Help a Yankee out

[Dr Spaceman]

... and their fans seemed to think quite highly of the team.

and themselves ...

Another reason to avoid the Hawks like the plague

[Con Gorozidis]

Eric Bana is a mad Saints fan!!!

[Con Gorozidis]

If you like golf - Geoff Ogilvy is also a mad Saints Fan

[Dr Spaceman]

Okay then, time to bring out the big guns (literally )

[fingers]

tell you what - you become a saints fan and I will personally mail you a scarf and a cap.

HOWEVER - remember that this single choice, more than any other you will make, is for life. Good, bad or indifferent.

[Tornateo]

tell you what - you become a saints fan and I will personally mail you a scarf and a cap.

HOWEVER - remember that this single choice, more than any other you will make, is for life. Good, bad or indifferent.

I'm a fan! For good or bad. Even if we take a horrible turn like the Demons have this year. I'm now a fan for life!

[Tornateo]

Also, I've been watching Saints matches from this year all night. Currently watching the Round 9 game against the Swans. Milne is fun to watch!

[joffaboy]

Also, I've been watching Saints matches from this year all night. Currently watching the Round 9 game against the Swans. Milne is fun to watch!

Who is your NFL team Tornateo, and what part of the US do you hail from?

And I will hold fingers to his promise of a Saints hat and scarf. I know him personally and he is notorious for short arms and deep pockets, much like another poster on here known as Eastern

[Selhurst Saint]

Also, I've been watching Saints matches from this year all night. Currently watching the Round 9 game against the Swans. Milne is fun to watch!

Welcome aboard the Saints Roller coaster.

[fingers]

tell you what - you become a saints fan and I will personally mail you a scarf and a cap.

HOWEVER - remember that this single choice, more than any other you will make, is for life. Good, bad or indifferent.

I'm a fan! For good or bad. Even if we take a horrible turn like the Demons have this year. I'm now a fan for life!

PM me your name and address and I will live up to my part of the bargain...and you have the rest of your life to live up to yours

[Austinnn]

I love this thread! Good on you guys for representing the club so well!

Tornateo, I became a supporter in 1995 for many of the same reasons as you and despite the heartbreak since, have never looked back. We've got bags more character than the shiteHawks and the Bulldogs, and Milne is my favourite player.

You have come during a good period for us, you and I both missed the decades of largesse and unprofessionalism that unfortunately still dominate the club's reputation within the sport.

We have great colours and you already know the club song pretty much.

If you want some inspiration, check out this round up of 2009 created just before we lost the Grand Final heartbreakingly.

http://youtu.be/st3ryuvSeuQ

If you want some more inspiration, look for videos of the following Saints; Michael Gardiner, Fraser Gehrig, Aaron Hammill, Austinn Jones, Barry Hall, Peter Everitt, Robert Harvey, Nicky Winmar, Stewart Loewe, Trevor Barker, Darrel Baldock, Ian Stewart, Allan Jeans

[mr six o'clock]

I wonder whether tornateo is genuine ?
Some of his/her linguistics appear forced .

[Dave McNamara]

I wonder whether tornateo is genuine ?
Some of his/her linguistics appear forced .

Hahaha actually I really liked that fact that St. Kilda are kind of an underdog. And I like their colors...

Has to be genuine... dropped the 'u' out of colours.

[3rd generation saint]

Hey there Tormateo, I'm a fellow tyank living down here in Melbourne and my connection to St.Kilda was because my Mom was a war bride and went back to the States for just under 20 years after WWII. Our Grandfather on my Mom's side followed St.Kilda all his life so when we immigrated down here, we we're all initiated and recruited as fans of the Saints, except my older brother who defected to Essendon. But that's all right because he has since moved back to the U.S and lives in L.A.
Also follows the Yankees, so his judgement is very questionable.
Where abouts in U.S. do you live? Trust things are good there for you.
As others have said, it is a real roller coaster of an emotional ride with the Saints, we have been so close the last few years and I am hopeful that we will see the next generation of players start to come through to challenge for the premiership again.
SO get on board, have a laugh at all the Monday morning quarterbacks here ( I happen to fall into that category at times) and enjoy the banter between those who think the cup is half full and those who think it is half empty.
Incidently, do you get much AFL on the Sports Networks over there?

