Who to blame

[Sedat]

Time for some light-hearted banter. Clearly this is the new logos fault - everything was going swimmingly under the careful stewardship of robo-dog.

Or maybe it was the cheersquad's fault? Every time they make a banner with the word ''master'' in it, everything goes pear-shaped.

Can we blame the boot-studder as well?

[Mofra]

Pretty sure Ian Collins has had a hand in this.
Let's toilet paper his house.

[westdog54]

For me, the downhill slope started as soon as Mission came on as major sponsor.

Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc.

I'm looking forward to seeing this thread pan out. :)

[Maddog37]

Akers!

[Murphy'sLore]

Ah, that was where the rot set in...

[KT31]

I was thinking about this earlier, unlike the "Up yours Oakley" campaign we really don't have anyone to vent our anger at.
If we blame Griff, stiff bickies he is most likely gone and If we blame Macca, stiff bickies he has gone.
We could blame Stinky and Gordo but they are the ones who are most likely going to have to put the pieces back into place.
It's a real shit for T-shirt and memorabilia sales.

[Daughter of the West]

Maybe First Dog knows more than he's letting on... in the final panel of his Season Reviewening Woofer's Girlfriend has an X next to her name.

#justsayin #maybeit'sallgirltrouble

[wimberga]

This all comes back to Lake doing his Hammy, Minson kicking the goal for him and then showboating around the club!

[Bulldog4life]

I am sure this has Tony Abbott's grubby little fingers all over it.

[Greystache]

James Hird... And he's going sue

[BulldogBelle]

Gillard!!!!

[KT31]

The old guy in the golf buggy.

[Remi Moses]

The 1997 goal umpire

[Remi Moses]

Gillard!!!!

At least we were winning games then.

[Sedat]

Paul Hudson should have shepherded

[Murphy'sLore]

We should change the name back to the Prince Imperials.

[jeemak]

The Carbon Tax.

Sure, it's been repealed but the damage it's caused has not just messed with the structural integrity of the economy, it's ruined the AFL.

[LostDoggy]

James Hird... And he's going sue

But has he received the strong advice he will win yet?

[westdog54]

Paul Hudson should have shepherded

Clubhouse leader so far.

[Jam Donuts]

We should change the name back to the Prince Imperials.

Don't you mean PRINCESS IMPERIALS!!

[EasternWest]

Maybe First Dog knows more than he's letting on... in the final panel of his Season Reviewening Woofer's Girlfriend has an X next to her name.

#justsayin #maybeit'sallgirltrouble

His next cartoon could the the degriffemaccanating.


Paul Hudson should have shepherded

Greedo didn't shoot first. There's no way he would've missed from that range. H. Solo straight up murdered him.

[azabob]

Joe the Camera man

[LostDoggy]

Started with Captain Gronewagon

[hujsh]

Can't pinpoint exactly where but sometime during the goldrush things started to go wrong.

[bulldogtragic]

Ross Oakley

[giaco]

Whoever let Templeton play in the Escort Cup (or whatever it was called) in 83.

[Sedat]

Ben Hudson's beard. Maybe we can lure him out of retirement-retirement-retirement-retirement for one last John Farnham-esque farewell tour

[ReLoad]

There is dual blame, firstly Soy Milk, then it was my fault for making that stupid MCG model with the dogs in it, made a bloody laughing stock now.

[Jeanette54]

Its never been the same since they stopped selling "shilling a bag peanuts", and the Police horse handed back his membership card.

[Chicago1]

What am I going to do with all of my "Up Yours Macca" bumper stickers now?

[1eyedog]

When Nick Riewoldt took a dive. It's been shite ever since.

[Ghost Dog]

Welcome the Millennials. The Veterans and the baby boomers had loyalty. Gen Y have less. The Millennials, our youngest group, will have even less. Sanderson, McKenna, all suffering problems with communication.

[LostDoggy]

The ash clouds from a Chilean volcano.

[Eastdog]

Honestly everyone needs to take some responsibility from the board, coaching stuff and playing group.

