Exciting Times For The Blue Believers - Martin Flanagan

17th Premiership · **Joined:** Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:22 am **Posts:** 2758

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/e ... 1g83r.html
Excellent piece including absolute gems:

"Whatever is great about Australian football was expressed by Jesaulenko at some point in his career..."
"To play with Chris Judd is to be challenged to meet his standards."
"Robinson looks like a sea eagle that's been plucked of every feather it ever possessed.... When he goes down he invariably gets up and does something inspired as if he's had a good idea while lying flat on his back..."
"Betts is about as small as you can get and survive ...not a single tailor has been found to make a pair of shorts that fit him. Each week it looks like he's wearing a pair of umbrellas."

"I look at Carlton and see a team that has seriously started to explore just how good it is. I would expect it to improve further before the finals."

Of course, this week and next we will learn about our resolve and mental strength - 2 games we should win; 2 games we must win. Notwithstanding all the media focus and adulation.

PS. If Matthew Watson can turn into the player we selected him to become, LOOK OUT!!!

Taff · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:21 am

Reading Martin Flanagan on a Saturday is always a delight. Loved the multi-cultural angle on our club.

SurreyBlue · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:32 am **Posts:** 10575

Did someone say "keep a lid on it" .... :lol:

It's a media frenzy.

Sugarcane · **Joined:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:40 am **Posts:** 1628

Spot on Surrey - talk about good news week

Is this going to have a -ve impact on the players? Probably not, hopefully there is too much heat for spots for complacency to be bred

Still, if we're as good as the media suddenly think we are, we should account for Swans and WC ... ??

bondiblue · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:43 am

That article is fantastic, just as 17th points out.

We have to beat the Swans.

We say we want to earn respect again for the Old Dark Navy Blues.
The media are finally giving us trespect in spades.
Now it's important to show our level of maturity in 2011, to handle the hype.

Lets back up Flanagan's expectation of another Carlton win.

Mrs Caz · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:58 am

I enjoyed the article too, but isn't this the same bloke who wrote a couple of months ago that he had lost his passion for Carlton?

tommi · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:10 am

T.R.E.S.P.E.C.T............

find out what it MEANS to me............!

kindest regards tommi

the Carlton Football Club has returned from the precipice.........
and is embarking the Premiership train.........!

get on board folk...........cos it looks like it may be express...........!

hey.......don't you judge me........that article has me a little more
pumped than i prefer to be on a saturday morning.........!

Mrs Caz · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:12 am

As long as the train is run like the Shinkansen, and not run be Metro in Melbourne.

Dominator_7 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:23 am

Taff wrote:

Reading Martin Flanagan on a Saturday is always a delight. Loved the multi-cultural angle on our club.

Have heard many a time oppositiion supporters refer to Carlton as the 'Wog' club

kingkerna · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:27 am

Carlton's multi cultural was better, all different backgrounds coming together as one, shame that society doesn't reflect this also.

tommi · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:29 am

Yup...........

dark hair........blonde hair...........even RED hair.........!

kindest regards tommi

CK95 · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:54 am

Mrs Caz wrote:

I enjoyed the article too, but isn't this the same bloke who wrote a couple of months ago that he had lost his passion for Carlton?

Nup, Flanagan is a Pies man...and a gem.

Taff · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:18 pm

CK95 wrote:

Mrs Caz wrote:

I enjoyed the article too, but isn't this the same bloke who wrote a couple of months ago that he had lost his passion for Carlton?

Nup, Flanagan is a Pies man...and a gem.

He stated many times that he does not actually follow any team - just football.

Princes Park Whistler · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:38 pm

Mrs Caz wrote:

I enjoyed the article too, but isn't this the same bloke who wrote a couple of months ago that he had lost his passion for Carlton?

Wasn`t that a Carlton supporter who wrote a piece saying that he now followed Storm or Victory or something like that?

royal parade · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:34 pm

yes he can write.

london blue · **Joined:** Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:08 pm **Posts:** 3256

a couple of cracking laughs in the article...

mmmmm.....well it seems never before has a win this week against the swans been so important.

Go Blues.

HTP · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:06 pm **Posts:** 3366

Third time back at this thread and still can't think of anything better to say than - superb writing.

Mrs Caz · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:34 pm

Princes Park Whistler wrote:

Mrs Caz wrote:

I enjoyed the article too, but isn't this the same bloke who wrote a couple of months ago that he had lost his passion for Carlton?

Wasn`t that a Carlton supporter who wrote a piece saying that he now followed Storm or Victory or something like that?

Found it! It was a bloke called Michael Coulter. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29868&start=0

So, apologies to Mr Flanagan for the mistaken identity!

tommi · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:41 pm

I should THINK so.........!

kindest regards tommi

BlueMark · **Posted:** Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:45 pm

Yep bloody good article. Flanagan is one of the few football writers I actually read. Correction he is the only one I read. Oh and Emma to.

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