St KIlda the sleeping giant

[samuraisaint]

In my area there have been plenty of Footy colours days at local schools, primary and secondary of late -

Let me just say - huge numbers of young kids in st kilda colours - HUGE

hardly ANY in Geelong colours.

Lots in Collingwood

Quite a few in Essendon colours

We are a sleeping giant.

[Rubyjo]

For real .

[samuraisaint]

For real .

absolutely brother

[MC Gusto]

What area? We are inner north and I can count the st kilda families on one hand

[Scollop]

What area? We are inner north and I can count the st kilda families on one hand

Are hipsters into sport?

[cwrcyn]

I'm inner North, too. If you go to the sports store they basically only stock Collingwood, Richmond, Carlton, and Essendon jumpers.

I see the odd St Kilda car sticker here and there, though. We Saints are a rare breed here

[falka]

The giant is more a large clumsy ape and we have been put into an induced coma.

[D.B.Cooper]

Was Sunny Von Bulow tall?

[The Fireman]

yep we've been sleeping for a hundred years

[Saintmike65]

yep we've been sleeping for a hundred years

Best part of 150 years!!

[Banger9798]

yep we've been sleeping for a hundred years

And not a great sleep either....more like a hangover sleep with bedspins and nightmares

[kosifantutti]

There was a plague of Melbourne scarves, beanies and caps in my area. I’ve lived here for 9 years and I didn’t see one for the first 8.
For some reason, they have disappeared again.

[mr six o'clock]

I'd say we were more comatose
Than sleeping

[damienc]

Let's be clear about this.

St Kilda is not a sleeping giant.

Far from it.

We're a very unsuccessful football club and have been for some considerable time.

I'm sure your intentions were good but it is still way off the mark.

[samuraisaint]

Hawks and Melbourne almost merged, and Richmond had to rattle the tins back in the 90s.

South Melbourne and Fitzroy didn't survive.

I know plenty of St Kilda supporters - can't say the same for a lot of the other teams though.

[Munga]

The Saints were 3rd for members (only 184 members from 2nd) in Victoria in 2006:

38,038 - Collingwood
32,511 - Essendon
32,327 - St Kilda

Absolutely butchered that generation of growth possibilities.

[Sainternist]

Hardly ever see any St.Kilda colours in Brunswick West lol

[desertsaint]

100% of people in my house support the saints, so i agree with the op.

[Trev from the Bush]

The Saints were 3rd for members (only 184 members from 2nd) in Victoria in 2006:

38,038 - Collingwood
32,511 - Essendon
32,327 - St Kilda

Absolutely butchered that generation of growth possibilities.

Interesting. GT was sacked at the end of the season, Mrs Trev refused to renew our memberships for 2007 and blued big time when I paid up for 2008. Seems he wasn't alone in taking a while to warm to Rossy.