Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[raman]

That meme you make

When you've missed the point of the discussion

 

[Grave Danger]

Amazing what you can pick up around the markets...

 

[Doctor Feel]

Amazing what you can pick up around the markets...

TFW Port drop Butcher

 

[Arthur Dunger]

That meme you make

When you've missed the point of the discussion

There is a point to The 'Walker calls crows fan a peanut, accuses woman of bullying' thread?

 

[Doctor Feel]

There is a point to The 'Walker calls crows fan a peanut, accuses woman of bullying' thread?

Vote 1 - TRUMP
Other teams: "Chris Gayle"

I thought my opinions were unpopular.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

I have an opinion I just can't remember what it is.

I have to stop going to lunch.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

No seriously

 

[Eddie Dingle]

****. forgot 5pm drinks with the neigh neigh neighbours.

fml

 

[finbarr]

Lol. Rowey forces his kids to stand up and sing the national anthem at home when it comes on tv.

 

[Dylan8]

How was that bloke who called Lochte instead of Phelps during the race. Bloody hell. Nightmare fuel for any media person, I'd imagine.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/cbc-calls-entire-race-confusing-ryan-lochte-for-michael-1785184150

I'm glad the internet hasn't crucified him

 

[Steve Dore]

Rowey has kids

 

[finbarr]

Rowey has kids

Tin lids.

 

[Dylan8]

 

[Grave Danger]

Having Rohan Connolly's beaming face at the top of this page everytime I refresh on my phone is rather unnerving.

Had a look at that thread. Impeccable spelling and punctuation from Rohan, although one person did pull him up for using 'alternately' instead of 'alternatively', so only an A minus for grammar. There was a Port supporter contributing to the thread that has over SIXTY TWO THOUSAND posts, yet I have never seen them post on this board - wtf is with that

 

[Andre]

That meme you make

When you've missed the point of the discussion

Not really, I hope Clinton wins, but it's when you're forced to hope nepotism and incompetence (at best keeping national security information off secure servers) triumphs it's a shit situation.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Eddie Dingle is this your motto?

 

[Dylan8]

Zipping through the Connolly thread now. Best part so far is him calling someone 12.

edit: actually it's when he puts that norf supporter in his box.

 

[Steve Dore]

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Did Schrodinger's dog eat Pavlov's cat?

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Zipping through the Connolly thread now. Best part so far is him calling someone 12.

edit: actually it's when he puts that norf supporter in his box.

Good on him for for coming on but yer right

"I think probably the disappearance of Fitzroy. It didn't have to happen. And within a few years, Graeme Samuel, the driving force behind the push for mergers and relocations, basically admitted the strategy was wrong. Not only that, but the TV rights money went through the roof. Had the club been allowed to ride out the storm for not too much longer, they would still be here (as an AFL club) today. I reckon that's pretty sad."

What a boring VFL days of yore reponse

 

[Steve Dore]

Because the AFL needs more clubs in Melbourne?

 

[Dylan8]

Good on him for for coming on but yer right

"I think probably the disappearance of Fitzroy. It didn't have to happen. And within a few years, Graeme Samuel, the driving force behind the push for mergers and relocations, basically admitted the strategy was wrong. Not only that, but the TV rights money went through the roof. Had the club been allowed to ride out the storm for not too much longer, they would still be here (as an AFL club) today. I reckon that's pretty sad."

What a boring VFL days of yore reponse

As someone completely emotionally detatched from Fitzroy I still think it's sad that people had their club taken away from them. Perhaps things had/have to give when transitioning from a state comp to national.

He's also right that the AFL could have financially supported them. Alas, they bunged it up, took away a club from generations of fans and created a near unstoppable premiership gobbling monster.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Because the AFL needs more clubs in Melbourne?

We wouldn't have come in either lel

 

[Steve Dore]

We wouldn't have come in either lel

Isn't he implying we still would have as part of the expansion, which has driven the increase in the value of media rights, just that there would be more teams in Melbourne? Either way it is, as you say, "good ol' VFL days of yore" stuff.

 

[Andre]

Because the AFL needs more clubs in Melbourne?

Lol Vics complaining one or two clubs go, as we are the sole non-Vic club able to join the national competition as it was just to bail their ineptitude out in the first place. I'm not going to rehash Norwood should be in the AFL as it is now, but seriously an AFL that had started as Port, Norwood, the two most successful WAFL clubs at the time, one Sydney, one QLD, one Tassie and the 'Big 4' plus Hawthorn (as they were the most successful around that period), for a 12 team AFL from the mid 80's would have been so much better. 22 rounds, everyone plays each other home and away. Long gone hope, but still just laugh at Vics whinging about their history disappearing.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Isn't he implying we still would have as part of the expansion, which has driven the increase in the value of media rights, just that there would be more teams in Melbourne? Either way it is, as you say, "good ol' VFL days of yore" stuff.

I just meant at the time we did, victorians have suffered the barest of losses in the national comp expansion and have kept at least 4 clubs that have no business in a national league in a perfect world.. No tears for fecking Fitzroy for mine.