blue horseshoe wrote:
I have been a Carlton supporter 36 years. I have been a member since 1985. I haven't lived in melbourne now for 15 years but, up until now, have always purchased a full memebership, even for the last 6 years since I have been living in the UK. Growing up in Melbourne, I would go every week. When work saw me move to sydney i would go back to melbourne to watch the Blues at least once ever month. These days, I don't even know who most of the players however I always maintained my membership....until this year.
I am disgusted by the performance of the club both on and off the field. Older supporters will reluctantly see the resemblence between Carlton of today and of Fitzroy in its dying days.
I am not bothing to make my annual donation (read membership) to the club this year, as, quite frankly, I think they have run out of chances. The Blues are on borrowed time, and unless they can turn things around quick smart i suspect they will be out of business in a mere few years (turn things around - didn't they say thats what we needed to do a few years ago??).
Its quite sad to sit here and type that, and yes you might say that i am out of touch with the club and team these days, and possible football as a game in general and that may well be true. But to me, Carlton has always been a proud club and a successful club, even in the relatively lean years after 1996. All my Carlton memories, of standing behind the goals at the Heatley Stand end, seeing the likes of bosustow, southby, johnston, harmes, kernahan, silvagni, bradley, jeza, curly austin - the list could go on - were all of great players acheiving success for the club and themselves. However now, all Carlton seems to be able to acheive is to be the leagues whipping boys and the butt of all jokes.
So stop counting your money, stop looking at yourselves in the mirror, and stop thinking you are quality league footballers Carlton players....collectively you are an embarassment to the 100 plus years of legends and hero's that have put the jumper on to play. Instead, take this last opportunity to restore some pride to the club and its now long sufering supporters. The chances are rapidly running out.
The club does not need people like you. Next time you go overseas get a one way ticket. Long suffering, try and explain that to a Collingwood, StKilda, Melbourne, Geelong etc etc. supporter. You don't know what suffering is.
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