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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Hard Roar Tiger on July 08, 2012, 07:00:19 AM
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The Cats haven't been convincing all year and after today play all teams above them with the exception of the Swans in the next 5 weeks.
By contrast we play 4 sides currently below us on the ladder and Carlton the next 5 weeks.
While we will have 8 points and some % to make up over that time, that spot might open up in the next month or so if we are good enough.
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On yesterday's performance we could:
lose to gold coast (swirly winds and rain, plus our innacuracy)
get pumped by norf (they are a better side atm, we would need foley to win this)
get pumped by ninthton (finding their feet plus we are scared of them)
lose to brisbane (they beat WCE up there)
lose to dogs (they always beat us)
lose to freo (they beat us here so they will beat us in perth)
lose to essendon
beat port
I'm tipping we will have wins against GC and port at home.. The rest are up in the air.
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On yesterday's performance we could:
lose to gold coast (swirly winds and rain, plus our innacuracy)
get pumped by norf (they are a better side atm, we would need foley to win this)
get pumped by ninthton (finding their feet plus we are scared of them)
lose to brisbane (they beat WCE up there)
lose to dogs (they always beat us)
lose to freo (they beat us here so they will beat us in perth)
lose to essendon
beat port
I'm tipping we will have wins against GC and port at home.. The rest are up in the air.
Reality check
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North, Brisbane, the bulldogs and Freo have all been more inconsistent than us this year.
We are not playing well ATM, neither we're north a month ago.
It can turn around pretty quickly, ask the Bombers.
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I reckon the Saints will make it.
Pray to god Brisbane beat them next week.
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At the moment there are 2 spots in the 8 up for grabs with 6 teams a realistic chance - Geelong, Carlton, St Kilda, Richmond, North and Fremantle. In a tight finish like this percentage will play a big role and that would seem to eliminate North and Fremantle, and given the draw Geelong, Carlton and St Kilda have much harder runs home than us so a spot in the finals is really ours to lose as I see it.
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If we get foley back these games are certainties :
GCBums
North easy at the Gee
Freo- even without foley we won't make the same mistake twice
Port easily
Western Bull flogs for percentage
Lions tough game but we have their measure
Flat track bullies Essendon (tired footy team by rd23 will struggle to make it)
The fifty fifty game Carlton
Get your final tickets ready
Rfc
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At the moment there are 2 spots in the 8 up for grabs with 6 teams a realistic chance - Geelong, Carlton, St Kilda, Richmond, North and Fremantle. In a tight finish like this percentage will play a big role and that would seem to eliminate North and Fremantle, and given the draw Geelong, Carlton and St Kilda have much harder runs home than us so a spot in the finals is really ours to lose as I see it.
:clapping This is true which is why I don't understand why some posters have given up at this stage of the season.
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Just concentrate on the Suns first. Martin, Foley and Jackson will be back for North and hopefully Derrickx is taking some marks by then. We should get over the Suns by a few goals and hopefully we can hit some good form over the next few weeks and our tall forwards get it right
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Essendon spot is up for grabs also they're not a lock
Check out their draw
They got a soft jump to the season
Thanks Trojan Horse
Saints are the scary team and will make it
Hard seasoned bodies and well coached
Viewers beware they will do some damage
Thank god we were almost full strength when we got them
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Just concentrate on the Suns first. Martin, Foley and Jackson will be back for North and hopefully Derrickx is taking some marks by then. We should get over the Suns by a few goals and hopefully we can hit some good form over the next few weeks and our tall forwards get it right
Foley will probably miss weeks!
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my fear is that the club announce that foley is also out for the season....hope I'm wrong
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Hahaha......you guys......making the 8 now.....even if we do we we fold...mentally weak!
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When we make the 8 it will be a great confidence booster for chimp and his merry men irrespective of what happens in the finals
We have been in every game this year up to the last quarter
We just need to develoP a killer instinct and kick straight
All teams beware when the cubs make it one yr early
Rfc
:cheers
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At the moment there are 2 spots in the 8 up for grabs with 6 teams a realistic chance - Geelong, Carlton, St Kilda, Richmond, North and Fremantle. In a tight finish like this percentage will play a big role and that would seem to eliminate North and Fremantle, and given the draw Geelong, Carlton and St Kilda have much harder runs home than us so a spot in the finals is really ours to lose as I see it.
