How About Everyone Hardens Up!!

[Ealesy]

Posted this on another forum, but it seems it is needed here as well!!

Am I happy with our start to the season?

No

Am I happy with our current style of play?

No

Am I happy with our current injury list?

Hell no!!

Do I think getting on an Internet Forum and bagging the shit out of the coach or certain players is any way shape or form is going to help the club at the moment.

No ____ing way, not in the slightest.

Sure we are shit at the moment, our injury list has a fair amount to do with that at the moment, but remember the Round 1 demolition of the Kangaroos was anyone bitching about Knights, Monfries, Laycock, Stanton etc etc. Not really.

All a sudden we get hit by a injury list longer than most of us have seen at the club. Through the NAB Cup and early games Knights was hailed for having us up and running playing an exciting brand of football. Now he is a complete and utter hack, who has no idea what he is doing and should ____ off back to Richmond, and we should have either kept Sheedy (who is the biggest reason we haven't already rebuilt and challenging again) or Damien Hardwick who has proven ____ all other than he is an assistant coach at a good team.

Sure the gameplan is lacking accountability, Knights has acknowledged that and stated that it is something they need to work on and bring into the team. It's going to take time, and they are currently focusing on the attacking side of the gameplan.

Now even if the players and list is as shit as...what the ____ do you expect. The AFL wanted a 16 team competition so they couldn't afford the Melbournes, Western Bulldogs and St Kildas to consistently bring up the arse end of the competition so they put rules in place to prevent that from happening, which in essence punishes teams that were successful, IE US.

In my 25 years of life my teams has won 4 premierships, supporters of other teams have been supporting their clubs for 40-50+ years and haven't even seen them contest a Grand Final, let alone actually win won.

So yes the last few years have been difficult, and all honesty, there are probably a few more years of heartache and thumpings to be had, before we start to turn things around. If in those years, everyone of these thumpings is followed by whinging and bitching and moaning about the coach, players, injuries, umpires, the gameplan etc etc, it is going to be a really long, irritating ____ing few years.

At the moment we simply are not good enough, learn to deal with it, because at the moment our supporter group as a whole are acting like a bunch of spoilt brats who aren't getting there own way.

Oh yeah and we are really starting to give Richmond a run in "eating our own stakes" at it's ____ing revolting.

So everyone harden the ____ up and learn to deal with the fact that we aren't a very good football team at the moment!!

 

[warney7]

Amen.

I would have thought that after 3 years down the bottom of the ladder, Essendon fans would be able to accept that we are still rebuilding.

We have been forced to play an incredibly young and inexperienced list and have been absolutely cruelled by injury.

Sure we all have players we don't like (Johns and Slattery for me) but a few losses doesn't mean that 15 of the guys we played today need to be delisted because they're not good enough.

Just because we've lost 4 games in a row doesn't mean Knights is the wrong coach.

I think too many people are naive about our current situation, or where we were at the start of the year.

With a full list to choose from, we can field a decent side, but a few injuries and our considerable lack of depth is exposed.

We played 5 teenagers today, 3 debutants and so many guys who are yet to play 30 AFL games.

Rebuilding takes time, and Matthew Knights' coaching will take time.

Have faith and just accept us for what we are..........or ____ off and 'support' Geelong!

 

[essendon2008]

I think in most cases the majority of negative posts are more a way of letting out frustration than anything else...sure it's not really fair to the coach and players but atleast it's good to see some passion amongst our supporters

It will be a long year and possibly next year will be long aswell. As long as we see improvement we should be happy!

 

[Ealesy]

I have no problem with a little bitching and moaning and venting of frustration.

We are going way beyond that so far this season.

To suggest that Knights should have never got the job based on 7 games is idiotic and unfair.

To suggest that the likes of Laycock, Stanton, Dyson, Monfries are soft ____ w***ers who should be ____ed off and never allowed to play again is just ____ing pathetic!!

We are not Richmond, stop eating our own you bastards. It's revolting and disgusting.

