The Vent Thread

[Football Pope]

Seems we aren't the only team with the "believe" thing....have seen many opposition players on their tweets when mentioning their club/players have the hashtag of "believe"

Yep......... # "Ripley's"

 

[Football Pope]

I paid but that marketing nearly put me off.

Yep ugly....

 

[iBeng]

How the HELL can a News source get away with this type of shit?!

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/br...e-reconstruction/story-fndv8d6r-1226876044097

The title, as you can see, tells us its an ACL. But then, the very first damn sentance says:

A “DEVASTATED’’ Daniel Rich and the Brisbane Lions are praying for a miracle on Monday when scans should reveal the nightmarish reality that the midfield star requires a full knee reconstruction.

Where the hell do this journalists get off?! They reported this LAST NIGHT at 10PM! 24 Hours before he was even set to GO for scans!

 

[dlanod]

"Brisbane devasted as scans set to reveal star Lion Daniel Rich requires full knee reconstruction"

The bolded makes it future tense, so technically correct. OTOH I'm not sure we are "devasted" (sic).

 

[iBeng]

"Brisbane devasted as scans set to reveal star Lion Daniel Rich requires full knee reconstruction"

The bolded makes it future tense, so technically correct. OTOH I'm not sure we are "devasted" (sic).

Those 2 words are the ONLY thing that even remotely redeems it, and most people readying it will easily miss those 2 words thanks to the "Brisbane Devestated" introduction.

 

[adey115]

Given the footy itself is so miserable...

Still stupifies me that the AFL let the GC team colors from day one be predominantly red and yellow (with the odd hint of blue on occasions), when our mob up the highway is already very similar - so that its necessary when the teams play each other for one of the teams to wear a white jumper, with maroon and yellow.

When not set up the new team as polar opposite colors, so that a tradition of 'us against them' can build.

Dumb.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Yep, first rule of a franchise's jumper design should be... "if it forces the local rival to wear their clash strip, start again".

 

[adey115]

Yeah, I get the idea of "Gold" for the Gold Coast. But why not Green and Gold. Or Green and Blue and Gold. Or flipping anything but Red and Gold.

Dumb.

 

[Caiphus]

I thought the same thing, but there is a quote from Dean Warren in there which says the doctors are already reasonably certain it's an ACL. A very newsworthy quote, just the rest of the report is written like shit. GD dropped the ball on that one, and the subby didn't do too well either...

 

[Last of the Roys]

Quarters won = still 0 after 3 rounds!

The next worst teams are all on 3 quarters won.

 

[Schache It Off]

I actually think we will be bottom four ****

 

[jjami15]

I actually think we will be bottom four ****

Bottom two, thank god for Melbourne

 

[Schache It Off]

Bottom two, thank god for Melbourne

At the start of the season, would never think St.Kilda and GWs would finish above us...but its looking like that FFS

 

[Ceebee]

So much doom and gloom. Many things can change in future months.

 

[Bucking Beads]

So much doom and gloom. Many things can change in future months.

I tend to think we will hit our straps soon enough but this season does have the potential to be painful if the injury list builds.

 

[Harris Specter]

ACLs. Hate them. Poor Richy!

 

[bato]

It's official. Lloyd put a curse on us earlier in the year.

 

[Simbatheking21]

How I feel right now

 

[Elixuh]

It's official. Lloyd put a curse on us earlier in the year.

If you kill the witch the curse will be lifted.


not advice

 

[bato]

If you kill the witch the curse will be lifted.


not advice

 

[Viceregal]

In advance for whatever round we play Melbourne in, if we are still winless or otherwise equal the demons (ladder wise only), and the calls go out for the tank for the good of the team...

 

[western royboy]

If you kill the witch the curse will be lifted.


not advice

I don't like Caro that much either - but surely that's a bit extreme?

 

[a mayes ing]

I rekon we are averaging an ACL a year. Beams has had 1 or 2. Staker has had 2. Rich now has had 1. Has to be worse than most clubs.

 

[western royboy]

I rekon we are averaging an ACL a year. Beams has had 1 or 2. Staker has had 2. Rich now has had 1. Has to be worse than most clubs.

Nah I think it's pretty standard actually.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Nah I think it's pretty standard actually.

Yeah, agreed. People just have a tendency to remember the situations that affect us and discount the ones that happen at other clubs.

I believe Haso calls it Confirmation Bias.