Show some faith swans fans

[swansrule100]

hows hobart sydswan .? im in launceston

the swans since 1996 seem to try and top up for a premiership in the short term... I.e recruit players with the aim of getting a lfag in 2-3 years

unless theres another reason we took nick daffy and tingay

[Syd Swan]

Originally posted by DST

With Andrew Ireland in the position as director of footy and a quality young coach in Roos we might just have a one in a million chance of actually getting it right this time, but even then it may be another 3+ years before we see the work currently being done now paying off.

DST

In 3 years time who will we have left, O'loughlin, Ball, Williams, Nicks, Schauble, will more than likely be gone, Kirk, Hall, and Barry will all be on their last legs.

[Syd Swan]

Originally posted by swansrule100
hows hobart sydswan .? im in launceston

the swans since 1996 seem to try and top up for a premiership in the short term... I.e recruit players with the aim of getting a lfag in 2-3 years

unless theres another reason we took nick daffy and tingay

Beautiful sunny day down here today, around 12 degrees.

[swansrule100]

think its about 13 here today... but the suns out for a change

[footyhead]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
Because sadly at this club even when we are successful there is always the feeling that abject failure is just around the corner. JF

"... are successful...." ???..... um when was that exactly ? 1933 ?
or do you mean when ever the team finishes above the bottom half of the rest of the competition ?
we do that a lot of the time, but that is not success !

[swansrule100]

if you think in terms of premierships since 1933 we have been the least succesful side in the comp .....

[DST]

Originally posted by Syd Swan
In 3 years time who will we have left, O'loughlin, Ball, Williams, Nicks, Schauble, will more than likely be gone, Kirk, Hall, and Barry will all be on their last legs.

Yes the cupboard looks bare, but that's we were saying in 2000 when Plugger, Schwass, Kelly, Creswell and Dunkley were on their last legs.

But hey we managed to get ourselves into a preliminary final in 2004.

One would think in 3 years time the team will be built around Hall, Schuable, Goodes, Barry, Kennelly, Jude Bolton, Craig Bolton, Crouch, Matthews, Davis, Scheinder, Kirk, Doyle, James, Fosdike and Saddington.

With the new batch of youngsters such as Scheinder, Bevan, Thewlis, Malceski, Dempster, Powell, McVeigh, Willoughby, Schmidt, Erikson and that smokey all playing consistent footy.

And god knows who we may get via trading or the draft to complement the above.

DST

[sharpie]

Originally posted by DST
But hey we managed to get ourselves into a preliminary final in 2004.

Here's my useless post for the day!

DST, you been travelling back in time? You know something we dont know? Maybe you should head straight for the TAB, you'd get pretty good odds on that I reckon.

If only it comes true

[juliec]

I dont post that much and dont know a lot of football stratagies, but after last years results "which I believe the swans were wonderful and very inspiring" I do believe we did play at the top of our ability. I was hoping in the trade period we would pick up a couple of vital recruits that we just seemed to be short of last year and make us go that one step closer this year, but alas it was not to be. We definitely do need something? I know we have the basis there, so so sick of finishing middle of the ladder.

[The Boot]

Originally posted by DST
Fact is, quality players don't just materialise when we want to trade a couple of good but expendable players. All this talk of trading so and so for so and so, is a complete waste of time.

I can't stand this simplistic view that is currently being plied on this board that trading a couple of middle level players and tanking a few seasons are going to get us the premiership we all want.

... but even then it may be another 3+ years before we see the work currently being done now paying off.

Hallelujah and praise the lord .. couldn't have said it any betterer!!!

[SwansRock]

captain r u sure you are a swans supporter?????? u loser

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by stevej
JF

Being a newbie to this forum, why the thumbs down to my quote??

No, I was giving the thumbs down to all the people who constantly moan and groan on RWO after losses.

I liked your post mate. There should be more of them.

JF

PS:- It seems that even the great Jim Main doesn't like RWO because of how negative and morose some of you posters can be.