[quote="Manchego Cheese"]I think the negativity says more about the demographic in this thread and on this forum than it does the initiative itself.

Very good idea, simply and effectively executed - for now. Everyone knows it'll mean nothing if we don't show up on Sunday, but at least immediately its a good start.

The club has been battered from pillar to post this past fortnight, to point where no one has anything new or constructive to add. So the club sets the agenda with one word.

There's been talk of Mick losing the players, the players having no spirit and all that... well, here they all are on message; the same message.

Solid PR, I say.[/quote]

So you have some sort of analysis of the demographic of this thread?

I'll suggest what the demographic is. Mind you it is only a suggestion....

People of both genders
People aged from teens to seventies
People with little formal education to PhD
People with family origins from every corner of the globe
People living inside and outside Australia
Supporters and detractors, members and non-members of Carlton and/or the AFL and/or other clubs
Employed and unemployed people, business owners, students and retirees.
Rich and not so rich people.
Black, white and yellow people with others falling into various shades of the main three.
Athiests, agnostics and believers in one or more Gods.

That narrows it down so the first line of your post makes a bit more sense.

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So you have some sort of analysis of the demographic of this thread?

I'll suggest what the demographic is. Mind you it is only a suggestion....

People of both genders
People aged from teens to seventies
People with little formal education to PhD
People with family origins from every corner of the globe
People living inside and outside Australia
Supporters and detractors, members and non-members of Carlton and/or the AFL and/or other clubs
Employed and unemployed people, business owners, students and retirees.
Rich and not so rich people.
Black, white and yellow people with others falling into various shades of the main three.
Athiests, agnostics and believers in one or more Gods.

That narrows it down so the first line of your post makes a bit more sense.[/quote]

I'd be fairly confident in saying most of us here wouldn't really 'get' twitter, instagram, facebook et al. At least it seems that way. It'd be an older crowd, I reckon.

In my short time on here its pretty tough not to be of the opinion that most people here give off a decidedly "who needs that sort of shit" vibe when it comes to social media.

And whether you do or don't give a shit about it, you need to have the common sense to realise its quite prominent and important these days.

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Don't know what to say.........

the whole thing sounds a little.....ummmm.....how you
say.....gee.....i don't know......it's just that........well.....
with all the things......and with the game......it's not
always luke warm.....cos yeah..............obviously...........!


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We're just getting with the retro theme.

The CUB logo should be on the jumpers this week.

Look forward to #AVCO next week.

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Wouldn't be suprised to see Man United put out a club tweet at the end of the season too - #BLUES

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Well played, Dave

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I think a tweet like this will give some hope that the team is united under Malthouse, and others ammunition to bag Carlton out. Of which there seems to be unlimited numbers here willing to do that ...

Actually about the only thing that will stop the bagging is success, and even then there will always be those who'll find reasons to bag out the team they "support" ...

But if there's one thing I know its people absolutely hate being let down and take it very personally. Which leads me to believe the angst against Carlton is simply unbridled passion that has been let down, therefor let loose in all its horribleness.

At 0 - 4 there really isn't a lot in defense of the boys right now. A tweet like this can leave many shaking there heads. For me I take it with a grain of salt and eagerly look forward to Sunday.

If all goes well #wedidit

Say what you want about there cheating ways, but at least when they were attacked from pillar to post their players and supporters have stood united. Their playing group responds by winning games of footy.

So you have some sort of analysis of the demographic of this thread?

I'll suggest what the demographic is. Mind you it is only a suggestion....

People of both genders
People aged from teens to seventies
People with little formal education to PhD
People with family origins from every corner of the globe
People living inside and outside Australia
Supporters and detractors, members and non-members of Carlton and/or the AFL and/or other clubs
Employed and unemployed people, business owners, students and retirees.
Rich and not so rich people.
Black, white and yellow people with others falling into various shades of the main three.
Athiests, agnostics and believers in one or more Gods.

That narrows it down so the first line of your post makes a bit more sense.[/quote]
Don't forget : puerile and infantile people.....

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I 100% agree with the Tom-Dog on this one!

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Pret-ty, pret-ty, pret-ty good.

The thought that the players shouldn't tweet but just perform suggests that only one is possible. Everyone, including the players know that have to turn it on on the field. Surely it is possible to train hard AND send one tweet in a week. When being battered, fight on as many fronts as you can. I think it is a fine idea but we all know, including the players, how superficial it will appear if they don't actually play better.
Got no problem with it at all.

Looking forward to all the piss taking after wE lose:

#WINLESS
#BOTTOM
#0-5

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The fact that it's twitter is irrelevant.

And suggesting that people on here don't "get" Twitter is laughable.

We're sick of being sold a line.

Just shut the @#$%&! up and do what you're supposed to do - perform.

The players tweeting #UNITED is as annoying as yet another brain dead Kernahan interview.

All talk no action.

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I like it. And I'm disgusted that Essendon* blatantly cheat and they're supporters unite. We lose a few games and fall to pieces.

It's a nice sentiment but I'd rather see a united front on-field than from behind a screen.

When you play like this mob has the last few weeks, it'd take more than faux bravado on social media to convince us that you're fair dinkum.

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I was thinking the same thing.

Hopefully this is the start of our playing group as well. I can see what MM is trying to do with this, lets just hope our players respond and then unite not just the inner club but the supporters behind them as well. They seriously only have 20 games now to prove their worth!