:clapping This is true which is why I don't understand why some posters have given up at this stage of the season.
Not given up just don't see the point in getting excited......again
Seen it too many times with this club, and the
Let's talk when we make finals. I don't deal with maybe and probables.
This easy draw vrs tough draw is a load of poo. Every game is 50/50 for us apart from GC and Port.
Il get excited if we beat the blues and bombers in front of 90k booking a spot in the 8, thus denying them. Until then our season is barely hanging on
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We'llbe there just be prepared to change your underwear
Eat em up tigers
Tabouli was back to her best this week which is a big positive
:bow :bow :bow
Tabouli dimSim and dusty at the punt rd prayer rooms
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Geelong have Collingwood and Essendon in the next few weeks they'll sit 9-5.
But their fixture will remain difficult.
Same with Essendon have, Geelong, Hawthorn, Adelaide, Collingwood, Carlton
St. Kilda are 7-7 as are Carlton, Us , Nought and Freo should get there today.
Given sides above us just like we have 8 point games coming up the focus remains to keep winning as their may be up to 3 spots in the 8 up for grabs later in the season from position 6-8.
I'm making a call and saying Essendon will finish 8th or miss out. :lol :rollin :lol
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I'm with you
A lot of hope bc I want to see Essendon supporters suffer after the knifing of Knights
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At the moment there are 2 spots in the 8 up for grabs with 6 teams a realistic chance - Geelong, Carlton, St Kilda, Richmond, North and Fremantle. In a tight finish like this percentage will play a big role and that would seem to eliminate North and Fremantle, and given the draw Geelong, Carlton and St Kilda have much harder runs home than us so a spot in the finals is really ours to lose as I see it.
:clapping This is true which is why I don't understand why some posters have given up at this stage of the season.
Not given up just don't see the point in getting excited......again
Seen it too many times with this club, and the
Let's talk when we make finals. I don't deal with maybe and probables.
This easy draw vrs tough draw is a load of poo. Every game is 50/50 for us apart from GC and Port.
Il get excited if we beat the blues and bombers in front of 90k booking a spot in the 8, thus denying them. Until then our season is barely hanging on
Can't argue with that Daniel but while the season is alive you keep :pray ing for the side to keep playing solid consistent football. TBH, if we played at the intensity of the opening 10 rounds and kicked straight we are more than a flukers chance. But to your point, ifs, buts, maybes.....
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Essendon are try hards.
Still trying to be Richmond.
Their so jelly of our club and supporters.
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Hawthorn is a certain win to Geelong. :shh
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loss
carlton. they should be close to full strength in a couple of weeks. they have had our measure no matter the circumstance.
win
gc. they are in terrible form but in saying that we lost to them last yr its away and ano monty.
wb struggling side but regardless have kicked our arses the last two meetings.
50/50
nm, have been close games in recent yrs won one eacah last yr. will be very close and we will need our best to win.
bl, both games last yr were tight we cop them in brisbane and probably with less injuries than lat yr. will be tough and again we had better turn up with our best footy.
fr, at subi travel and ross lyon who will choke us to death makes this very tough. need to be at full strenth to have a realistic chance and play at our best.
ess, have beaten us when injuries have not greatly affected them we have had close games in recent times. atm my money would be on ess. again drop away just a bit and we will be gonski.
pa. beat us last yr we got one back on them earlier in the yr when they were worse than most teams. at the g we should win this but it aint no ceretainty.
the one must in all this to have any real chance of making the 8 injuries must be a minimum.
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win
gc. they are in terrible form but in saying that we lost to them last yr its away and ano monty.
You clearly didnt watch them today then! If they play like that next week we will get flogged...
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my fear is that the club announce that foley is also out for the season....hope I'm wrong
well they had the opportunity
last week but with all the
other poo going down had to hold it
back perhaps. :pray
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Hahaha......you guys......making the 8 now.....even if we do we we fold...mentally weak!
