I have posted this somewhere else, but i think it should be presented as its own topic.

I can see what is happening to our team. I believe that 6 years being down the bottom, results of Pagans defunct game plan and old fashioned methods, have contributed to a lot of pain and deep core self esteem issues.

The fact that we've been in front at half time, or 3QT on about 20 occasions in the last 2 and a half years and lost those games is shocking.

I think, its as if we need these guys to be hypnotized and put through to the club psychologists, because as we seen last night, we have the makings of a competitive side, but we are so scarred, from the years of mediocrity that its a big illness of the club that we can't shake off!

I hate to sound to negative here but this is what i really believe and i'm quite worried about it to be honest!

Synbad was right when he said that our players arent drilled, were afraid of losing or winning.. Anyone who watched the first quarter in particular, cant tell me what they saw wasnt rather impressive, i know Stkilda were quite average, but this kind of footy is what we should be expecting of our side..

How many years in a row now have we heard the same old story of not finishing off games??? Last night was propably the most frustrating i have been at a game for years, i was really livid!! flower what the papers say, we can expect more from our team, and i really think we need to get to the core of these SELF ESTEEM ISSUES and this painful LOSING MENTALITY and really try to address it!!

Its time for this to stop!! Listen, 6 or 7 years of this, dont underestimate the wounds this creates to the overall club psyche! The club really needs to get to the bottom off our DEEP CONFIDENCE ISSUES..

Whats the point of stocking up on all this talent, if the talent we have can't finish off the good work. IT'S TIME FOR THE CLUB MENTALITY TO CHANGE!!

I just wanted to know you guys thoughts on this?? I believe it's a problem, and its real!

Maybe they need a bit of this...



"Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, don't look around my eyes, look into my eyes, you're under..."

We have had a losing culture for the last 5 years, it will be difficult to break out of considering we're so young. We're in a very sad place at the moment when 40 point losses are considered a good result.