Footy ferals are loud and proud

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23 April 2004 Herald Sun
Shaun Phillips

EARLY form has Richmond and Collingwood vying for one of the most dubious honours in football – having the worst supporters.

The sight of frothing fans spitting profanities at coaches Danny Frawley and Mick Malthouse on the weekend has the Tiger and Magpie sub-species neck and neck.

Perhaps not surprisingly, both camps rate the other the most vile.

Adelaide and Port Adelaide are also prolific vote-getters for their rabid supporters.

On the home front, Essendon and Carlton also remain widely loathed by opposition fans.

Judging the worst supporters is very subjective.

Arrogance and aggression are obvious measures. But the blackest sin for many is a propensity to turn on one's own.

Many Tigers are savage about their 1-3 start to the season. Coach Frawley and players copped a fearsome spray after capitulating to Geelong on Saturday. Fans on radio tell how they have tossed their membership card. One fan was so infuriated at Telstra Dome he tossed his jumper at the players.

A debate has raged on the passion-infused Punt Road End website this week about the merits of a crisis march.

"Why should we silently sit out the rest of the season and say nothing?" asks one fan.

"Freedom of speech. Get angry and get our club back."

Punt Road End administrator "Rosy" says Richmond supporters take pride in their passion.

She says Collingwood and Essendon fans are the ones that go overboard.

"(Collingwood supporters) are obscene and abusive – really in your face when they're winning and taking it out on opposition supporters when they're losing," she writes on the website.

"The ones who annoy me most are Essendon. They are so full of it when they are successful yet nowhere to be seen when they're not winning."

Another Richmond bulletin board poster says: "Scumwood (Collingwood) are the ferals from hell . . . however we do run a close second."

Jackster's self-appraisal is similarly brutal.

"Sorry to say, but I reckon we are the worst Victorian team, supporter wise," Jackster said.

"A jumper was thrown at the players as they walked off the other night, something I haven't seen before."

The faith of Collingwood fans is being sorely tested after Sunday's loss to Fremantle took the Pies to second last.

Despite some unsavoury post-match behaviour, high-profile Magpie fan Jeff "Joffa" Corfe says there's no contest.

"Richmond are the worst," he said.

"You walk through the `grog squad' in the standing area behind the city goals and you'll see what I mean," Corfe said.

On the online Nick's Bulletin Board he writes: "The way some Richmond supporters turned on Danny Frawley on Friday night just shows what sort of supporters they really are."

But a Collingwood comrade "creedymagpie" could see some similarities with Richmond.

"I firmly believe that we all hate them 'cause they are like us – passionate, feral and complete nuts!"

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,9361319%5E19742,00.html
 

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LMAOOOO@ Colon-wood

Joffa,
Takes an Inbred to know an Inbred


LMAOO@Rosy being the voice of the supporters AND Queen Feral to boot.

LMAOOO@The media having nothing better to do with their time
 

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If Jackster is the one and only Louie, he is quite qualified to comment on feral supporters, being one himself.

Warning to all football fans, sit within 20 metres of Jackster and you're in for a long day :D
 

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Originally posted by oxx
LMAOOOO@ Colon-wood

Joffa,
Takes an Inbred to know an Inbred


LMAOO@Rosy being the voice of the supporters AND Queen Feral to boot.

LMAOOO@The media having nothing better to do with their time
Why are they quoting PRE? They should be looking at how we are dealing with the current crisis at Tigerland. I'm sure that we are much more entertaining with our novel approach and at least we are still having a bit of fun. It's far better than being miserable all the time.
 

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Because we're not feral Tigeriffic and we offer a
constructive/entertaining argument,something the media are not interested in.
 
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LOL @ heraldsun needing quotes from internet forums and noticeboards

talk about not being able to come up with their own story !!!

LOL @ rosy, geez what a way to make her head swell even more, I wouldnt be suprised if she cuts it out and sticks it on her fridge.

Now if the heraldsun want a real story they should be reading coaches corner and our press release threads

LOL

geez if your not signed up with PRE by now then you better hurry up I think Rosy will be starting to charge users for using her forums to help her pay for the upkeep LOL @ the voice of the ferals

hahahaha
 

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I'd like to thank the Herald Sun for allowing me to see some of the posts on PRE. Seeing as i have been banned from even looking at it, is another way around it lol.
 
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Originally posted by froars
I'd like to thank the Herald Sun for allowing me to see some of the posts on PRE. Seeing as i have been banned from even looking at it, is another way around it lol.
LOL

here here froars

make me another person that "Hail" Hitler rosy has banned

who else has been outcasted from the sacred site?? LOL
 

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I feel the clubs administration doesnt do enough about the crap on PRE. Its a crap site in general. The club even advocates it on sport 927 its a joke! PRE should be closed down its a disgrace to our club!
 
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Originally posted by Piping Shrike
I can understand that someone might be banned from posting on a site, but how can you be banned from looking at it? Indeed, why would anyone even bother doing that?
who knows what goes on in her mind.

All I can tell is my personal experience how I got banned from that site because I posted on a completely different site my thoughts about how PRE was run. It apparently broke their posting guidelines and Rosy told me via email I had alot of complaints about my actions.

All I can say to anyone who posts on PRE, never argue about an issue with Rosy when you have a completely different view and never question Rosy's actions because you get banned.
 
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