Carlton Supporters Club

Quote from: Woodstock on August 25, 2013, 04:57:13 pm

Gameplan: how many times did the players force themselves to stop going the inside option, look up and have to WAIT for options along the boundary, before kicking Hail Marys to a Ready Bombers defence. I understand that the coach has a plan, but FFS the trust has to go both ways that if a player sees an opportunity to go inside that he should have license and clearance to do so. It kills me to see any of our player's natural instincts dulled down for the sake of a gameplan when we KNOW we do not have the cattle. Might as well go full out attack next week. Hell, at least it won't be dull.

Entire post was great Woodstock. Spot on. This ^^^ particularly resonates. Definitely seems to be a dislocation between what MM wants and what the players are capable of (or want).  No wonder he goes so ballistic when Eddie, et al., try and do the cute instead of the team thing.  Guess it took Lyon 18 months to get the Freo players singing from the same hymn sheet but, gee whizz, no comparison between the lists when it comes to talent.

Might have to get myself to that AGM. Still not sure what my voting rights are or whether en masse we can wield much influence.

Someone on another forum stated they'd heard that Luke Sayers didn't want the top job because of career commitments at PwC. That's disappointing as I reckon he's the success oriented, driven type of individual we need at the helm.  But if that's the truth behind his reasoning then I'd say "feck off".  Being on the board at Carlton is not supposed to be a hobby or a gig you use to tart up your resume.  In fact, that sort of attitude (if true) simply mirrors the on field malaise we witness from most of the players every other week - i.e. "it's all too hard".

Fair enough Big Jack.

Then I ask the Question again. Why pay out Ratts at $900k or whatever and bring in mick for $3 mill if we fundamentally can't improve the players we have. Seems like a waste of money... no?

Our list is now light-years behind about 10 other lists (and that's being conservative). Whether it was Mick not doing his homework or the Club powers-that-be at their spin-talk best, but Mick arrives at the Club & suddenly, due to so many chumps on cushy contracts, is totally & utterly hamstrung in what he could & couldn't do with the list.....the status quo remained & now look at us, another year wasted carrying all the usual suspects....and we fall behind, yet again, as teams all around us unearth future 200 gamers, as we go another year without even the hint of a NAB Rising Star nomination.

The list stinks, 'cos the Club over-rated too many on it & that's without even touching on our recent train-wreck draft selections. With so many chumps now able to be offloaded, Mick gets one almighty shot in this off-season to at least set this list onto a corrected course.....so don't fcuk it up!!!

Quote from: Brettie on August 25, 2013, 12:31:08 pm

Our list is now light-years behind about 10 other lists (and that's being conservative). Whether it was Mick not doing his homework or the Club powers-that-be at their spin-talk best, but Mick arrives at the Club & suddenly, due to so many chumps on cushy contracts, is totally & utterly hamstrung in what he could & couldn't do with the list.....the status quo remained & now look at us, another year wasted carrying all the usual suspects....and we fall behind, yet again, as teams all around us unearth future 200 gamers, as we go another year without even the hint of a NAB Rising Star nomination.

The list stinks, 'cos the Club over-rated too many on it & that's without even touching on our recent train-wreck draft selections. With so many chumps now able to be offloaded, Mick gets one almighty shot in this off-season to at least set this list onto a corrected course.....so don't fcuk it up!!!

After castigating the playing list for so many years and getting torn to shreds because of it, to read so many posters now acknowledging that that the list is full of sub-standard players has near bought a tear to my eye !!

FMD, 9 times this year we have had to activate the sub in the first or second qtrs (4 in the 1st, 5 in the 2nd) and we have lost all 9 games.

Quote from: Brettie on August 25, 2013, 12:31:08 pm

Our list is now light-years behind about 10 other lists (and that's being conservative). Whether it was Mick not doing his homework or the Club powers-that-be at their spin-talk best, but Mick arrives at the Club & suddenly, due to so many chumps on cushy contracts, is totally & utterly hamstrung in what he could & couldn't do with the list.....the status quo remained & now look at us, another year wasted carrying all the usual suspects....and we fall behind, yet again, as teams all around us unearth future 200 gamers, as we go another year without even the hint of a NAB Rising Star nomination.

The list stinks, 'cos the Club over-rated too many on it & that's without even touching on our recent train-wreck draft selections. With so many chumps now able to be offloaded, Mick gets one almighty shot in this off-season to at least set this list onto a corrected course.....so don't fcuk it up!!!

After castigating the playing list for so many years and getting torn to shreds because of it, to read so many posters now acknowledging that that the list is full of sub-standard players has near bought a tear to my eye !!

I attempted to get us to address the fact that we have been irrelevant since 1995 (with my subject of this CFC being the worst in our modern history... and today remain even moreson) some weeks ago.

We trained in-doors two weeks ago because it was raining. I wonder how often the Fluffy Ducks, Pussy Cats, D1ckers, Dawks and even Rottingwood do the same?

Have our mega sophisticated ammenities softened our girls? Have we bred a culture of status and sophistication that dislikes getting dirty hands? Have we become the club to go to for lots of loot and really classy facilities? I believe we even use our facilities to entice blokes to come to our club... oh, yes, come to 'cushy.com.' You get these really cool things to help you recover... and free gel for your hair!!!

Quote from: Baggers2013 on August 25, 2013, 08:46:43 pm

I attempted to get us to address the fact that we have been irrelevant since 1995 (with my subject of this CFC being the worst in our modern history... and today remain even moreson) some weeks ago.

We trained in-doors two weeks ago because it was raining. I wonder how often the Fluffy Ducks, Pussy Cats, D1ckers, Dawks and even Rottingwood do the same?

Have our mega sophisticated ammenities softened our girls? Have we bred a culture of status and sophistication that dislikes getting dirty hands? Have we become the club to go to for lots of loot and really classy facilities? I believe we even use our facilities to entice blokes to come to our club... oh, yes, come to 'cushy.com.' You get these really cool things to help you recover... and free gel for your hair!!!

And don't forget the heated toilets!