Resource Excuses List

[Marstermind]

The first few pages of this thread were a tongue-in-cheek, somewhat amusing jab at the club and ourselves which didn't take anything too seriously and was kind of diverting fun.

The last page or so...not so much.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

If you want to keep whinging like a child that's your business.

if your response to me looking at a situation and saying that this is why that's happening is "Stop making excuses" then all I've got to respond with is get ****ed you soft whiny "have a sook" campaigner.

I think its fair to say after 6 years of a rebuild and other clubs flying passed us the time for excuses is over. David King said as much after the Melbourne game.

I believe continuing to make excuses like "we played well for 75% of the game" or "it was hot and windy" is acting like a child.

The reality is you and a few others continue to make excuse after excuse for these players and the staff at the club.

But go down the personal route, it shows me you have nothing left and know you are in the wrong.

 

[archereleven]

Success is never linear...

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Insult those who are willing to be patient and not pot our own, particularly relevant to younger blokes

all I've got to respond with is get ****ed you soft whiny "have a sook" campaigner.

 

[apollo_creed]

Confusing thing is that one of the posters saying we're 3 years in was one of the biggest Noble backers and the direction we were heading under him.

So I'm confused as to why everything gets reset just because we changed coach.

Clarkson has been shit so far. Wouldn't swap him for Noble but honestly it's looking more and more like 1) he's not it as a modern day coach, happens to the best of them 2) we have tactically shit assistants/or assistants that don't overrule his outdated tactics.

Anyway not the thread.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Confusing thing is that one of the posters saying we're 3 years in was one of the biggest Noble backers and the direction we were heading under him.

So I'm confused as to why everything gets reset just because we changed coach.

Clarkson has been shit so far. Wouldn't swap him for Noble but honestly it's looking more and more like 1) he's not it as a modern day coach, happens to the best of them 2) we have tactically shit assistants/or assistants that don't overrule his outdated tactics.

Anyway not the thread.

Because according to them unless you don’t support the club blindly you area child

 

[ferball]

I think its fair to say after 6 years of a rebuild and other clubs flying passed us the time for excuses is over. David King said as much after the Melbourne game.

I believe continuing to make excuses like "we played well for 75% of the game" or "it was hot and windy" is acting like a child.

The reality is you and a few others continue to make excuse after excuse for these players and the staff at the club.

But go down the personal route, it shows me you have nothing left and know you are in the wrong.

We all know what happened over the last six years.

Less than three years ago we changed nearly everything about the footy department (and a significant part of the admin too,) and we signed a coach for five years on the basis that he would need that long to fix the situation and our brand new president basically nailed her career to that. Since then we've had two seasons impacted by Hawthorn racism bullshit and Tarryn Thomas bullshit. This is the first one that hasn't been.

We're sposed to be united and focused. For the first time since he got here we have no distractions so we can focus (no way that would have happened till this preseason) on what needs doing and immediately people like you and a few others are doing their best to make sure we don't remain united. If it doesn't work after 2027 you'll have plenty of chance to indulge in your bloodthirsty club purges.

Till then if you're actively contributing to stopping it working maybe you should think about what the **** you are doing.

 

[Passmore]

Semantics, but the “rebuild” started in 2021. 5 years. 2020 was when it fell apart, which started this …whatever you call it.

 

[King Corey]

It's a joke Joyce. Calm down.

 

[justroyal]

Pretty shit of me to say, I know. But I feel like this week every year the ‘there’s more important things to life than footy’ comes up.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

We all know what happened over the last six years.

Less than three years ago we changed nearly everything about the footy department (and a significant part of the admin too,) and we signed a coach for five years on the basis that he would need that long to fix the situation and our brand new president basically nailed her career to that. Since then we've had two seasons impacted by Hawthorn racism bullshit and Tarryn Thomas bullshit. This is the first one that hasn't been.

We're sposed to be united and focused. For the first time since he got here we have no distractions so we can focus (no way that would have happened till this preseason) on what needs doing and immediately people like you and a few others are doing their best to make sure we don't remain united. If it doesn't work after 2027 you'll have plenty of chance to indulge in your bloodthirsty club purges.

Till then if you're actively contributing to stopping it working maybe you should think about what the **** you are doing.

Tarryn Thomas caused a whole pre season to be a write off?

I’m actively contributing to it not working?

Are you ok?

 

[hilly]

I'm not worried. Was told Tom Powell is as good as Simon Black

 

[ferball]

Tarryn Thomas caused a whole pre season to be a write off?

That's not what I said but you do what you do.

I’m actively contributing to it not working?

You're one of these people who thinks we should change things this year if we don't meet your arbitrary standards and you bang on about it constantly in public.

 

[Zondor]

We all know what happened over the last six years.

Less than three years ago we changed nearly everything about the footy department (and a significant part of the admin too,) and we signed a coach for five years on the basis that he would need that long to fix the situation and our brand new president basically nailed her career to that. Since then we've had two seasons impacted by Hawthorn racism bullshit and Tarryn Thomas bullshit. This is the first one that hasn't been.

We're sposed to be united and focused. For the first time since he got here we have no distractions so we can focus (no way that would have happened till this preseason) on what needs doing and immediately people like you and a few others are doing their best to make sure we don't remain united. If it doesn't work after 2027 you'll have plenty of chance to indulge in your bloodthirsty club purges.

Till then if you're actively contributing to stopping it working maybe you should think about what the **** you are doing.

That’s the spirit. Keep the excuses coming Ferballs. :stern look

 

[scottywiper]

We are a very unlucky club. So many good decisions that backfire.

 

[Chadwiko]

That’s the spirit. Keep the excuses coming Ferballs. :stern look

North Melbourne are 16w-1d-95L since 2020, by the way.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

That's not what I said but you do what you do.



You're one of these people who thinks we should change things this year if we don't meet your arbitrary standards and you bang on about it constantly in public.

You stated it was impacted, I really am failing to see how that caused an issue for the staff where we can write off the whole season. Other clubs have these situations as well.

Where have I said things need to change this year? I just want the excuses to stop, and here you are talking about them again and again

Arbitrary standards? I just want to see us win more than 30 games in a decade! Some clubs do this in 2 years!!

 

[Arthur Cloke]

We are a very unlucky club. So many good decisions that backfire.

And we seem to be coming up against so many quality teams.....When does the draw open up for us?

 

[scottywiper]

And we seem to be coming up against so many quality teams.....When does the draw open up for us?

Next year's intraclub.

 

[Colby2Sheez]

The "everything will be fine, just look what Hawthorn have done" grates the absolute most.

 

[Uncle_Leo]

The "everything will be fine, just look what Hawthorn have done" grates the absolute most.

You realise Hawthorn lost their first 5 games last year?

 

[Event Horizon]

Next year's intraclub.

We are so used to baracking for the underdog, I'll be supporting the pink team

 

[Chadwiko]

We are so used to baracking for an underdog, I'll be supporting the pink team

They'll probably win.

 

[gokangas]

Next year's intraclub.

We are the only team in the AFL that could lose an intraclub.

 

[Passmore]

We are the only team in the AFL that could lose an intraclub.

WC would be a fair chance. Melbourne. Richmond. We're in esteemed company.