So now after all your posts via your "No Excuses" thread that we had to make finals as they were NO EXCUSES you are now saying that even if we were to make finals then that wouldn't be good enough :huh
Or are you saying something else again even though that appears to be what you've said ;D
:rollin :rollin :rollin
OH and BTW that isn't a "cheap shot" as you call 'em it's just a question because to be honest I really haven't got a clue now what it is you expect now outside a premiership of course :thumbsup
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win
gc. they are in terrible form but in saying that we lost to them last yr its away and ano monty.
You clearly didnt watch them today then! If they play like that next week we will get flogged...
you could be right play as poorly as we did against melbourne and we will get our pants pulled down.
but they are a side that has not won a game all yr there has to be some stage when we can go into a game genuinely as clear favorite and as such expected to win. if we cant pencil this one in there are none we can pencil in.
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We didn't play poorly at all on the weekend? We kicked for goal poorly but dominated general play. If we could have hit them on the scoreboard it would have easily been a 100 point win. Make the most of our scoring opertunitys this weekend and it to could easily be a 100 point win But the thing is we pencil the game in now before we even get there we loose....Fact. It's mental, I don't care what anyone says but if you go in with the mind set its going to be easy we will get our pants pulled down, remember last year :whistle
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Hahaha......you guys......making the 8 now.....even if we do we we fold...mentally weak!
So now after all your posts via your "No Excuses" thread that we had to make finals as they were NO EXCUSES you are now saying that even if we were to make finals then that wouldn't be good enough :huh
Or are you saying something else aTgain even though that appears to be what you've said ;D
:rollin :rollin :rollin
OH and BTW that isn't a "cheap shot" as you call 'em it's just a question because to be honest I really haven't got a clue now what it is you expect now outside a premiership of course :thumbsup
Not much to say WP, you are always right mate ;)
what are your excuses WP for losing to the Crows or losing the games this year that should have us in the 8?
Let me guess, youth, development....weather, travel......
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Hahaha......you guys......making the 8 now.....even if we do we we fold...mentally weak!
So now after all your posts via your "No Excuses" thread that we had to make finals as they were NO EXCUSES you are now saying that even if we were to make finals then that wouldn't be good enough :huh
Or are you saying something else aTgain even though that appears to be what you've said ;D
:rollin :rollin :rollin
OH and BTW that isn't a "cheap shot" as you call 'em it's just a question because to be honest I really haven't got a clue now what it is you expect now outside a premiership of course :thumbsup
Not much to say WP, you are always right mate ;)
what are your excuses WP for losing to the Crows or losing the games this year that should have us in the 8?
Let me guess, youth, development....weather, travel......
Weather.....3 wet games in a row took its toll....Fact.
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Hahaha......you guys......making the 8 now.....even if we do we we fold...mentally weak!
So now after all your posts via your "No Excuses" thread that we had to make finals as they were NO EXCUSES you are now saying that even if we were to make finals then that wouldn't be good enough :huh
Or are you saying something else aTgain even though that appears to be what you've said ;D
:rollin :rollin :rollin
OH and BTW that isn't a "cheap shot" as you call 'em it's just a question because to be honest I really haven't got a clue now what it is you expect now outside a premiership of course :thumbsup
Not much to say WP, you are always right mate ;)
what are your excuses WP for losing to the Crows or losing the games this year that should have us in the 8?
Let me guess, youth, development....weather, travel......
So WATPNGQT, under what circumstances can a developing, young list actually lose a game of football?
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Hahaha......you guys......making the 8 now.....even if we do we we fold...mentally weak!
So now after all your posts via your "No Excuses" thread that we had to make finals as they were NO EXCUSES you are now saying that even if we were to make finals then that wouldn't be good enough :huh
Or are you saying something else aTgain even though that appears to be what you've said ;D
:rollin :rollin :rollin
OH and BTW that isn't a "cheap shot" as you call 'em it's just a question because to be honest I really haven't got a clue now what it is you expect now outside a premiership of course :thumbsup
Not much to say WP, you are always right mate ;)
what are your excuses WP for losing to the Crows or losing the games this year that should have us in the 8?
