Roast Volt's Monday rant

[100volt1]

I'm overdue for a rant, might as well be one on a day we all hate!

Firstly, I was sitting in the Ponsford stand, m34 for the match on Saturday, I wanted to shift over to the cheersquad bay with my mates. I had a beer on me, went to sit down and I was told there's no beer allowed in the cheersquad by a few elderly cheersquad members as if I was going to unleash havoc with my cup of watered down piss.

I think we've found the reason to why our cheersquad are up there with the worst in the league. Bit of a pisstake, pun slightly intended, that we can't have any beer in the cheersquad. Give a few of the lads beer in the cheersquad and I think we'll have people actually joining in and chanting and not being a miserable bunch.

Secondly, our cheersquad, again. Why sit in the cheersquad if you're going to sit in silence and talk about your sons birthday? I think we need to sort out our priorities it's becoming a joke with our cheersquad terrace.

Call me ageist, whatever you like, but when you reach a certain age you can't be arsed to sing and chant so you sit there in silence. I would happily swap out all those terrible, terrible banners, flags and floggers (big Pom poms) if it means everyone stands for the full 120 and actually gets there asses up and chant. Time to sort it out, it's been happening for too long. Especially those, yes I've over heard, that they're there for priority grand final tickets. Joke.

And finally, where are the Buckley haters? Our best is yet to come if we can get it to click.

Yes I did wake up on the wrong side of the bed, but that's not the point lol

Up the Pies!

 

[CFC2010]

I'm overdue for a rant, might as well be one on a day we all hate!

Firstly, I was sitting in the Ponsford stand, m34 for the match on Saturday, I wanted to shift over to the cheersquad bay with my mates. I had a beer on me, went to sit down and I was told there's no beer allowed in the cheersquad by a few elderly cheersquad members as if I was going to unleash havoc with my cup of watered down piss.

I think we've found the reason to why our cheersquad are up there with the worst in the league. Bit of a pisstake, pun slightly intended, that we can't have any beer in the cheersquad. Give a few of the lads beer in the cheersquad and I think we'll have people actually joining in and chanting and not being a miserable bunch.

Secondly, our cheersquad, again. Why sit in the cheersquad if you're going to sit in silence and talk about your sons birthday? I think we need to sort out our priorities it's becoming a joke with our cheersquad terrace.

Call me ageist, whatever you like, but when you reach a certain age you can't be arsed to sing and chant so you sit there in silence. I would happily swap out all those terrible, terrible banners, flags and floggers (big Pom poms) if it means everyone stands for the full 120 and actually gets there asses up and chant. Time to sort it out, it's been happening for too long. Especially those, yes I've over heard, that they're there for priority grand final tickets. Joke.

And finally, where are the Buckley haters? Our best is yet to come if we can get it to click.

Yes I did wake up on the wrong side of the bed, but that's not the point lol

Up the Pies!

That is a joke.......going to the footy should be a fun experience.

Some games you can't even tell if the Cheer Squad is there.

 

[100volt1]

That is a joke.......going to the footy should be a fun experience.

Some games you can't even tell if the Cheer Squad is there.

Downhill skiers our cheersquad. If we were 60 points down in the first quarter they all would've gone home "to beat the traffic" lol

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Yeah our cheer squad sucks.

I'd like a theme. Go back to the 80s/90s and have everyone dressed in a white or black (or both) suit jacket.

 

[100volt1]

Yeah our cheer squad sucks.

I'd like a theme. Go back to the 80s/90s and have everyone dressed in a white or black (or both) suit jacket.

They're too worried about their cringeworthy colourful banners to do that

 

[Lockyer24]

Cheer squad is just a gravy train for the more feral of our fans.

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

Downhill skiers our cheersquad. If we were 60 points down in the first quarter they all would've gone home "to beat the traffic" lol

Last sat in the cheer squad when GWS played Collingwood at Homebush.

They had a real go, small group, chanted all day in the rain. Looked like a few of them were doing it a bit tough more generally in life.

Waited for Pendles and the boys to come over and acknowledge them at the end of the game. Didn't happen. Felt really sorry for them.

 

[100volt1]

Last sat in the cheer squad when GWS played Collingwood at Homebush.

They had a real go, small group, chanted all day in the rain. Looked like a few of them were doing it a bit tough more generally in life.

Waited for Pendles and the boys to come over and acknowledge them at the end of the game. Didn't happen. Felt really sorry for them.

Funny that, our travelling fans are the best in the league, while our home support is the worst

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Waited for Pendles and the boys to come over and acknowledge them at the end of the game. Didn't happen. Felt really sorry for them.

