One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: Go Richo 12 on April 27, 2014, 05:25:15 PM
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RFC official,
Could you please tell me why I should travel three hours to watch this crap with my family?
Be a long time member?
Contribute to the fighting tiger fund?
Join my kids up as members?
Put in regularly when people earning hundreds of thousands of dollars per annum more than me don't?
Put up with crap lines from the coach like, we are better than last year?
Put up with lies about our injuries?
I knew we would lose today but not like this.
Vent complete.
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they don't give a stuff, they already have your m oney and probably get it again next year
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Yeah I agree, money could be spent on time with the family, not this poo.
Club and players are pathetic.
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We are coming back ...
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they have my money but not my time anymore, glad I didn't go
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Sadly for all of us the last 4 years have been for nothing. Its another failed rebuild. Its a start over again job. I only feel sorry for Brett Deledio. He has never been really appreciated for how good he is by our supporters. If Brett is smart he will ask for a transfer and get to go to a club that can one day deliver him a flag coz at the moment we are nowhere near it.
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I wouldn't blame Martin, Cotch, Deledio, Jack or any of our best that want out, why would you stay like Richo did and miss out on a GF at a club that wants it?
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The cycle of Skata. :banghead :banghead :banghead
Tigeritis is alive and well.
Mediocrity for everyone to see.
B.J, Al, and all apologists for mediocrity, this is the rubbish you think doesn't exist or you fail to acknowledge. Wonder what the excuses will be this week? Umpires, injuries, rubbish!!!
We will NEVER be anything until they fix culture full stop.
We are on the merry-go-round that is the Richmond footy club.
Too many that don't work hard enough and poo themselves too often and they think they are good enough when they've achieved nothing.
This club is a disgrace and Dimma is a phony and a liar.
FIX CULTURE FIRST!!!
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$600 odd for a family membership.
$200 odd for transport.
Same again for food.
Right now can think of better ways to spend a grand.
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Well why don't you all just STUFF off then.
:cheers
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Well why don't you all just STUFF off then.
:cheers
Another apologist. Who wouldn't thought. :lol
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Yep thats enough for me. l will never attend another game & no more money from my family too this stinky club if players like Shane Edwards get games for butchering the ball like a 5 year old kid & squibbing contests that does my head in. l will give my money in future to my local club :banghead
PATHETIC TIGERS
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LMAO the eating has started
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they have my money but not my time anymore, glad I didn't go
It is horrible when a club takes away the enjoyment of attending games
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Sadly for all of us the last 4 years have been for nothing. Its another failed rebuild. Its a start over again job. I only feel sorry for Brett Deledio. He has never been really appreciated for how good he is by our supporters. If Brett is smart he will ask for a transfer and get to go to a club that can one day deliver him a flag coz at the moment we are nowhere near it.
Agree. There is only a few at the club who can say they have contributed on a consistent basis over the rebuild. Brett is one.
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Most supporters are deluded
I have been a strong critic of the Richmond Football Club
Too many back slappers at this club which I have seen first hand
Nothing has changed for the past 4 years
Too many players which the club for in love with is beyond belief that are clearly not up it
End of Story
Edwards
Grigg
Arnott
Petterd
Lloyd
Gordon
Would not get a game in any finals team
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Agree with your list 100% but I reckon you missed afew.
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If you watch lids , his top shelf
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you've got to give players like Lloyd, Gordon, Arnott a chance. A big problem with tiger supporters is they are either deluded and think nothing is ever wrong or they just go overboard and starting slagging off our guns like Lids and Cotch and inexperienced players who have barely played 10 games. So frustrating to read sometimes. If you want to direct your anger direct it at the players that have had 6-8 years in the system and played over 50-60 games yet still have no influence and continually go missing in big games but then do a bit against crap sides like Brisbane to keep their spots. You know the ones I don't need to name them again
Lloyd, Arnott, Gordon, Miles etc may very well be no good long term but give them a chance to show what they have before dumping on them and saying delist no good.
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Most supporters are deluded
I have been a strong critic of the Richmond Football Club
Too many back slappers at this club which I have seen first hand
Nothing has changed for the past 4 years
Too many players which the club for in love with is beyond belief that are clearly not up it
End of Story
Edwards
Grigg
Arnott
Petterd
Lloyd
Gordon
Would not get a game in any finals team
add
Astbury
Chaplin
Newman
Vickery
Rewoldt
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Sadly for all of us the last 4 years have been for nothing. Its another failed rebuild. Its a start over again job. I only feel sorry for Brett Deledio. He has never been really appreciated for how good he is by our supporters. If Brett is smart he will ask for a transfer and get to go to a club that can one day deliver him a flag coz at the moment we are nowhere near it.
Agree 100%.
Feel for Brett.
Trade to Essendon for Heppell.
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you've got to give players like Lloyd, Gordon, Arnott a chance. A big problem with tiger supporters is they are either deluded and think nothing is ever wrong or they just go overboard and starting slagging off our guns like Lids and Cotch and inexperienced players who have barely played 10 games. So frustrating to read sometimes. If you want to direct your anger direct it at the players that have had 6-8 years in the system and played over 50-60 games yet still have no influence and continually go missing in big games but then do a bit against crap sides like Brisbane to keep their spots. You know the ones I don't need to name them again
Lloyd, Arnott, Gordon, Miles etc may very well be no good long term but give them a chance to show what they have before dumping on them and saying delist no good.
Sorry
You can either play or not
Time is rubbish
Watch no 4 for the Pies
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Kept a close eye on Lloyd and Arnott and neither have much idea
Fact !!!
Arnott is hard but that's about it
Has no idea where to run and where to create
Lloyd likewise
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Sadly for all of us the last 4 years have been for nothing. Its another failed rebuild. Its a start over again job. I only feel sorry for Brett Deledio. He has never been really appreciated for how good he is by our supporters. If Brett is smart he will ask for a transfer and get to go to a club that can one day deliver him a flag coz at the moment we are nowhere near it.
Agree 100%.
Feel for Brett.
Trade to Essendon for Heppell.
Deledio 4 heppell will solve rfc problems
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Most supporters are deluded
I have been a strong critic of the Richmond Football Club
Too many back slappers at this club which I have seen first hand
Nothing has changed for the past 4 years
Too many players which the club for in love with is beyond belief that are clearly not up it
End of Story
Edwards
Grigg
Arnott
Petterd
Lloyd
Gordon
Would not get a game in any finals team
add
Astbury
Chaplin
Newman
Vickery
Rewoldt
The caped duo are back in action :clapping
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Kept a close eye on Lloyd and Arnott and neither have much idea
Fact !!!
Arnott is hard but that's about it
Has no idea where to run and where to create
Lloyd likewise
sorry that's rubbish.
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Sadly for all of us the last 4 years have been for nothing. Its another failed rebuild. Its a start over again job. I only feel sorry for Brett Deledio. He has never been really appreciated for how good he is by our supporters. If Brett is smart he will ask for a transfer and get to go to a club that can one day deliver him a flag coz at the moment we are nowhere near it.
Agree 100%.
Feel for Brett.
Trade to Essendon for Heppell.
Deledio 4 heppell will solve rfc problems
Deledio is 10 times the footballer as Heppell. Heppell runs free like a mountain goat but once he is manned up he stand still on his mountain ;D
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Kept a close eye on Lloyd and Arnott and neither have much idea
Fact !!!
Arnott is hard but that's about it
Has no idea where to run and where to create
Lloyd likewise
sorry that's rubbish.
Why is that Rubbish ?
Lloyd got dragged
Arnott 4 kicks and 4 handballs ::)
Please spare me
Clearly not up to it
That's why we got belted
Hawks kick straight early
It would of been 20 goals
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Kept a close eye on Lloyd and Arnott and neither have much idea
Fact !!!
Arnott is hard but that's about it
Has no idea where to run and where to create
Lloyd likewise
sorry that's rubbish.
Why is that Rubbish ?
Lloyd got dragged
Arnott 4 kicks and 4 handballs ::)
Please spare me
Clearly not up to it
That's why we got belted
Hawks kick straight early
It would of been 20 goals
Arnott also had about 10 tackles, at least he runs both ways and gets down and dirty. Lloyd got dragged in his 3rd game against the flag favourites, woah, crucify him a young bloke had a quiet one...Barking up the wrong tree on this one.
Its rubbish bc you cant expect guys with 10 games under the belts to be instant match hardened contributors, they will have quiet ones.. Its a well known FACT! that most inexperienced players don't even remember what happens on the field in their first 30 games or so bc its so fast its just a blur. Give them some time and then we can judge them. Players like grigg, Edwards, newman, Chaplin, petard are the ones costing us not young blokes.
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Amazing how other clubs like Geelong and Collingwood introduce young players who perform
Grundy from the pies perfect example
You might want to watch Port Powers young players
And let's don't mention Matty White who we let go and replaced him with rubbish
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Honestly you supporters support mediocrity
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Kept a close eye on Lloyd and Arnott and neither have much idea
Fact !!!
Arnott is hard but that's about it
Has no idea where to run and where to create
Lloyd likewise
sorry that's rubbish.
Why is that Rubbish ?
Lloyd got dragged
Arnott 4 kicks and 4 handballs ::)
Please spare me
Clearly not up to it
That's why we got belted
Hawks kick straight early
It would of been 20 goals
Arnott also had about 10 tackles, at least he runs both ways and gets down and dirty. Barking up the wrong tree on this one.
Its rubbish bc you cant expect guys with 10 games under the belts to know running patterns intricately that's why. Its a well known FACT! that most inexperienced players don't even remember what happens on the field in their first 30 games or so bc its so fast its just a blur. Give them some time and then we can judge them. Players like grigg, Edwards, newman, Chaplin, petard are the ones costing us not young blokes.
Tony l cant agree with that. These young footballers who come are very well primed to go straight into the fast flowing AFL games. It just dont happen at the Tigers because they dont know how to blood them properly & have them running around with Spuds before they give them game time. Clubs like Collingwood, The new players come into the side & dominate. They remember everything. maybe we are not using the right compounds ;D
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All Im saying is I personally think its ridiculous to be calling time on Lloyd, Gordon and Arnott bc they had quiet games this early on in their careers. Why don't we first go after senior players who are continually found wanting against the better sides?
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All Im saying is I personally think its ridiculous to be calling time on Lloyd, Gordon and Arnott bc they had quiet games this early on in their careers. Why don't we first go after senior players who are continually found wanting against the better sides?
