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Re: Did Richmond play anyone today?
Ummm... no they didn't (well, not very much anyway). Dogs supporters are a quiet bunch, relatively speaking. Maybe that's where the problem is; we don't have enough ferals who will bother calling into talkback radios just to vent their fury. Too jaded after half an century of non-success? Perhaps. And if we were flogged by one of the bigger teams, the radio stations would be flooded by their supporters talking up their flag chances, not by irate Dogs fans.
You notice it is the supporters of the more historically successful teams (Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond) who get riled up when they lose, because they EXPECT success, so much so that for them, being at the bottom is always a temporary phenomenon that they know will pass, and is why Richmond supporters can't understand what's taking so long.
Dogs supporters, on the other hand, haven't even been to a Grand Final in most of our lifetimes, so for us, a stint at the top is the one that seems 'temporary', so much so that any talk of dynasties for us here seems strange and over the top. I tell you now, Carlton supporters are EXPECTING a dynasty, despite having a far inferior list.
I long for the day that we win enough that we no longer think like losers. I really do expect us to be one of the dominant sides for the next 8 - 10 years.. if we were any of the big clubs with a list and coach and board and stability like ours we would all expect nothing less; yet, the inferiority complex runs strong. Even on WOOF.
Ummm... no they didn't (well, not very much anyway). Dogs supporters are a quiet bunch, relatively speaking. Maybe that's where the problem is; we don't have enough ferals who will bother calling into talkback radios just to vent their fury. Too jaded after half an century of non-success? Perhaps. And if we were flogged by one of the bigger teams, the radio stations would be flooded by their supporters talking up their flag chances, not by irate Dogs fans.
You notice it is the supporters of the more historically successful teams (Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Richmond) who get riled up when they lose, because they EXPECT success, so much so that for them, being at the bottom is always a temporary phenomenon that they know will pass, and is why Richmond supporters can't understand what's taking so long.
Dogs supporters, on the other hand, haven't even been to a Grand Final in most of our lifetimes, so for us, a stint at the top is the one that seems 'temporary', so much so that any talk of dynasties for us here seems strange and over the top. I tell you now, Carlton supporters are EXPECTING a dynasty, despite having a far inferior list.
I long for the day that we win enough that we no longer think like losers. I really do expect us to be one of the dominant sides for the next 8 - 10 years.. if we were any of the big clubs with a list and coach and board and stability like ours we would all expect nothing less; yet, the inferiority complex runs strong. Even on WOOF.
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