 

[~RFM~]

I get sick of the Bomber bagging too to be honest. I don't know what people are expecting ??? I mean new coach, lots of big players injured, a new game plan...

Maybe I'm as one eyed as my husband says I am but I've been a supporter my whole 35 years, and I always have hope they'll come through with the goods and can always find positives in their playing.

They have a ways to go but they'll get there...

 

[Don Envy]

I think most Bomber supporters are frustrated with the current turn of events. Yes we've got a million injuries and we're very very ordinary at the moment, but personally, what I find the most frustrating is that we've been down down for 4 years now and teams like Brisbane and Port who have had success after us are looking like much better teams. If it's all cyclical, theoretically we should be doing better than Brisbane right now and we're not - we look a long way off. After this long down the bottom, we should be showing signs, but with a midfield like ours we are going to be another 3-4 years away and who knows with the upcoming drafts (with concessions to new teams) how much further back it's going to put us.

For me, there's no light at the end of the tunnell ATM

 

[Johnnyprinias]

All i can say is, i left the game yesterday dissapointed like every Essendon supporter/member was. But i was able to step back and think that yes we do have young players out there and we are going to take time to match it with the top sides. Those players are getting smashed at the contests atm, but once their bodies get bigger and stronger they will hurt the opposition.
Driving home i was in a trance, but once i got home i put my scarf back on and thought about my club and i realized once again why i love my club. And i was sitting there with a smile on my face because in a couple of years, it will be the greatest feeling watching this team that is getting smashed each week start dishing it out themselves.
The message to all you great Essendon supporters and members out there is to hang in there, it will turn around at some point and this mighty club will be back!!!

 

[Bombermania]

As others have said some unload here to vent their frustration at the current situation.

I'm sure every Essendon person is award of the injury list which not only lenghty but the names on it, their were several positives from last nights game but there are several areas that need improving.

I think it is very easy to have a go at certain players but nothing is served by that, like I've seen a few having a go at Myers who was only in his first game without the injuries would still be a few weeks away from making the seniors.

My critism of the performance is more to with the defensive side and over using of the ball.

 

[FandangoDingo]

I have no problem with a little bitching and moaning and venting of frustration.

We are going way beyond that so far this season.

To suggest that Knights should have never got the job based on 7 games is idiotic and unfair.

To suggest that the likes of Laycock, Stanton, Dyson, Monfries are soft ____ w***ers who should be ____ed off and never allowed to play again is just ____ing pathetic!!

We are not Richmond, stop eating our own you bastards. It's revolting and disgusting.

Go easy on the underlines!

Seriously though. Have you ever seen Dyson do anything "tough"? (And an angry facial expression doesn't count!). This isn't an aspersion based on yesterday or last week or the week before. I base it on his 5 year "career" at Essendon. He has no ticker, sh!te skills and no football sense. Just because the team's going badly, doesn't mean I should suddenly turn a blind eye to his glaring deficiencies... I was howling about his contract extension at the time and will do so until he goes OR SHOWS SOMETHING that justifies him still being on the list (this year, AND next year, FFS!!).

I'll give time to Knights, his game plan, the youngsters, players who have lost form and players returning from injury. Ricky's time however, is nigh... if it isn't already up!!

 

[rickydysonforbl]

The paying out on Ricky D is so unwarranted. The guy is pretty much our only midfielder that has the ability to hurt the opposition. He needs more of a tank to go all day but he's never done a thing soft. He puts his head over it and is ahead of so many more players right now. The fact that Slattery keeps getting a game is beyond me. And I agree, harden the ____ up bomber fans. We're becoming the laughing stock of the league with all the whinging going on.

 

[FandangoDingo]

The paying out on Ricky D is so unwarranted. The guy is pretty much our only midfielder that has the ability to hurt the opposition. He needs more of a tank to go all day but he's never done a thing soft. He puts his head over it and is ahead of so many more players right now. The fact that Slattery keeps getting a game is beyond me. And I agree, harden the ____ up bomber fans. We're becoming the laughing stock of the league with all the whinging going on.