[ozrulestrace]

Hahaha actually I really liked that fact that St. Kilda are kind of an underdog. And I like their colors. And my uncle actually lives in St. Kilda lol not that that matters all that much, but it's kind of like a connection to the club lol

Living in St Kilda, or at least your uncle living in St Kilda helps a lot, after all I'm one of those supporters whose parents lived in St Kilda during the dark days of one win a year and that's how I ended up in red, white and black colours from a very early age.

And I'm sure there are plenty of others who grew up around St Kilda near the Junction Oval.

[ozrulestrace]

Out of interest, have you posted on the Hawks and Dogs boards for them to plead a case too?

I have a friend who is a Dogs supporter, and he tried to sell me on his team (but I didn't want to pick a team purely because he told me to) So I started looking into mulitple teams. I did post on a Hawks forum asking basically the same thing I asked here. But in the end I felt...Hawthorn is just too successful for me to decide to be a fan of. Seems like they've won a lot of Grand Finals, and their fans seemed to think quite highly of the team.

Don't worry the fans of Hawthorn think highly of themselves as do their players.

Arrogant is the word that springs to mind.

Maybe I can help you turn against Hawthorn if I tell you their original nickname was "The Mayblooms" which they changed because they thought it was too sissy.

[Con Gorozidis]

A lot of my mates are Hawks supporters. Man are they cocky/smug/arrogant at the moment. Especially when they "pretend" to keep a lid on it.
PAINFUL

[saintbrat]

welcome saint

and yes watch the movie Funny people- with Eric Bana- not a funny movie but Eric gets His Saints in there..


PS How many more US states can we now get in to...

[Tornateo]

A few people were asking a little bit about me so I just thought i'd kind of introduce myself. I live in Idaho, it's in the North Western part of the US. There aren't any NFL teams in my state, or close by (No professional teams at all actually) So I just had to choose a team. I have been a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles since I was in elementary school (I THINK that's primary school for you guys...maybe)

[Tornateo]

Also, I just watched the clip on You Tube of Eric Bana from Funny People, as many people on here have recommended. Cracked me up haha.

[minneapolis]

Wouldn't work, said since it only works for Australia...I am sure I can find highlights though on youtube or something. I'd love to see the full matches though.

i've PMed you a link which may help.

Bergholt,

can you PM me the link also please? I am an Aussie who lives in the USA and have been missing my footy for years now.

Thanks.

[minneapolis]

Also, I've been watching Saints matches from this year all night. Currently watching the Round 9 game against the Swans. Milne is fun to watch!

Hey Tornateo,

how have you been watching the Saints in the good old United Sates of Amazement? I live in MN and the last place I saw some AFL was on EPSN360 which has since been discontinued. Please PM me if you know something that I don't (which is easy!).

[saintkellerm]

Idaho, hey my sis lives in Boise. She has a soft spot for the Saints. I took her husband & son to their first footy game (coll vs Melbourne) he ended up barracking for Melbourne which I think was becoz of the name). I am a kiwi so I was brought up on rugby, but when I came here everyone was telling me who to barrack for, lucky I chose the saints. Love that they r the underdog, the colours and it has certainly been a ride for the 30+ years I have barracked for them, both the lows and the highs and the almost got their second premiership. But I would never change it. Welcome to the mighty saints family!

Have to agree with all of the above plus this forum is a lot of fun but can also be a source of frustration, meltdown esp if we lose.

[stevie]

Yo, Torn
Have travelled through Idaho, stayed a night in Cour D'Alene. Lovely scenery there!

I follow the Niners

Welcome to SS!

[Dr Spaceman]

Idaho, hey my sis lives in Boise.

Has she ever been on TV?

Or is she the one person from Boise who hasn't been on The Jerry Springer Show?