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Lonie_from_50

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Collingwood were very ordinary tonight, yes, we were, but gee, it is great to see the bandwagoners jumping off board once again, after jumping on only a couple of weeks ago. We are the best supporter base in the country, however, from last night, it wasn't just a bad night for the Pies, but a pi$$ weak night from the supporters.

We lost to Essendon, who were 16th, while we are fighting for a top 4 spot. Fair enough, but let's remember a couple of things. We were a laughing stock until we were 8-2 (probably still were a laughing stock). In other words, we were written off by 90% of the football world...the 10% were US, who all rated our chances of 6-10 as a 'possibility' and not exactly 'reality'.

Another thing is that while Essendon might be sitting 16th, and us Pies at 6th, we all know Essendon have the wood over us in the current era. Sheedy is still coaching, and their are still experience in the Dons side. They all play a couple levels higher against us, and every Collingwood supporter should know that. We came in with an arrogant approach you could be certain. Supporters and the Club (they would admit it).

It was a disgrace the amount of callers on MMM were shouting out this is one of the worst losses ever, etc. and how every player should be sacked etc. and also BigFootian's (MagpieWayne=Disgrace) etc. Good on the neutral supporters who rang up and had a good old go at EVERY one of us. We are one and we are all bandwagoners, not just the 20-30% of us. Anyway, it was annoying to hear it, and I expect to see you next month when we play the finals and maybe win an elimination final. So, bandwagoners, have a good break from the footy for a week, and we'll see you in September.

Also, I may aswell start my rant on Tarrant. He is getting payed $20,000 a match. His last 2 months have been dreadful to put it in a nutshell. He has been driven into by the media, which was worthy, but still, I stood up for Taz when I could've been doing something else. I spent atleast 2 hours sitting at a computer sticking up for him. He plays a fair game against WC Eagles after consistently playing shockers. A fair game, but it wasn't exactly worth the money we pay him. Then the incident breaks out etc. and he has played two 'ordinary' games since. It's just not good enough Chrissy, and we all know you have talent, but discipline is a thing that is needed in a football club, and if your star player can't get a kick and can't kick and show something after being burned in the media and public, and continue to receive bronx cheers, you have to earn your spot. Tristen Walker is on our list...bring him in for Taz, whatever. Taz, earn your spot. I still think you will be given one more chance...turn it on if you do or don't.
 
It was very disappointing tonight. Result aside, the crowd was shocking and the football was even worse! I almost fell asleep at a collingwood-essendon game, who would have thought. Todays AFL leadership has alot to answer for. I dont know if this is a sudden change or just a one of thing but the game was disgraceful. I can finally see where Sammy newman is coming from. The game was completely uncontested, slow with very poor skills (as usual). i dont know if i will go to another game until things change, i just dont want to support the demise of AFL. At no point did I or the supporters around me feel like cheering at no point did we get into the game, this has never happened (in my experiences anyway)at a collingwood-essendon game dunno what the problem is.
 
The response of some of the supporters on this forum are disgusting. These are people who show up once or twice a year to bag the crap out of the team after a loss.

We know they were terrible last night, we are all disappointed but some of the stuff posted on here really ****es me off.

After a bad loss there should be a "vent your spleen" thread where muppets can go and call for the club to be shut down etc. Then as soon as a mod gets back it can be deleted and we can all move on.
 

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Hadders said:
The response of some of the supporters on this forum are disgusting. These are people who show up once or twice a year to bag the crap out of the team after a loss.

We know they were terrible last night, we are all disappointed but some of the stuff posted on here really ****es me off.

After a bad loss there should be a "vent your spleen" thread where muppets can go and call for the club to be shut down etc. Then as soon as a mod gets back it can be deleted and we can all move on.
Good post. Can't disagree with much there.

I don't mind the people that jump off the bandwagon that much, it's the people who jump on the anti-Collingwood bandwagon, the people that like you said only pop up when things are going bad.
 
Well it's nearly 48 hours since the game and it's only now I can think in a positive frame of mind, I havnt picked up a paper and havnt watched any footy this weekend in the fear of anyone bringing up Friday night, I left the ground Friday night "gutted" i'll always stand by Collingwood F.C and have seen them win wooden spoons, winning 1990 and playing off in 2002-03 but how we could let Essendon run away with it in the last 10 minutes after fighting back level with everything to play for and them with nothing to play for has got we stuffed....As Lonie_from_50 has said I've spent hours not just on here but in general sticking up for players like C.Tarrant and A.Rocca but they both continue to let "us" down and the the "club" down.

I don't know what can be done about it, a run in the 2's????? a week off?????? delist one of them???? I dont know but if our 2 key forwards continue to play like that we are going no-where fast, hopefully they can somehow turn it around, at least we have 5 days against the Power to find out.........But there both digging themselves a bigger hole to no where to hide

It's not all doom and gloom with games against Power, Carlton and Roos left....Lets just hope some penny has dropped for certain players, saying that 'Us" the supporters need to stick fat and only hope they can turn it around.......I'm sure they can.

Go Pies.
 
The difference between our best and worst is very large this year, with the performance against Geelong probably being the best effort and the one against Essendon surely being the worst. I just hope that the good Collingwood can make some appearances in the finals, that would be exciting. But after friday night I'm not going in with any great expectations.
 

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