Bingo
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All Im saying is I personally think its ridiculous to be calling time on Lloyd, Gordon and Arnott bc they had quiet games this early on in their careers. Why don't we first go after senior players who are continually found wanting against the better sides?
Sorry all 3 are a liability
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Honestly you supporters support mediocrity
Im not supporting mediocrity, Id rather call time on spuds like petterd, grigg, Newman Edwards and co before I go hanging -10 game rookies who haven't been given a chance bc the afore mentioned spuds get all the game time
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You CANNOT carry passengers in modern day football
Today proved that
We got flogged
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All Im saying is I personally think its ridiculous to be calling time on Lloyd, Gordon and Arnott bc they had quiet games this early on in their careers. Why don't we first go after senior players who are continually found wanting against the better sides?
Sorry all 3 are a liability
Ok so we should continue to persist with Edwards, grigg, petard, newman etc hey? Yeah that'll help us improve
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You CANNOT carry passengers in modern day football
Today proved that
We got flogged
exactly so get rid of passengers like grigg, Edwards, petard and newman
easy
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All Im saying is I personally think its ridiculous to be calling time on Lloyd, Gordon and Arnott bc they had quiet games this early on in their careers. Why don't we first go after senior players who are continually found wanting against the better sides?
Sorry all 3 are a liability
U might be right but they have played 10 odd games combined
Vs Grigg petard 200 odd games
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Gordon - crap. Poo's his pants every time he gets the ball. Poor disposal and decision making.
Arnott - hard at it, a lot of upside, needs more time.
Lloyd - bit soft but has a bit to offer I reckon. Knows the goals.
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All Im saying is I personally think its ridiculous to be calling time on Lloyd, Gordon and Arnott bc they had quiet games this early on in their careers. Why don't we first go after senior players who are continually found wanting against the better sides?
Thats right, players like S.Edwards, Chaplin, Grimes, Newman, Griggs, Houli, Vickery, Rewoldt, Martin, Foley, Deleido at times & even Cotchin. players who dont play their part & injuries are telling in all 6 games this year. They are the worst performing club so far in 2014. we need a scalp but it will not change anything if we miss the finals
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Watch the game
The defensive pressure by players in our forward 50 was a disgrace
Lloyd .Gordan and Arnott shocking
No Idea !!!!
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that McDonogh looks slow too me
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Furthermore we went inside 50 many times only to see them rebound time and time again
Please don't stick up for Arnott..Flash Gordon and Lloyd
They had no idea what was going on
What about there kick ins from our behinds
Disgraceful
These 3 idiots standing together while the hawks players should rebounded on the opposite side
Footy ain't a hard game
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That Sam Mitchell lacked a yard of pace
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All Im saying is I personally think its ridiculous to be calling time on Lloyd, Gordon and Arnott bc they had quiet games this early on in their careers. Why don't we first go after senior players who are continually found wanting against the better sides?
Thats right, players like S.Edwards, Chaplin, Grimes, Newman, Griggs, Houli, Vickery, Rewoldt, Martin, Foley, Deleido at times & even Cotchin. players who dont play their part & injuries are telling in all 6 games this year. They are the worst performing club so far in 2014. we need a scalp but it will not change anything if we miss the finals
Yeah every player even the best (apart from ablett) has the occasional poor game, but a bit harsh to lump Lids and Cotch in there TM. They are the least of our problems
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A few of you on here should actually watch the replay if you didn't go to the game
Even better . if you did go to the game
Watch the replay
You might learn something
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Furthermore we went inside 50 many times only to see them rebound time and time again
Please don't stick up for Arnott..Flash Gordon and Lloyd
They had no idea what was going on
What about there kick ins from our behinds
Disgraceful
These 3 idiots standing together while the hawks players should rebounded on the opposite side
Footy ain't a hard game
Stop the record for a sec
Do u have anything at all to say about Edwards, Grigg, pettard, newman? if not then I will no longer have this one way conversation
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That Sam Mitchell lacked a yard of pace
No one played on him in the last quarter
Amazing stuff
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A few of you on here should actually watch the replay if you didn't go to the game
Even better . if you did go to the game
Watch the replay
You might learn something
I know plenty about the game thnx bud, and judging by the way youre carrying on here I wouldn't be chomping at the bit to pick up tips from you
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LMAO the eating has started
3 coaches in 15 years - all pretty saw out there contracts, one's even received an extension.
50,000 + members - i
80,000 plus blockbusters every year
3rd highest attendences in the AFL =in the year of our last wooden spoon,
All within a 12 year period of no finals appearance.
"LMAO" at clueless idiots who still believe the "eat their own" myth and trot it out at every opportunity in a pee weak attempt to try and shout down any criticism of the club.
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That Sam Mitchell lacked a yard of pace
No one played on him in the last quarter
Amazing stuff
Last quarter?
The first half, too. He was alone
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Furthermore we went inside 50 many times only to see them rebound time and time again
Please don't stick up for Arnott..Flash Gordon and Lloyd
They had no idea what was going on
What about there kick ins from our behinds
Disgraceful
These 3 idiots standing together while the hawks players should rebounded on the opposite side
Footy ain't a hard game
Stop the record for a sec
Do u have anything at all to say about Edwards, Grigg, pettard, newman? if not then I will no longer have this one way conversation
Petterd worst kick at the club
Newman should not have gone on
Grigg used as a tagger first half ( what drugs is Dimma on )
Edwards should be dropped
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A few of you on here should actually watch the replay if you didn't go to the game
Even better . if you did go to the game
Watch the replay
You might learn something
I know plenty about the game thnx bud, and judging by the way youre carrying on here I wouldn't be chomping at the bit to pick up tips from you
Really Tony
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I think its easy to single out players and say they aren't up to it.In our case I think this malaise goes far deeper.I really think the coaches and the other off field people need to have the blow torch put to them.
I urge people to go and watch the seconds and see how this poor football has infiltrated the whole club.In my opinion its the off field people who need to turn this around
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that McDonogh looks slow too me
was always gonna be his biggest hurdle in footy. if they wanna play him they should stick him in as a permanent forward pocket or make him a tagger Cameron Ling style.
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A few of you on here should actually watch the replay if you didn't go to the game
Even better . if you did go to the game
Watch the replay
You might learn something
I know plenty about the game thnx bud, and judging by the way youre carrying on here I wouldn't be chomping at the bit to pick up tips from you
Really Tony
yes
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In the modern game .your get exposed by your weakest players
Today was the perfect example
When players aren't up to it .it a domino effect
Clearly outclassed
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bring back the Tucky ;D Get Bowden out of retirement & entice McDonald back. best forward player who defends the F50 l ever seen
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bring back the Tucky ;D Get Bowden out of retirement & entice McDonald back. best forward player who defends the F50 l ever seen
I want Tivers back
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At least Tivers could kick
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Yep Tivers could kick alright ..Hit the opposition on the chest every time
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Yep Tivers could kick alright ..Hit the opposition on the chest every time
they did look good though, low bullet like daisy cutters
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Has RFC Official answered the question posed to him yet?
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Yep Tivers could kick alright ..Hit the opposition on the chest every time
they did look good though, low bullet like daisy cutters
Yeah. They looked beautiful off the boot. Could swear he was picking out the opposition and hitting them lace out!
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Yep Tivers could kick alright ..Hit the opposition on the chest every time
they did look good though, low bullet like daisy cutters
Yeah. They looked beautiful off the boot. Could swear he was picking out the opposition and hitting them lace out!
Lol yeah if you ignored who they went to they were beautiful kicks
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Yep Tivers could kick alright ..Hit the opposition on the chest every time
they did look good though, low bullet like daisy cutters
Yeah. They looked beautiful off the boot. Could swear he was picking out the opposition and hitting them lace out!
Lol yeah if you ignored who they went to they were beautiful kicks
Takes more skill when the opposition isn't expecting it.
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:lol
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I became a member in the late 90's. Was still in my early 20's then.
Back then footy was about going with my mates and hoping we would have a decent side.
Today some 17 years later I still go with my same life long mates but the thing is this. We go now to catch up away from our families to joke and laugh and keep away from our effen in laws and effen shopping centres where my hard earned seem to go spent by the other half.
RFC promote themselves as some sort of philosophy and culture based on a bygone era of success loyalty and commitment and it seems that philosophy is as tokenistic as our 3 finals series since 1982.
When I go to the footy to catch up with mates and my and my lifelong RFC primary school buddies sentiments of I have seen this all before seem to be the prevailing theme then the club needs to effen ashamed of this.
One finals app in 12 years an losing to side who finished 9th 5 games behind us is unacceptable as was today as has the last 32 years been.
Other clubs publically herald the support of their fans our club just crams down our throat we have the best song and the Punt Rd End and the best moniker and blah blah blah blah blah. How about giving us a chance to sing the song regularly not just at the start of the game when the team runs out, regularly each season.
I have not failed you RFC you have failed me and about 63500 other members and counting.
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All today proved yet again is despite the spin coming out of the club our lack of depth is staggering
We have 3 of our best dozen players out injured (Deledio, Rance Maric ) and clearly we haven't been able to cover them
That tells me that this recruiting of "re-cycled" or mature aged players hasn't worked
I was up in the Ponsford stand today decided to utilise my Inner Sanctum membership and our guest speaker was GM of Footy Dan Richardson who tried to explain Dimma's "we're better side this year" comment. Richardson said that although the results don't show we are a better side, we are indeed a better side because of our improved depth. At that point I will admit I switched off because I didn't believe it when he said because of what we've witnessed this year.
Hate it when we the members who pour their hard earned into this club get treated like mugs and with total disdained
Because Today was just further proof of the lack improvement and lack of depth
Sadly, for this year I'm just about over it.
Will still go every week but I am beyond caring
Will they get the same level $$ of hard earned next year? Doubt it
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Has RFC Official answered the question posed to him yet?
He can't
He still is in the lock up at the G after running on the ground today
No internet coverage under the grandstand so you will have to wait till he us released
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All today proved yet again is despite the spin coming out of the club our lack of depth is staggering
We have 3 of our best dozen players out injured (Deledio, Rance Maric ) and clearly we haven't been able to cover them
That tells me that this recruiting of "re-cycled" or mature aged players hasn't worked
I was up in the Ponsford stand today decided to utilise my Inner Sanctum membership and our guest speaker was GM of Footy Dan Richardson who tried to explain Dimma's "we're better side this year" comment. Richardson said that although the results don't show we are a better side, we are indeed a better side because of our improved depth. At that point I will admit I switched off because I didn't believe it when he said because of what we've witnessed this year.
