Opinion Merge with Richmond

[1892]

If the Collingwood and Richmond fan bases merge they will need to bulldoze the MCG to build a mega stadium to accommodate 150,000 members.

and you realise 1892, we have unwittingly become enablers to nahnah's madness

Haha true, but it's a good laugh, which is needed around here in the current climate.

 

[nahnah]

Richmond could be our VFL affiliate and perhaps one game a season we could wear black and yellow socks to recognize their heritage.

Another pro to the merger is that Richmond supporters can finally say they are the biggest club in the country and it actually be the truth.

I reckon the black and yellow socks idea for one round is a great idea, we should do that in our bye round and make a big deal about how if we had a game to play we would totally honour their heritage.

 

[David Schwarz]

I just spewed.

Add Carlton and Essendon to this fantastic merger plan.

How sick do you feel now?

 

[1892]

Add Carlton and Essendon to this fantastic merger plan.

How sick do you feel now?

Nah they can merge with each other and form some kind of cheats syndicate.

 

[Matt_352]

Can we merge with the Dogs instead?

 

[Gymnorhina tibic]

Doesnt this mean there will be just one less team that is worse than us? I fully support it the idea just to see Caro spew up.

 

[Chameleon75]

Takes me back to collingwoods proposal to merge with Fitzroy in the 90's, was more about trying to get our hands on paul roos. Now that was recruitment thinking outside the box.

 

[legendstatus]

Why is this rubbish thread even up?


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[Gymnorhina tibic]

Why is this rubbish thread even up?


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It's a bit of a larf

 

[NT.Thunder]

Round 1 team needs more Swan. What's the point in the takeover if we can't start a new rat pack? I suggest off season priority number one is to bring back Shaw. Ben Johnson as a development coach.

Then we'll need to get Jakey "push-up" King out of retirement

 

[nahnah]

Why is this rubbish thread even up?


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Because I felt like it

 

[Quicky]

Then we'll need to get Jakey "push-up" King out of retirement

We could have a dedicated push up coach. That's the sort of innovative thinking from the football department which will see us rocket back up the ladder.

 

[pablo disco bar]

Ridiculous close thread

 

[Snag Breac]

Nah, nah, Nahnah.

 

[nahnah]

Ridiculous close thread

Dare to dream buhagiar

 

[TradeDraft]

Are you drunk?

or on Drugs.

What a Stupid Thread

 

[Vicky Park]

I think this would work, but only if we get to play at Punt Road Oval. Then I can sit in their lovely old grandstand and stare dreamily towards the east, to the old brick factories and roofs of Tigerland.

Here it is. We could paint the yellow bits white. Easy.

 

[pablo disco bar]

Tradedraft get this s**t closed!!??

 

[nahnah]

Tradedraft get this s**t closed!!??

Did it really ruin your day that much or you just have that type of personality?

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Then we'll need to get Jakey "push-up" King out of retirement

Some people just have to take a joke too far!

Jake King indeed.

 

[Knightmare]

Im not sure if this belongs in the level headed thread or deserves its own thread, so mods I wont take it personally if you do move it there.
I think we should merge with Richmond who are somehow going worse than us! Basically the new team would be called the Collingwood Magpies and we get to keep our colours and stripes. The team also gets to have Collingwoods theme song despite Richmond arguably having a pretty damn good song. I guess its more Richmond giving Collingwood all their best players then ceasing to exist rather than a true merger.

Round 1 2017 after merger is complete:
FB: Houli-Brown-Williams
CB:Reid- Rance- Scharenberg
C: Deledio- Adams- Sidebottom
HF: Elliott- Moore- Martin
FF: Fasolo- Reiwoldt- Edwards
RR: Grundy- Pendles- Treloar

Bench: Varcoe, Crisp, Degoey, B Ellis

Emergencies:Cox, Cotchin, Howe
Coach: Brett Ratten

Pros For Pie fans:
- Get some really good players while keeping almost everything intact
- Have some good kicks in the back half like Houli and Ellis.
- Full Forward that kicks straight
- Richmond doesn't exist anymore

Cons for Pie fans:
-Have to pretend to like 'richmond fans'

Pros for Tiger fans:
- Finally get to support Treloar
- Don't have to support Richmond anymore
- Get to experience a finals win

Cons for Tiger fans:
- Lose team colours and logo
- Lose team song

Richmond go pretty well v Hawthorn, so absorbing some of their better players would work well for us and make this team into a genuine contender.

The Collingwood issue this year is missing personnel. Not having Cloke, Brown, Swan, Williams, Elliott, Varcoe, Adams, Langdon, Scharenberg, Witts, Ramsay, Goldsack or Sinclair to play against Carlton and it shouldn't be a great shock that a loss occurs.

As a hypothetical team (assuming full health I'd list a best team of):
B: Tom Langdon Alex Rance Marley Williams
HB: Bachar Houli Ben Reid Chris Yarran
CEN: Steele Sidebottom Trent Cotchin Adam Treloar
HF: Dustin Martin Travis Cloke Brett Deledio
F: Shane Edwards Jack Riewoldt Jamie Elliott
FOLL: Brodie Grundy Scott Pendlebury Dane Swan
BENCH: Travis Varcoe Alex Fasolo Tyrone Vickery Brandon Ellis
EMG: Taylor Adams Nathan Brown Ivan Maric

This group would have an incredibly dynamic front half and would be the clear class of the competition. A very versatile (lots who can play mid/fwd and inside/outside) and classy midfield group, perhaps lacking a contested ball winning beast, but with so many able ball winners and stoppage players I'd back them in with confidence. Down back the balance there is a lot off offense and enough stoppers to get by.
Overall it would be a very offense styled team, but with the need to move the ball quickly and efficiently in today's game, I like this group in combination together, with some of these guys (Yarran as an example) likely to be a lot better on a better team with several others who can do damage offensively.

Not sure where the idea of Brett Ratten coaching came from given he is an assistant at Hawthorn.

Damien Hardwick would be the better choice as head coach. Nathan Buckley would along with Mark Williams and Ben Hart be the best combination to fill the assistant coach roles.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

or on Drugs.

What a Stupid Thread

Maybe their drunk & on drugs, don't rule out that possibility.

 

[doodles98]

Nah they can merge with each other and form some kind of cheats syndicate.

With Mick Gatto as president

 

[mike123]

B: Alex Rance ~ Nathan Brown ~ Marley Williams
HB: Chris Yarran ~ Ben Reid ~ Barchar Houli

M: Brett Delidio ~ Taylor Adams ~ Travis Varcoe
R: Brodie Grundy ~ Scott Pendlebury ~ Adam Treloar

HF: Dustin Martin ~ Travis Cloke ~ Shane Edwards
F: Darcy Moore ~ Jack Reiwoldt ~ Alex Fasolo

I/C: Jack Crisp ~ Brendan Ellis ~ Daniel Rioli ~ Trent Cotchin

 

[doodles98]

Lol Knightmare's come in with an analysis piece now. Vickery in the merged team though Knightmare.. c'mon.. I'd prefer Gault.