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After a decade of finally feeling like a force to be reckoned with, it's time to refamilarise ourselves as being one of "the underdogs".
I guess one positive when wins become so rare, is when you actually do win a game you really savour the moment
I just hope it never gets as bad as it did in the Timid Watson era. At least, in the meantime, we are reasonably competetive and not being on the wrong end of royal hidings.
Anyhow, I'm still in for the long haul. Are you?
Curb your enthusiasm - you’re a St.Kilda supporter!!
Sainternist wrote:After a decade of finally feeling like a force to be reckoned with, it's time to refamilarise ourselves as being one of "the underdogs".
I guess one positive when wins become so rare, is when you actually do win a game you really savour the moment
I just hope it never gets as bad as it did in the Timid Watson era. At least, in the meantime, we are reasonably competetive and not being on the wrong end of royal hidings.
Anyhow, I'm still in for the long haul. Are you?
based on that post Sainternist , I think you should alter your signature...
I'm with the Saints all year, every year....
It's remiss to have high expectations, it only leads to disappointment
bobmurray wrote:based on that post Sainternist , I think you should alter your signature...
You are obviously not familiar with the sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm and Larry David's antics.
bigcarl wrote:
Sainternist wrote:
I just hope it never gets as bad as it did in the Timid Watson era.
I take it you didn't live through the 80s.
Actually, I started following the Saints in the early 80's. I just didn't know the meaning of the word "win" back then, hence I rarely felt all that disappointed when we lost. But heck, those days seemed fun in comparison to that dreadful year 2000. At least you could enjoy the Moorabbin atmosphere in the 80's.
Curb your enthusiasm - you’re a St.Kilda supporter!!
I suppose we weren't that flash when it was a 12 team comp a few years ago.
We've done really well over the last ten years and held our own in the national comp.
Would love to pick up another big nick to take us into the next era,
Disappointment yes,wilderness dunno??
BigMart wrote:I have the feeling some people are looking fwd to being bad... Back to the goo/bad old days yeah...
Pity we can't water Etihad and start a disco
I hope not... the club has finally reached a level of strength and respect. I hope we can have a small down time and come back stronger then 09. We can if we can get some recruiting right and some of our young lights keep shining.
Sainternist wrote:
I just hope it never gets as bad as it did in the Timid Watson era.
"You were lucky. We lived for three months in a brown paper bag in a septic tank. We used to have to get up at six o'clock in the morning, clean the bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down mill for fourteen hours a day week in-week out. When we got home, out Dad would thrash us to sleep with his belt."
Timmy Watson Era - pfft.
"The starting point of all achievement is desire. "
The bonus is low draft picks. Plenty of others have had a down year, and reloaded. Pies, WC, Adel.....Melb have taken it a bit far. We'll have money in the tin. Go after some in the 23-26 bracket.
Just blood the kids gradually. Play the old fellas for balance, and so we don't get flogged. If we keep that effort up and improve our skills, structure and teamwork it won't be a waste.
Like I've said before, we all knew this day would come after our dreadful recruiting between 2006 and 2010. The right thing is being done. New players are being given important game time and some are showing that they will be players. Accept where we're at and be thankful that we have a coach who saw the writing on the wall and actively moved to do something about it. This is not 2009 and it is not the 80s.
I think most supporters/members can take a year or two of low ladder results if the kids are being played and you can see improvement.
Call me an optimist, but I think we're on the right track in regards to recruiting, blending the young in with the experienced, and given a few early draft picks this year, I reckon we'll be excited again in 18 months time.
i will support the sainters no matter what if we drop down this or next year so be it.
I dont think that we are too far off the pace at all. losing gram and Goddard rebound off half back has highlighted important deficiencies we have and left a massive hole as well as missing a monster defender.
Lets be smart this year, finishing 9th to 12th means nothing. finish lower.
I dont expect us to be in the wilderness beyond next year
I'm here, and I agree with wolfpup - the Saints aren't too far off it.
Certainly need a few KPPs.
Wonder what the margin would have been had the game been played at Etihad?
MC Gusto wrote:Celebrating effort is just plain wrong. These guys are paid a fortune - effort is a given - start celebrating it and we will be a Melbourne in no time
Disagree. The likes of Malthouse, Lyon always bang on about process not about win/loss, and that is what I hope that our coach is doing. At the moment our 'process' is about staying competitive whilst blooding youngsters i.e. a focus on rebuilding and transition. So far, I'm relatively happy with what I'm seeing.
Hird... The unflushable one is now... just a turd...
we arent that far off you know
this next group we started to see tonight will be the next ones taking us to finals
imagine in 3 4 5 6 years time
we'll be looking back on roo and lenny and chips and kozi etc like we now do with harvs
wont be long
the new crop will have 50 to 80 games under them and playing finals