Hate it when we the members who pour their hard earned into this club get treated like mugs and with total disdained
Because Today was just further proof of the lack improvement and lack of depth
Sadly, for this year I'm just about over it.
Will still go every week but I am beyond caring
Will they get the same level $$ of hard earned next year? Doubt it
Know how you feel WP….. :scream
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I was up in the Ponsford stand today decided to utilise my Inner Sanctum membership and our guest speaker was GM of Footy Dan Richardson who tried to explain Dimma's "we're better side this year" comment. Richardson said that although the results don't show we are a better side, we are indeed a better side because of our improved depth. At that point I will admit I switched off because I didn't believe it when he said because of what we've witnessed this year.
I hate this dribble. This is a competition, the goal is to win games. If the win column isn't ticking over then no we're not a better side.
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All today proved yet again is despite the spin coming out of the club our lack of depth is staggering
We have 3 of our best dozen players out injured (Deledio, Rance Maric ) and clearly we haven't been able to cover them
That tells me that this recruiting of "re-cycled" or mature aged players hasn't worked
I was up in the Ponsford stand today decided to utilise my Inner Sanctum membership and our guest speaker was GM of Footy Dan Richardson who tried to explain Dimma's "we're better side this year" comment. Richardson said that although the results don't show we are a better side, we are indeed a better side because of our improved depth. At that point I will admit I switched off because I didn't believe it when he said because of what we've witnessed this year.
Hate it when we the members who pour their hard earned into this club get treated like mugs and with total disdained
Because Today was just further proof of the lack improvement and lack of depth
Sadly, for this year I'm just about over it.
Will still go every week but I am beyond caring
Will they get the same level $$ of hard earned next year? Doubt it
Know how you feel WP….. :scream
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Dan Richardson said the same in 3121 before the game
Left shaking my head
They have no idea
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Wonder if they give players smiley stamps and star stickers after games too.
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Wonder if they give players smiley stamps and star stickers after games too.
I always thought our ressies reports read like a school report card where little Johnny did well but with room for improvement. Due to a strict policy of positive reinforcement nothing negative is allowed to be said unless it is surrounded by positive comments. Like a compliment sandwich.
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I got home tonight and said to my significant other that although I was angry I was also relieved.
Relieved because now the season is shot, I don't have to invest in the emotional rollover coaster ride anymore that is the RFC. I don't have to care, don't have to do much at all.
Club doesn't give a stuff about us. Because if they I'd they wouldn't come out with the spin.
Spin which I must say right at the minute is worse than anything we got during the Wallace era and let's be honest we got some ripper junk back then.
I've been patient, I've been loyal, so bloody loyal.
But seriously to have our Coach and GM of footy say that we are a better side this year is insulting to me and the other 63k+ folks who've handed over their hard earned to this club.
To have to sit through seeing the same old favourites getting games when they don't deserve them is not only disgraceful but insulting.
As it stands after today's insipid display the RFC doesn't deserve our loyalty.
2014 is shaping up as the year the RFC went backwards to the place I thought we had left behind
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WP have you broken your policy of not commenting immediately after the game?
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All Im saying is I personally think its ridiculous to be calling time on Lloyd, Gordon and Arnott bc they had quiet games this early on in their careers. Why don't we first go after senior players who are continually found wanting against the better sides?
:clapping especially using grundy as an example who regularly gives away 4-5 frees and gets 5-6 touches. Laughable.
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Angry but strangely hollow and strangely calm.
So eloquently put WP.
De ja vu but so indifferent.
Part of me wants to yell and part of me wants to shut off this computer and watch tele while I eat my pizza.
This footy club leaves me and so many of us so conflicted.
What's the Liverpool v Chelsea score anyone?
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WP have you broken your policy of not commenting immediately after the game?
Which policy is that?
Just over it now
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Starts after Sunderland carfiff
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Angry but strangely hollow and strangely calm.
So eloquently put WP.
De ja vu but so indifferent.
Part of me wants to yell and part of me wants to shut off this computer and watch tele while I eat my pizza.
This footy club leaves me and so many of us so conflicted.
What's the Liverpool v Chelsea score anyone?
Starts at 14.05 BST
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Starts after Sunderland carfiff
Thanks :thumbsup
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WP have you broken your policy of not commenting immediately after the game?
Which policy is that?
Just over it now
Don't blame you
The issue of playing favorites is beyond the joke
Edwards especially
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Starts after Sunderland carfiff
Thanks :thumbsup
I am hanging out to watch it myself. hopefully its more entertaining than the crap we got today.
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dhardwick@richmondfc.com.au
bgale@richmondfc.com.au
Doubt il get a response. At least Miller was professional enough to answer my questions.
As long as the club keeps collecting my money all is good.
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Starts after Sunderland carfiff
Thanks :thumbsup
I am hanging out to watch it myself. hopefully its more entertaining than the crap we got today.
Me too and I am a Man U fan.
I am sure Jose on the touchline will be more entertaining on his own than anything we saw at the G today.
Wonder if he'll be full of praise in his post match presser this week. ;D
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dhardwick@richmondfc.com.au
bgale@richmondfc.com.au
Doubt il get a response. At least Miller was professional enough to answer my questions.
As long as the club keeps collecting my money all is good.
Hey Don, do us a favour and stuff Dimma your huge post from earlier!
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dhardwick@richmondfc.com.au
bgale@richmondfc.com.au
Doubt il get a response. At least Miller was professional enough to answer my questions.
As long as the club keeps collecting my money all is good.
Hey Don,do us a favour and stuff Dimma your huge post from earlier!
Here you go Golfprotiger for you me and every other true Tiger. :thumbsup
Rather than talk about the obvious I will say this.
Dimma has lost the plot. In 2012 we were the best contested side in the comp and used the corridor regularly with quick ball movement in 2013 we complemented this adding defensive 50 pressure and forward 50 pressure.
Why does Dimma want to forsake this and reinvent the wheel?
The team philosophy that has held firm for his first four years in nowhere now. This stop start static option footy has reminded me of the Spud tenure added with this corralling bs reminding me of the Wallet era.
For a minute there I thought that the Ponsford was still under construction and it was 2003 such was the brand of footy we were playing.
Why sacrifice the game of a 2 time Coleman Medallist to make a pea hearted footballer in Vickery the focus.
Why keep playing blokes like Grigg Edwards Chaplin Newman Houli and such who have been abysmal. Our attack last year was launched from half back this year we have got nothing from Houli Newman or anyone.
Why make players do what is unnatural to them and get naturally attacking minded players and input a defensive mindset in them?
Houli squibbed it in front of me again in front of the Olympic in the second.
Titch, Petterd, Grigg I don't care how many times they get it, quantity will always loose out to quality no matter what.
This club is happy with 110% FTF and high membership bases with no on foeld return.
Port were 6 games worse off than us in 2012 yet the way things stand now they licked the Cats who in turn will annihilate us as they always seem to do next week.
The club is a constant annual failure who are lucky to have the supporter base they have. As much as a Cllingwood flag in September has a special mystique about it as their GF failures so are our annual failures given that even though last year may be regarded as a success being knocked out of the finals by a side that failed to qualify is a massive failure of sorts given we were also 5 goals plus up in the third quarter.
The apparent lack of cohesion, speed, constructiveness and ability to back up your team mate has totally devoid the side of any flair and continuity that served us so well especially in 2012/13 and for parts of 2011 when we realised that potentially we have a side that may play a sustainable brand of football that could take us well into September.
This club it seems is once again making the mistake of putting the cart before the horse and counting its membership base, profits and potential ucess rather than planning on sustainability. Dimma is coaching like a man who is bereft of any ideas and planning unnatural game plans for players who seem to be confused and bereft of inspiration themselves. We saw this with Frawley post 2001 when we made finals and despite any injury concerns to key players this should not be enough to set us back the way it has as 2003 we saw more of the same crap.
Dimma has really lost me after the Bulldogs game I was angry given how we lost and given where the two sides were on the table last year but that was the warning sign that now has turned into a full blooded DEFCOM 5 alert and we are really in danger and I aint talking about this year because I feel right now it is gone and given we have Geelong on the rebound next week but next year and 2016 the next two years of Dimma's tenure.
If it aint broke why fix it? Unless you want to be too smart and not play to your strengths.
I would rather isolate Jack and use Griff and have another tall third option by bringing Lennon into the side.
Vickery has lost me given his attitude. If Lids has an Achilles put him on the LTIL and promote Miles. Geez we need a small classy crumber who can play midfield we are so lacking in that area it aint funny. Has been for years since Naishy left for Port. Would retain Gordon and Lloyd as especially the former whilst making a blue at least presents and gut runs.
Arnot, McDonough, Griff, Astbury must play week in week out and when Dea is available play him too.
Would ratherlose with the kids than lose with the same footballers who give the same paltry output year in and year out. If Newman is a leader spend two years in the ressies and teach and nurture the kids. Add Houli, Titch, Grigg, Petterd just to name a few and add a few others like Chaplin, Hampson when Maric is fit as Griff on one leg is better than that spud of a footballer and we gave up pick 28 for this but hey Hawthorn give up pick 17 for McEvoy. :-\
This season is salvageable and if it means playing the kids with a spine of senior players in the 80-150 core to guide us then so be it. Time for Cotch, Martin, Jack, and some lesser types like Ellis and Grimes and a few others to model themselves on Floss and see how he goes about it.
I could bear the floggings in 2010/11 because we were rebuilding from scratch given the retirements and the list degradation that set in by the time 2009 finished but our list is fast becoming if not already is the same failed list that tokenly made a finals series for the first time in a decade and if 2020 odd is the next time we make it because history is repeating and the same mistakes are being made then everybody in the club should be ashamed of this.
How can Port do it and overtake us and Bulldogs start a rebuild 2 years after us yet bear fruit against us already whilst we claim we are finals bound and get an 11 goal flogging from the reigning premier whom we beat by 62 and 41 points the last two times we met. Mindset and garbage planning, list management, coaching agendas and personnel selection in the team 22 has negated any opportunity we have had to build on the last four years of significant on and off field productivity and improvement.
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I got home tonight and said to my significant other that although I was angry I was also relieved.
