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spert wrote:Getting within a couple of points or a hundred points of a premiership means absolutely nothing -fact is we didn't win, and haven't won a flag in 5 appearances post '66.. history doesn't record cooda been champions. Being a forum, this is where people air their frustrations, some directed to player's performances..so be it, as long as it's not stupidly personal.
Yes, the history books will record Collingwood as premiers for 2010 and that is all any side is after.
However, when looking towards the future, there is a big difference between being close and being nowhere near it.
We are a quality unit and despite the press' 5th annual closing of our premiership window, it is still open.
This club is 40-9-2 in their last 51 games, ofcourse we will need to find some improvement next year, but now isn't the time for sinking the ship and moving on.
You don't win premierships by running away, crying and yelling the "sky is falling in" everytime you hit a hurdle.
Sometimes when you are close, just a little readjustment and a lot of faith is all you need!
Go Saints!!!!!
Correct.
And of course if you make it through to the last day it's down to a two horse race and you know the other horse is going to be a fairly handy galloper.
Therefore no matter how well you've planned, how well you've prepared and how well you've played, you're going to need a little bit of luck to go your way!
Generally I try to avoid the extreme threads - either rah rah support, or sky is falling negativity.
But this thread is a warm blanket on a rainy day at the moment. Never have I witnessed quite such a common level of mistaking "knee jerk reaction" for "tough call".
One thing we've all come to understand in the last couple of years is that the thing that stinks more than last place is 2nd place... but from here it's far easier to go backwards than it is to take that final step.
The interesting - and hopeful - thing I'm seeing from St Kilda Football Club is that there does NOT appear to be a knee jerk reaction, but a conservative approach to attempt to ensure any move made is progress.
"Everything comes to he who hustles while he waits"
- Henry Ford
"He spoke of his stride, his power and his willingness to push himself to exhaustion. All of the things that are on display each weekend in the No 12 jumper" Garry Lyon
roxanne wrote:Can't explain why but I love them more than ever.
Same from me.
I think it's the passion and the commitment.
We know they aren't perfect, but they are giving it everything.
As long as Roo, Lenny and BJ are there, we will always be extrememly professional.
STRENGTH THROUGH LOYALTY.
''I still get really excited, and I've got the '66 thing up on the wall in a frame … You look at it and think: one day, we want to achieve that.''- Arryn Siposs
