Why So Different??

[kruddler]

Time to grow a pair and actually admit you were wrong. People have problems with fragile egos. More important to be "right" than actually be right. You're right up there with MBB and Kruds on that one.

Those in glass houses jimbo....

Care to explain why you lied about your alter ego? Or why an alter ego was required??

All of this talk about being 'right' coming from you of all people.

[Thryleon]

Thry, trust me when I say your feelings are all too transparent. Just let it go. You were wrong and all we are getting from you is your defence mechanism. The only people that aren't happy with the last few weeks are those who wanted Malthouse to stay (surprise surprise). Have not seen you celebrate our win on Saturday at all. Speaks volumes.

I've actually moved on Carrots.

I learned from the Malthouse experience not to demonise the previous coach (Ratten) the way I did, and to read between the lines a bit more.

You guys have celebrated this pretty hard but there is a long road ahead, and yes it's good to win and see some fight, I am a Carlton supporter who is not placated by a relatively small win in the grand scheme of things hence little celebration but if you dig deeper you'll see that I have been relatively absent in comparison to my usual activities on here.

[PassIt2Carrots]

For me personally, I'm just celebrating the feeling of having my club back. I still understand there's a long way to go but the tide has turned. We are already on the way back up.

[Thryleon]

Sure let's hope we are, and we don't slip into apathy mode again.

I'm glad we have picked a direction rather than what had been happening this year.

[kruddler]

For me personally, I'm just celebrating the feeling of having my club back. I still understand there's a long way to go but the tide has turned. We are already on the way back up.

Everyone seems to suggest this, but not sure everyone actually believes it.

I hope i'm wrong, but i think we are a long long way off some success.

[DJC]

Everyone seems to suggest this, but not sure everyone actually believes it.

I hope i'm wrong, but i think we are a long long way off some success.

As I have said previously, I don't think we're as bad as we were led to believe.  However, we are still a long way off a top four spot . . . even if we are a lot closer than we were four weeks ago.

We actually have a foundation upon which to build a competitive footy side.

[Lods]

A couple of things we need to see before we can determine whether any improvement is genuine and sustainable or whether it's just a 'rebound' effect.

The first we can accomplish this week. A good win over a struggling club.
We're on a high and an unexpected loss would be pretty deflating.

The second will be the real test.
We need to challenge sides like Fremantle and Hawthorn.
While wins may be out of reach we need to display an attitude and effort that doesn't see us blown away.

[ItsOurTime]

The second will be the real test.
We need to challenge sides like Fremantle and Hawthorn.
While wins may be out of reach we need to display an attitude and effort that doesn't see us blown away.

Sydney blew us away yet the effort was there. What result is acceptable?

[Lods]

Sydney blew us away yet the effort was there. What result is acceptable?

Gibbs, Murphy and Judd didn't play the Sydney game.
Judd's  gone now but Kreuzer being back in the side seems to have made a difference.
Others have settled and are playing better.

I'd be happy if we could get within 3or 4 goals of those sides.
I'd be disappointed in a 10 goal loss.

[Vivian]

There is a little bit of blind hope going on here. A win was most enjoyable, and a rare thing, but lets not get ahead of ourselves.

The club has only really cleared the decks these past months and started to think about building and setting direction. Of course we are on the way up. Couldn't get much lower.

With the state of our list, and our best player retiring we are in poor shape. At least 2 years away from finals for mine, and that is with good decisions being made at the draft and a good head of coaching appointed.