I never said anyone is wrong about being disillusioned with the path of the club in recent years. You can be disillusioned all you want. Doesn’t mean I have to feel the same or think the same as you, does it?
Opinion Has anyone else fallen out of love with the club?
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Well you’re at least older than Lance..
pfft, what a bunch of picioane
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Supporters will start caring (loving) again when the club starts playing cohesively and winning again, though probably not in 2020 which will be more of a rebuild/development year.
Would also help if they were a bit more prudent in their hiring practices. Please, no more clowns like Brett Burton who literally come in to destroy the fabric of the club by bringing in hucksters like Collective Minds (whom he was allegedly associated with).
Would also help if they were a bit more prudent in their hiring practices. Please, no more clowns like Brett Burton who literally come in to destroy the fabric of the club by bringing in hucksters like Collective Minds (whom he was allegedly associated with).
Is that what he said?
Your the one who posted alternate reasons why we might be disillusioned, it’s just another classic John Who post
SugarShane
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Part of it is the problem with caring too much. Because we're footy tragics, we seek out all the info. By learning too much it taints our enjoyment. We see behind the curtain.
My dear old Mum watches the games and follows the Crows socials. She hasn't liked the last few years of results but she's as optimistic as ever about next year. She has no idea how s**t Burton or Campo were. And as a result she, weirdly, probably enjoys her footy more than those of us who are hardcore fans.
Personally though, I've never felt worse about the club than I have these past few years. Bad decisions, backing those decisions, deriding supporters who question those decisions, spin, lies, deception. I found myself not even caring about results this year. I was watching games but had no emotional attachment to a win or a loss because either way we were still going nowhere. I still love the club but it's a strained relationship. They have taken a few steps in the right direction though. I'll be watching in Round 1 as always.
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Ever since the 2017 GF I've felt like that but at least we've made some serious changes to try and rectify it. Who knows what will become of our club within the next 2-3 years but if you're a die hard fan then you get behind the team and support them. It wasn't long ago you could be hearing these same comments from Richmond fans and look how they've turned around.
It could be worse, we could still be stuck with Hinkley.
It could be worse, we could still be stuck with Hinkley.
Fair call was probably a generalisation. The ones around me have no idea there is no consideration of forward pressure or playing zones etc and just abuse if tex doesn't mark it in a 1 on 4. Sigh wish you were near me instead. Keep on cheering
This is in reply to Ramify. Gawd it looks pretty faded now.
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Nice Footscray jumper.
LOL It is a lousy pic. I looked in the mirror and it doesn't look that rough. Still 21 years ago it got done.
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Never fall out of love with the Team,
Fell out of love with the ball bearings that help a team flow.
It’s like you want the least resistance.
With Adelaide it seems that there is internal resistance.
Just gotta get rid of that s**t.
Hey, Chapman, gtfo hey.
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Central District Crows?
GF was the last time I saw the crows live and since then I have completely lost interest. In the two years since I haven’t even bothered watching on TV regularly.
Think it’s just the accumulation of factors that has broken me but above all else I strongly feel the club does not prioritise winning premierships.
s**t like the esports and baseball have really broken me. It’s time and effort and resources into something other than winning flags. If the club isn’t that fussed about flags and is happy to be competitive enough to keep the membership and sponsor dollars rolling in then it’s not a club I can be bothered investing any energy or emotion in.
I’m genuinely jealous of other clubs. Take the Hawks, you can see in their decision making and leadership that that have a singular purpose and you can live with bad years and s**t performances as long as you know the people inside the club are livid about it and are pulling every string they can think of to win a flag. Never get that sense from our club.
Have lived in Melb for years and my kid is now old enough to really get into the footy. She’s chosen the Dogs as her team and I saw no reason at all to steer her towards the Crows.
Hopefully I get back on the horse but until the club’s culture is vastly different I just can’t see myself caring enough.
Think it’s just the accumulation of factors that has broken me but above all else I strongly feel the club does not prioritise winning premierships.
s**t like the esports and baseball have really broken me. It’s time and effort and resources into something other than winning flags. If the club isn’t that fussed about flags and is happy to be competitive enough to keep the membership and sponsor dollars rolling in then it’s not a club I can be bothered investing any energy or emotion in.
I’m genuinely jealous of other clubs. Take the Hawks, you can see in their decision making and leadership that that have a singular purpose and you can live with bad years and s**t performances as long as you know the people inside the club are livid about it and are pulling every string they can think of to win a flag. Never get that sense from our club.
Have lived in Melb for years and my kid is now old enough to really get into the footy. She’s chosen the Dogs as her team and I saw no reason at all to steer her towards the Crows.
Hopefully I get back on the horse but until the club’s culture is vastly different I just can’t see myself caring enough.
I’ve fallen out of love with football as a whole and the club’s leadership makes that even easier.
I moved away from the city of Adelaide 13 years ago and have less and less of a connection with my home state. I’ll always love the place, I’ll always have fond memories, but the football club and the sport to me are just about dead.
The league itself is a dictatorship that’s run with the intention of a successful Victorian base and the other clubs are just orbiting in their solar system. Our leaders however could be served a shovel full of s**t from Gil and co and would happily ask for a second helping.
