Dear Lord ....

[jackcass]

I don't believe in Gods (well except Huey) but I have this feeling like my grandfather had in '58. Our boys are going to play well on Saturday.

Our Huey was a much loved family member but hardly a god.

 

[Robroy22]

Our Huey was a much loved family member but hardly a god.

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Onya Huey!

 

[Achin joints]

Dear lord please smite thy blue and yellow devils ,in Bucks we trust ,amen

 

[Deleted member 133504]

Good work.
I hope they all look like this;

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Found her at work.
Named her Maggie, don’t know what inspired that......

Postman Pat was a Collingwood supporter with his black and white cat. Great call on the name. She looks Sassy mate!

But, I'll call you and up you one more B'n'W!



My black and champagne complexion. Midnight (usually d!ckhe@d or @ssh0le depending on my mood) and Sasha (she responds to me puckering my lips).

Sasha is my girl, and she sits me when I watch Collingwood games at home. Midnight? He leaves and does whatever. I don't cross his path until after we have won

I'm convinced Sasha won us the game against Adelaide in round 4 actually. From the comfort of our armchair!

 

[Deleted member 133504]

Dear lord please smite thy blue and yellow devils ,in Bucks we trust ,amen

You blokes played alright against us in Round 23. Will Rossy be there next year do you reckon?

Thanks for #TheMayneEvent by the way

 

[ottoman]

This is The Van Cat. So named because it comes from the Van region of Turkey.
It's well know for its distinct feature of having one blue eye and one green eye.
If there are any genetic scientists amongst you we need to change it to one black and one white.

P:S I don't like cats and hopefully this picture was taken moments before a wolf pounced on him and turned him into a midday snack.

 

[Achin joints]

You blokes played alright against us in Round 23. Will Rossy be there next year do you reckon?

Thanks for #TheMayneEvent by the way

Yep he sure will,still 2 yrs on his contract,even though our last couple of seasons have been pretty ordinary,he may have the last laugh yet.Carrrnnn the pies

 

[gopies1981]

I have been to every grand final since 2002. Have now seen 1 win 1 draw and 4 losses. My friends brother who is now 68 has been to every Collingwood grand final since 1964. He had seen 2 wins, 2 draws, 10 grand final losses poor bugger!!!

But my point is eventually surely our luck will eventually go our way. We are still lucky to make grand finals at least 1 to 2 times every decade. Hopefully this loss galvanise’s the group to a new dynasty. I only hope and pray it does

 

[Markfs]

oh lord, please give me an afl flag,
my friends drive porsches, i hate to nag,
worked hard all my lifetime and i dont ask for much
oh lord, not just one, lets make it a bunch

 

[TKiL]

Dear God, Buddha, Allah or any other higher being who wants to listen to my prayers,

I prayed my heart out before the 1970 Grand Final yet had to endure the most horrific pain of sitting on my fathers shoulders at the G watching the arch enemy storm over the top of my beloved Pies after being in front by 44 points at half time. Upon reflection I realise you
may have taught me the virtue of patience.

In 1977, I prayed even harder. You taught me about loss when you took Fabulous Phil off us and then teased me by making me sit through a draw before a heart wrenching failure the following week. I ended in tears at the G. This lesson of loss that you gave me stayed with me forever.

In 1979, you took me to the brink bringing us within 5 points of that evil entity. Again I ended in tears and the lesson that was clearly given that day was one of forgiveness. It was clear that the ball was out of bounds and I had to reach deep inside me to forgive that boundary ump and Harmes for cheating. Still to this day I have not been able to hold out the olive branch.

In 1980, I was taught empathy and to feel for others. I experienced humiliation that day and what it was like that to be down trodden as Bartlett and his evil men destroyed us.

It was 1981 when you served me with a lesson on humility. During the 3rd I proudly screamed to all around me at the G as Choco slotted a goal that ‘we cannot lose.’
You brought the rains and the pain of that day still is etched deep in my heart as Satan and his band of demons tore us apart in the last.

After letting me breathe for a few years you finally rewarded my faith by giving me the greatest day of my life in 1990. Allowing your son to play on the HFF and in the guts during that time was a great advantage so thank you. The curse had been lifted, the drought was over and faith had been restored to the universe.

Dark days followed and you sadly took one of our finest and we paid for years. My heart still breaks for a lost friend.

But .....You hadn’t quite finished your lessons yet and in 02 and 03 you brought me back to Earth enforcing that it was not only boundary umpires who were incompetent but also goal umpires and tribunals. Again forgiveness was needed but I was fast running out of patience. I began examining what had I done wrong to be punished like this.

