Cruel to be Ninth

[Mr Ripper]

Richmondfan#1 pleaded:
Hey Ripper, make one up for the Tigers - no abuse! Please??!!¿¿

Okey dokey. This is starting to get difficult y'know! I think the well's running dry.

Anyway, it's to the tune of "Cruel to be Kind" by Nick Lowe -

Oh, I can't take another heartbreak
'cos we've just missed the eight
Like it's our mandate
Our finals dream was coming true
Until round 22
When we stumbled again
Another season down the drain, you know

It's gotta be
Cruel coming ninth, an idle September
Cruel coming ninth, wish the coach would resign
Cruel coming ninth, means more board turmoil
Tigers, it's gotta be cruel coming ninth

Well it happened under Johnny Northey,
Robbie Walls and the Giesch
So these coaches were unleashed
With Spud we're having deja vu
No finals ticket queue
Will be snaking out from
The Ticketmaster at Punt Road, because

It's gotta be
Cruel coming ninth, an idle September
Cruel coming ninth, wish the coach would resign
Cruel coming ninth, means more board turmoil
Tigers, it's gotta be cruel coming ninth

We're still looking forward to next season
We'll shout 'yellow and black!'
And watch Richo's comeback
But if we keep on going down
Then we'll await Mal Brown
To begin a campaign
To oust the chairman from the boardroom, he says

It's gotta be
Cruel coming ninth, an idle September
Cruel coming ninth, wish the coach would resign
Cruel coming ninth, means more board turmoil
Tigers, it's gotta be cruel coming ninth

 

[CJH]

I am in awe, says CJH joining in with the rapturous spontaneous applause of the crowd as they rise as one giving due homage to the sublime talents of the one and only Mr. Ripper.

This is outstanding work, and oh so accurate.

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This is a hallucination and these faces are in a dream. A computer generated environment; a fantasy island you can do anything and not have to face the consequences.

 

[Richmondfan#1]

You've done it again Mr Ripper! Well done. Instead of Cruel coming ninth, next year it will sing Cool coming first!.....or so I dream.

 

[Asgardian]

Well done mate

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Chris

 

[Carey_is_King]

Originally posted by Richmondfan#1:
You've done it again Mr Ripper! Well done. Instead of Cruel coming ninth, next year it will sing Cool coming first!.....or so I dream.

If you are very, very young and Richmond are very, very lucky, it might happen in your lifetime - but I doubt it.



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Trample the Weak,
Hurdle the Dead.

 

[Richmondfan#1]

Well Cik, I'm 13, and people are expected to start living longer sooooo yup. I'll see them win a premiership. No need to worry about that.

 

[The Dutchman!]

Best effort so far Mr Ripper! Full points!

I would love you to do one on Sheeds: the board, the 4 one point losses, the Mitchell White incident, etc... (who says Essendon supporters can't laugh at themselves?)

 

[Grendel]

Loved it Mr.Ripper (Cruel to be Kind is one of my all time favs).

Cheers

 

[TigerTank]

You'll have to do well to top that effort...

Great work

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TT - Obligatory bad-tempered Richmond supporter

 

[elt]

Very impressive Mr Ripper

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

mighty impressive there mr ripper.its good to see we have some talented members out there.
cheers!