The product is dull and predictable and gets more sanitised over time. I gravitated more and more to American sports and my absolute passion really lies with ice hockey these days. I play it, I watch it and I get a great sense of enjoyment from it. It is to me what AFL was when I was growing up and it actually feels like a level playing field (bar one or two basket case franchises).
On a side note, the last tenuous string holding me to football actually has nothing to do with the AFC. In the middle of the finals series this year, my best friend (a pies supporter) passed away.
He was a good man who loved banter and actually gave me a reason to be around that space. There’s a part of me that wants a Collingwood flag for him and for his family in the near future and it’s completely changed my perspective of their football club. I think if Collingwood won a flag I’d be willing to call it and happily never watch another game again.
I moved away from the city of Adelaide 13 years ago and have less and less of a connection with my home state. I’ll always love the place, I’ll always have fond memories, but the football club and the sport to me are just about dead.
The league itself is a dictatorship that’s run with the intention of a successful Victorian base and the other clubs are just orbiting in their solar system. Our leaders however could be served a shovel full of s**t from Gil and co and would happily ask for a second helping.
The product is dull and predictable and gets more sanitised over time. I gravitated more and more to American sports and my absolute passion really lies with ice hockey these days. I play it, I watch it and I get a great sense of enjoyment from it. It is to me what AFL was when I was growing up and it actually feels like a level playing field (bar one or two basket case franchises).
On a side note, the last tenuous string holding me to football actually has nothing to do with the AFC. In the middle of the finals series this year, my best friend (a pies supporter) passed away.
He was a good man who loved banter and actually gave me a reason to be around that space. There’s a part of me that wants a Collingwood flag for him and for his family in the near future and it’s completely changed my perspective of their football club. I think if Collingwood won a flag I’d be willing to call it and happily never watch another game again.
You might possibly be the first fan to have a Crow tat! Ever think of an upgrade or re-ink?
No too old now. I think it was the result of a midlife crisis. Got the tat done, crop the hair short , a stud in the ear and grew a beard.LOL Scared people. Wife went ballistic. Geez it was cold for weeks in the house.
For me personally, I seem to be falling out of love with the game of AFL, rathern than the Crows (though they arent helping!).
I used to watch 5-6 games a week, could tell you every ins and out before each game and loved it.
Lately though the game doesnt seem to hold the same interest. Now I usually go to bed at half time on the Friday night game, watch the Crows and check to see if Port are losing,and thats usually it. watching two teams kick 3 goals in a half of football is just dire. The AFL is becoming blatantly about simply maximising revenue rather than a fair competition, heck Richmond not leaving the MCG more than twice in the first 14 games shows its just about bums on seats.
Part of it is getting older, heck with work, kids, mortgage etc things like football just a side issue now. I also have an incurable illness so obviously that puts everything else in perspective.
As for the Crows, I left Adelaide for Melbourne 3 years ago. I still love the city, but its no longer my home. Adelaides performance and seeming lack of interest in regaining credibility after the last two years have me wondering about how excited Ill be for next season, but Ill still watch their games on telly (since the AFL doesnt seem to want them to play here) and theyll always be my team
I used to watch 5-6 games a week, could tell you every ins and out before each game and loved it.
Lately though the game doesnt seem to hold the same interest. Now I usually go to bed at half time on the Friday night game, watch the Crows and check to see if Port are losing,and thats usually it. watching two teams kick 3 goals in a half of football is just dire. The AFL is becoming blatantly about simply maximising revenue rather than a fair competition, heck Richmond not leaving the MCG more than twice in the first 14 games shows its just about bums on seats.
Part of it is getting older, heck with work, kids, mortgage etc things like football just a side issue now. I also have an incurable illness so obviously that puts everything else in perspective.
As for the Crows, I left Adelaide for Melbourne 3 years ago. I still love the city, but its no longer my home. Adelaides performance and seeming lack of interest in regaining credibility after the last two years have me wondering about how excited Ill be for next season, but Ill still watch their games on telly (since the AFL doesnt seem to want them to play here) and theyll always be my team
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I know it’s sad but I’m actually becoming a supporter of whoever is playing Port more so than the Crows.
I get more joy out a port loss than a crows win. A crows win is like dancing with your cousin - although - hmmm.* change the subject*
I get more joy out a port loss than a crows win. A crows win is like dancing with your cousin - although - hmmm.* change the subject*
Casual fans are weird. I s**t you not, my dear old 87 year old Grandma was still talking up David Mackay and Richard Douglas in 2019. I tried to be diplomatic and reason with her but in my mind I was doing this.
Punchy Bassett
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Yeah I've lost a lot of love for the club now, the Ricciuto comments were the straw that broke the camels back for me. If the review didn't happen and Burton and Campo were still there I was ditching my membership, even now with Chapman the fraud still there it was a close call.
Much more in love with Adelaide United these days, seem to be run fairly well now, have a manager/structure that's actively trying to give/get local kids a go and getting the results done on the field.
Much more in love with Adelaide United these days, seem to be run fairly well now, have a manager/structure that's actively trying to give/get local kids a go and getting the results done on the field.
Is she on the selection committee?Casual fans are weird. I s**t you not, my dear old 87 year old Grandma was still talking up David Mackay and Richard Douglas in 2019. I tried to be diplomatic and reason with her but in my mind I was doing this.
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