Let me guess, youth, development....weather, travel......
So WATPNGQT, under what circumstances can a developing, young list actually lose a game of football?
Why is it at the start of the year the coach and captain and Cotchin and Jackson and a few others said NO EXCUSES, we are not developing we are sick of that line that it's acceptable?
When I say it???
3 wet games in a row.....wow, that's football, would we use that as an excuse in a GF?
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Hahaha......you guys......making the 8 now.....even if we do we we fold...mentally weak!
So now after all your posts via your "No Excuses" thread that we had to make finals as they were NO EXCUSES you are now saying that even if we were to make finals then that wouldn't be good enough :huh
Or are you saying something else aTgain even though that appears to be what you've said ;D
:rollin :rollin :rollin
OH and BTW that isn't a "cheap shot" as you call 'em it's just a question because to be honest I really haven't got a clue now what it is you expect now outside a premiership of course :thumbsup
Not much to say WP, you are always right mate ;)
what are your excuses WP for losing to the Crows or losing the games this year that should have us in the 8?
Let me guess, youth, development....weather, travel......
So WATPNGQT, under what circumstances can a developing, young list actually lose a game of football?
Why is it at the start of the year the coach and captain and Cotchin and Jackson and a few others said NO EXCUSES, we are not developing we are sick of that line that it's acceptable?
When I say it???
3 wet games in a row.....wow, that's football, would we use that as an excuse in a GF?
excellent post WAT. :thumbsup
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Whoa. We are 7-7 and out of the 8 on %.
We are in the race for the finals make no mistake about that.
I can't see where the issue is.
Sure we have not played well in the last month but we are still in the race.
Nevertheless whilst there is improvement left in the side we have failed on no account so far this year.
As for losing games we should have won the results of that won't be known for at least the end of the season as a minimum or at least next year and I'll tell you why. It's called learning. We learn from mistakes as your avatar used to say once in the past PNGQWAT What's worse than letting go someone whose trained is keeping on someone who isn't. Learning. It happens with young people.
Given that success and failure at this point in time is sitting at 50% you couldn't confidently sway on the side on failure merely on the way they are playing now or the way they were playing earlier in the year nor the history of this footy club in the last 30 years.
Learning takes time and so does putting that learning into practice that's why apprenticeships and uni degrees take a minimum of four years before you get a piece of paper that recognises your efforts. Given Dimma is in year 3 of his uni degree or apprenticeship with the list and right now we are still on the fast track of the finals in year 3 maybe just maybe we should take a breath and allow year 4 to come and go before we pass judgement on the coach, the squad and the direction of the club as a bigger and overall picture.
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The sky is falling, the sky is falling!!! Same chicken littles posting the same chicken little crap :lol :lol harden the pluck up :lol
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You have to wait until the end if the season to say anything positive at all TFT (unless you are a cross dresser) but you can say the sky is falling anytime :birthday
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people need to get off the stillnoxs :thumbsup
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If people are going to throw out their stilnox, please PM me first.
K thnx.
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Put your helmets on and get on the roller coaster
Tigers have huge upside and if we make the finals this yr we've over achieved
Were closer than every one thinks
We've just had bad injuries and club stuff ups at the wrong end of the season
Premiers 2013 likely
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8 DimSims on the field is enough
Time to fly out of Terry's Post :banghead
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gotta love the type of supporter that continually
finds reason to get stuck into the club and players.
but wait till we hit some success they will be lauding
the players and the club and making its known
that they support RFC.
personally dont really like fair weather supporters.
better still perhaps some of these need to pop
some stillnox and wake up when we do have some
success so we dont have to listen to thier ad nauseum. :lol
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gotta love the type of supporter that continually
finds reason to get stuck into the club and players.
but wait till we hit some success they will be lauding
the players and the club and making its known
that they support RFC.
personally dont really like fair weather supporters.
