Whos heading to the rising sun to watch the game?

[swantastic]

What frigging difference does it make whether someone watches the game on TV or chooses to go to the pictures instead? None!!

There is a difference,
1)You will see the game
2)You wont.

[bedford]

You sound more like a bandwagon supporter than anybody else (I'm not saying you are, but you sound like it). Bandwagon supporters tend to be the ones who feel they have to prove themselves as REAL Swans supporters by being as one-eyed as possible, and having their lives revolve around the Swans. Real fans know the true value of footy and the Swans. When it comes down to it, people shouldn't be putting off social events to watch a Round 2 match of relatively little importance, a replay of which could be seen later anyway if need be. If you make plans for a movie with friends, and then pull out because the Swans are playing, then that's verging on sad. Sure, try to schedule around it if it doesn't put out the others too much, and if it's a final or a very important match then I guess it's not too bad, but otherwise, you can't let footy get in the way of life. I only went to one live Swans match last year, because I had things I had to do! I always made time to watch replays on Fox, and I tried to watch as many games on TV as I could, but I couldn't put life on hold every weekend.

In other words, I'd rather be considered a "soft" fan with a life than a "hard" fan without one, and I'm sure Scott would agree. We know we're real Swans fans, and we don't care if you think otherwise, because really, what the @@@@ would you know?

make no mistake i don't have to prove myself like some others,you posted the same time as me at 11.19.
sorry but i have put my life on hold for the swans for many years.
and thats me,and that dosen't mean i am having a go at anybody else,but in 2005 it was crap how many jumped on the bandwagon in vic and nsw.

[bedford]

Will make no difference to the team and no difference to whether you are a "true" supporter or bandwagoner (jeez I'm sick of that crap).

it does though if your been around for awhile

[BSA5]

make no mistake i don't have to prove myself like some others,you posted the same time as me at 11.19.
sorry but i have put my life on hold for the swans for many years.
and thats me,and that dosen't mean i am having a go at anybody else,but in 2005 it was crap how many jumped on the bandwagon in vic and nsw.

Really?

he would be one who jumped on the 2005 bandwagon

sorry about my grammer but soft fans **** me

That sounds like "having a go" to me.

It's fine if you want to dedicate a large part of your life to the Swans, but don't get pissy if others don't. It doesn't necessarily make them any less of a fan than you, it just means they also value other things highly as well, for example, going out to the movies with some friends. Sure, it's great to be able to do both, but sometimes you can't.

[elroy67]

he would be one who jumped on the 2005 bandwagon

My daughter jumped on the bandwagon in 2005.

I go easy on her because she was only 2 1/2

[goswannie14]

who was calling you soft , all i meant was don't blame antbody else and if you have 4 kids go for it but its got nothing to do with watching the bloods,youeitherwant to watch them or not.
by the way i've been through it too, including being spat at at vic park,but have scott,goswannie been through it .
it dosen't matter we are all swans,but it is frustrating only having 5 melb. games a year,so when we are able lets try and watch them,it's no good worrying about foxtell.
i'm sorry for the soft tag but at the rising sun after the flag there was a lot of bandwagons there,never saw them at vic park or the western oval where you would get surronded by ferals.

Try reading the thread "Why I follow the Swans". Some supporters were only spat on at Vic Park. You should have tried being in the cheer squad.

My daughter jumped on the bandwagon in 2005.

I go easy on her because she was only 2 1/2

Mine too, in fact she went to the GF, but hadn't been born yet as my wife was 6 months pregnant with her.

[bedford]

Really?





That sounds like "having a go" to me.

It's fine if you want to dedicate a large part of your life to the Swans, but don't get pissy if others don't. It doesn't necessarily make them any less of a fan than you, it just means they also value other things highly as well, for example, going out to the movies with some friends. Sure, it's great to be able to do both, but sometimes you can't.

fair enough

[bedford]

Try reading the thread "Why I follow the Swans". Some supporters were only spat on at Vic Park. You should have tried being in the cheer squad.

Mine too, in fact she went to the GF, but hadn't been born yet as my wife was 6 months pregnant with her.

i was in the cheer squad and on the ground.
sorry for starting this crap

[Captain]

It raises an interesting point about supporters passion for watching a Swans game and seeing how their team goes.

