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A word of warning to all attending tonight's game.
Remember that as far as feral supporters go, the Dons are not that much better than Collingwood (that is my experience anyway). Add to that a strong likelihood of spending the hour or so between their games in the bar.
If they win the first game, they will be cocky, confident, drunk and feral for the third game....not a good prospect.
They have spent a long time in the doldrums and will be looking for any excuse to rub in a victory...even one as meaningless as this...
Remember that as far as feral supporters go, the Dons are not that much better than Collingwood (that is my experience anyway). Add to that a strong likelihood of spending the hour or so between their games in the bar.
If they win the first game, they will be cocky, confident, drunk and feral for the third game....not a good prospect.
They have spent a long time in the doldrums and will be looking for any excuse to rub in a victory...even one as meaningless as this...
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Re: Be Prepared
Yeah they'll give us heaps; and they'll lovett!Life Long Saint wrote:A word of warning to all attending tonight's game.
Remember that as far as feral supporters go, the Dons are not that much better than Collingwood (that is my experience anyway). Add to that a strong likelihood of spending the hour or so between their games in the bar.
If they win the first game, they will be cocky, confident, drunk and feral for the third game....not a good prospect.
They have spent a long time in the doldrums and will be looking for any excuse to rub in a victory...even one as meaningless as this...
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Why so? He would seem to have the brains and understanding required. And he's unlikely to want to follow Voss's lead of going out and recruiting a bunch of has-beens.HSVKing wrote:Don't worry too much.IluvHarvey wrote:And on top of all that it is Golden Boy's first hit out as a coach. The place will be swarming with them!
He'll crash and burn quicker than Vossy has.
I can't stand them either, but I expect the Bombers to lift this year.
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I disagree. Hird, Buckley and Voss all did retried at the same time and then started doing the media thing around the same time too. From what I saw i always thought that Hird would make a decent coach, Buckley would make a very good coach and Voss would be an absolute shocker.meher baba wrote:Why so? He would seem to have the brains and understanding required. And he's unlikely to want to follow Voss's lead of going out and recruiting a bunch of has-beens.HSVKing wrote:Don't worry too much.IluvHarvey wrote:And on top of all that it is Golden Boy's first hit out as a coach. The place will be swarming with them!
He'll crash and burn quicker than Vossy has.
I can't stand them either, but I expect the Bombers to lift this year.
Having said that I would love to see Hird and Buckley fall flat on their faces.
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Bottom 4 in 2011, watch this space.meher baba wrote:Why so? He would seem to have the brains and understanding required. And he's unlikely to want to follow Voss's lead of going out and recruiting a bunch of has-beens.HSVKing wrote:Don't worry too much.IluvHarvey wrote:And on top of all that it is Golden Boy's first hit out as a coach. The place will be swarming with them!
He'll crash and burn quicker than Vossy has.
I can't stand them either, but I expect the Bombers to lift this year.
Essendon bent over and took it from their supporters to bring Hird in, with no experience as a coach, with a very young list.
It is not a good combination.
If they don't recruit well over the next few years, it's going to be a long time before they are successful again.
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I'm not sure, I think their endeavour will improve under Hird MB, but their list needs some work as it seems to have a lot of the same type.meher baba wrote:Why so? He would seem to have the brains and understanding required. And he's unlikely to want to follow Voss's lead of going out and recruiting a bunch of has-beens.HSVKing wrote:Don't worry too much.IluvHarvey wrote:And on top of all that it is Golden Boy's first hit out as a coach. The place will be swarming with them!
He'll crash and burn quicker than Vossy has.
I can't stand them either, but I expect the Bombers to lift this year.
I can see why they reportedly went after Armo, because they seem to have lots of skinny running guys, and not alot of big bodies?
It will be a year of trying out players, and working out what they need to recruit end of this season.
By all reports they are playing defensive footy too, so it will be interesting to see what fatigue that has given they are such a slightly built team.
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You do realise we play again next week regardless of whether we win or lose... If anything a win is better so we get to continue to play on a good surface in Etihad rather than some football ground in the outback.ralphsmith wrote:Essendon supporters are FAR more painful than collingwood.
They will think they've won the premiership if they beat us tonight. They're a success starved outfit.
We must lose at all costs. We need to give the team and the players and club a rest due to the extended 2010 season.
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I don't like them as much as the next guy, but they're nowhere near as feral as Filth supporters.
What bigred says: a bunch of whingers when they lose. They've never had to endure real hardship as supporters. Plus, they're annoying and squeal with delight when they're winning.
What bigred says: a bunch of whingers when they lose. They've never had to endure real hardship as supporters. Plus, they're annoying and squeal with delight when they're winning.
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Exactly!! They were certainly a little over the top for a NAB Cup draw!!SainterK wrote:Quite an excitable bunch.
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degruch wrote:You'd think they won the premiership, like the Bulldogs last year. Erm...hold on...saintnick12 wrote:Exactly!! They were certainly a little over the top for a NAB Cup draw!!SainterK wrote:Quite an excitable bunch.
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You obviously forgot our pre season game when Armo kicked one after or right on the siren. Of course they should be excited.
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Despite the Saints being at the pointy end of the ladder for the last few years, and the Bombers being back in the pack, they are one of the few teams that have had the wood on us in that period.saintnick12 wrote:Exactly!! They were certainly a little over the top for a NAB Cup draw!!SainterK wrote:Quite an excitable bunch.
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As such, a draw should be a disappointing result. What could fuel such excitement? Surely not the thought of a little NAB Cup to add to their trophy cabinet!
Oh wait, that's right. God has returned and the draw allowed him to extend his sensational unbeaten run as a coach
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No matter how times the form teams of the NAB cup disappoint in the home and away, there are those who always seem to think that good NAB cup form will actually mean something. I'll admit, I've been guilty of it in the past. Looks likely we'll still progress but the only plus I see is another week of avoiding the bush.
My Bomber mates are already pumping up the return of 'Moses' and they're still carrying on like it was a win. They immediately progress, so in that context it is a win. But to salvage an after-the-siren draw against a team of kids who didn't even have an intra-club hit out, when they're close to full-strength and had the break between matches...I wouldn't be getting too excited.
My Bomber mates are already pumping up the return of 'Moses' and they're still carrying on like it was a win. They immediately progress, so in that context it is a win. But to salvage an after-the-siren draw against a team of kids who didn't even have an intra-club hit out, when they're close to full-strength and had the break between matches...I wouldn't be getting too excited.
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