Relieved because now the season is shot, I don't have to invest in the emotional rollover coaster ride anymore that is the RFC. I don't have to care, don't have to do much at all.
Club doesn't give a stuff about us. Because if they I'd they wouldn't come out with the spin.
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Spin which I must say right at the minute is worse than anything we got during the Wallace era and let's be honest we got some ripper junk back then.
I've been patient, I've been loyal, so bloody loyal.
But seriously to have our Coach and GM of footy say that we are a better side this year is insulting to me and the other 63k+ folks who've handed over their hard earned to this club.
To have to sit through seeing the same old favourites getting games when they don't deserve them is not only disgraceful but insulting.
As it stands after today's insipid display the RFC doesn't deserve our loyalty.
2014 is shaping up as the year the RFC went backwards to the place I thought we had left behind
That's how I felt today watching the game. The realisation that we have been duped into thinking that this was the real deal was quite deflating. But my main beef is that they want our support but can't be up front with the truth. The injury list is one such example.
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That's how I felt today watching the game. The realisation that we have been duped into thinking that this was the real deal was quite deflating. But my main beef is that they want our support but can't be up front with the truth. The injury list is one such example.
Yep, exactly
Then throw in this weeks "we're a better side" rubbish and you have people so disillusioned that the Club now faces a crisis that they are unlikely to acknowledge even exists. And I am not talking about the on field either
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Carlton has started winning.
The Headlines 'Crisis at Punt Road' are coming this week.
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WP who is the GM who made comments
Thought it was only our coach
Back to being a laughing stock again. So many messages tonight from mates not so much about the loss but more about that pathetic comment
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Carlton has started winning.
The Headlines 'Crisis at Punt Road' are coming this week.
Blow torch will be on us this week and rightly so.
No one expected them to win but it was the lack of effort and the woeful game style that's the most frustrating, disappointing and annoying thing
Club deserves everything it cops this week
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Where is that guy with the chicken poo when you need him…. :pray
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WP who is the GM who made comments
Thought it was only our coach
Back to being a laughing stock again. So many messages tonight from mates not so much about the loss but more about that pathetic comment
It was Dan Richardson GM of Football
He was guest speaker at the Inner Sanctum (coterie group) pre match function today
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WP who is the GM who made comments
Thought it was only our coach
Back to being a laughing stock again. So many messages tonight from mates not so much about the loss but more about that pathetic comment
It was Dan Richardson GM of Football
He was guest speaker at the Inner Sanctum (coterie group) pre match function today
Sorry to ask again but are you saying he echoed those same comments today in that we are a better side
Surely not
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WP who is the GM who made comments
Thought it was only our coach
Back to being a laughing stock again. So many messages tonight from mates not so much about the loss but more about that pathetic comment
It was Dan Richardson GM of Football
He was guest speaker at the Inner Sanctum (coterie group) pre match function today
Sorry to ask again but are you saying he echoed those same comments today in that we are a better side
Surely not
It's called towing the party line….
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We can still build on 3/4 of our list but we must delist most of the rejects we brought in who all lack skill, pace and or composure. A good clean out of about 10 players is a must.
Petterd
Grigg
Thomas
Morris
Stephenson
Newman
King
Williams
Edwards
Must all be shown the door. Ridiculous that we could have half a dozen good kids on the list already
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WP who is the GM who made comments
Thought it was only our coach
Back to being a laughing stock again. So many messages tonight from mates not so much about the loss but more about that pathetic comment
It was Dan Richardson GM of Football
He was guest speaker at the Inner Sanctum (coterie group) pre match function today
Sorry to ask again but are you saying he echoed those same comments today in that we are a better side
Surely not
Yes he did.
He tried to explain what was meant by it
Said that our results probably don't reflect it but they believe we are after side because we have better depth now, so therefore we are a better side this year compared to last year
:banghead
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WP who is the GM who made comments
Thought it was only our coach
Back to being a laughing stock again. So many messages tonight from mates not so much about the loss but more about that pathetic comment
It was Dan Richardson GM of Football
He was guest speaker at the Inner Sanctum (coterie group) pre match function today
Sorry to ask again but are you saying he echoed those same comments today in that we are a better side
Surely not
Yes he did.
He tried to explain what was meant by it
Said that our results probably don't reflect it but they believe we are after side because we have better depth now, so therefore we are a better side this year compared to last year
:banghead
What will they say when we finish 16th?
We feel that the 16th achieved this year is actually better than the 5th last year…..
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Thanks for that that intel I had no idea
What a comment.
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WP who is the GM who made comments
Thought it was only our coach
Back to being a laughing stock again. So many messages tonight from mates not so much about the loss but more about that pathetic comment
It was Dan Richardson GM of Football
He was guest speaker at the Inner Sanctum (coterie group) pre match function today
Sorry to ask again but are you saying he echoed those same comments today in that we are a better side
Surely not
It's called towing the party line….
Seeing Richardson is Dimma's boss who's doing the towing?
Scary thing is they obviously believe it
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Hardwick has always been SOFT towards the players and plays favourites!
His game plan is the issue!
Our players don't believe in the game plan and style!
Our attack is horrible!
Against Collingwood, we kicked 3 goals up till 3QT.
Today it was 4 up till 3QT!
For a team that finished 5th on the ladder with 15 wins to a team that has no confidence and attack is hard to believe.
Our coach doesn't react to situations well. He just sticks to his plan.
He is a Spin Doctor, always has been and always will be!
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Bugger all goals against lions for the majority of the game too
A team wit seven teenagers
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I became a member in the late 90's. Was still in my early 20's then.
Back then footy was about going with my mates and hoping we would have a decent side.
Today some 17 years later I still go with my same life long mates but the thing is this. We go now to catch up away from our families to joke and laugh and keep away from our effen in laws and effen shopping centres where my hard earned seem to go spent by the other half.
RFC promote themselves as some sort of philosophy and culture based on a bygone era of success loyalty and commitment and it seems that philosophy is as tokenistic as our 3 finals series since 1982.
When I go to the footy to catch up with mates and my and my lifelong RFC primary school buddies sentiments of I have seen this all before seem to be the prevailing theme then the club needs to effen ashamed of this.
One finals app in 12 years an losing to side who finished 9th 5 games behind us is unacceptable as was today as has the last 32 years been.
Other clubs publically herald the support of their fans our club just crams down our throat we have the best song and the Punt Rd End and the best moniker and blah blah blah blah blah. How about giving us a chance to sing the song regularly not just at the start of the game when the team runs out, regularly each season.
I have not failed you RFC you have failed me and about 63500 other members and counting.
Great post.
But you have to admit the drums have made all the difference. :rollin
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The drums are the best bit. Once they stop drumming everything turns to poo.
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It's about time the blow torch be applied. The coach must take responsibility for the team going backwards......how could it go so bad......there is no where to hide now as there was no big upsets this week....we will get pummelled by Geelong and then face Melbourne and GWS......if we lose against Melbourne or GWS then the coach must go.... No point dropping the likes of Grigg, Edwards, Petterd, Chaplin as they will poison the 2's......sack them now and give the kids a go...it's bloody ground hog day again........same poo just a different tinge of brown
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All today proved yet again is despite the spin coming out of the club our lack of depth is staggering
We have 3 of our best dozen players out injured (Deledio, Rance Maric ) and clearly we haven't been able to cover them
That tells me that this recruiting of "re-cycled" or mature aged players hasn't worked
I was up in the Ponsford stand today decided to utilise my Inner Sanctum membership and our guest speaker was GM of Footy Dan Richardson who tried to explain Dimma's "we're better side this year" comment. Richardson said that although the results don't show we are a better side, we are indeed a better side because of our improved depth. At that point I will admit I switched off because I didn't believe it when he said because of what we've witnessed this year.
Hate it when we the members who pour their hard earned into this club get treated like mugs and with total disdained
Because Today was just further proof of the lack improvement and lack of depth
Sadly, for this year I'm just about over it.
Will still go every week but I am beyond caring
Will they get the same level $$ of hard earned next year? Doubt it
Spin doctors. Everyone can see something is wrong but they just talk poo. Worst thing is I'm worried they believe it. There's a difference between buttering up the fans and genuinely believing it. Worried we are leaning towards the latter.
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Carlton has started winning.
The Headlines 'Crisis at Punt Road' are coming this week.
Eddie dropped the C-bomb on Live TV. We are safe for another week. :lol :lol :lol
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The drums are the best bit. Once they stop drumming everything turns to poo.
Keep the effers drumming.
Better still bring in this son of a bitch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=keAzZdyvrvA
Build a podium for him next to the grog squad and Mic the bastard up
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Get Neil Peart.... the one from Rush that is, not the footballer. Though we could get the latter to present the former with a Richmond guernsey to wear while he peels of fills from "Tom Sawyer" and "YYZ"......
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WP who is the GM who made comments
Thought it was only our coach
Back to being a laughing stock again. So many messages tonight from mates not so much about the loss but more about that pathetic comment
It was Dan Richardson GM of Football
He was guest speaker at the Inner Sanctum (coterie group) pre match function today
Sorry to ask again but are you saying he echoed those same comments today in that we are a better side
Surely not
Yes he did.
He tried to explain what was meant by it
Said that our results probably don't reflect it but they believe we are after side because we have better depth now, so therefore we are a better side this year compared to last year
:banghead
He also turned up at 3121 as a guest speaker as well
He also said about the great improvement in Astbury
Didn't mention the other 10 players that have gone backwards
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Didn't mention the other 10 players that have gone backwards
This ^
All the money supporters have contributed to 'development' and so many players have gone backwards or stagnating it's absolutely alarming.
Just when you think we have finally turned the corner we somehow run into an oncoming bus. :-[
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Richmond FC is a boys club where mates give there mates employment when they need a job. This has been a problem for at least 20 years now and even today if people see who is who at the club the links are everywhere in terms of mates helping out mates with jobs at the football club. We are just the idiots who pay for them to take the pee out of us.
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Day after the disaster that was round 6 have to say my mood hasn't changed one iota
Put simply I'm over it, they lost me yesterday. Not because they lost, not because they didn't give a yelp.
But because of what they've spun in the media in the last week. The total lack of respect shown to members and supporters by treating them like dills has gutted me in way I've never experienced before. And that is saying something
Will keep going every week but will be going with the view of catching up with friends.
And if by some miracle we make the 8, it will only paper over the glaring cracks.