better still perhaps some of these need to pop
some stillnox and wake up when we do have some
success so we dont have to listen to thier ad nauseum. :lol
But In the eyes of WAT Daniel and Claw we will never see success :lol we are doomed to a life of mediocrity and half arsed efforts :lol :lol there is no light at the end of he tunnel so why not just consistently bag the crap out of the club forever.......I doubt these 3 would have a life if we start to strings few games together ;D
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Don't think claw ever said that mate
Pretty sure he's said plenty of times there is light if we keep on this path and we should be challenging for finals 2014 onwards
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Don't think claw ever said that mate
Pretty sure he's said plenty of times there is light if we keep on this path and we should be challenging for finals 2014 onwards
No your wrong. Claw said we are rabble, we are never going anywhere unless we start playing the kids....Fact
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Don't think claw ever said that mate
Pretty sure he's said plenty of times there is light if we keep on this path and we should be challenging for finals 2140* onwards
*fixed
;D :outtahere
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gotta love the type of supporter that continually
finds reason to get stuck into the club and players.
but wait till we hit some success they will be lauding
the players and the club and making its known
that they support RFC.
personally dont really like fair weather supporters.
better still perhaps some of these need to pop
some stillnox and wake up when we do have some
success so we dont have to listen to thier ad nauseum. :lol
But In the eyes of WAT Daniel and Claw we will never see success :lol we are doomed to a life of mediocrity and half behindd efforts :lol :lol there is no light at the end of he tunnel so why not just consistently bag the crap out of the club forever.......I doubt these 3 would have a life if we start to strings few games together ;D
Give it up TFT, I will repeat myself for the laments like you again, until we improve our mental strength we won't progress and yep that's my opinion.
As well as that I questioned RFCO regarding supporters being told a bit more about wat the thought process is of the players and the team when they lose games like we did against the Crows.....got shot down again, but go to the Foley thread mate and read what some of the posters are saying about the club telling the truth....
Mate I have been through the lot with this club, so they owe me!
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:lol
they owe you!
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:lol
they owe you!
Great response al, if I would of kept 35 years of the money I have donated and paid as a member......
Yep they owe me finals...
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wat a pretentious, spoiled brat, veruca salt attitude you have.
They owe you!
that just takes the cake
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wat a pretentious, spoiled brat, veruca salt attitude you have.
They owe you!
that just takes the cake
What a weak, gutless, excuse you are al...
Bet your the office nerd.
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al
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whats an office?
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whats an office?
Predictable come back.....
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would you be happier if just resorted to agro insults?
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Back to the topic ppl! Give the personal commentary a rest.
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gotta love the type of supporter that continually
finds reason to get stuck into the club and players.
but wait till we hit some success they will be lauding
the players and the club and making its known
that they support RFC.
personally dont really like fair weather supporters.
better still perhaps some of these need to pop
some stillnox and wake up when we do have some
success so we dont have to listen to thier ad nauseum. :lol
But In the eyes of WAT Daniel and Claw we will never see success :lol we are doomed to a life of mediocrity and half behindd efforts :lol :lol there is no light at the end of he tunnel so why not just consistently bag the crap out of the club forever.......I doubt these 3 would have a life if we start to strings few games together ;D
Claw can be ad nauseum but i like to read his insight
agree to disagree with some of his opinions but he can see
where we are headed.
im enjoying watching the improvement this year
you would think with some that we havent improved one
iota...
well ive seen it with my my own eyes.
our worst lose for the season in round 1, could have
snagged a couple WE coughed up through lack of maturity
not for the lack of intensity or trying.
our mob on occasions last year got pantsed this year
not so far....
does the list have holes of course it does can it be fixed
next year NO because your list should be evolving so
this is where we need to improve our recruiting effort.
AGAIN an area that has improved but as with everything
it can get better.
its important to acknowledge the direction off
field as well and the targets set and achieved
so far, which creates a stable enviroment for
young guys starting off on their journey in AFL
its important the CULTURE so far created is improved
on.
its disappointing to read people putting the boot in
when there is visible evidence of OUR improvement.
and the innuendo that some feel the need to throw
around here fascinates me.
WHY whats the purpopse.?