2010, was firstly about temperance as we kicked ourselves out of victory and then about redemption the following week. As Swanny banged one Home in the 3rd the world turned black and White and the distant memories of 1990 came flooding back. All the pain was taken from me and I awoke to the dawning of a glorious new magpie era.

2011 and thud, the dynasty was over. I admit I may have been cocky, arrogant, self indulgent and shown both gluttony and greed in my desire for more and my dismissive attitude towards the lesser opposition. I had forgotten all you had taught me. You punished me hard.

And so we come to 2018 and I have spent the last 7 years in the wilderness learning and reflecting and paying my penance for my sins. I am a good man, a good husband and a good father so please Lord let me experience the glory one more time like you let me in 1990 and 2010.

There is a band of evil coming across the border and with them comes the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse bringing death, famine, war and conquest. Lord, do not let evil prevail and let my mighty Pies rule the G like they have 15 times before. Lord, I pray with all I have. Deliver me one more flag, take away the pain and let the world turn black and white even for just one day. I have heeded your lessons well now reward me for my faith. On Saturday, we will bleed black and white. Bleed with us, oh lord.

Amen

Go Pies!!!!

oh dear - add 1960, 1964, 1966 to that...

 

[Black_White]

Postman Pat was a Collingwood supporter with his black and white cat. Great call on the name. She looks Sassy mate!

But, I'll call you and up you one more B'n'W!

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My black and champagne complexion. Midnight (usually d!ckhe@d or @ssh0le depending on my mood) and Sasha (she responds to me puckering my lips).

Sasha is my girl, and she sits me when I watch Collingwood games at home. Midnight? He leaves and does whatever. I don't cross his path until after we have won

I'm convinced Sasha won us the game against Adelaide in round 4 actually. From the comfort of our armchair!

Bugger doesn’t stick around for games, maybe I’m a bit to vocal.

 

[Black_White]

This is The Van Cat. So named because it comes from the Van region of Turkey.
It's well know for its distinct feature of having one blue eye and one green eye.
If there are any genetic scientists amongst you we need to change it to one black and one white.

P:S I don't like cats and hopefully this picture was taken moments before a wolf pounced on him and turned him into a midday snack.

Hmmm...

 

[Black_White]

I have been to every grand final since 2002. Have now seen 1 win 1 draw and 4 losses. My friends brother who is now 68 has been to every Collingwood grand final since 1964. He had seen 2 wins, 2 draws, 10 grand final losses poor bugger!!!

But my point is eventually surely our luck will eventually go our way. We are still lucky to make grand finals at least 1 to 2 times every decade. Hopefully this loss galvanise’s the group to a new dynasty. I only hope and pray it does

The issue with Collingwood is that we simply overachieve.
We shouldn’t have made 2002.
We shouldn’t have made 2018.
And go back further there is a similar situation. 77 coming off a spoon in 76.

 

[ottoman]

Hmmm...

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LOL Don't like him either.
Never knew that about his eyes.

 

[gopies1981]

The issue with Collingwood is that we simply overachieve.
We shouldn’t have made 2002.
We shouldn’t have made 2018.
And go back further there is a similar situation. 77 coming off a spoon in 76.

Some years yes we have but also come Years we we’re the best side in the competition. Other teams like Richmond last year and the bulldogs in 2016 were not the best teams and they had won a premiership. In the last 60 years we have been in 15 grand finals for only 2 wins when we could of easily won 7 or 8 premierships in the time. The only other club who has made more grand finals during that time is hawthorn who has played in 19 grand finals for 13 wins.

That is why it is so frustrating

 

[Black_White]

LOL Don't like him either.
Never knew that about his eyes.

Don’t like him?
Heratic!
The spaceman, the creator of so much music that influenced the world.
Don’t like him?
.......I have no words.

 

[ottoman]

Don’t like him?
Heratic!
The spaceman, the creator of so much music that influenced the world.
Don’t like him?
.......I have no words.

There are a few songs I like but as a general rule not a fan.
I won't deny he was talented. Just not my thing.

 

[South of the Yarra]

The issue with Collingwood is that we simply overachieve.
We shouldn’t have made 2002.
We shouldn’t have made 2018.
And go back further there is a similar situation. 77 coming off a spoon in 76.

Agree with 2002 and 2018 and could probably add 79, 80 and 81. Not 77 though. We were the best team in it. Add Carman we win by 6 goals. We weren’t bad in 76. The club infighting was the cause.

 

[Black_White]

Agree with 2002 and 2018 and could probably add 79, 80 and 81. Not 77 though. We were the best team in it. Add Carman we win by 6 goals. We weren’t bad in 76. The club infighting was the cause.

Spoon to a GF.
I’m sorry, but that reeks of overachieving.
Spoon to a Premiership, that would have been EPIC!
But not to be.