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Day after the disaster that was round 6 have to say my mood hasn't changed one iota
Put simply I'm over it, they lost me yesterday. Not because they lost, not because they didn't give a yelp.
But because of what they've spun in the media in the last week. The total lack do respect shown to members and supporters by treating them like dills has gutted me in way I've never experienced before. And that is saying something
Will keep going every week but will be going with the view of catching up with friends.
And if by some miracle we make the 8, it will only paper over the glaring cracks.
:clapping You're not alone WP. Expected to get spanked. But the presser's and all the other poo is just gutting. My concern is whether or not it is spin to try keep us happy or they genuinely believe it?
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They are like a political party with the crap they come out with.
If they want our coin, they can have it, but don't mushroom us. We know mistakes have been made in regard to football management, don't try to pass it off as anything else. We know Brett Deledio, and anyone else for that matter, takes more than one to two weeks to get over an Achilles problem, don't try to tell us otherwise. Don't tell us our money goes to us being able to compete during free agency and then recruit players no one wants, go recruit a freaking star!
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Has RFCO responded? Can't be arsed checking.
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I can tell you they are checking all the RFC Supporters sites down at the club today. They know they are in trouble. They will probably make some sort of apology to the supporters to try and limit the damage but deep down they know they have stuffed up. The recruiting philosophy has been a disaster, the fitness isnt good enough and Hardwick seems to have lost his mojo.
The rebuild has failed. Moneyball recruiting has failed. We have stacked the list with other clubs rejects and made them senior 22 players. Its the same problem, the same rubbish we have had for 34 years. The club has failed us again and they are looking down the barrel of losing 10,000-20,000 members next year. They are in crisis down their and they are doing their best to hide their failures.
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I can tell you they are checking all the RFC Supporters sites down at the club today. They know they are in trouble. They will probably make some sort of apology to the supporters to try and limit the damage but deep down they know they have stuffed up. The recruiting philosophy has been a disaster, the fitness isnt good enough and Hardwick seems to have lost his mojo.
The rebuild has failed. Moneyball recruiting has failed. We have stacked the list with other clubs rejects and made them senior 22 players. Its the same problem, the same rubbish we have had for 34 years. The club has failed us again and they are looking down the barrel of losing 10,000-20,000 members next year. They are in crisis down their and they are doing their best to hide their failures.
Other clubs rejects wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't Melbourne/Carlton/Brisbane/poo version of Port :shh
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I can tell you they are checking all the RFC Supporters sites down at the club today. They know they are in trouble. They will probably make some sort of apology to the supporters to try and limit the damage but deep down they know they have stuffed up. The recruiting philosophy has been a disaster, the fitness isnt good enough and Hardwick seems to have lost his mojo.
The rebuild has failed. Moneyball recruiting has failed. We have stacked the list with other clubs rejects and made them senior 22 players. Its the same problem, the same rubbish we have had for 34 years. The club has failed us again and they are looking down the barrel of losing 10,000-20,000 members next year. They are in crisis down their and they are doing their best to hide their failures.
Other clubs rejects wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't Melbourne/Carlton/Brisbane/poo version of Port :shh
Yes, recruiting from clubs that couldn't win a game and yet we are trying to shed our loser culture.
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Has RFCO responded? Can't be arsed checking.
It's easier if posts go to me in my thread, hence the delay.
I've read the posts. I understand people are frustrated and I get these messages when things go wrong, it's well known here I can't answer on-field issues. In regards to signing up, donating, whatever it may be, all we've ever asked of our fans is if they'd like to contribute to the footy club, purchase a membership as they are our lifeblood. If they don't want to purchase a membership, that's fine as well.
If they want to contribute more than a membership through donation, that is sensational, but it's up to the individual.
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I can tell you they are checking all the RFC Supporters sites down at the club today. They know they are in trouble. They will probably make some sort of apology to the supporters to try and limit the damage but deep down they know they have stuffed up. The recruiting philosophy has been a disaster, the fitness isnt good enough and Hardwick seems to have lost his mojo.
The rebuild has failed. Moneyball recruiting has failed. We have stacked the list with other clubs rejects and made them senior 22 players. Its the same problem, the same rubbish we have had for 34 years. The club has failed us again and they are looking down the barrel of losing 10,000-20,000 members next year. They are in crisis down their and they are doing their best to hide their failures.
It's actually business as usual, another game to prepare for, a new community partnerships to announce as we have earlier this morning. It was a bad loss yesterday obviously, and the coach has acknowledged that, but like any other business we move on to the next thing.
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how about someone from the club comes on here and discusses our on field concerns. You would think thats the least they can do when thousands of dollars from the club coffers, comes from the members of this website.
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^^yes please.
No chance but.
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"....all we've ever asked of our fans is if they'd like to contribute to the footy club"
Trouble is it seems its only the fans, and I assume the volunteers, that consistently contribute to the footy club.
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I can tell you they are checking all the RFC Supporters sites down at the club today. They know they are in trouble. They will probably make some sort of apology to the supporters to try and limit the damage but deep down they know they have stuffed up. The recruiting philosophy has been a disaster, the fitness isnt good enough and Hardwick seems to have lost his mojo.
The rebuild has failed. Moneyball recruiting has failed. We have stacked the list with other clubs rejects and made them senior 22 players. Its the same problem, the same rubbish we have had for 34 years. The club has failed us again and they are looking down the barrel of losing 10,000-20,000 members next year. They are in crisis down their and they are doing their best to hide their failures.
It's actually business as usual, another game to prepare for, a new community partnerships to announce as we have earlier this morning. It was a bad loss yesterday obviously, and the coach has acknowledged that, but like any other business we move on to the next thing.
and thats one of the problems at Punt Road, all you blokes "like to move on" to the next week but you guys never fix the problems that exist at any one point of time.
As for business as usual, I know that alot of RFC people their today have been looking at the sites and discussing the contents. You guys may not like what we say but we can see straight through the crap. Ill give you some free advice, THE CLUB NEEDS TO STOP THE SPIN AND TAKING THE pee OUT OF THE SUPPORTERS! What the hell was the article today 'TIGERS READY TO RUN" ... WHAT A JOKE! The season started weeks ago not now.
The administration NEED TO look at fixing the problems and fixing the philosophy of the joint rather than just going about their job as "business as usual" The problems are many and they are deeply entrenched in the recruiting policies, the fitness regime and how our players are playing the game.
THE CLUB NEEDS TO STOP SPINNING AND PEDDLING CRAP IN THE MEDIA! THE SUPPORTERS ARE SICK OF IT!
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It's actually business as usual, another game to prepare for, a new community partnerships to announce as we have earlier this morning. It was a bad loss yesterday obviously, and the coach has acknowledged that, but like any other business we move on to the next thing.
For the sake of my my extremely frail sanity with regard to the RFC I wont even go near our latest "community partnership" announced this morning.
It is staggering to say the least .... :banghead
And I will leave it at that
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Cut the cheese RFC_Offal. Make a mule account already and come bag the club :cheers Then you could quote yourself and bag yourself too :shh
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I can tell you they are checking all the RFC Supporters sites down at the club today. They know they are in trouble. They will probably make some sort of apology to the supporters to try and limit the damage but deep down they know they have stuffed up. The recruiting philosophy has been a disaster, the fitness isnt good enough and Hardwick seems to have lost his mojo.
The rebuild has failed. Moneyball recruiting has failed. We have stacked the list with other clubs rejects and made them senior 22 players. Its the same problem, the same rubbish we have had for 34 years. The club has failed us again and they are looking down the barrel of losing 10,000-20,000 members next year. They are in crisis down their and they are doing their best to hide their failures.
It's actually business as usual, another game to prepare for, a new community partnerships to announce as we have earlier this morning. It was a bad loss yesterday obviously, and the coach has acknowledged that, but like any other business we move on to the next thing.
Of couurse it is look for new members whilst burning 63K of members year in year out. I read this at work and was suitably disgusted.
Whilst looking at different forms of revenue is good we are the RICHMOND FOOTBALL CLUB and we attempt tp play football you all at the RFC live and die by the job the club does on field. Ultimately. I could not give a rats fat clacker about charity this and charity that and what have you timed perfectly as a goofd time story after a 66 point loss to the reigning premier with an upcoming game against a side we have not been on the same planet with for 8 seasons.
Furthermore the club in 2010 released its manifesto of 3-0-75 which we have shockingly fallen short of bc last yr as far as I am concerned was a finals failure given we lost to a team that didn't qualify on merit the debt well Dimma's asking me if he's giving 100% and we are only at 63 K members and come to a halt due to thie apparent malaise the club invariably goes through.
What is good business practice is keep the money you have the members and grow from there not serve up this slop and slurry that is coming out of the club because after all we are the lifeblood of this footy club and have come to the aid of it both in 1990 and wit the FTF. We are the lifeblood and we deserve better than this. But hey its the RFC of course we'll sugar coat everything until it is time to rattle the cans and call the members for contributions and donations by phone, email and every other means possible all for a tokenistic finals app once decade since the 1980's.
Hey the 6 yr old kid in Pakenham wants to wear the jumper so we offer him one or we cajole his mate to wear one and we'll plant a tree at his school and get some player(s to come out and tell him how to be a seagull or whatever but hey that's ok because the bloke growing up in Prhran, South Yarra, Richmond, Oakleigh, Clifton Hill who has gone for years and years and all the contributions he/she makes is seen with a lack of emotion.
32 years is enough. it was 22 after Spud, 27 after Frawley and the way ings are going will be 33 under Wallace yes RFC official that's the attitude we succeed together but when we fail I'm not in at area I'm not responsible yet just over the road Hawthorn from the bootstudder to the jock strap cleaner to the CEO everyone is just as important and hence in the time of our malaise they have overtaken us in flags and continue to reinvent themselves as a progressive, modern, relevant, up to date sporting club with success and wealth.
Yes we are all innocent at RFC it wasn't i an Wilson or Graeme Richmond it was someone else and the chain gets bigger and bigger and the responsibility of helping the club falls on to the member time and time again. If the government fails we vote another one in, if staples are high we complain, if petrol and taxes are high we are entitled to complain yet when a club has failed for 32 years and the slurry that comes from the coaches and Dan's mouth is what the club thinks given these men are the face of the club then as members and supporters and hopefull people wishing to see a flag in their lifetime to go with the faded memories of 1980 when I was a young 5 year old then you are bloody right I have a right to object to this bs.