This is the other issue.

Maybe our cheersquad are aware the players don't give a baker's f**k about our fans and they return the lack of interest in kind?

 

[100volt1]

This is the other issue.

Maybe our cheersquad are aware the players don't give a baker's f**k about our fans and they return the lack of interest in kind?

One thing world Football clubs do is when they win a math they'll say something like "the support from the fans helped get us over the line" something like that.

When was the last time an AFL player has said that? Whether it's true or not say something like that and the fans will believe it and continue to try to push the players

 

[ClaytonM]

I'm overdue for a rant, might as well be one on a day we all hate!

Firstly, I was sitting in the Ponsford stand, m34 for the match on Saturday, I wanted to shift over to the cheersquad bay with my mates. I had a beer on me, went to sit down and I was told there's no beer allowed in the cheersquad by a few elderly cheersquad members as if I was going to unleash havoc with my cup of watered down piss.

I think we've found the reason to why our cheersquad are up there with the worst in the league. Bit of a pisstake, pun slightly intended, that we can't have any beer in the cheersquad. Give a few of the lads beer in the cheersquad and I think we'll have people actually joining in and chanting and not being a miserable bunch.

Secondly, our cheersquad, again. Why sit in the cheersquad if you're going to sit in silence and talk about your sons birthday? I think we need to sort out our priorities it's becoming a joke with our cheersquad terrace.

Call me ageist, whatever you like, but when you reach a certain age you can't be arsed to sing and chant so you sit there in silence. I would happily swap out all those terrible, terrible banners, flags and floggers (big Pom poms) if it means everyone stands for the full 120 and actually gets there asses up and chant. Time to sort it out, it's been happening for too long. Especially those, yes I've over heard, that they're there for priority grand final tickets. Joke.

And finally, where are the Buckley haters? Our best is yet to come if we can get it to click.

Yes I did wake up on the wrong side of the bed, but that's not the point lol

Up the Pies!

Your right to rant would have more validity if you were someone who was actually making the effort to be part of the cheer squad.

If you not happy, perhaps you should make the effort and join them

 

[100volt1]

Your right to rant would have more validity if you were someone who was actually making the effort to be part of the cheer squad.

If you not happy, perhaps you should make the effort and join them

I've done that mate, most games I go to I get a cheersquad pass and sit in there. However Saturday I chose to have a few beers during the game so I sat the bay across.

Not much point paying double of a regular membership if I'm going to be the only one chanting with a handful of other people. Most are just there just because

 

[TW Sherrin]

I'm overdue for a rant, might as well be one on a day we all hate!

Firstly, I was sitting in the Ponsford stand, m34 for the match on Saturday, I wanted to shift over to the cheersquad bay with my mates. I had a beer on me, went to sit down and I was told there's no beer allowed in the cheersquad by a few elderly cheersquad members as if I was going to unleash havoc with my cup of watered down piss.

I think we've found the reason to why our cheersquad are up there with the worst in the league. Bit of a pisstake, pun slightly intended, that we can't have any beer in the cheersquad. Give a few of the lads beer in the cheersquad and I think we'll have people actually joining in and chanting and not being a miserable bunch.

Secondly, our cheersquad, again. Why sit in the cheersquad if you're going to sit in silence and talk about your sons birthday? I think we need to sort out our priorities it's becoming a joke with our cheersquad terrace.

Call me ageist, whatever you like, but when you reach a certain age you can't be arsed to sing and chant so you sit there in silence. I would happily swap out all those terrible, terrible banners, flags and floggers (big Pom poms) if it means everyone stands for the full 120 and actually gets there asses up and chant. Time to sort it out, it's been happening for too long. Especially those, yes I've over heard, that they're there for priority grand final tickets. Joke.

And finally, where are the Buckley haters? Our best is yet to come if we can get it to click.

Yes I did wake up on the wrong side of the bed, but that's not the point lol

Up the Pies!

seemed to be a lot of empty seats around behind our goals in the first qtr. that was disappointing.

 

[jjsmitty8]

To the best of my knowledge it's been this way since the end of 2008. I joined the cheersquad in 2009 after they did a 'restructuring' and it became a dry area.

I've been of the opinion for a while now that they club should try and break the mould and try and set up multiple 'cheersquads', like how Melbourne Victory have the North/South Ends. I don't know the logistics behind it all, but I wouldn't mind seeing Collingwood have something like this, essentially spotfires scattered throughout the MCG in different stands and levels.

 

[Jasper84]

They're too worried about their cringeworthy colourful banners to do that

I like that someone was waving a Jarrod Witts banner in the squad.

