Which clubs have no right?

[ChisBlues]

In those days, buying players from other clubs was unheard of, and 60,000 per year made him the richest player in the league by about 50,000.

Just like Chris Judd this year. Culture.

Oh dear, another incorrect fact.
$60,000 in 1965 is a lot of money. I would expect that would be the equivelant of $5,000,000 per yer in 2008.
Where do you think any club could get that sort of money in the unprofessional era of 1965.
You don't know much really.

 

[ChisBlues]

In those days, buying players from other clubs was unheard of, and 60,000 per year made him the richest player in the league by about 50,000.

Just like Chris Judd this year. Culture.

I assume the integrity of Melbourne is OK when Peter Moore left Collingwood to play for Melbourne in the 1980's.
Culture.

 

[Biffinator]

Yep, uneducated know nothing.
Barassi left Melbourne because he wanted to captain coach. He did not expect to get that opportunity at Melbourne as Norm Smithe was there so he decided to leave.
George Harris took the opportunity to get Barassi to Carlton & barassi then accepted the offer at Carlton that Melbourne could not offer.
If you don't even know the facts about your own football club then you really don't know much.

ChisBlues, welcome aboard.

Thanks for the history lesson. It has been an entertaining thread so far.

Notwithstanding the bullet holes that have been put into your fuselage by Stronzo and Whelan=Legend, it is good to see that you are still chirpily flying about - a bit like Biggles in your own way.

I noticed that you used a smile as a coda to your last posting.

In my experience, the use of a smile - - always acts as a trump in any argument.

Next time that pesky mosquito-like Stronzo or that annoying bugger WL gives you a problem, I suggest you fight back with a thumbs-down (this is not aimed at you personally, but here it is nevertheless )

Why don't you give it a try? Let me know how you go.

Biffinator

 

[ChisBlues]

ChisBlues, welcome aboard.

Thanks for the history lesson. It has been an entertaining thread so far.

Notwithstanding the bullet holes that have been put into your fuselage by Stronzo and Whelan=Legend, it is good to see that you are still chirpily flying about - a bit like Biggles in your own way.

I noticed that you used a smile as a coda to your last posting.

In my experience, the use of a smile - - always acts as a trump in any argument.

Next time that pesky mosquito-like Stronzo or that annoying bugger WL gives you a problem, I suggest you fight back with a thumbs-down (this is not aimed at you personally, but here it is nevertheless )

Why don't you give it a try? Let me know how you go.

Biffinator

Thanks Biff, Just like your namesake Ray Biffin you have accidently connected to the head instead of the ball when I was flying for a mark at Full Forward.
I did think that my fuselage was intact after having peas shot at me by Whelan but I will check it anyway.
Umm, shit
Might stick with words rather than symbols aww did it again

 

[Biffinator]

Biff,

Freddy has kindly lent me his Kevin "Bloody" Wilson CD so we can brush up on the dialect of the local population.

I suggest we also add a trip down the Rundle Mall into our itinerary. In true local fashion we will spend the time traversing said mall with our heads pointed skyward just hoping and praying a cloud that looks like a Jarman brother appears, which will give us 3.5 hours worth of grossly repetitive conversation with the locals.

If we need to leave earlier, that's fine, but I think is a very important stop on our journey.

Who's bringing the travellers?

L2M4G - you are dead right.

OK, I just wanted to make an announcement.

For better or worse, over the next few days L2M4G and I are going to start a new thread dedicated to our Road Trip to West Horsham.

Now this idea might die in the proverbial ass but the story is going to evolve a bit like Wikipedia where anybody can have a crack so long as they pick up the narrative where it was last left.

Whether they like it or not, the following posters are going to be meshed into the narrative - please put up your hand if you want to feature in this debacle:

• Bushie Dockers Mad & Stronzo - coming from Perth and effin mad.
• Super_Phaser - the break-glass-push-button defence against Andrew Slap-head Jarman
• H2F - the man with the American Psycho avatar is travelling to the town with the highest concentration of serial-killers in the world.
• Keefriffhard - the brains
• Frankston Rover - the muscle
• Corpuscles - the Jim Morrison clone on the Harley with an agenda of his own to settle in west horsham
• Freddy Bassett - he summoned the Big V, and now they are coming in spades
• Toots Hibbert - the flower-party is over.
• geelong crazy 26 - the fluffer.
• Nexus Helen - searching for love in all the wrong places
• Celtic Pride - every man has his price - but what dollar value does one put on the "Ring of Fire" ?

If this joint idea is an abortion here is your one and only chance to speak up.

Biffinator

 

[chopper41]

Melbourne - Will only to have wait a couple of years and they wont be posting under the "Melbourne" name at all.

Without your criminal president, you might be heading north before us.

 

[Look2Me4Guidance]

That's all well and good Biff, but who is bringing the travellers? God knows witty banter will only get us TO West Horsham and not THROUGH it.

 

[windyhill]

L2M4G - you are dead right.

OK, I just wanted to make an announcement.

For better or worse, over the next few days L2M4G and I are going to start a new thread dedicated to our Road Trip to West Horsham.

Now this idea might die in the proverbial ass but the story is going to evolve a bit like Wikipedia where anybody can have a crack so long as they pick up the narrative where it was last left.