When these older fans who saw the success from 67-80 start passing bc of their age has the club implemented a plan to ensure family members continue the loyal support or is our membership base going to decline further as it did in 2007-08 and 2010 most recently when the fans had had enough and were emotionless towards a club who had offered them noting but the odd player who we labelled a superstar well Richo was a gun.
I can remember times in the late 80's and early 90's playing in front of 10000 crowds and occasionally less something Melbourne has played in front of in recent years but hey I guess we'll come up in marketing with another gimmick that will take four to five years to come to fruition but by then hey we'll remain fiscal for a few years after that before the nut bags start dropping manure or spitting at coaches but hey we are the RFC.
One official says its not my fault the bloke who heads that dept has a PHD in gonad scratching and I have a PHD in bum scratching and I aint going to tell anyone how to scratch. To all te apologists if your happy with what is being served up and feel you don't need to do anything because its all fine then that is great but many of us want to see success at the club.
If Benny is being interviewed by the AFL for the CEO job then say it. He's entitled to it but we are also entitled to know. Honesty and transparency is the lifeblood of good relations between the club and fans. If Lids has an achilles problem that is long term put him on the LTIL and promote Miles no point breaking him for the sake of the 20 members tat might sign on between now and the 30th June. Same with Maric and other injured players.
This club treats us all with disdain and disrespect and then we get to matchday where we get slaughtered by a better side a side that according to the 3-0-75 manifesto we should be beating same with the Cats this week but hey offer a fan who wants a reserved seat membership upgrade a discounted rate because the skata has hit the fan whilst i pay full price because the club is full of snake oil in November and December.
Enough is enough this club owes its members and coteries better and if what I am saying hurts you as an employee then good and if this will be read or passed on to anyone else in the RFC whether off or on field staff even better I think I lay in the majority of disgruntled fans and rather than PM you to your inbox where the conversation would remain discreet and quiet I felt it was important to voice my concerns and those that have been echoed by others who seem to get stonewalled continually by the RFC and are being left disgruntled, emotionless and extremely unhappy with the results so far.
Regards
Richmond Member and Coterie Member member for over 15 years and born in an RFC Premiership Year when we were the best footy side in the land.
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Has RFCO responded? Can't be arsed checking.
It's easier if posts go to me in my thread, hence the delay.
I've read the posts. I understand people are frustrated and I get these messages when things go wrong, it's well known here I can't answer on-field issues. In regards to signing up, donating, whatever it may be, all we've ever asked of our fans is if they'd like to contribute to the footy club, purchase a membership as they are our lifeblood. If they don't want to purchase a membership, that's fine as well.
If they want to contribute more than a membership through donation, that is sensational, but it's up to the individual.
i was only joking. Didn't expect you to reply to a vent thread. But seems you're here, People are just sick of Hardwick saying poo like "we are better than last year" "we are a 6/10" now we are up to making injury excuses. We are being treated like we are stupid and that's what's frustrating.
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what l want to know RFCO is how does a spud like Shane Edwards gets a game every week when he is a spud. he has never played more than 2 good games in what 8 years but we let a player like Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards. Explain to me how a player who wanted more years than the club wanted to give him who is playing a good brand of footy is let go when Edwards is a rag doll turnover squib :banghead
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That's the thing - we're sick of spin, enough is enough. For example - Its already been touched on by a few supporters.
Lid's Achilles, now that was never going to be a week or 2, we all know that, it was always going to be at least a month, same with the Rance injury, 2 weeks for a fracture? comeon.. but the way we see it(perhaps cynically), is the club wont admit that so that it doesn't have an affect on membership, Is that correct? If so you blokes are taking the pee out of your supporters. If not, then why the need for the smoke and mirrors? Surely its not to hide it from opposition sides? They all have regular spies watching everyone, they'll know quickly enough when the said players will be due back by watching their rehab and then again when they join in full scale training again.
I wont go on about the players that seem to have more than 9 lives and are continually the first picked on the teamsheet when most of us clearly see they consistently let themselves and the team down in big moment games over and over again. That's Dimmas call and his career will live or die by his own sword. Theres a lot of disenchantment bc we're just sick of the spin. You don't need to sell it, we're already here and have been, through thick and thin, show us a bit more respect - sometimes less said is better instead of saying what you guys think we want to hear. This week I don't want to hear we're going to do this and we're going to do that, just play a straight bat and SHOW US what you've done instead of telling what you will do yet never do...
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:clapping
Enough is enough. I'm worried the club just write is off as a bad day and "bin it"
Maybe it's not spin? Maybe they genuinely believe they are good?
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That's a scary thought...
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what l want to know RFCO is how does a spud like Shane Edwards gets a game every week when he is a spud. he has never played more than 2 good games in what 8 years but we let a player like Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards. Explain to me how a player who wanted more years than the club wanted to give him who is playing a good brand of footy is let go when Edwards is a rag doll turnover squib :banghead
Worst player I've seen player 100 games for the RFC and I really mean that
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I can tell you they are checking all the RFC Supporters sites down at the club today. They know they are in trouble. They will probably make some sort of apology to the supporters to try and limit the damage but deep down they know they have stuffed up. The recruiting philosophy has been a disaster, the fitness isnt good enough and Hardwick seems to have lost his mojo.
The rebuild has failed. Moneyball recruiting has failed. We have stacked the list with other clubs rejects and made them senior 22 players. Its the same problem, the same rubbish we have had for 34 years. The club has failed us again and they are looking down the barrel of losing 10,000-20,000 members next year. They are in crisis down their and they are doing their best to hide their failures.
It's actually business as usual, another game to prepare for, a new community partnerships to announce as we have earlier this morning. It was a bad loss yesterday obviously, and the coach has acknowledged that, but like any other business we move on to the next thing.
Of couurse it is look for new members whilst burning 63K of members year in year out. I read this at work and was suitably disgusted.
Whilst looking at different forms of revenue is good we are the RICHMOND FOOTBALL CLUB and we attempt tp play football you all at the RFC live and die by the job the club does on field. Ultimately. I could not give a rats fat clacker about charity this and charity that and what have you timed perfectly as a goofd time story after a 66 point loss to the reigning premier with an upcoming game against a side we have not been on the same planet with for 8 seasons.
Furthermore the club in 2010 released its manifesto of 3-0-75 which we have shockingly fallen short of bc last yr as far as I am concerned was a finals failure given we lost to a team that didn't qualify on merit the debt well Dimma's asking me if he's giving 100% and we are only at 63 K members and come to a halt due to thie apparent malaise the club invariably goes through.
What is good business practice is keep the money you have the members and grow from there not serve up this slop and slurry that is coming out of the club because after all we are the lifeblood of this footy club and have come to the aid of it both in 1990 and wit the FTF. We are the lifeblood and we deserve better than this. But hey its the RFC of course we'll sugar coat everything until it is time to rattle the cans and call the members for contributions and donations by phone, email and every other means possible all for a tokenistic finals app once decade since the 1980's.
Hey the 6 yr old kid in Pakenham wants to wear the jumper so we offer him one or we cajole his mate to wear one and we'll plant a tree at his school and get some player(s to come out and tell him how to be a seagull or whatever but hey that's ok because the bloke growing up in Prhran, South Yarra, Richmond, Oakleigh, Clifton Hill who has gone for years and years and all the contributions he/she makes is seen with a lack of emotion.
32 years is enough. it was 22 after Spud, 27 after Frawley and the way ings are going will be 33 under Wallace yes RFC official that's the attitude we succeed together but when we fail I'm not in at area I'm not responsible yet just over the road Hawthorn from the bootstudder to the jock strap cleaner to the CEO everyone is just as important and hence in the time of our malaise they have overtaken us in flags and continue to reinvent themselves as a progressive, modern, relevant, up to date sporting club with success and wealth.
Yes we are all innocent at RFC it wasn't i an Wilson or Graeme Richmond it was someone else and the chain gets bigger and bigger and the responsibility of helping the club falls on to the member time and time again. If the government fails we vote another one in, if staples are high we complain, if petrol and taxes are high we are entitled to complain yet when a club has failed for 32 years and the slurry that comes from the coaches and Dan's mouth is what the club thinks given these men are the face of the club then as members and supporters and hopefull people wishing to see a flag in their lifetime to go with the faded memories of 1980 when I was a young 5 year old then you are bloody right I have a right to object to this bs.
When these older fans who saw the success from 67-80 start passing bc of their age has the club implemented a plan to ensure family members continue the loyal support or is our membership base going to decline further as it did in 2007-08 and 2010 most recently when the fans had had enough and were emotionless towards a club who had offered them noting but the odd player who we labelled a superstar well Richo was a gun.
I can remember times in the late 80's and early 90's playing in front of 10000 crowds and occasionally less something Melbourne has played in front of in recent years but hey I guess we'll come up in marketing with another gimmick that will take four to five years to come to fruition but by then hey we'll remain fiscal for a few years after that before the nut bags start dropping manure or spitting at coaches but hey we are the RFC.
One official says its not my fault the bloke who heads that dept has a PHD in gonad scratching and I have a PHD in bum scratching and I aint going to tell anyone how to scratch. To all te apologists if your happy with what is being served up and feel you don't need to do anything because its all fine then that is great but many of us want to see success at the club.
If Benny is being interviewed by the AFL for the CEO job then say it. He's entitled to it but we are also entitled to know. Honesty and transparency is the lifeblood of good relations between the club and fans. If Lids has an achilles problem that is long term put him on the LTIL and promote Miles no point breaking him for the sake of the 20 members tat might sign on between now and the 30th June. Same with Maric and other injured players.
This club treats us all with disdain and disrespect and then we get to matchday where we get slaughtered by a better side a side that according to the 3-0-75 manifesto we should be beating same with the Cats this week but hey offer a fan who wants a reserved seat membership upgrade a discounted rate because the skata has hit the fan whilst i pay full price because the club is full of snake oil in November and December.
Enough is enough this club owes its members and coteries better and if what I am saying hurts you as an employee then good and if this will be read or passed on to anyone else in the RFC whether off or on field staff even better I think I lay in the majority of disgruntled fans and rather than PM you to your inbox where the conversation would remain discreet and quiet I felt it was important to voice my concerns and those that have been echoed by others who seem to get stonewalled continually by the RFC and are being left disgruntled, emotionless and extremely unhappy with the results so far.
Regards
Richmond Member and Coterie Member member for over 15 years and born in an RFC Premiership Year when we were the best footy side in the land.