This time last year I was in US/Mexico for games 2,3,4 of the season and hated missing out on watching the games. Am I a bandwagoner for having a holiday during footy season?

On the other hand, I can't understand the logic of not arranging simple things like the movies etc to a different time, so that both can be done.

[CureTheSane]

Wanna come to the flicks too CTS?

Thanks Scott, raincheck.
I've got a kids' party drop off and then fix a door for my grandmother in law who recently had a hernia operation.
So one the scale of 'a good day' (Swans game,movies, helping sick family) I reside right down the bottom

The upside is that we have Mon and Tues off and there is no school to take the kids to tomorrow, so tonight we shall be opening a bottle of wine (or three)

[bedford]

It raises an interesting point about supporters passion for watching a Swans game and seeing how their team goes.

This time last year I was in US/Mexico for games 2,3,4 of the season and hated missing out on watching the games. Am I a bandwagoner for having a holiday during footy season?

On the other hand, I can't understand the logic of not arranging simple things like the movies etc to a different time, so that both can be done.

some people didn't understand what i meant about bandwagon,i was having a go at people who turned up at the rising sun the night of the flag.
i've been around a long time and there were a lot of heads never seen before and i wasn't the only one to say that at the time.
Captain your last paragraph summed up what i should have said last night.
now lets hope we smash port today

[swantastic]

It raises an interesting point about supporters passion for watching a Swans game and seeing how their team goes.

This time last year I was in US/Mexico for games 2,3,4 of the season and hated missing out on watching the games. Am I a bandwagoner for having a holiday during footy season?

On the other hand, I can't understand the logic of not arranging simple things like the movies etc to a different time, so that both can be done.

Yep,but i'd say not a real fan

I'm off to the gold coast on tuesday for 2 weeks,but the only reason i said i would go was so i can go to the GABBA game next week end.

When i come back friday week,that night i'm heading up to Sydney for the wet coke game and i cant wait.

[ScottH]

i'm not saying that but it's hard enough not being able to go and watch your team but you still have to try and watch it,not go anywhere else when the swans are playing.
sorry about my grammer but soft fans **** me

who was calling you soft ,

Um, you were, see above.

all i meant was don't blame antbody else and if you have 4 kids go for it but its got nothing to do with watching the bloods,youeitherwant to watch them or not.

Oh, I want to watch them, I don't think there has been a game on FTA TV, I've missed in the last 20 years.

by the way i've been through it too, including being spat at at vic park,but have scott,goswannie been through it .

Sounds like you've elevated yourself to hero status.
No I haven't been spat on at Vic Park. Never been there. Sorry for being a failure as a Swans supporter. Doesn't mean I didn't listen to it on the wireless, or read about it in the Sun or the Age. Doesn't mean I was anylessasupporter, than those that went to the game.

it dosen't matter we are all swans,but it is frustrating only having 5 melb. games a year,so when we are able lets try and watch them,it's no good worrying about foxtell.

*does backflip*

i'm sorry for the soft tag but at the rising sun after the flag there was a lot of bandwagons there,never saw them at vic park or the western oval where you would get surronded by ferals.

Define bandwagoner? Someone who supports when they are winning and goes away when the are losing? right?
So that means probably more than 1/2 of Melbourne based supporters are bandwagoners, they came out of the woodwork during 2005. Where were they in 1981, 1980, 1979? Jumping off the bandwagon.
So they went to a pub, to celebrate the GF win. BFD.

I'm off soon to the pics. Got my tickets already, kids are almost ready, wifes almost ready. I'll be back around 5:30pm to check out the scores.
If I'm really lucky someone may spit on me as I walk from the carpark to the cinema.

[ScottH]

It raises an interesting point about supporters passion for watching a Swans game and seeing how their team goes.

This time last year I was in US/Mexico for games 2,3,4 of the season and hated missing out on watching the games. Am I a bandwagoner for having a holiday during footy season?

On the other hand, I can't understand the logic of not arranging simple things like the movies etc to a different time, so that both can be done.

I missed a whole season in 88. Was in Europe. I'm a @@@@ing disgrace to the red and white army. So are you Captain. Shame. Shame. Shame.

[NMWBloods]

If I'm really lucky someone may spit on me as I walk from the carpark to the cinema.

If you let me know which cinema and session...