Darren Jolly's attitude

[Mark]

Originally posted by Go Swannies
Is there more you want to tell us, Mark? It sounds like there's a story there? We promise not to tell a soul.

You know how it is, the usual story:

you go to all the games
you stick their number on your guernsey
you wear their badge
you put their poster on the wall
they sign your cap
you talk to them at aftermatches
they may even hug you

And then next time they see you its like they dont even know you !!

[Ruda Wakening]

Originally posted by Schneiderman
Ever heard of the cliche about money not being everything?

Yep, try testing it out.

Go down to any football club and offer the players half of what they're getting.

[Schneiderman]

Originally posted by Ruda Wakening
Yep, try testing it out.

Go down to any football club and offer the players half of what they're getting.

Let me see now... Kouta accepted, Hird didn't, Ottens didn't, Allen did.

Not really conclusive is it? And how many people keep working where they are even though they are underpaid? Happiness is the still key. Especially in staving off the "homesickness".

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Originally posted by Mark
You know how it is, the usual story:

you go to all the games
you stick their number on your guernsey
you wear their badge
you put their poster on the wall
they sign your cap
you talk to them at aftermatches
they may even hug you

And then next time they see you its like they dont even know you !!

You sound a bit bitter and twisted there Mark. Did one of them steal your potato from the pre-match lunch or something?

We are talking about how great it was for a player to celebrate a win with. Yet somehow both we AND him manage to get slagged in the process!

JF

[Dave]

Anyhoo...

The thread is titled "Darren Jolly's attitude"

Apparently it's good.

That is a postivive thing.

[Matt79]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
You sound a bit bitter and twisted there Mark. Did one of them steal your potato from the pre-match lunch or something?

We are talking about how great it was for a player to celebrate a win with. Yet somehow both we AND him manage to get slagged in the process!

JF

Well said JF!!

I guess Mark must remember every single person he has ever been introduced to or glanced at.

Following a football team is about having a number on your back, badge on your hat, screaming like an idiot at the umpires, sheading a tear celebrating a win and letting off steam with a bad loss. I'm proud to say I do all those things but I am NOT a self-obsessed supporter.

[Tooth Fairy]

Originally posted by JF_Bay22_SCG
You sound a bit bitter and twisted there Mark. Did one of them steal your potato from the pre-match lunch or something?

We are talking about how great it was for a player to celebrate a win with. Yet somehow both we AND him manage to get slagged in the process!

JF

Funny, but I took Mark's statement as tongue in cheek. A bit of Har Har.

[Ruda Wakening]

Originally posted by Matt79


I guess Mark must remember every single person he has ever been introduced to or glanced at.

No. They remember him.

[cressakel]

Originally posted by mocaholic
With pick 15, Melbourne picked up Lynden Dunn, from the Calder Cannons. His blurb is:
"Tall forward who presents well; is competitive and sharp around goals. Presented well across half forward in Cannons premiership side. His level 14.6 endurance result was impressive at the Draft Camp. From Mooney Valley FC."

Of course it's purely hypothetical who we would have got, but it's just something to keep in mind.

Fwiw I'm very happy with Jolley. Probably better to compare him with Andrew Erikson and James Mieklejohn rather than Dunn though - we get a game hardened ruckman, rather than two 'development' players that a) haven't made the grade as yet, or b) didn't make the grade. We could have used the three ruckman vs the Kangas - woulda bin a good way of really testing their defence.

If Lynden Dunn is from Moonee Valley FC as stated, he will not play a single game of AFL - and therefore the Swans win big time.

I am only generalising here, but Moonee Valley FC were never known for producing footballers at all, more like street drag racers, fruit & veg shop sons, clubbers, no neck bouncers, wheelers & dealers etc etc......When Angwin got sacked from Carlton last year for turning up in an unacceptable state for training, he headed straight for Moonee Valley FC, whereby he would hav blended in perfectly with the riff-raff....

Dunn will be the first and only footballer from Moonee Valley FC to play AFL.....

P.S. I got the shock of my life playing against Moonee Valley FC in Under 16's when 5-6 of the MV boys turned up driving there own cars and having full beards....

[stellation]

If the players don't clap in my direction at the end of a game I tend to be depressed for the next few days.

[Mark]

Originally posted by stellation
If the players don't clap in my direction at the end of a game I tend to be depressed for the next few days.

Have you tried painting your face or wearing a funny wig or hat ?

You can draw much more attention to yourself that way !

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by Sanecow
It's the same for me with the 's' word that gets your post deleted.

sanity?

[Sanecow]

secks.