Josh Kaplan wrote:
John you dont rediscover culture by wanting to lose. Thats playing into the hands of the system. As Danny said, you dont roll over and meekly accept that the systems the system, because it is that rationale which leads to greater homogonisation.
You build some wins, raise morale of the place, turn Lygon St into a Carlton only area again, get the cafes buzzin and shove Carlton down our throats.
Yes it wont happen in Round 20 of a season well and truly lost, but it sure as hell will improve the outlook if we put another strong showing on Saturday.
What wins are we building on Josh? 3 and 1/2 and only one of those convincing.
You build a winning team with the best players available. You cannot attract players to your club on culture and prospects and pride anymore, you draft them according to your team's performance during the season. It's cold and simple.
Painting Lygon Street navy blue and wanting things to change is also simple but it's not going to change anything because the senior side won't be any different. They may slog their guts out and we can be satisfied with that but wanting to see another premiership in your lifetime is another prospect all together. Season 2006 is nearly over and if season 2007/08/09 are going to improve for us then we need to be able to access the best possible talent in order for Carlton to compete come September. That means draft picks.
Loving or hating the system is a seperate issue to loving or hating losing.