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Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - Lods - 04-20-2017
(04-20-2017, 06:55 AM)Jeffy38 link Wrote:Take your point, but my concern is not the rusted on supporters like yourself (and me), but the young kids. When i was growing up Carlton were successful and therefore was an easy choice. No kids in their right mind would choose the blues now unless forced by parents (such as in my case).
Very true.
Monday mornings in the schoolyard were a time to walk tall if you were a Carlton supporter during my high school years.
You would have felt sorry for the kids that barracked for Footscray, Fitzroy, Melbourne and North....but there weren't any!
There's the danger
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - flyboy77 - 04-20-2017
(04-20-2017, 07:18 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Potential Cripps v SPP match up - both young, big bodied WA mids. Hopefully it eventuates. Should be a ripper.
Cripps does have a few kg and about 8cm advantage!
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - blue4life - 04-20-2017
The behaviour towards and lack of support shown by some of our supporters towards Dale Thomas is symptomatic of the losing mentality which has pervaded the club.
Back in the days of our great sides of the 70's and 80's booing a Carlton player would have earned you a broken nose.
We had some also rans back then right enough but the Navy Blue jumper was enough to earn them universal respect from the supporters.
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - Gointocarlton - 04-20-2017
Saw a video on instagram of the boys running out onto the Adelaide Oval for a training session, big crew/squad including:
Kerridge
Armfield
Cunningham
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - townsendcalling - 04-20-2017
We put in a very inexperienced team against the Saints in the JLT and it was ugly. There are a few older heads this time, but still has the potential to be ugly!
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - cimm1979 - 04-20-2017
(04-20-2017, 07:08 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:He was Booed at the GC game during the intro, on the field and some supporters even after the game just wanted to talk about his game and nothing else.
I'm no fan but I dont hate him and reckon he is trying but I wonder if this weeks rest is about giving him a mental break as well..
I get annoyed with players but the bile directed at Thomas is disgusting.
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - Professer E - 04-20-2017
I don't condone the booing any player (other than drug cheats) but Thomas is, IMO, suffering from "supporters having had a gutful of mediocrity syndrome". He ain't the only player who gets abuse screamed at him every week.... Rowe (spud!), White (spud!), Casboult (learn to kick ya clown!), Kerridge (turnover merchant!), Murphy (soft!) and Gibbs (get ya hands dirty jibs!)..... I hear these blokes castigated by these lales all the time but they don't get booed.Thomas has had four years to earn respect through actions... and hasn't delivered so he has left himself open to criticism. If he could turn it around I'd fathom the crowd would very quickly jump on his bandwagon.
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - DJC - 04-20-2017
(04-20-2017, 07:29 AM)blue4life link Wrote:The behaviour towards and lack of support shown by some of our supporters towards Dale Thomas is symptomatic of the losing mentality which has pervaded the club.
Back in the days of our great sides of the 70's and 80's booing a Carlton player would have earned you a broken nose.
We had some also rans back then right enough but the Navy Blue jumper was enough to earn them universal respect from the supporters.
Yep!
(04-20-2017, 08:20 AM)cimm1979 link Wrote:I get annoyed with players but the bile directed at Thomas is disgusting.
Bound by Blue should mean something to supporters. Some folk may think that Thomas has become a spud but they should remember that he's our spud and treat him with the respect due to a bloke wearing the Navy Blue!
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - Gointocarlton - 04-20-2017
(04-20-2017, 08:34 AM)DJC link Wrote:Yep!@ DJC and cimm1979 Well said
Bound by Blue should mean something to supporters. Some folk may think that Thomas has become a spud but they should remember that he's our spud and treat him with the respect due to a bloke wearing the Navy Blue!
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - Baggers - 04-20-2017
(04-20-2017, 07:29 AM)blue4life link Wrote:The behaviour towards and lack of support shown by some of our supporters towards Dale Thomas is symptomatic of the losing mentality which has pervaded the club.
Back in the days of our great sides of the 70's and 80's booing a Carlton player would have earned you a broken nose.
We had some also rans back then right enough but the Navy Blue jumper was enough to earn them universal respect from the supporters.
Well said.
I've never booed one of ours, ever, but over the past 15 years I've muttered under my breath a few expletives in relation to the lack of effort and mistakes made by some blokes who've donned the great navy blue and insulted it (with their unCFClike performance). I want to love every bloke who represents us, but if I reckon he's letting the side down I sure as hell will forget loyalty to that individual and voice criticism on this forum, with mates... but never publicly at the ground (booing). In fact, Mrs Baggers and I both don't like booing ...full stop. As much as I would like to boo cheats.com.au I wouldn't, though if I had a chance to vomit on them, I would ;D