Very funnny post! Hurt the opposition??!?! ha ha ha. From his 5 years of "service", give me one or two examples where Dyson has "hurt the opposition".

Head over the ball??? Bahahahahahahah

The only thing he's got going for him is his fitness!

You could only argue that Dyson's never done a thing soft if you went on to say it's because he's NEVER DONE A SINGLE THING!!! You are totally deluded!

How about Ricky the Pea-Heart hardening the F_____ up?!?!?!?

 

[smcateer]

Suck it up.

The worst thing about yesterday's game (and the last few games for that matter) was not the players nor the coaching panel, but the crowd. The negativity and the self-pity was so pathetic.

Have you ever heard 20-odd thousand people moaning about the umps with so much passion? (NB We were down by 8 goals at the time - down to the umps?) How about the same crowd jeering our backline for not kicking long down the guts? (Fantastic strategy the long bombs down the guts, by the way.) How about the crowd a couple of weeks ago, jeering The Velvet Sledgehammer when he has a couple of ordinary games? "Yeah, Lloydy way to get a touch!"

Shameful. Makes me sick.

The biggest rabble I've seen this season: the crowds at our matches.

 

[Johnnyprinias]

Suck it up.

The worst thing about yesterday's game (and the last few games for that matter) was not the players nor the coaching panel, but the crowd. The negativity and the self-pity was so pathetic.

Have you ever heard 20-odd thousand people moaning about the umps with so much passion? (NB We were down by 8 goals at the time - down to the umps?) How about the same crowd jeering our backline for not kicking long down the guts? (Fantastic strategy the long bombs down the guts, by the way.) How about the crowd a couple of weeks ago, jeering The Velvet Sledgehammer when he has a couple of ordinary games? "Yeah, Lloydy way to get a touch!"

Shameful. Makes me sick.

The biggest rabble I've seen this season: the crowds at our matches.

True, but be mindful that it happens at every team. If your 2nd to the ball you deserve what you get. A couple of decisions werent right to be fair but overall we are always 2nd to the ball

 

[wazzabp]

Very good thread.
Some people need to take a serious look at themselves, our boys are doing their absolute best, we have a new coach, new game plan and missing several key players and had about 10 players with 10 games or less experience run our against Port on Sunday.
Get behind the whole team, don't slag them off, we might be getting beaten, but people should take the small positives from the game.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Suck it up.

The worst thing about yesterday's game (and the last few games for that matter) was not the players nor the coaching panel, but the crowd. The negativity and the self-pity was so pathetic.

Have you ever heard 20-odd thousand people moaning about the umps with so much passion? (NB We were down by 8 goals at the time - down to the umps?) How about the same crowd jeering our backline for not kicking long down the guts? (Fantastic strategy the long bombs down the guts, by the way.) How about the crowd a couple of weeks ago, jeering The Velvet Sledgehammer when he has a couple of ordinary games? "Yeah, Lloydy way to get a touch!"

Shameful. Makes me sick.

The biggest rabble I've seen this season: the crowds at our matches.

Difference here.

I, at the very least, was not booing the umpire (singular) because we were losing, or because this umpire was causing us to loose. That was the single most inept display of umpiring I've ever seen.

 

[bruce29]

I think most Bomber supporters are frustrated with the current turn of events. Yes we've got a million injuries and we're very very ordinary at the moment, but personally, what I find the most frustrating is that we've been down down for 4 years now and teams like Brisbane and Port who have had success after us are looking like much better teams. If it's all cyclical, theoretically we should be doing better than Brisbane right now and we're not - we look a long way off. After this long down the bottom, we should be showing signs, but with a midfield like ours we are going to be another 3-4 years away and who knows with the upcoming drafts (with concessions to new teams) how much further back it's going to put us.

For me, there's no light at the end of the tunnell ATM

Did you happen to watch our Round 1 match? Or even round 3?

I agree we're light years behind the likes of Geel and Haw, but still the signs are good

And to all the Knights bashers...when we start winning again, you won't be welcome back