The Fickle Finger Of The Frustrated Fan

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

I think one thing people seem to be forgetting, is that things year unlike in years gone by, we supporters have had our hopes lifted by what we saw last year. Hence after bad Swans' performances, some people have been quite savage on the players and club. This season we have seen we can acheive more than turgid mediocrity, and more the most part have been unsuccessful in going beyond that (despite wins against the best teams there are, Brisbane and St Kilda). We have gotten our hopes up, and this year have higher expectations than we did last season.

I think the thing that has ticked so many people off this year is the fact that we ARE capable or beating anyone on our day, but don't.

The reasons why, well lack of form, lack of fitness for several players, injuries (see lack of fitness), and opposition coaches flooding and bringing our running game to a screaming halt with good coach (Connolly at the recent Freo match).

Now Wally's death has thrown another spanner in the works. Seriously, who know where we go from here. Your guesses are as good as mine.

AllI can say is that this season feels like 1995. And we knew what happened the next season, didn't we?

JF

[sharpie]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
AllI can say is that this season feels like 1995. And we knew what happened the next season, didn't we?

I wasnt on the scene in 1995, so all I know is the bare statistics. What makes this season feel like 1995?

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by cruiser
Sydney is a city full of people from somewhere else. I suspect that a lot of Sydney's supporters are originally from the southern states and therefore also grew up on Aussie Rules (I'm originally from Adelaide myself). It annoys the hell out of me when I hear people question the football knowledge, understanding and passion of Swans supporters. If they could hear my friends and I talking about it, they wouldn't be so dismissive.

And for one thing, don't assume that born and bred Sydneysiders don't know anything about the game either. I have followed the game and club since 1983 and have been a member since 1991 and would like to think I follow the game with the same fervour as anyone down south. Yes, we have had lots of people come on board in 1986 and later 1996. But the bandwagoners of this era are no fully fledged supporters in their own rights. Some are even starting up supporter websites here and there. LOL

Yes, we have a huge amount of people at matches who are theatre-goers. Take them to an NRL match and they'd have little more idea what was happening then at a Swans match.

The best thing about RWO is that it has started to separate the wheat from the chaff, the really passionate Sydney-based Swans supporters from those who are there for the ride, or are there for a nice night out with friends wearing designer jeans and a waist length black leather jackets. We see each other at after-matches and have become friends because of it.

Yes, the passionate Swans diehards tend to be somewhat few and far between when the crowds get bigger. But the nucleus of passion is definitely there in Sydney. We aren't Sydney's biggest drawing CLUB team for the last 9 years for nothing! In Melbourne they have always been passionate. So you just have to lead them to RWO and they will want to discuss.

It's all goode!!!!

JF

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by sharpie
I wasnt on the scene in 1995, so all I know is the bare statistics. What makes this season feel like 1995?

The inconsistant efforts. Beating the best teams (then, North, now Brisbane and St Kilda), then losing the next week to a team we should be burying. Then coming out and burying another good team the next week.

Alot of our players will be happy that the season has finished, as for some of them it is been a major disappointment (Schneider is the one who comes to mind first and foremost).

JF

[BAM_BAM]

Originally posted by ScottH
PS. was that an attempt to get the worlds longest post Bam_Bam????

Hubby's gone away again for work, so I'm home alone. I sat down with a nice glass of red and started writing and it just longer and longer ..... I finished the bottle before I finished the post

[sharpie]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
The inconsistant efforts. Beating the best teams (then, North, now Brisbane and St Kilda), then losing the next week to a team we should be burying. Then coming out and burying another good team the next week.

Alot of our players will be happy that the season has finished, as for some of them it is been a major disappointment (Schneider is the one who comes to mind first and foremost).

JF

The only problem is we might have the champion FF (well CHF at the moment), but we are lacking the champion CHB and midfielder that we had in 1995

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
The inconsistant efforts. Beating the best teams (then, North, now Brisbane and St Kilda), then losing the next week to a team we should be burying. Then coming out and burying another good team the next week.

