Carlton Supporters Club

They have had a tough run having played the Dogs, Suns, Eagles and North. Expect Freo to smash us and then there will be a lot of pressure for us to beat Essendon.

Reckon the last 3/4  of 2014 was Gibbs' best - in the guts and forward rather than following.

The media, they have left us alone so far this year but lose to the bombers and all of a sudden we'll be reading about us not being able to win a single game.

This is certainly the case, that some of the media are ignoring us, but only some as others are laying the ground work now. I don't understand why hardcore supporters cannot see this coming. By seasons end if we lose to teams like EFC we are the ones in the hot-seat not EFC, Freo, Collingwood or Nthmond.

I'm worried about the behavior of the entrenched board members in that circumstance. They have a history of finger-pointing, picking on the little guy to save themselves, and they won't find anyone littler in the AFL system at that high level than Bolton.

It will be a pity if we cannot get our list sorted to win a few games, but if we don't win at least one in the coming weeks we may not win at all! Ultimately that will hurt memberships, sponsorships, financially and psychologically.

We are not in line for the same sorts of concessions that GWS or GC got off the AFL, but we are in the same position they found themselves in a few years back.

the coach is on the right track and its about the journey and not the destination at this stage..

the process?

The process at the moment is education...when we get all the pieces to the puzzle ie required players to fill or the gaps we can work on the method/game plan.
I wouldnt be bothered over complicating things at the moment, some of our players are struggling with the basics..if we had 40 Weiterings/Cripps on the list then we could skip
process 101 and move to 301 but thats dreamimg...

I think Bolton himself admitted in a post match presser a week or two go all he can do is educate this season and look to cut and draft more players at season end...he knows
he need another big cull to get the list in shape..

The temptation for sure would be there to try for a reassuring win with a different game plan and team selection, and I must admit it would be nice to savour that sweet taste again. However, I think BB will keep going with his current approach for the time being. There are potentially big dividends if we can only hold the line with it, but it will be hard to keep up morale if we keep getting beaten week in week out.

The media, they have left us alone so far this year but lose to the bombers and all of a sudden we'll be reading about us not being able to win a single game.

The process at the moment is education...when we get all the pieces to the puzzle ie required players to fill or the gaps we can work on the method/game plan.
I wouldnt be bothered over complicating things at the moment, some of our players are struggling with the basics..if we had 40 Weiterings/Cripps on the list then we could skip
process 101 and move to 301 but thats dreamimg...

I think Bolton himself admitted in a post match presser a week or two go all he can do is educate this season and look to cut and draft more players at season end...he knows
he need another big cull to get the list in shape..

I think you missed his attempt to take the piss.

I agree that Freo will win easily. Don't know about the pressure to beat Essendon - from whom ? Erudite, knowledgeable and sensible CFC supporters know that Essendon's off season recruiting was about short term survival / competitiveness. As you yourself have stated, their list is better than ours at the moment.

No pressure from me.