Richmond - a metaphor for failure.

[Olmy]

Even the Roys have made the finals more times in the last 21 seasons than you guys (and we haven't even had a side in the AFL in our own right for the last 4 . . .).

 

[Richmondfan#1]

Very true.
But it doesn't mean things won't change, don't underestimate the Tigers ... otherwise things will heaten up.

 

[CJH]

Hello Olmy, nice to see you again.

Somehow I was expecting something along the lines of this, although I didn't think it would take so long and didn't think that the troll would be you.

How disappointing.

There is much I could say here, but won't out of respect for Roylion, Mobbenfuhrer and all the other Roy's here.

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[Mr Ripper]

CJH, that's one of the nicer things Olmy has had to say about Richmond!

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"Olmy knows best!"

 

[Mr Ripper]

While I'm here..."heaten up", Rf#1?

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"Olmy knows best!"

 

[Richmondfan#1]

lol Ripper, not in that way...

In other words i'll have a ****in go at him

.

 

[Chilli Afterglow]

Yeah, good on you a-hole!

I will be watching my team play this weekend. Will you?

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So much for the afterglow

 

[CJH]

Don't worry about it Chilli. This is actually an example of Olmy's sense of humour. It is all tongue in cheek.

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[Tiger_Of_Old]

hmmmmmmmm i thought the ultimate gauge of success was the amount of times a club wins the premiership?after all that is every clubs aim to win the flag anything less would be deemed a failure so therefore while yes we have been pretty dissapointing in the last 20yrs u can put the likes of geelong,stkilda,footscray,melbourne,south/swans and equally collingwood as more dissapointing than the tigers.
cheers!

 

[Olmy]

Originally posted by Chilli Afterglow:
Yeah, good on you a-hole!

I will be watching my team play this weekend. Will you?

Actually, I'll be watching the Fitzroy Redz play in April.

 

[Olmy]

Originally posted by CJH:
Hello Olmy, nice to see you again.

Somehow I was expecting something along the lines of this, although I didn't think it would take so long and didn't think that the troll would be you.

How disappointing.

There is much I could say here, but won't out of respect for Roylion, Mobbenfuhrer and all the other Roy's here.

C'mon CJH - you know I like ya! I'm only having a go!

 

[CJH]

Originally posted by CJH:
Don't worry about it Chilli. This is actually an example of Olmy's sense of humour. It is all tongue in cheek.

See Olmy!

I knew you were joking!



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[Pessimistic]

Richmond IS useful.

It's a suburb you pass thru on the way to HAWTHORN !

 

[Jethro Q Walrustitty]

Referring to an earlier post in this thread; isn't that one of the first signs of insanity?

 

[CJH]

Originally posted by Jethro Q Walrustitty:
Referring to an earlier post in this thread; isn't that one of the first signs of insanity?

? Not sure I follow JQW?

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[Olmy]

Originally posted by Richmondfan#1:
lol Ripper, not in that way...

In other words i'll have a ****in go at him

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Mate, you couldn't have a go in a kids kick to kick contest!

 

[Olmy]

Originally posted by CJH:
See Olmy!

I knew you were joking!

Ahh yes, but isn't the best humour always a reflection of fact?

 

[Olmy]

Look, this has been the most popular topic for weeks on the Richmond Board. What an acheivement!

There is also something happening at: http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/Forum22/HTML/000025.html

 

[Richmondfan#1]

Originally posted by Olmy:
Mate, you couldn't have a go in a kids kick to kick contest!

I am 13 'mate' so i could easily do so .

 

[CJH]

A subjective supposition like the one in your opening statement would be unlikely to ever be considered fact.

You have selected an arbitrary criteria and a discrete period of time, biased to support your purpose as proof that Richmond is synonymous with failure.

But as Tiger of Old has shown, if a different criterion is used, Richmond are far from a failure.

In this AFL competition, what ultimately is the final failure? I could argue that failing to exist in my own right is final and irreversible failure.

That Fitzroy now do not exist in the AFL in their own right is fact and irrefutable.

By your own reckoning, this would be very funny.

But it isn’t.

Is it?


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[Olmy]

Originally posted by Richmondfan#1:
I am 13 'mate' so i could easily do so .

Ahh, fair enough then!

 

[Olmy]

Calm down CJH! You know I'm all for footy's cultural stereotypes!

 

[CJH]

Originally posted by Olmy:
Calm down CJH! You know I'm all for footy's cultural stereotypes!

Stereotypes are fun because they are invariably inaccurate which means the recipient gets narky! All a part of the passion!



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[Olmy]

Originally posted by CJH:

Stereotypes are fun because they are invariably inaccurate which means the recipient gets narky! All a part of the passion!

The way I see it, is that these stereotypes have "half-truths" in them - thus the reason for people taking them seriously in the first place! Of course, apart from the half-truths, the rest might be just a big stir, but because at least half of it is accurate (or perhaps all - but just being twisted to mean something different), people still take these types of comments seriously.

A good thing too I say! There's nothing better than when you've been given a go by an opposition supporter, and you're able to give it back on the Monday after you've just beaten them!

 

[Nantes]

hmmmmmmmm i thought the ultimate gauge of success was the amount of times a club wins the premiership?after all that is every clubs aim to win the flag anything less would be deemed a failure so therefore while yes we have been pretty dissapointing in the last 20yrs u can put the likes of geelong,stkilda,footscray,melbourne,south/swans and equally collingwood as more dissapointing than the tigers.
cheers!

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