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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:45 am
by David
September Zeros wrote:Fact is Blair has been a loyal player and given his all. Why shouldn't we be happy for him ??? He plays for our club. The one we supposedly support. He busts his gut week in week out for our club.
The fact he's probably a Fringe player or even just at vfl standard for a club like hawthorn is irrelevant, because he plays for our club....you know ....the one we support? And at our club there's not a lot of competition for his spot. Primarily because it's not all Blair's fault, there are 22 other players you could argue aren't delivering at present either but who's waiting to take their spots? Our list doesn't run that deep right now and Him playing in the twos will make very little difference to our current performances ......all you'll do is take away some experience from the team, something we lack badly.
The nastiness and Ill will towards a a player who just committed to our club and stayed loyal blows me away. There may not be other other clubs knocking down his door, but he certainly didnt test the waters either.
Standing ovation. Brilliant post, every word of it. I hope the scapegoaters read every sentence of it carefully and then proceed to give themselves a collective uppercut.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:43 am
by thompsoc
I see the above three stooges are alive and well on this board.
Maybe you should go over to the non social club ať the westpac
centre and ed can buy you a beer, better still a chardy!
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:18 am
by David
Defence of the players who bleed for the club has nothing to do with blind support for the club administration. Any fool should be able to see that.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:02 am
by September Zeros
thompsoc wrote:I see the above three stooges are alive and well on this board.
Maybe you should go over to the non social club ať the westpac
centre and ed can buy you a beer, better still a chardy!
Rather be part of the three stooges than a solo act who can't get a laugh.
As usual those who serve to divide these boards miss the point entirely. I'm unhappy with a lot of things going on at pie land at present, and in particular our ability to win games. But that's got squat all to do with me being happy for one of our players who have done nothing wrong other than try their best for our club, so much so they contributed significantly to our last flag.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:03 am
by Piethagoras' Theorem
Top post September Zeros! Sure, I don't entirely approve of his place in the team but he deserves some respect. I see the flying paraphernalia has run out of negatives to find, now he's resorting to belittling fellow posters. Totally predictable
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:14 am
by jackcass
September Zeros wrote:thompsoc wrote:I see the usual club stooges posting on this thread.
Tow the party line and claim all is well in pieland.
Blair is averaging 0.6 goals and just for comparison
betts of adelaide is averaging 2.2.
Why bother going on.
if blair ever got another club interested in his services
i would be amazed.
It is a good deal for blair. if i was blair i would be very happy.
No not much is going well at pieland. Who's saying that? Or did you just make that part up to puff up your argument?
Fact is Blair has been a loyal player and given his all. Why shouldn't we be happy for him ??? He plays for our club. The one we supposedly support. He busts his gut week in week out for our club.
The fact he's probably a Fringe player or even just at vfl standard for a club like hawthorn is irrelevant, because he plays for our club....you know ....the one we support? And at our club there's not a lot of competition for his spot. Primarily because it's not all Blair's fault, there are 22 other players you could argue aren't delivering at present either but who's waiting to take their spots? Our list doesn't run that deep right now and Him playing in the twos will make very little difference to our current performances ......all you'll do is take away some experience from the team, something we lack badly.
The nastiness and Ill will towards a a player who just committed to our club and stayed loyal blows me away. There may not be other other clubs knocking down his door, but he certainly didnt test the waters either.
I respect the guy, and I'm happy for him...... It's pretty straight forward.
Stands and applauds! Bravo!
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:16 am
by jackcass
David wrote:Defence of the players who bleed for the club has nothing to do with blind support for the club administration. Any fool should be able to see that.
Obviously (and sadly) any fool can't....
Far easier to call us stooges.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:51 am
by Pies4shaw
^^^ Yes. I think Frodo has his limitations and I would like to see an upgrade in due course but his attitude, courage and hard work just cannot be faulted. It's a brilliant effort by him to play 100 games and help win a flag. There are very few Collingwood players in the last 50 years who have done both of those things.
Some respect for a fabulous achievement is called for, whatever differences of opinion we might have about team selection.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:43 pm
by King Monkey
^^Call it as I see it.
If someone isn't good enough, isn't playing the way the team needs them to, or worse isn't giving 100%, I have no problem calling them out.
What I don't understand, is the hatred towards someone who gives their all and plays to instructions.
Can understand people believing someone's not good enough and making that call, fair enough, but the hatred??.............
And again, judging this from a stats sheet is idiotic.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:33 pm
by Piesnchess
thompsoc wrote:I see the above three stooges are alive and well on this board.
Maybe you should go over to the non social club ať the westpac
centre and ed can buy you a beer, better still a chardy!
HEY, "perceptive fellow" No. 2, for your info ALL clubs, yes, even the top four ones, have types like Blair in their teams, types that don't star, don't stand out, and just do a reasonable job, try their best, what, do you think every top 4 team is just laden with talent with no average players. ??
Get real, YOU are the only stooge around here, a "perceptive fellow" stooge, front and centre.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:36 pm
by thompsoc
As usual the stooges get it wrong
We dont hate blair.
We just think he is a dud.
The sycophants cant see the forest for the trees.
Second rate players get you second rate results.
Simple really.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:42 pm
by Piesnchess
thompsoc wrote:As usual the stooges get it wrong
We dont hate blair.
We just think he is a dud.
The sycophants cant see the forest for the trees.
Second rate players get you second rate results.
Simple really.
ALL teams have second rate players, all teams, trouble is, you cant handle that undeniable FACT !!
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:50 pm
by Pies4shaw
Thompsoc's list of dud Collingwood premiership players to follow. Watch this space:
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:56 pm
by thompsoc
I love a good argument
i see the stooges are rushing to the baracade.
Makes life interesting.
Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:06 pm
by David