Alot of our players will be happy that the season has finished, as for some of them it is been a major disappointment (Schneider is the one who comes to mind first and foremost).

JF

Has the season finished, with 3 rounds to go & Sep or does it feel like 1995 when we were minor premiers and after the first 3 rounds did not lose many games at all? You have got me confused JF:confused

[Schneidergirl]

Terrific post T and everyone else who posted above!

I get V angry at some of the remarks on here and swear blind that I will never come back on, but after a couple of days break, I'm back again. This community (though, frustrating sometimes) is a wonderful place!

Lets have a great last 3 weeks!

[TheHood]

I will reserve my judgement as to whether the season is lost or not come late Saturday night.

However, the biggest disappointments for me have not been certain players playing poorly, but more the tragedy of injuries sullying wonderful pre-seasons that promised so much:

Davis: Had his best pre-season ever and only ever gave us his best for the first 3 quarters of the season. Had he not got injured, we would have won that game and who knows what from there. I feel for Nick.

Schneider: Looked superb in the pre-season and had himself ready to spend a lot of time in the mid-field. All that hard pre-season training basically went to waste.

Goodes: Severely limited by 2 knee injuries that show the rumoured Brownlow Blues do exist.

O'Loughlin & Schauble: In many ways these guys are similar to our fortunes at either end of the park. The loss of these guys throughout the season and their slow returns did indeed show our lack of depth. James and Rogers did not show enough with their limited field time.

Those are my biggest disappointments and there was nothing that anyone could do about it.

[Wil]

Good post.

I think there is frustration due to expectations and injuries. As I have said I do not think there really is all that much between us competing for the top 4 than where we are now.

I still love our squad and I think Roos is doing a great job putting it together so far. Roos is still learning as a coach and in his gameplan each weak - we just have to be patient.

I did think last year was a brilliant year! We played way over our heads and with a good pre-season and some better luck with injuries we can do it again but go further next time.

[Pink_Lady]

Excellent post B_B!

I too, get frustrated when people attack certain players, ALL THE TIME, it's fine to criticise when deserved, but I believe there is such a thing as constructive criticism, and not stinging attacks, where people demean a player both on and off the field, (with comments like, If Jude looked like Jason Ball none of you would want him on the list - because, I don't think Jason Ball is bad looking )

At the end of the day, every one on here supports the swans, (albeit the trolls) and want the same thing, and that's success.

Injuries, as we all know have hampered this season, but it's not over 'til the fat lady sings .... (just ask the Kanga's )!

Anyway, good post all, and let's sit back and see what September brings - but, you got to be in it to win it!

Go Swannies!

[Mike_B]

Originally posted by BAM_BAM
Hubby's gone away again for work, so I'm home alone. I sat down with a nice glass of red and started writing and it just longer and longer ..... I finished the bottle before I finished the post

So that's the real reason you aren't at work today!!!

[BAM_BAM]

Originally posted by Mike_B
So that's the real reason you aren't at work today!!!

I had a half day annual leave, to go with my 2 other days I'm taking tomorrow and Monday.

although the snooze button did get a heavy work out this morning.

[simone]

Impressive posting BAM_BAM, wow!
I am an optimistic fan and being a supporter of the club, I can't help but be a supporter of the players. So when negativity is posted on the board targeting particular players as opposed to constructive criticism it really REALLY annoys me.

Originally posted by Schneidergirl
Terrific post T and everyone else who posted above!

I get V angry at some of the remarks on here and swear blind that I will never come back on, but after a couple of days break, I'm back again. This community (though, frustrating sometimes) is a wonderful place!

Lets have a great last 3 weeks!

Yep, you said it Schneidergirl

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by ROK Lobster
Has the season finished, with 3 rounds to go & Sep or does it feel like 1995 when we were minor premiers and after the first 3 rounds did not lose many games at all? You have got me confused JF:confused

Ah, that was 1996 mate.

JF