Noakes Mongrel Punter articles are one of the high points of the week in footy journalism.

This one's a beauty too if you can get over the irony bypass that most of you seem to have had. You're all so thin skinned and flower paranoid that someone's having a crack at you that you're missing this for what it is.

Despite the fact that he hates us (as all opposition supporters should) he's pointing out how the opposition coaches are suddenly lining up to take potshots at us and that there must be some subtext - ie they're starting to look over their shoulders and they don't like what they see.

Take this article for what it is. The worst part of being down was having other supporters start to pity us. This article shows that that's no longer the case.

We may not have won number 17 yet but we're back...

Well - I liked it and i like Cameron Noakes' articles generally. Gotta love talking about the Blues when we finished 11th! Finals are on this week and all I've heard is Fev, Juddy in the AFL mag, Roos and Swanny going toe-to-toe and death threats against Stevo...nothing but Carlton, Carlton, Carlton!!

...oh - and some new club for 2011 who've decided that - like Carlton - they don't need a plane, warfie, energy source or animal to market their club to the masses.

Article caused me to chuckle. People are scared of us and I love it.