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Tigers plan “record” protest to mark centenary
RICHMOND cheer squad members have announced plans for a “world record” protest in Round 14, as a unique way of celebrating the club’s 100 years in the VFL/AFL.
With the Round 14 clash against Carlton long pencilled in as the match to celebrate the milestone, the Tiger cheer squad said things were shaping nicely for an unprecedented groundswell of fans demanding the coach’s head.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with how events are developing,” cheersquad spokestiger Swiftey Titus told thebladder.com. “After a brief burst of momentum, the side has staggered badly, with thumping losses against the Swans and then Adelaide.
“Next up we have Melbourne at the MCG then Port away. Two losses there and it will be picture-perfect for a disgruntled fan base march to the rooms after the Carlton game, demanding Terry Wallace’s head.”
Titus pointed out that demanding the coach’s head was a long and glorious tradition at Tigerland, even within a year of a grand final appearance, so Wallace had been living on borrowed time for more than three years. “We backed off for a while, to give him a chance to develop some kids, but the games against the Swans and Crows eroded all that patience.
“The way we see it, if Wallace hasn’t won both games heading into the Carlton game, it all starts or finishes right there, in the Centenary Celebration match.
“The club wants 100,000 fans at that game. Well, we want at least 40,000 Tiger fans marching on the rooms, to call for Wallace’s sacking if we lose. That would beat all known records, apart from perhaps the fall of the Berlin Wall.”
The club refused to comment on the planned Tiger lynch mob but did admit it planned to adapt the celebratory and limited edition Guernsey with old-time vertical yellow and black stripes to include blood stains, on the back, in a mark of honour for the traditional coach’s sacking.
http://www.thebladder.com.au/modules/readingroom/article.php?id=145
RICHMOND cheer squad members have announced plans for a “world record” protest in Round 14, as a unique way of celebrating the club’s 100 years in the VFL/AFL.
With the Round 14 clash against Carlton long pencilled in as the match to celebrate the milestone, the Tiger cheer squad said things were shaping nicely for an unprecedented groundswell of fans demanding the coach’s head.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with how events are developing,” cheersquad spokestiger Swiftey Titus told thebladder.com. “After a brief burst of momentum, the side has staggered badly, with thumping losses against the Swans and then Adelaide.
“Next up we have Melbourne at the MCG then Port away. Two losses there and it will be picture-perfect for a disgruntled fan base march to the rooms after the Carlton game, demanding Terry Wallace’s head.”
Titus pointed out that demanding the coach’s head was a long and glorious tradition at Tigerland, even within a year of a grand final appearance, so Wallace had been living on borrowed time for more than three years. “We backed off for a while, to give him a chance to develop some kids, but the games against the Swans and Crows eroded all that patience.
“The way we see it, if Wallace hasn’t won both games heading into the Carlton game, it all starts or finishes right there, in the Centenary Celebration match.
“The club wants 100,000 fans at that game. Well, we want at least 40,000 Tiger fans marching on the rooms, to call for Wallace’s sacking if we lose. That would beat all known records, apart from perhaps the fall of the Berlin Wall.”
The club refused to comment on the planned Tiger lynch mob but did admit it planned to adapt the celebratory and limited edition Guernsey with old-time vertical yellow and black stripes to include blood stains, on the back, in a mark of honour for the traditional coach’s sacking.
http://www.thebladder.com.au/modules/readingroom/article.php?id=145
