Dissilusioned

Leo.J · Post: # 549920Post **Leo.J** » Wed 16 Apr 2008 9:53pm

I have bought a membership this year however I'm yet to go to a game. I find myself dissilusioned with many things atm.

- Our gameplan or style
- The umpiring and rules
- The tribunal
- The inequity of the draw
- Talk of more teams and rule changes

Right now I find local footy more captivating.

Eastern · Post: # 549933Post **Eastern** » Wed 16 Apr 2008 10:47pm

Leo.J wrote:I have bought a membership this year however I'm yet to go to a game. I find myself dissilusioned with many things atm.

- Our gameplan or style
- The umpiring and rules
- The tribunal
- The inequity of the draw
- Talk of more teams and rule changes

Right now I find local footy more captivating.

Which local footy? !!

BigMart · Post: # 549954Post **BigMart** » Wed 16 Apr 2008 11:20pm

Prefer the VFL...

AFL is a corperate joke......a game about money...not the fans.....its about image.....and forgets about where it came from.....it has no soul IMO....

If it weren't for the St.KFC I would not even read about the game....let alone watch it.......pity there are a lot of good players out there...

Demetriou and Anderson are ruining the game

Ray Chamberlin is a disgrace

The tribunual is a farce

and it is over exposed....

Saint Bev · Post: # 549957Post **Saint Bev** » Wed 16 Apr 2008 11:20pm

I live in Qld like many Saints supporters who live interstate and are members, we don't have the opportunity to go to games. We buy them to support the club.

Saints Premiers 2008 · Wed 16 Apr 2008 11:27pm

Saint Bev wrote:I live in Qld like many Saints supporters who live interstate and are members, we don't have the opportunity to go to games. We buy them to support the club.

second that

my $100 years is not value for money (as i always forget to book tickets for games up here through the club)

but i feel like im doing my bit to get the boys over the line

call me crazy....

noddy · Post: # 549964Post **noddy** » Wed 16 Apr 2008 11:38pm

I would give my left jatz to be able to go to all the games in Melbourne....disillusioned with the comp or not

iwantmeseats · Wed 16 Apr 2008 11:40pm

I give my left jatz every week and its hurting! I want to leave the dome friday down one nad but happy god damn it!

noddy · Post: # 549968Post **noddy** » Wed 16 Apr 2008 11:44pm

LMAO

IWANTMYSEATS

markinUSA · Post: # 549985Post **markinUSA** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 1:48am

I agree with the post somewhat, but not in other ways.

I really miss some of the things from the past. In particular, I miss people going for speckies. I miss that - big time!

And I feel like I don't support AFL - I support St. Kilda. And that's why I buy a membership.

Plus, I still haven't given up the dream. And I won't.

plugger66 · Post: # 550001Post **plugger66** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 8:13am

I bet Geelong fans are not dissilusioned. I bet if we had won all 4 games this year and the flag last year we wouldnt give a stuff about gameplans, umpires, rules and so on.

Saint Bev · Post: # 550016Post **Saint Bev** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 9:14am

Saints Premiers 2008 wrote:
Saint Bev wrote:I live in Qld like many Saints supporters who live interstate and are members, we don't have the opportunity to go to games. We buy them to support the club.
second that

my $100 years is not value for money (as i always forget to book tickets for games up here through the club)

but i feel like im doing my bit to get the boys over the line

call me crazy....

I hope you have remembered to book your tickets for the Brissie game, you need to do it this week

rodgerfox · Post: # 550017Post **rodgerfox** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 9:16am

plugger66 wrote:I bet Geelong fans are not dissilusioned. I bet if we had won all 4 games this year and the flag last year we wouldnt give a stuff about gameplans, umpires, rules and so on.

Geelong still play home games at home.

They still have a sense of community about their club.

We don't.

Melbourne clubs don't have a soul anymore. It's been sold to the AFL.

Saint Bev · Post: # 550023Post **Saint Bev** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 9:33am

Times change. Sure we would all love to be at Moorabbin but if we were, we wouldn't exist anymore. Can't live in the past.

rodgerfox · Post: # 550024Post **rodgerfox** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 9:41am

Saint Bev wrote:Times change. Sure we would all love to be at Moorabbin but if we were, we wouldn't exist anymore. Can't live in the past.

Geelong still exist.

Mark · Post: # 550029Post **Mark** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 9:50am

Agree with StBev...I live in Brisbane and interstate membership is a donation to support the club. I also feel disillusioned with the AFL,the actions of the umpires and tribunal are hard to fathom.

My son plays in the local AFLQ second division comp (Pineapple Cup)
and I get more enjoyment watching local/grass roots footy at the moment.

Mark

plugger66 · Post: # 550046Post **plugger66** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 10:31am

rodgerfox wrote:
plugger66 wrote:I bet Geelong fans are not dissilusioned. I bet if we had won all 4 games this year and the flag last year we wouldnt give a stuff about gameplans, umpires, rules and so on.
Geelong still play home games at home.

They still have a sense of community about their club.

We don't.

Melbourne clubs don't have a soul anymore. It's been sold to the AFL.

Geelong is a big city. How can even bother to compare. So we should be at Moorabbin. We cant even keep the ground up to scratch to train there. I love Moorabbin but people are softer than our day. they nearly all want a seat and great conditions.

Saint Bev · Post: # 550239Post **Saint Bev** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 4:09pm

rodgerfox wrote:
Saint Bev wrote:Times change. Sure we would all love to be at Moorabbin but if we were, we wouldn't exist anymore. Can't live in the past.
Geelong still exist.

Technically, not a Melbourne side. They have a city behind them, we didn't even have the local council.

spert · Post: # 550260Post **spert** » Thu 17 Apr 2008 4:41pm

Ok we won the flag in '66, but our time at Moorabbin was a time of continual failure and disappointment. I enjoyed going to matches there, but most of the time was to watch us get beaten.

We were all a happy bunch at our home at The Dome in 2004 wern't we!

I don't care where we play as long as we are winning and get another flag for the mighty Saints. So what, we lose a couple of games early in the year, we'll come good...don't be so sooky.

saintspremiers · Thu 17 Apr 2008 10:49pm

plugger66 wrote:
rodgerfox wrote:
plugger66 wrote:I bet Geelong fans are not dissilusioned. I bet if we had won all 4 games this year and the flag last year we wouldnt give a stuff about gameplans, umpires, rules and so on.
Geelong still play home games at home.

They still have a sense of community about their club.

We don't.

Melbourne clubs don't have a soul anymore. It's been sold to the AFL.
Geelong is a big city. How can even bother to compare. So we should be at Moorabbin. We cant even keep the ground up to scratch to train there. I love Moorabbin but people are softer than our day. they nearly all want a seat and great conditions.

true to an extent - Geelong has a popluation of about 250,000....the Saints, if based at Moorabbin, would have about 250,000 people within a 30 minute drive of the ground also, but for our old ground to become all seated would mean a capacity like Geelong of 23K. Whilst Kardinia Park is a soulful home for the Cats, bugger all fans can fit into the ground!

Standing room is virtually verboten nowadays at AFL grounds, and seating takes up way more room!

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