When we were kids Don our club was a working class club with working class traditions and philosophies, It was a club where hard work and commitment and loyalty were important. With real Richmond when people like the late Ray Dunne was the President and later Hafey was Coach, Wilson and Richmond as administrators made mistakes, but they also delivered the ultimate glory. They were Richmond. They were working class Yellow & Black. Where the players were hard working people who worked other jobs to make a living but they loved footy and they wanted to be successful as footballers playing for Richmond. Now 90% of our playing list dont give a stuff. Its just a job for them thats all.
From what I understand, Administration wise our today club is full of middle class yuppies who have no understanding of what it means to be Richmond. Working at Richmond FC is just a job for them. In the main they have no emotional attachment to Richmond. For them Richmond is just a place where they work, and get paid handsomely to do so.
What it boils down to is basically they dont give a stuff. The culture and philosophies of the joint are completely up the creek.
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Isn't rfc offal just a media dude lol at 2 rfc offal
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Isn't rfc offal just a media dude lol at 2 rfc offal
Yep ;D
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Poor guy has to put up with our poo. Ultimately the players are letting him down because he has to read our venting. :lol
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I heard they draw straws in the office when it's time for someone to log into OER. The loser generally gets a pro zac prescription and a long weekend.
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:lol
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I can tell you they are checking all the RFC Supporters sites down at the club today. They know they are in trouble. They will probably make some sort of apology to the supporters to try and limit the damage but deep down they know they have stuffed up. The recruiting philosophy has been a disaster, the fitness isnt good enough and Hardwick seems to have lost his mojo.
The rebuild has failed. Moneyball recruiting has failed. We have stacked the list with other clubs rejects and made them senior 22 players. Its the same problem, the same rubbish we have had for 34 years. The club has failed us again and they are looking down the barrel of losing 10,000-20,000 members next year. They are in crisis down their and they are doing their best to hide their failures.
It's actually business as usual, another game to prepare for, a new community partnerships to announce as we have earlier this morning. It was a bad loss yesterday obviously, and the coach has acknowledged that, but like any other business we move on to the next thing.
This club treats us all with disdain and disrespect and then we get to matchday where we get slaughtered by a better side a side that according to the 3-0-75 manifesto we should be beating same with the Cats this week but hey offer a fan who wants a reserved seat membership upgrade a discounted rate because the skata has hit the fan whilst i pay full price because the club is full of snake oil in November and December.
Enough is enough this club owes its members and coteries better and if what I am saying hurts you as an employee then good and if this will be read or passed on to anyone else in the RFC whether off or on field staff even better I think I lay in the majority of disgruntled fans and rather than PM you to your inbox where the conversation would remain discreet and quiet I felt it was important to voice my concerns and those that have been echoed by others who seem to get stonewalled continually by the RFC and are being left disgruntled, emotionless and extremely unhappy with the results so far.
Regards
Richmond Member and Coterie Member member for over 15 years and born in an RFC Premiership Year when we were the best footy side in the land.
Your right mate. This club don't give a poo about us.
They continually make the same mistakes and the cycle starts all over again.
The coach comes in with high expectations and very high standards of achievement but even a successful bloke like Dimma is not immune to the disease ingrained in the walls & fibers of the club.
He was an uncompromising tough player and from everything he promised when he arrived we all thought he might be the one.
But the poor bastard has the bug. He can't see the gross inadequacies at the club. He talked big talk early but offers excuses when they can't perform.
"If you can't win your own ball you won't be wearing the Richmond jumper".
B. U. L. L. S. H. I. T.
Richmond don't demand success and the standards of achievement are miles behind the successful clubs. They rate themselves too high. Do backflips at one finals appearance.
The heads swell too large, the egos are too big. Its a prima donnas paradise.
They don't even know how to stick up for one another, something Dimma I'm sure prided himself on when he played. They are stagnant, scared and boring.
Every club knows them as the egg club because they have thin shells and are SOFT!
Dimma has become as deluded as the rest of them. He'll be another former Richmond coaching failure.
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what l want to know RFCO is how does a spud like Shane Edwards gets a game every week when he is a spud. he has never played more than 2 good games in what 8 years but we let a player like Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards. Explain to me how a player who wanted more years than the club wanted to give him who is playing a good brand of footy is let go when Edwards is a rag doll turnover squib :banghead
Worst player I've seen player 100 games for the RFC and I really mean that
I agree - and that includes Tambling, in fact even if Hyde had managed 7 more games Edwards would still be the worst ....hell the bloke even makes me remember Pettifer more fondly than I should.
But then we are the club that gave Tivendale 180 games and consider Joel Bowden and Wayne Campbell "legends"....
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I remember watching the pre season games thinking we were on track for another successful year.. Are rance and Deledio really that important, Maric didn't even play all pre season. I think the opening loss to Gold Coast really f'ed us up for the rest of the year.. Confidence started to slip.. Doubt crept in ... Look at us now.
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I heard they draw straws in the office when it's time for someone to log into OER. The loser generally gets a pro zac prescription and a long weekend.
:lol :lol
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I remember watching the pre season games thinking we were on track for another successful year.. Are rance and Deledio really that important, Maric didn't even play all pre season. I think the opening loss to Gold Coast really f'ed us up for the rest of the year.. Confidence started to slip.. Doubt crept in ... Look at us now.
We lost to Melbourne in the pre-season and Deledio absolutely torched the Pies in that game. Essendon are complete poo as well.
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I'm so over RFC I can't be bothered posting something constructive.
Good on RFCO for at least replying but ge whizz some personality or empathy behind the post wouldn't go astray. Supporters are bleeding.
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Exactly Pope
Email sent to hardwick, and gale have been unanswered
Typical and gutless, but happy to take my family's 4 memberships each year and use it pay Edwards and the rest of the hacks
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Exactly Pope
Email sent to hardwick, and gale have been unanswered
Typical and gutless, but happy to take my family's 4 memberships each year and use it pay Edwards and the rest of the hacks
What did you email them about?
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Exactly Pope
Email sent to hardwick, and gale have been unanswered
Typical and gutless, but happy to take my family's 4 memberships each year and use it pay Edwards and the rest of the hacks
It takes time to answer 63,000 emails. :shh
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Exactly Pope
Email sent to hardwick, and gale have been unanswered
Typical and gutless, but happy to take my family's 4 memberships each year and use it pay Edwards and the rest of the hacks
It takes time to answer 63,000 emails. :shh
didnt take Miller too long time to answer mine whenever i emailed him in the Wallet era, once was after the geelong thrashing as well. I respect him for at least getting back to me
Tigs i was measured like i was with the above fella and i just asked what everyone else has been thinking.
Asked for an explanation as to why edwards and newman are getting game time.
How are we exactly better than last year and not to include Astbury or griffiths in their reasoning.
I mentioned what really annoys me the most about our club in the last 12 months is the recruitment of Graham, the non replacement of our only fast runner in white and the worst decision of the year for mine, the selection of Matt Thomas ahead of Miles.
Fair to say i will never get a response to any of my emails as they are too busy counting our money.
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Some pretty valid questions. :clapping
I don't expect you to get an answer though. :banghead
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I agree - and that includes Tambling, in fact even if Hyde had managed 7 more games Edwards would still be the worst ....hell the bloke even makes me remember Pettifer more fondly than I should.
But then we are the club that gave Tivendale 180 games and consider Joel Bowden and Wayne Campbell "legends"....
Joel Bowden & Wayne Campbell were All Australian players NOT PICKED BY RICHMOND SELECTORS so that speaks enough for them as players in our crap era's
l'm surprised Richmond supporters look down on them as anything but great players of our club. In fact l admire them more for being picked by the Australian selectors as the whole football community thought our club was trash & still does.
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
The inaugaral Brad Ottens award for the player most likely to leave and win a premiership at another club.
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
19th ;D
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
19th ;D
Seems White is another who's legend has grown in his absence.
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
19th ;D
Seems White is another who's legend has grown in his absence.
....or his presence at Port that's there for everyone to see....
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
19th ;D
Seems White is another who's legend has grown in his absence.
....or his presence at Port that's there for everyone to see....
I remember when DRod started like a gun at Port too.
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
19th ;D
Seems White is another who's legend has grown in his absence.
....or his presence at Port that's there for everyone to see....
I remember when DRod started like a gun at Port too.
You mean before he did his knee again?
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
19th ;D
Seems White is another who's legend has grown in his absence.
most players do have a good year after they leave a club. money runs out if they fail ;D
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
He won the Most improved Award
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send the 95 theses from the hawthorn thread
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
He won the Most improved Award
spoiling my fun WP ;D
But yes he was & it stumbles me how we let someone who is showing improvement to leave the club when we put up with other spuds.
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
19th ;D
Seems White is another who's legend has grown in his absence.
....or his presence at Port that's there for everyone to see....
I remember when DRod started like a gun at Port too.
I remember a certian poster on here pumping up Raines tyres as someone who was going to play in many finals series
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
19th ;D
Seems White is another who's legend has grown in his absence.
....or his presence at Port that's there for everyone to see....
I remember when DRod started like a gun at Port too.
I remember a certian poster on here pumping up Raines tyres as someone who was going to play in many finals series
Geoff was a fantastic centreman in a premiership side Chucky! :whistle
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
He won the Most improved Award
spoiling my fun WP ;D
But yes he was & it stumbles me how we let someone who is showing improvement to leave the club when we put up with other spuds.
someone decided he was replaceable. We got Banfield.
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Matty White go to another club after finishing in our top awards.
What award did White win last year?
19th ;D
Seems White is another who's legend has grown in his absence.
....or his presence at Port that's there for everyone to see....
I remember when DRod started like a gun at Port too.
I remember a certian poster on here pumping up Raines tyres as someone who was going to play in many finals series
Yes me
Watched Andrew last Friday Night
Come Brownlow Night Round 6 Saints vs Brisbane
2 Votes A.Raines
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Not sure if the club will ever recover from losing Raines
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Not sure if the club will ever recover from losing Raines
ffs even coach can see it. :banghead
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Not sure if the club will ever recover from losing Raines
Pity he has got knee issues since he left punt rd
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Not sure if the club will ever recover from losing Raines
Pity he has got knee issues since he left punt rd
Solid tagger. Wish him the best and I mean that sincerely.
Your man Jay Schulz is a star.
