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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.
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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
2017-16th
2018-Wooden Spoon
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2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
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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!
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(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.
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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.
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(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!
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(04-20-2017, 08:34 AM)DJC link Wrote:Yep!
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!
@ DJC and cimm1979 Well said
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2018-Wooden Spoon
2019-16th
2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
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(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
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