and we don't have to wait 86 years to win a premiership again!!!)

 

[luthor]

Malcolm Holmes award for who ever kicks the least goals.

A commemorative "tankard" awarded to the worst Melbourne player of the round.

 

[Skoob]

A commemorative "tankard" awarded to the worst Melbourne player of the round.

The "Bomber Syringe" awarded to the worst governed club.

 

[brizrider]

My kids aren't so looking forward to the return of what they call the 'old' jumper. I am though so stuff 'em.

 

[SizeMatters]

Anyone know if it will be the exact same as the premiership jumpers? I think I read somewhere that it will have to be changed slightly or something along those lines.

 

[adey115]

My kids aren't so looking forward to the return of what they call the 'old' jumper. I am though so stuff 'em.

Get new kids. Those ones must be broken.

 

[Grimlions]

For the Michael Bowers trophy... Bronze statue of Martin Pike delivering the Liverpool kiss.

Best on ground gets the Angus Johnson medal.

The game will be umpired by the same marketing company who designed the jumper

 

[whatboutbob]

Good ****ing riddance!

 

[POBT]

 

[GingerGreatness]

It's been real.

 

[Mazza44]

Let the fire sale (or just fire) begin!