Whether they like it or not, the following posters are going to be meshed into the narrative - please put up your hand if you want to feature in this debacle:

• Bushie Dockers Mad & Stronzo - coming from Perth and effin mad.
• Super_Phaser - the break-glass-push-button defence against Andrew Slap-head Jarman
• H2F - the man with the American Psycho avatar is travelling to the town with the highest concentration of serial-killers in the world.
• Keefriffhard - the brains
• Frankston Rover - the muscle
• Corpuscles - the Jim Morrison clone on the Harley with an agenda of his own to settle in west horsham
• Freddy Bassett - he summoned the Big V, and now they are coming in spades
• Toots Hibbert - the flower-party is over.
• geelong crazy 26 - the fluffer.
• Nexus Helen - searching for love in all the wrong places
• Celtic Pride - every man has his price - but what dollar value does one put on the "Ring of Fire" ?

If this joint idea is an abortion here is your one and only chance to speak up.

Biffinator

All Gold. Never has one poster amused me as much as The Biff.

 

[Beerfish]

Yep, uneducated know nothing.
Barassi left Melbourne because he wanted to captain coach. He did not expect to get that opportunity at Melbourne as Norm Smithe was there so he decided to leave.
George Harris took the opportunity to get Barassi to Carlton & barassi then accepted the offer at Carlton that Melbourne could not offer.
If you don't even know the facts about your own football club then you really don't know much.

Hey I won't be back for about 40 minutes. I am about to read some stories to my three year old daughter.
Can you recommend some good books that your mummy & daddy may be reading to you ?
PS: I will lay off if you post some factual relevant information about football.

Oh dear, another incorrect fact.
$60,000 in 1965 is a lot of money. I would expect that would be the equivelant of $5,000,000 per yer in 2008.
Where do you think any club could get that sort of money in the unprofessional era of 1965.
You don't know much really.

*golf clap*

Well played sir.

I tip my hat to you.

L2M4G - you are dead right.

OK, I just wanted to make an announcement.

For better or worse, over the next few days L2M4G and I are going to start a new thread dedicated to our Road Trip to West Horsham.

Now this idea might die in the proverbial ass but the story is going to evolve a bit like Wikipedia where anybody can have a crack so long as they pick up the narrative where it was last left.



Whether they like it or not, the following posters are going to be meshed into the narrative - please put up your hand if you want to feature in this debacle:

• Bushie Dockers Mad & Stronzo - coming from Perth and effin mad.
• Super_Phaser - the break-glass-push-button defence against Andrew Slap-head Jarman
• H2F - the man with the American Psycho avatar is travelling to the town with the highest concentration of serial-killers in the world.
• Keefriffhard - the brains
• Frankston Rover - the muscle
• Corpuscles - the Jim Morrison clone on the Harley with an agenda of his own to settle in west horsham
• Freddy Bassett - he summoned the Big V, and now they are coming in spades
• Toots Hibbert - the flower-party is over.
• geelong crazy 26 - the fluffer.
• Nexus Helen - searching for love in all the wrong places
• Celtic Pride - every man has his price - but what dollar value does one put on the "Ring of Fire" ?

If this joint idea is an abortion here is your one and only chance to speak up.

Biffinator

Biff, I don't wish to join the party per se but if you could post me the definitive itinerary, I'd be much obliged.

 

[ChisBlues]

I don't think criticism of Sheedy because he wanted to stay at the one club or had the belief and backing of the one club for so long should exclude him from belonging to the group of "best coaches".. but then again this is Bay 13.



My toenail clippings could have coached that team to a flag.

As for his other "achievements" you list:

Fitzroy wooden spoon to finals in one year - no flag = fail.

Brisbane to their first finals - no flag = fail.

Richmond to ninth - you gotta be shitting me. This is an achievement? FAIL!



Maybe he should have but he decided to stay at Essendon and prove himself again.. by winning two more flags, the last of which was on the back of a season with only one loss.



He is an all time great. This can't be seriously argued.. even on Bay 13.



I find it baffling that your respect for him is lessened by the fact that he stayed at one club. Yes he should've had another two flags but that's football.



No he wasn't. No one person is bigger than the club. This is what a lot of people had/have a hard time dealing with.

I guess I will have to concede that Sheedy is a legend of coaching. Jock McHale coached Collingwood from 1776 when his captains name was Cook right through to the early 1950's & no one disputes his legendary status as a successfull coach even if it was at one club. Pity he missed out on the 200 year club.
As for Walls I pretty much said anyone could have coached Carlton the the 87 flag. The fact he didn't stuff it up shows if he has the resources he could deliver. He waited another 18 months after the flag to stuff up & be sacked. The other clubs he coached were all very ordinary but he managed to get them to finals or close to finals which proves he may not be liked but he sure as hell knows how to coach.

 

[RickMylox]

For better or worse, over the next few days L2M4G and I are going to start a new thread dedicated to our Road Trip to West Horsham-

I went to Adelaide once.

It was closed.












Thanks, you've been wonderful.

 

[Premiers04]

Adelaide - a team that constantly makes the finals just to make up the numbers (an extra week for their senile pensioner fanbase to go to the game and knit), accuses other teams premierships as being tainted yet they won 1 of theirs in a system that today would see them out after losing an elimination final. Has to create heritage jumpers as they don't have their own to aknowledge.