[Sedat]

Way to get into the spirit of the thread Easty :D

[choconmientay]

Global warming and climate change have had too much effect on Gen-y generation

[BulldogBelle]

Its the butterfly in the rain forest. It flapped its wings too many times.

Its either that or the butler.

[Flamethrower]

The 1924 Essendon Bombers for lying down in the Champioship of Victoria game.

We could still be dominating the VFA.

[Scorlibo]

I have it on good authority that Aker has been counselling many of the younger players.

[LostDoggy]

Gavrilo Princip. Set off the events that led to WW1, the rest is history.

[Sedat]

Surely Chops had a hand in this :D

[Bulldog4life]

Surely Chops had a hand in this :D

Close. I think it was Jerry.

[Jeanette54]

The 1924 Essendon Bombers for lying down in the Champioship of Victoria game..

Yep that would be the Bombers.... a Bex and a good lie down. ;)

[comrade]

Christian Howard's left foot.

[Torpedo]

That stingray still at large in Port Phillip bay.

[chef]

Ross Oakley surely...................Up yours Oakley.

[Eastdog]

I blame COLA!!

[The bulldog tragician]

The 1961 Footscray grand final team. (They gave up their lead at half time v the Hawks.)

[Bulldog4life]

The 1961 Footscray grand final team. (They gave up their lead at half time v the Hawks.)

And then the AFL banned the flick pass.

[BulldogBelle]

YOU no....
ME

l give up....

[ratsmac]

Robert Groenewegen's left nut.

[Doc26]

Callan Ward's mum

[comrade]

The golf cart.

[I'm Not Bitter Anymore!]

Nothing's been the same since the big plastic bulldog disappeared from the Whitten Stand

[LostDoggy]

The d$&kheads in the 80s who voted to turn us into a professional sport.

[EasternWest]

Surely Chops had a hand in this :D

He who shall not be named.


The golf cart.

That damn cart.

[josie]

Its the butterfly in the rain forest. It flapped its wings too many times.

Its either that or the butler.

Miss Scarlett with an AK47 in the library....

[AndrewP6]

I was in love with this girl when I was 13. For two damn years i worshipped her from afar. I finally got up the courage to pour my heart out to her, and WHAM! She tells me she isn't ready for a relationship. It's been downhill ever since.

[Ozza]

I blame Cameron Ling for only giving Bonti 2 votes in the rising star.
You pr1ck!

[LostDoggy]

Mark Wests right foot.

[Happy Days]

Look me in the eye and tell me that those towers falling down wasn't a remote detonation.

[Greystache]

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vxPRHXgYVlk/hqdefault.jpg

Or Fantasia!

[jeemak]

My lack of self awareness, and my inability to save money instead of pissing it up against the wall.

[FrediKanoute]

Mabo......nothings been the same since Mabo

[Chicago1]

The guy who dropped the coins in front of Kelvin Templeton in the Whitten Stand in 1983.

[hujsh]

Narrowed it down to Thatcher or Reagan but it's just so hard to choose

[Go_Dogs]

My dad, for not forcing me to become a Crows supporter when they entered the competition, and he purchased a jumper for me, back when I was 5 years old.

I wonder what kind of trajectory my life would have taken had I elected not to continue to support the Dogs?

[SquirrelGrip]

Gubby Allen for his pass that gave us the confidence the next year to win our first final since the 60s. Without that confidence, we'd have now gone 50 years without a final win - we'd be record breakers!!

[hujsh]

My dad, for not forcing me to become a Crows supporter when they entered the competition, and he purchased a jumper for me, back when I was 5 years old.

I wonder what kind of trajectory my life would have taken had I elected not to continue to support the Dogs?

I could have followed both sides of the family and supported Geelong...

[Topdog]

That damned goal umpire in 97

[BornInDroopSt'54]

The effing Bombers breaking the fabric of our game.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

My dad, for not forcing me to become a Crows supporter when they entered the competition, and he purchased a jumper for me, back when I was 5 years old.