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I just can't keep up with all the new threads and new posts about how crap we are, I agree with most of them but god, how many years have we beaten ourself up about it. Week after week, day after day, year after year. We should all just give it away until the Tiges can be as bothered as us... :'(
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I just can't keep up with all the new threads and new posts about how crap we re, I agree with most of them but god, how many years have we beaten ourself up about it. Week after week, day after day, year after year. We should all just give it away until the Tiges can be as bothered as us... :'(
:clapping
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Raines is no worse than 15 blokes on our list.
Would rather see Raines than someone like effing Petterd.
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Raines is no worse than 15 blokes on our list.
Would rather see Raines than someone like effing Petterd.
Until he was actually in our side and then he would be crucified, castrated and minced and diced and put in the poo truck ready for dumping
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Come on now guys, Rainesy is a poo truck. Look elsewhere please.
Matty White is the disappointment. He had his first decent season with us and then we was out the door.
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I am not sure why we keep talking about players like Raines that left the club eons ago, we may as well talk about Ottens again or old mate that went to the Crows and played a million games...... :-\
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Ottens is a gimp
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Not sure if the club will ever recover from losing Raines
Pity he has got knee issues since he left punt rd
Solid tagger. Wish him the best and I mean that sincerely.
Your man Jay Schulz is a star.
Schulz was the one that left that is a disgrace to our club's development at the time.
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Let's just say the Jay Schulz has matured greatly since leaving Punt Rd
End of story
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Let's just say the Jay Schulz has matured greatly since leaving Punt Rd
End of story
Jay has said more than once that leaving Richmond was an awakening for him. He realised that he had to lift his act and standards and work harder.
My question is, why didn't we have those high standards as an absolute minimum at the club for all players to achieve?
Therein lies the entire problem of what we all call the RFC!
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Let's just say the Jay Schulz has matured greatly since leaving Punt Rd
End of story
Jay has said more than once that leaving Richmond was an awakening for him. He realised that he had to lift his act and standards and work harder.
My question is, why didn't we have those high standards as an absolute minimum at the club for all players to achieve?
Therein lies the entire problem of what we all call the RFC!
a lot of issues with the club mate but for me this is the biggest problem with our club.
Standards are not high and our coaching staff are not respected, hence why you see one handed attempts at tackling, players not manning up at defensive kick ins and above all else big calls not made on the same hacks every week. How is that demanding excellence, someone explain that to me.
Dimma is their friend, the bloke they crack jokes with, the bloke whose mum brings dinner over, you know the Spud Frawley type.
I agree with previous posts and for me when the season is well and truly over i couldnt care less where they finish, in fact would rather near the bottom so heads will roll in all departments at the footy club, from T Clarke to Blair Hartley down to that boxing coach.
I am not calling for Dimmas sacking yet as the season is not over in terms of making finals. When that comes and our season is poo his career at the RFC is over and my bet is that will be around rd 5 next year.
The pressure he will face dealing with our club's early losses and dusty/cotch putting talks on hold will be the biggest scrutiny the club has faced in a while and we know how well the club handles that type of adversity.
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Did anyone one else get a phone call this morning from the club offering $200 raffle tickets.
The gall of the club. No thanks. Last year the raffle was in July/August. Shocking timing if you ask me.
No thanks. I give enough of my hard earned. Time to repay us RFC.
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Have Ross Smith sacked for starters
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Did anyone one else get a phone call this morning from the club offering $200 raffle tickets.
The gall of the club. No thanks. Last year the raffle was in July/August. Shocking timing if you ask me.
No thanks. I give enough of my hard earned. Time to repay us RFC.
No not yet but if they do they will get supporter backlash down the line ;D
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Just found out wasn't even the club ringing was an outsourcing telemarketing company who specialise in footy fundraisers. Club too gutless to speak to the fans and receive backlash from frustrated members.
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Just found out wasn't even the club ringing was an outsourcing telemarketing company who specialise in footy fundraisers. Club too gutless to speak to the fans and receive backlash from frustrated members.
Been using the telemarketing co for these raffle tickets for years now
The raffle thing is for the FTF
Haven't had the call, have always bought a ticket but wont be this year
Time for the RFC to get the message
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The best Tiger Supporters Backlash is to not give them money so freely like we all have over the years.
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Did anyone one else get a phone call this morning from the club offering $200 raffle tickets.
The gall of the club. No thanks. Last year the raffle was in July/August. Shocking timing if you ask me.
No thanks. I give enough of my hard earned. Time to repay us RFC.
Ha ha. I got that call today too.
I asked the nice girl if I could talk with Damien personally.
She said she wasn't actually from the club.
:facepalm
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Let's just say the Jay Schulz has matured greatly since leaving Punt Rd
End of story
No it's not.
The question is why he couldn't be developed properly at Tigerland when he obviously had oodles of ability.
We have had so few talls become genuine successes at Richmond over the past 30 years.
You could count them on one hand. :banghead
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Schultz was lucky he wasn't sacked after costing us the TAC sponsorship.
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Schultz was lucky he wasn't sacked after costing us the TAC sponsorship.
Bingo
And there was more
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This is really old ground but lets please remember Jay was all of 19 years old at the time of the DUI incident. It was hardly a sackable offence.
Obviously the TAC sponsorship was a very tentative one.
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This is really old ground but lets please remember Jay was all of 19 years old at the time of the DUI incident. It was hardly a sackable offence.
Obviously the TAC sponsorship was a very tentative one.
Any excuse to get away from the RFC most likely. :shh
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Schultz was lucky he wasn't sacked after costing us the TAC sponsorship.
Haha. He netted us a better sponsor and was our best young tall. If we had have sacked him he would have gone to Port and become a gun 5 years earlier than he did. Probably unlucky he didn't get sacked, he could have gone to a decent club. And as Magic has said, he was 19 at the time. Was very remorseful for his actions. In fact he never really got over it
Schultz was lucky he wasn't sacked after costing us the TAC sponsorship.
Bingo
And there was more
You are a disgrace mate. Enlighten us, what else was there? And you if you mention anything about him using a nokia instead of a motorola then you deserve a massive bitch slap. Just admit it, you were dead wrong about Jay. You hid behind your computer like a scared girl and bagged him for years. Too scared to say anything to his face. Now he's become one of the best forwards in the game you say he has matured. What a load of rubbish
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How bad would Schulz be if he stayed a Tiger lol
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How bad would Schulz be if he stayed a Tiger lol
Well he'd be playing at full back under Dimma for starters. Wingard would be in the back pocket. Gotta get that flexibility thing going. Everyone knows that.
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How bad would Schulz be if he stayed a Tiger lol
Well he'd be playing at full back under Dimma for starters. Wingard would be in the back pocket. Gotta get that flexibility thing going. Everyone knows that.
In the VFL......"Oh look it's all about structures and we think Chad just needs to work on a few little things around the defensive aspects of his game....."
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Schultz was lucky he wasn't sacked after costing us the TAC sponsorship.
Haha. He netted us a better sponsor and was our best young tall. If we had have sacked him he would have gone to Port and become a gun 5 years earlier than he did. Probably unlucky he didn't get sacked, he could have gone to a decent club. And as Magic has said, he was 19 at the time. Was very remorseful for his actions. In fact he never really got over it
I agree...but he was still fortunate to stay on the list after effectively costing the club a sponsorship regardless of what happened afterwards....it's not as if he was Richo or Nathan Brown.....or a Cloke or a Shaw and we were Eddiewood....
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I have too ask why pick "Diocletian" as a username?
:cheers
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hmm i was one who was all for cutting jay. he always showed glimpses and he always failed to find any sort of consistency.
jay himself said his woes at tigerland was not so much the club being at fault but himself.
what was needed was a change and a wake up call. i reckon the penny dropped for schulzy once he left.
if he stayed who knows i reckon sooner or later that same penny would have finally dropped.
the sad part for me in schulz is not that we let go of a chronic underperformer and that is exactly what he was. no the sad part was we got so little in return for a bloke who clearly had heaps of potenntial.
the rabble footy club really shot itself in the foot in this regard. we could have got a very good second rounder the yr before but we had a fool running the show and ended up with a jackson dud in farmer a yr later.
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Did anyone one else get a phone call this morning from the club offering $200 raffle tickets.
The gall of the club. No thanks. Last year the raffle was in July/August. Shocking timing if you ask me.
No thanks. I give enough of my hard earned. Time to repay us RFC.
Got my call yesterday. Had always bought one up until now but politely declined. Just felt a bit jaded given the less than 100% effort we have been rewarded with as supporters this season.
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Got mine. Twice.
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Got mine. Twice.
Will Dooks Splash the Cash?
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Dooks will not.
The end.
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Would seem the FTF well is starting dry up ;D
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Would seem the FTF well is starting dry up ;D
Sounds like weve spent 100% of the salary cap on guys like Hampson, Stevenson and Pettard.
They need our money to entice A graders Maxwell, Podsiadly and Mitch Clarke ::)
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Would seem the FTF well is starting dry up ;D
They are stuffing up because they're money hungry cs. Milk us for every cent and still want more = get less than you were.
Case in point is the social club, ohh I've got a good idea lets charge extra for people that want to go after the match.
Pigs, 38 year member and they are really starting yo pi55 me off.
Not trying to be any better than anyone else but if we go downhill again and the bandwagons jump off, rfc are not going to have 1/2 of the diehards that saved their rs in the first place. Disgraceful .......
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Might just end up following the vfl team, they never listen
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Would seem the FTF well is starting dry up ;D
Sounds like weve spent 100% of the salary cap on guys like Hampson, Stevenson and Pettard.
They need our money to entice A graders Maxwell, Podsiadly and Mitch Clarke ::)
I know at least 4 people personally who will not be giving the club more money next year because all they see is the club wasting money on players like Grigg and Hamson and Thomas and the other moneyball experiments. Clubs gonna get itself into trouble if they continue down this road.
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Bump
Well Mr. RFC Official, being that you cant discuss or talk about anything club, which seems to be the case with everyone there, how do we find out the next step the club is taking. Or the future of the club, the recruiting strategy, or how the hell we have ended up in the quagmire we are in and how the hell we are ever going to be successful.
What's gone wrong? Who's is accountable? Why the hell should we keep this club afloat so that we have to endure the likes of yesterday????
Get someone off their arse at the club, give us answers, solutions and a successful club!!! If people inside the club there don't have the answers then they should leave!!!!
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He has more pressing issues
Like how are they going to stop supporters opting out of there memberships that get paid monthly on there credit cards