 

[100volt1]

I like that someone was waving a Jarrod Witts banner in the squad.

Oh my.

 

[100volt1]

To the best of my knowledge it's been this way since the end of 2008. I joined the cheersquad in 2009 after they did a 'restructuring' and it became a dry area.

I've been of the opinion for a while now that they club should try and break the mould and try and set up multiple 'cheersquads', like how Melbourne Victory have the North/South Ends. I don't know the logistics behind it all, but I wouldn't mind seeing Collingwood have something like this, essentially spotfires scattered throughout the MCG in different stands and levels.

Wouldn't work, the away supporters would complain about their precious punt road end

 

[Apex36]

Your right to rant would have more validity if you were someone who was actually making the effort to be part of the cheer squad.

If you not happy, perhaps you should make the effort and join them

Jesus... And people say I can be condescending on here...

 

[Pie eyed]

One thing world Football clubs do is when they win a math they'll say something like "the support from the fans helped get us over the line" something like that.

When was the last time an AFL player has said that? Whether it's true or not say something like that and the fans will believe it and continue to try to push the players

I can't remember the last time a player did not thank the fans??
Draftees never fail to mention that one of the huge draw cards to the club are the fans and the huge crowds they get to play in front of.
If there is anything wrong with the cheer squad it is the fact Ed had them vetted and brought in a swath of rules a few years back to try and short circuit some of the bad media surrounding their "alleged" behaviour.
The Cheer squad is a result of the sanitised "made for TV, Politically Correct" evolution of the game which has been bestowed upon is by the current, and immediately former, AFL.

You can't just focus on the Cheersquad as if they are the only part of the game which has been effected.

Seriously, it is a wonder they are not required to hold only banners which support Gay right, Drug Testing and Anti-Racism, because this is what our game has become , a billboard for Social issues.

Every round celebrates the righting of some social wrong in some form or other every player is associated with some foundation or other, raising money for this cause of that.

I am 100% for all of the above causes, the players after hours charitable works, even the clubs active involvement in the community, something we should all be proud of, but it is not the core business of a footbal club or a football league.
We, the clubs and the members have let ourselves and our game be co-opted as a promotional vehicle for self interest groups and the media for the TV rights money.

We could go back to the fanaticism of 70's footy but only if the players are going to get day jobs and play for $30 grand a year.

 

[jjsmitty8]

Wouldn't work, the away supporters would complain about their precious punt road end

Yeah, it wouldn't work, but I'd like to see clubs move away from just a cheersquad bay and have active supporter areas who interact with one another and create a supporting environment.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

I like that someone was waving a Jarrod Witts banner in the squad.

Was it one of those giant foam hands we get to see in America?
But with the "webbing" between thumb and finger CUT UP?

 

[WalterBlaknWhte]

...but I wouldn't mind seeing Collingwood have something like this, essentially spotfires scattered throughout the MCG in different stands and levels.

For a young fella Smitty, you are a traditionalist. I also love my spotfires. Who could forget Carlton V Collingwood, Princes Park 1982 when the souvenir stand was ablaze? I was also there the day Freo's floggers spontaneously lit-up at VP. And there will be some old timers on this board who would have seen:

Round 11 1972, Coll. v Ess VP source: Jeff Dowsing footyalmanac.com.au
'The match literally fired up when at the Yarra Falls end Essendon’s floggers were set alight. The game was held up for seven minutes as people tried to stamp out the blaze. Even fire engines warranted being dispatched to the ground. Hundreds of fans evacuated to the field in a bid to escape the flames and smoke.'

 

[Jasper84]

Was it one of those giant foam hands we get to see in America?
But with the "webbing" between thumb and finger CUT UP?

I did make me feel a little less self-conscious about waving my "Go Brad Rowe!" Banner.

 

[100volt1]

For a young fella Smitty, you are a traditionalist. I also love my spotfires. Who could forget Carlton V Collingwood, Princes Park 1982 when the souvenir stand was ablaze? I was also there the day Freo's floggers spontaneously lit-up at VP. And there will be some old timers on this board who would have seen:

Round 11 1972, Coll. v Ess VP source: Jeff Dowsing footyalmanac.com.au
'The match literally fired up when at the Yarra Falls end Essendon’s floggers were set alight. The game was held up for seven minutes as people tried to stamp out the blaze. Even fire engines warranted being dispatched to the ground. Hundreds of fans evacuated to the field in a bid to escape the flames and smoke.'

This. Is. Awesome. We need more of this, like it or not this would be incredible

 

[100volt1]

I did make me feel a little less self-conscious about waving my "Go Brad Dick!" Banner.

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