On football's struggle street, burning hunger still gnaws

[Bornadog]

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Well, if it's about "waiting one's turn" surely it's our turn now since we haven't actually made the big dance in 50 years.

I should have added the talent pool has also been shrunk as its spread out amongst more clubs which makes it even harder.

[LostDoggy]

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Quite painful to read it in black and white! Not really a cheery thought for someone who wants to be positive, and always "see the glass as half full!" OMG, I hope we can change this soon.........sigh, I want to see a premiership before I die!

[Doc26]

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On the bright side Tim we do still exist as a Club and at the highest level, something which can not be said for South Melbourne and Fitzroy who fell many years before us. There's more fight in this dog yet.

[Eastdog]

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On the bright side Tim we do still exist as a Club and at the highest level, something which can not be said for South Melbourne and Fitzroy who fell many years before us. There's more fight in this dog yet.

Well said Doc26.

[Maddog37]

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Where there is life, there is hope.

[Ghost Dog]

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On the bright side Tim we do still exist as a Club and at the highest level, something which can not be said for South Melbourne and Fitzroy who fell many years before us. There's more fight in this dog yet.

Well Said Doc. Very well said. Things are quite relative. We will get there. Look at Manchester City. Won it by just never giving in.

[SonofScray]

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Where there is life, there is hope.

Agree. We can hang our hat on that at least, where others have fallen in that 50 years we've endured.

[GVGjr]

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As painful as our Prelim. losses were, I must say the experience of getting to the GF as we did in 61 and bombing out on the day hurt a hell of a lot more. From one who sat through that hellish second half, I only hope we get another shot in my life time, and make a far better fist of it.

[comrade]

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Well Said Doc. Very well said. Things are quite relative. We will get there. Look at Manchester City. Won it by just never giving in.

I'm not sure we can count on oil billionaires buying us a premiership.

[chef]

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Well Said Doc. Very well said. Things are quite relative. We will get there. Look at Manchester City. Won it by just never giving in.

Serious?

[LostDoggy]

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What you said, chef. Nearly choked on my cornflakes.

I guess billionaire Middle Eastern oil money taking over a proud old club and buying a squad worth the GDP of Greece yet which still only managed to eke out a win on goal difference in the last 2 minutes of a season counts as perseverance in these Gen Y days.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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History is there to be made - imagine our delight and the clubs when we do break through.

We've had chances and whilst they've hurt, I would not have preferred a few more wooden spoons instead of those losses, however heartbreaking.

Yes, it hurts they we've had some fabulous teams that never reached the top of the mountain, and wont ever be recognised as having been as good as they were - the Wheeler, Wallace and Eade eras all had some super teams.

Our players need to play unburdened by the past and forge their own path to the promised land.

[Ghost Dog]

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Serious?

They still had to win it didn't they?

[Remi Moses]

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What you said, chef. Nearly choked on my cornflakes.

I guess billionaire Middle Eastern oil money taking over a proud old club and buying a squad worth the GDP of Greece yet which still only managed to eke out a win on goal difference in the last 2 minutes of a season counts as perseverance in these Gen Y days.

Agreed ( yes I know Utd have spent also) reportedly 300 million quid spent, and they won on goal difference.Just back on topic I just hope we don't just settle on the fact we still exist and some don't.

[chef]

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They still had to win it didn't they?

They won it by putting their egos aside and playing as a team, they were pretty close to imploding . IMO they should have won the comp by a street with the amount they have spent on players in the last couple of seasons .