Must say I've been quiet since the end of season due to work involvements - however I am nervous about what may happen over the next couple of weeks and furious about what has just occurred.
The next week is the clubs opportunity to stand up and show some self respect and gumption when discussing a trade deal for Crameri and to make some statements in the football world.
How we stayed quiet as a club when Bomber Thompson last week showed he and his clubs arrogance to suggest Crameri would be leaving for money rather than flags is beyond me.
How Bomber Thompson thinks he can make those statements coming from a club that....
- Has the equal longest run of not winning a final of current clubs (except Suns and GWS)
- Hasn't won a final since 2004
- Hasn't made a pre-liminary final since 2001
- Has hardly played a game in September in the last 5 years
- Have been proven to show their players a lack of care and exposed them to health risks
Is well beyond me !!
They may have a better list in 2014 - they may not - but lets get real - they are not in a position to slag off a player leaving to our club after the way they treated their players last year and with their recent finals history. Had it been the Cats, Hawks, Syd, maybe id wear it - but Essendon !?!?
I hope everyone of us Dogs fans and players remembers that rubbish for when we meet in 2014 - maybe we get the advantage call we should have got in 2014 and win the game !!
And as for the trade talk ...... This time last year I blew a socket cause the dogs jumped on the first day of trade week at the offer presented. Time and a little luck has shown that the trade may turn out alright; Stevens looks ok, and the 6 jump in the 1st round and the fact Hvorat got out from the early teens to the early 20's means it may be a win win - but I remain strong - why we jumped on day one when we held all the cards was a surprise.
This year we again hold all the cards. We want a bloke who is un-contracted and wants to leave a club. So while pick 22 seems reasonable anything more than this to get the deal over the line would cause me to pull out my already receding hair ! And if rumours are true ( My word is they are not) regarding JJ it would be fair to say I would be a disgruntled member of the club in 2014. You don't develop a rookie just to give him away when he shows Daniel Wells like potential and is about to blossom just to give me a way. We are already paying Crameri overs financially which we needed to do to get him out - but lets not pay anymore.
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And further to this how about the club come out and dispell damaging rumours. The lions come out with a statement Rockliff will not be traded, west cost come out saying SHeuy would not be traded today - what have we heard about JJ after the herald sun article ??? I've heard he has done a fitness test last week, doing one this week - SURELY if there is no truth to the rumour, the kid is contracted, then come out and knock it on the head.
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So my message to the club and our fans is to STAND UP ... BE STRONG - not take or accept mediocrity or be bullied by the big clubs anymore. We can hold out 3 weeks for Crameri - Essendon would be stupid then not to accept our first and only offer.... and when they accept our only offer be quick to offer the bird or some words of advice to Bomber Thompson !
The next week is the clubs opportunity to stand up and show some self respect and gumption when discussing a trade deal for Crameri and to make some statements in the football world.
How we stayed quiet as a club when Bomber Thompson last week showed he and his clubs arrogance to suggest Crameri would be leaving for money rather than flags is beyond me.
How Bomber Thompson thinks he can make those statements coming from a club that....
- Has the equal longest run of not winning a final of current clubs (except Suns and GWS)
- Hasn't won a final since 2004
- Hasn't made a pre-liminary final since 2001
- Has hardly played a game in September in the last 5 years
- Have been proven to show their players a lack of care and exposed them to health risks
Is well beyond me !!
They may have a better list in 2014 - they may not - but lets get real - they are not in a position to slag off a player leaving to our club after the way they treated their players last year and with their recent finals history. Had it been the Cats, Hawks, Syd, maybe id wear it - but Essendon !?!?
I hope everyone of us Dogs fans and players remembers that rubbish for when we meet in 2014 - maybe we get the advantage call we should have got in 2014 and win the game !!
And as for the trade talk ...... This time last year I blew a socket cause the dogs jumped on the first day of trade week at the offer presented. Time and a little luck has shown that the trade may turn out alright; Stevens looks ok, and the 6 jump in the 1st round and the fact Hvorat got out from the early teens to the early 20's means it may be a win win - but I remain strong - why we jumped on day one when we held all the cards was a surprise.
This year we again hold all the cards. We want a bloke who is un-contracted and wants to leave a club. So while pick 22 seems reasonable anything more than this to get the deal over the line would cause me to pull out my already receding hair ! And if rumours are true ( My word is they are not) regarding JJ it would be fair to say I would be a disgruntled member of the club in 2014. You don't develop a rookie just to give him away when he shows Daniel Wells like potential and is about to blossom just to give me a way. We are already paying Crameri overs financially which we needed to do to get him out - but lets not pay anymore.
EDIT
And further to this how about the club come out and dispell damaging rumours. The lions come out with a statement Rockliff will not be traded, west cost come out saying SHeuy would not be traded today - what have we heard about JJ after the herald sun article ??? I've heard he has done a fitness test last week, doing one this week - SURELY if there is no truth to the rumour, the kid is contracted, then come out and knock it on the head.
END EDIT
So my message to the club and our fans is to STAND UP ... BE STRONG - not take or accept mediocrity or be bullied by the big clubs anymore. We can hold out 3 weeks for Crameri - Essendon would be stupid then not to accept our first and only offer.... and when they accept our only offer be quick to offer the bird or some words of advice to Bomber Thompson !