Paganism mark II
Etihad Stadium, Locker room end
- May 15, 2018
- 955
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- AFL Club
- North Melbourne
We all have our own opinions, and mostly we have a common acknowledgment with our fellow fans as to what we think of the club, players, coach etc.
But we also have some opinions on our team that the majority of our own fans take umbrage to.
For me....the term “shinboner spirit”. I hate it! It’s a term that gets thrown around in good times and forgotten quickly in the bad, as things are now.
It suggests you’re a club who survives purely on being the down trodden underdog, punching above his weight constantly, even when things are good.
It suggests that skill, success etc is not a hallmark of the club. It actually serves as a self fulfilling prophecy.
I do have a lot of arguments about it with fellow North fans....I’d love our ethos to be something different. We can’t use this “shinboner spirit” when we get blown off the park in games like last Good Friday.
Where was this “shinboner spirit” then? We gave in meekly.
Would like to hear from others what opinions they have that cause their fellow fans the most angst.
And for what it’s worth....if any North fan is going to get on here calling me a “troll” etc for actually having a genuine, non biased opinion, don’t bother. There’s team boards for people that don’t like negative feedback
But we also have some opinions on our team that the majority of our own fans take umbrage to.
For me....the term “shinboner spirit”. I hate it! It’s a term that gets thrown around in good times and forgotten quickly in the bad, as things are now.
It suggests you’re a club who survives purely on being the down trodden underdog, punching above his weight constantly, even when things are good.
It suggests that skill, success etc is not a hallmark of the club. It actually serves as a self fulfilling prophecy.
I do have a lot of arguments about it with fellow North fans....I’d love our ethos to be something different. We can’t use this “shinboner spirit” when we get blown off the park in games like last Good Friday.
Where was this “shinboner spirit” then? We gave in meekly.
Would like to hear from others what opinions they have that cause their fellow fans the most angst.
And for what it’s worth....if any North fan is going to get on here calling me a “troll” etc for actually having a genuine, non biased opinion, don’t bother. There’s team boards for people that don’t like negative feedback