ScottSaunders2 wrote:
footy has slowly died for me ... and im hanging by a thread ...
i miss the old social club .. nothing better than being in my early 20's heading to the game, going to the top level of the social club and having a few beers and watching the game ... that was the pinnacle for me. Did it every home game, even though the tram ride was a nightmare.
then we got shafted and moved to Etihad, social club was never the same and something was lost
then we got shafted by the afl, the club has taken twenty years and still not quite there and something was lost
then we started to lose our way, and would rather get draft picks than win, and something was lost
then we sacked ratten for malthouse, and something was lost
then we tinkered with the game, and suddenly cheats where rewarded (diving for a free kick "is professional"), and soemthing was lost
then we penalise the person going for the ball, becuase they have 5 blokes on top of him and he cant get it out, and something was lost
then we plowman gets two weeks, for playing football, and something was lost
the game has changed, and its hasnt always change for the good, and something was lost
then we go through all that shit, and start to hopefully develop something, but it hasnt happened, and something was lost
every test we face, for the last 18 months we have failed, and something was lost
just about think, if they dont get the latest "review" right, something will be lost
not sure how much more i can take, before i just hand in my membership and be done with the game, but hope springs internal, and i think what if ... what if curnow gets fit, what if cripps gets back to his best form, what if walsh gets even better, what if we get some decent assistnants to help teague ... and what if, what if we get to finals again ... and what if we win the big one ... then something will be lost ... most likely my wallet, phone and keys as i will be too drunk to give a shit about anything ....
stupid optimism!!
I remember those days in the social club.
We would get there early and sit at the same table, inside and at the window where we could watch the game.
Good days.