Yeah would be nice. Then perhaps Bower would be able to spend the whole game away from the fwd line

Injuries have slaughtered us, but it has confirmed our lack of depth, and exposed some players as C graders who should be moved on - AJ, Curnow etc. Our inability to at least fly the flag (like Melb did to beat the Bummers) is a poor reflection on Ratts & co. Ratts has had enough time now - hopefully the wheels are now in motion to get Mick to the club. Hughesy's job must also be in serious jeopardy.

Flat as a Shit Carter's hat at the minute is the CFC.

I'm convinced about other things which would get me banned if I mention them

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

No wonder, Carter is struggling to get a gig at VFL Senior level.

Got to love how you are considered delusional if you aren't prepared to write the season off when the side sits at 6-4 and with key injured players to return in the second half of the season. There is still a long way to go.

Keep up the fight j. scarponi.

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It's the good fight.One bad month and they want to tear my club apart..lol

Waite playing next week

Isn't he seeing a spine specialist this week

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Yes

6-4 would be ok if you were a middle of the road team but the coach stated pre season that we would finish top 4 and after being 3-0 after 3 rounds to be 6-4 after 10 rounds is a disgrace.

A few others should be seeing a spine specialist as well

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Look at some of the results this weekend. It is as open a season as there has been in some time. We know that when we are up and going we are pretty good. We are playing without confidence or spirit at the moment but if we work hard, it can and will turn around. There is still over half a season to go and we will get back crucial players in the next month. People who say that injuries are not an excuse are kidding themselves. Our structure is shot. But fortunuately for us, there is still time to fix things and to just throw in the towel with over half a season to go and players to return is absurd.

These doomsday threads are silly and knee-jerk reactions do nobody any favours. As I said, a few years ago on this board, many posters were slashing their wrists, convinced that we would return a record of 1-8 from our first nine rounds. We went 5-4 and things weren't so bad after all.

It's understandable that people are disappointed and angry but the season can still be salvaged yet.

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Playing like crap for 7 weeks (wins included) is a knee jerk reaction?

You have no idea how much I want that to be true...

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The knee jerk reaction is in writing the entire season of a side off before the halfway stage, when that side has previously demonstrated its capability and despite that side having been beset by injury to many of its key structural components. The same poster, in another thread, goes as far as to proclaim that our "premiership window" is shut for the next 10 years! If that's not the stuff of knee-jerk reaction then I don't know what is.

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Maybe the whole list should go along and see if they can find a few more......

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I'm shocked to be sitting here

That last line says so much.

Call me a hypocrite, or that I had my head in the sand, or a sugar-coater or whatever, but I've always worn the "who am I to challenge those that are paid to be in the know?" camp, and like many others I just cant spin it any more.

Whether or not people like myself thinks the season is shot, or if I still believe 95% of the posts that I've written on sites the last 13 years defending this club it's not going to change anything.

I'm not cancelling my membership, last night the whole family sat there in the rain until the end in what we treasure as our only opportunity to see the team in the flesh all year, and I'm not enquiring on refunds for the flights, accomadation and tickets that we've already pre-booked for when we come over in Rnd 16. Note to self, next time get refundable tickets!

Just because some people wont be posting "if we can when the next 'x' amount of games, we'll be back in it" type threads doesn't mean we wont be supporting the club any more or less than we did last week or the week before. I dont criticise anyone that will still continue to do so, because it's something that means so much to us and without hope, what else can get you through.

It's been a shite 24 hours, but guarenteed within a day or two I'll be madly checking to see if James Kelly cops a week, or trying to get updates on the fitness of Hendo, Duigs, Kreuze etc.

It's out of my hands, and all in the club's.

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If I recall, Collingwood did it more or less at the half way point a few years ago when Rocca got injured on top of a few others. They sent them all to surgery during the last bit of the season so they would be fit for the pre-season. They then got Daisy and Pendles at the draft and zoomed straight back up the ladder. Not a bad result for them if you ask me. Not that I'm suggesting they tanked it. After all, only Carlton would do such a thing.

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I could have sworn the dees beat Essendon* this week, and the Lions beat West Coast. Anyone can beat anyone. Trends be damned.

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Not by ten goals though Wookie.

We will be 6 wins 8 losses in a months time.

Now I remember why i used to avoid Carlton forums. We're 6-4, not 4-6, the season isnt even half way through, people are jumping ship left, right and centre and the ones who believe it can be salvaged are the odd ones out. Supporters, like hell you are.

I believe in the club, I believe we can turn it around, but I have no faith in our supporter base. Make richmond supporters look like paragons of loyalty.

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