Here’s some more sobering statistics about our club and it’s recent history:
- In Fitzroy’s final 20 seasons before their demise in 1996, they played finals more times than Carlton in the past 20 years.
- In South Melbourne’s last 10 seasons before their demise in 1981, they played finals more times than Carlton in the last 10 years.
- Our streak of 24 consecutive years without a grand final puts us about 10th on the all time list for longest such streak (equal with North who we played in 1999).
- Our streak of 10 consecutive years without finals is approaching the top 10 for longest such streak. Apart from GC, all the top streaks predate the equalisation era which makes it even worse.

It goes to show how awesome our supporters have been over the last 20 years though.

It does, but there's limits.

Like many things in life, it's OK until it's not. It's not broken until it is. Happens suddenly in my experience.

We love our footy club. And someone wise once said that love is a decision one makes to constantly come back to the table, to constantly put the effort in, no matter how dire or tough any situation.

Thing is. It has to be reciprocated. The love is not reciprocal between CFC club and its fans at the moment.

Truthfully, I'm not sure it has ever been - we've been a corporate club. A benefactor club. A "rich boys" club. And the cracks were papered over when we were winning flags. What's left in the absence of success?

You know what they say ‘if you can’t be the best, be the worst’

We have not finished in the top four for 23 years. Basically means we have not been in contention for nearly a quarter of a century. It could be a while longer for this to change.

Clearly the worst team in the 21st century.

No idea how we have 90,000 members with so little success.

I'd say that is Boomer driven, once we start dying out that membership will fall off a cliff

I'd say that is Boomer driven, once we start dying out that membership will fall off a cliff

This is a depressing thread... mostly because everything in here is 100% accurate. I'm 45. I was 18 in 1995 and if you'd told me I wouldn't see another flag for the next 28 years (and counting) back then I'd have laughed at you. My kids like going to the footy but proudly say they barrack for carlton, but I don't see the love for the blues that I had when I was their age (14 and 16). I loved carlton as a teenager. They made me happy. This club had never made my kids happy.