The Vent Thread

[a mayes ing]

This would probably enrage some of our Fitzroy brothers and sisters.

Why would l care about them?

 

[James North]

Oh my.

 

[a mayes ing]

Why wait? Why not quit now?

Because l like the future with these kids but if they all leave like last bunch then that will be another 2/3 years of no wins

 

[John]

yep same. I am in Perth. I rekin if there is another player exodus over the next year or so then l dunno. I wont be supporting the club if it continue to have exoduses and low wins as it has been for the last 8 years or so. Hopefully next year, we can get a good KPF and start rising.

Mute point.

 

[Balony_pony16]

This would probably enrage some of our Fitzroy brothers and sisters.

Because it is a Vent thread...I hate Fitzroy!!! Just another Vic Club...and boy do I hate Vic's

 

[James North]

Why would l care about them?

You're a BBFFC supporter.

Because it is a Vent thread...I hate Fitzroy!!! Just another Vic Club...and boy do I hate Vic's

All Vics are dorks, I completely agree, but Fitzroy you gotta love.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Meh, I lived in London for a couple of years from the end of 2004-end of 2006 and if you were lucky you could get (maybe every second week) a semi-reliable low-quality audio stream over the web at 4:30 in the morning if NIRS were covering the game. Then I would watch the replay a few days later on the AFL website in a tiny, pixellated window that buffered every 90 seconds.

Would have killed for some of the online luxuries our supporters have access to today. And when all people at the office talked about was soccer, soccer, soccer, I would have desperately enjoyed some of the ribbings from Collingwood/Port/West Coast supporters that people whinge about, just to have a chat about footy.

Ultimately the distance didn't dilute my support or love for the club one bit. If you can't handle the bad times there is no pressure to stick around, but distance isn't a compelling factor if you're ridgy didge.

 

[James North]

Far too rational.

Flame on.

 

[Mr Ripper]

yep same. I am in Perth. I rekin if there is another player exodus over the next year or so then l dunno. I wont be supporting the club if it continue to have exoduses and low wins as it has been for the last 8 years or so. Hopefully next year, we can get a good KPF and start rising.

I'm just "venting" my opinion of this post as we speak. Will definitely require the full flush.

 

[Balony_pony16]

Meh, I lived in London for a couple of years from the end of 2004-end of 2006 and if you were lucky you could get (maybe every second week) a semi-reliable low-quality audio stream over the web at 4:30 in the morning if NIRS were covering the game. Then I would watch the replay a few days later on the AFL website in a tiny, pixellated window that buffered every 90 seconds.

Would have killed for some of the online luxuries our supporters have access to today. And when all people at the office talked about was soccer, soccer, soccer, I would have desperately enjoyed some of the ribbings from Collingwood/Port/West Coast supporters that people whinge about, just to have a chat about footy.

Ultimately the distance didn't dilute my support or love for the club one bit. If you can't handle the bad times there is no pressure to stick around, but distance isn't a compelling factor if you're ridgy didge.

True... myself I wasnt suggesting my love for the club would lessen. Just that it gets hard supporting from SA compared to the demons. I sat through last weeks debacle in the Ports Members area until the players left the ground. Still had a alright day watching Robbo and Cutler Debut and Taylor play. Still heavily depressing when that was one of the few games I can get to live. acceptance to the clubs situation is the key to getting through these times and forgetting about the Great False Hope in the Raines types

 

[Balony_pony16]

You're a BBFFC supporter.



All Vics are dorks, I completely agree, but Fitzroy you gotta love.

Yeah I know why people support them. Ive just never felt connected to them. I liken it to if the Kangas went to the GC would you expect all GC supporters to suddenly give 2 rats arses about the Kangas past? Some will, and some wont

 

[ZoBlitz]

yep same. I am in Perth. I rekin if there is another player exodus over the next year or so then l dunno. I wont be supporting the club if it continue to have exoduses and low wins as it has been for the last 8 years or so. Hopefully next year, we can get a good KPF and start rising.

My head hurts.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Here are two references from a simple google search..

http://m.brisbanetimes.com.au/afl/b...on-my-hands-says-rockliff-20130815-2ryxo.html

http://m.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl...p-player-walkout/story-fni5f4q3-1226696604637

Anyway time to move on, like I said not looking for an argument.

9:03 PM: Makes a passionate post calling Andrew Hamilton a "@&@!en knob".

9:49 PM: Cites Andrew Hamilton article as evidence to support controversial opinion.

Sorry Scuba... couldn't let that through to the keeper.

 

[a mayes ing]

I dont think you can blame people for not being as hardcore supporters as you. I rekon there will be a lot of supporters leaving this year with the very few wins we will have and if there is another exodus in a couple years due to these low wins then you will have to accept that the lions willl be in the shit for another 3 years, as well as the fat that Redden, rich etc will be a lot older by the time the new guys can ccompete at senior level. People will leave, but hopefully that doesnt happen and we can chalenge finals in the next year or 2.

 

[James North]

Yeah I know why people support them. Ive just never felt connected to them. I liken it to if the Kangas went to the GC would you expect all GC supporters to suddenly give 2 rats arses about the Kangas past? Some will, and some wont

I don't feel a connection either, and you're dead right, lots of Fitzroy folks probably don't care about the Brisbane Lions at all. But there are ones that do, and it was as a group that we were able to use some people power with the Board recently ... they also contribute in a good way to our membership and supporter base.

 

[Ironmonger]

I can't really relate to people who would leave the club because of player exoduses.

 

[Hollow Knight]

I can't really relate to people who would leave the club because of player exoduses.

Ironic eh?

 

[a mayes ing]

I can't really relate to people who would leave the club because of player exoduses.

well then you wont be relating to a lot of normal supporters then.

 

[Hollow Knight]

well then you wont be relating to a lot of normal supporters then.

By "normal" do you mean "dispassionate and fairweather"?

 

[John]

Because l like the future with these kids but if they all leave like last bunch then that will be another 2/3 years of no wins

So you are hanging around based on the fact you like the kids.

I dont think you can blame people for not being as hardcore supporters as you.

When you support a footy team you support them through thick and thin. Yes there are occasions when you question the direction but in the end if you move on you were never a supporter in the first place. You sound like you need to move on to me.

 

[Balony_pony16]

I don't feel a connection either, and you're dead right, lots of Fitzroy folks probably don't care about the Brisbane Lions at all. But there are ones that do, and it was as a group that we were able to use some people power with the Board recently ... they also contribute in a good way to our membership and supporter base.

Agree... for this reason it doesnt bother me when people show passion for the fitzroy brand, and I do know it is a important part of our club. I just feel no connection at all to Fitzroy.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

well then you wont be relating to a lot of normal supporters then.

I relate to people who put the "support" in supporter.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Agree... for this reason it doesnt bother me when people show passion for the fitzroy brand, and I do know it is a important part of our club. I just feel no connection at all to Fitzroy.

There's a difference though between not feeling a connection and showing disrespect.

 

[a mayes ing]

So you are hanging around based on the fact you like the kids.

When you support a footy team you support them through thick and thin. Yes there are occasions when you question the direction but in the end if you move on you were never a supporter in the first place. You sound like you need to move on to me.

Listen mate, l am assuming you are of the older generation. You have a narrow view of what being a supporter is, being a supporter doesnt meen you have to passionately love them and follow them through 10 years of shit. It means that you support them, thats it.

 

[a mayes ing]

By "normal" do you mean "dispassionate and fairweather"?

no l mean a normal supporter, which supports them. Most supporters arent like you lot.