If we don't put up a genuine fight tomorrow I give up

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Post: # 1724621Post Milne »

Been here through the good times, the hard times and the lean times. With a bit of luck we could have made the finals the last two seasons, but this year it looks like the same old underwhelmjng underachieving saints are back.

I go almost every home game, but without genuine endeavour from the coach and the team (even when lose) the motivation will be hard to keep up.

Let's see the club get our season back on track tomorrow...I'll be cheering my heart out from the stands.


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Post: # 1724628Post thejiggingsaint »

Milne wrote:Been here through the good times, the hard times and the lean times. With a bit of luck we could have made the finals the last two seasons, but this year it looks like the same old underwhelmjng underachieving saints are back.

I go almost every home game, but without genuine endeavour from the coach and the team (even when lose) the motivation will be hard to keep up.

Let's see the club get our season back on track tomorrow...I'll be cheering my heart out from the stands.
Good on you for rocking up to cheer from the stands! Keep the faith colleague! I’ve a feeling that this season is FAR from over for our beloved Saints!


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Post: # 1724645Post saynta »

They will give it a red hot go I firmly believe.


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Post: # 1724648Post The Fireman »

so what will you do once you have given up ?


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Post: # 1724651Post Milne »

The Fireman wrote:so what will you do once you have given up ?
I'll still watch the odd game, but I'll stop planning my weekends around the saints.


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Post: # 1724652Post The Fireman »

Milne wrote:
The Fireman wrote:so what will you do once you have given up ?
I'll still watch the odd game, but I'll stop planning my weekends around the saints.
welcome to my world :)


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Post: # 1724669Post saintbrat »

Thankfully the players WONT give up- they will continue to turn up each week.

Unlike many saints supporters -

in some ways Essendon supporters put Saint Supporters to shame- they signed up in greater numbers when the club was in trouble- Saints fans drop off...


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Post: # 1724679Post Teflon »

saintbrat wrote:Thankfully the players WONT give up- they will continue to turn up each week.

Unlike many saints supporters -

in some ways Essendon supporters put Saint Supporters to shame- they signed up in greater numbers when the club was in trouble- Saints fans drop off...
Yes but how much mediocre crap have Bombers had to eat without any success?

I think it’s a miracle St Kilda has the support its got although this current hole doesn’t appear to have a Butters/Thomas saviourcfeel about it and you do wonder where the spark this club/list needs will come from


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Post: # 1724682Post The Fireman »

saintbrat wrote:Thankfully the players WONT give up- they will continue to turn up each week.

Unlike many saints supporters -

in some ways Essendon supporters put Saint Supporters to shame- they signed up in greater numbers when the club was in trouble- Saints fans drop off...
Ok if you pay me I will turn up each week aswell.


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Post: # 1724685Post desertsaint »

hmm.
players turn up, make crap, get paid heaps.
fans turn up, eat crap, pay heaps.

it's kinda not the best comparison.


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Post: # 1724686Post The Fireman »

desertsaint wrote:hmm.
players turn up, make crap, get paid heaps.
fans turn up, eat crap, pay heaps.

it's kinda not the best comparison.
let's leave stadium food out of this...we have enough problems.....oh I see...


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Post: # 1724689Post ROLS-LEE »

All I want is the team to have a crack. I also want the coach to change it up a little. Please no more bomb it in long. It just doesn't work. Lower the eyes and hit targets. The manic pressure doesn't work either. We don't have the speed or the skills to pull it off. Please AR. Do something different.


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Post: # 1724690Post David-Lee »

saintbrat wrote:Thankfully the players WONT give up- they will continue to turn up each week.

Unlike many saints supporters -

in some ways Essendon supporters put Saint Supporters to shame- they signed up in greater numbers when the club was in trouble- Saints fans drop off...
That's ironic...the problem is the players and coaches ARENT showing up every week and they do they ARE weak.


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Post: # 1724692Post ace »

saintbrat wrote:Thankfully the players WONT give up- they will continue to turn up each week.

Unlike many saints supporters
The players turn up for an average salary of a few hundred thousand each.
The supporters turn up because they have shelled out at least $200 each.


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Post: # 1724694Post ChrisRyanSaints »

Were not fit enough
We lack on field leadership.

Make no mistake CARLISLE is our captain and leader on field. CARLSISLE. Ffs

He is a gun but at what other club would he be number 1 leader.

Geary has lost it this year

I remember thinking in pre season there was too many smiles and laughs going on. Things were too nice and comfortable. They thought natural progressikn would just happen, that purting in a good pre season would do it. NO. We needed a hard nosed ass out pre season.

You will NEVER give up. Youre a supporter. Our job is to support no matter what and hypothesise what we should do.

We need better HARDER coaches. We need to get experienced talent in Sloane Gaff Shie or Kelly.
And we need time into youngsters and next pre season better not be smiling and laughing and a good time.


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Post: # 1724700Post samuraisaint »

Melbourne are inconsistent so this is the type of game they drop. I have been supporting the Saints a long time, and historically this is the type of game we lift for.
Talent-wise Melbourne have it all over us I'm afraid so we will have to bring a physical contest today. If we can out muscle them early we're in with a real chance, but my one query of Richardson is his approach to mentally preparing the team before games. Our players seem to take a quarter to warm up, and in some matches, like last week and against North and GWS we were lucky that they were inaccurate early, which left us in those games when we shouldn't have been.
This is one area which hasn't been highlighted by media or by the coaches in press conferences or football analysis tv programs, but I think it is as big a problem as our poor disposal and scoring conversion.
I believe by continuing to play Gilbert and bringing Armo back in is an indication that the club believe this is a very winnable game, which it is, however if we were to lose today I think our veterans need to come out of the side for the foreseeable future and the club need to select youth, rather than playing it safe. We might uncover some real talent.
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Post: # 1724701Post Bruce G McAbee »

ROLS-LEE wrote:All I want is the team to have a crack. I also want the coach to change it up a little. Please no more bomb it in long. It just doesn't work. Lower the eyes and hit targets. The manic pressure doesn't work either. We don't have the speed or the skills to pull it off. Please AR. Do something different.
The problem is that with our game plan, there are very rarely targets to hit up in the forward 50.


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Bruce G McAbee wrote:
ROLS-LEE wrote:All I want is the team to have a crack. I also want the coach to change it up a little. Please no more bomb it in long. It just doesn't work. Lower the eyes and hit targets. The manic pressure doesn't work either. We don't have the speed or the skills to pull it off. Please AR. Do something different.
The problem is that with our game plan, there are very rarely targets to hit up in the forward 50.

Re the game plan:

In Armo We Trust.

Remember those words for today please.

IF Armo is our inside mid clearance King today we win.

Simple as that, because it enables LESS numbers at the contest and MORE options elsewhere.

I hope you’re all calling me Nostradamus at 6pm lol!


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Post: # 1724711Post asiu »

changing sides SP ?

st ww hen notadrake gets the bullet , i'm not W42 justtheguywithabumponmyhead will go into hiding
and you are Parkys new best mate

i'll still call u a cat at 6pm

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Post: # 1724952Post Milne »

Well that hurt. Time to start changing a few weekend plans.


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Post: # 1724964Post fugazi »

Yep...dont put yourself out....the club isn't.


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Post: # 1724996Post The Fireman »

ok..so given up ?


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Post: # 1725012Post Milne »

The Fireman wrote:ok..so given up ?
Yes.


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Post: # 1725017Post The Fireman »

Milne wrote:
The Fireman wrote:ok..so given up ?
Yes.
good..your ulcers will now start to vanish :) Acceptance is the first step to tranquility :wink:


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