I wonder what kind of trajectory my life would have taken had I elected not to continue to support the Dogs?
Ha! The flip side of my son and me; he was 7 in '97 and started following the Crows! I accused him of the Oedipus syndrome and he took up basketball.
Maybe you and my son were swapped at birth?

[BornInDroopSt'54]

My lack of self awareness, and my inability to save money instead of pissing it up against the wall.
Forgive yourself, I still respect you but thank God you weren't my wife.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

I'll pledge my case, of which I'm certain...
The start of the players' association.

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[Rocco Jones]

I posted this on my Footscray page...

While we are not a successful club, I like to consider us a (in most parts) proud club. The last few days have been shameful. Whenever something goes wrong, it can be easy to fall into the trap of automatically thinking ‘who was in the wrong/right?’ Unfortunately for us, I believe all major parties involved are in the wrong to some degree.
Ryan Griffen- I do appreciate that players sometimes need to stand up to the coach for the best of the club, however the delivery was terrible. Griffen was always a reluctant leader and how he handled this makes that glaring. He goes into the review meeting to represent the apparent enormous concerns of the playing group. He then meekly backs down, virtually saving McCartney’s job. A couple of weeks later, he again goes to water and gets the coach sacked.
Brendan McCartney - prefer not to call someone by their nickname post sacking) whatever the situation lost a very large chunk of the playing group. I think a good coach balances constructive feedback and maintaining positive relationships, especially one who is all about education. I am very wary of people who sell programs and I think McCartney fits into this category. While it is not all about wins and losses, it’s a massive mark against his name. He was also the one to anoint the reluctant leader who both saved and got him sack in the space of a fortnight.
Peter Gordon- I love the guy, a real Footscray man in charge and that’s great however going from baking Griffen to McCartney’s presser in the space of about 12 hours wasn't his greatest moment. I really feel for him as he was let down greatly by Griffen as a representative of the playing group.
Simon Garlick- Time for him to stand up.

What this random guy on the Internet thinks we should do next…
I’m sure a few of you have heard about how the Chinese link crisis to opportunity. I think a crisis is best avoided however we might as well make something out of this mess.
The divisive group- As mentioned, whether or not sacking McCartney was the right decision or not, the means to the end was wrong (and I believe self-serving). Retaining Griffen would at best messy. He would lose the captaincy and head into free agency land. At 28 I see this as a blessing in disguise. If we do the right things, we should win long term.
The forensic team at Whitten Oval probably isn’t in the best shape but I believe we need to identify the divisive members of the group so this does not happen again. E
Let’s forget trading them for players. They won’t come, not yet. Sure Lonergan was loyal but the offer we put in front of him was truly once in a lifetime. He mentioned the turmoil was massive part of why he rejected us. Lets get as many good picks as we can. Our drafting is hot at the moment, we need it to continue.

Leadership and PR-
In one of our club’s darkest hours, we need guys who bleed red, white and blue front and square. I would go with Bobby and Morris as co-captains. I believe they compliment each other and would help share the load going into retirement. In a year or two hopefully one of our younger guys will be ready to lead.
PR wise as much as I love him I think there’s a bit of Gordon fatigue. I would love to see Granty, Bobby and Morris front and square.

The coach-
Get a good one please? As I mentioned earlier, I am over guys selling programs and great PowerPoint presentations. Look at some of the successful coaches at the moment. Clarkson, Hinkley, the Scotts and Lyon. A bit rough around the edges, but they are real.
I really rate the lost art of a coach actually coaching their own side. Clarkson won premierships at SANFL level before entering the AFL ranks. I am not necessarily saying Nathan Bassett but I definitely like his prototype.

The kids-
It needs to be all about them. The leadership, the coaching and the trading. As I mentioned earlier, we won’t get any players to the club this trade period unless we offer crazy amounts. Lets get as many picks as possible.
Bonts, Stringer, Macrae, Libba, Dahl and Hrovat. It’s a great group of kids.
As hard as it is, I think it's massive we all try to stick with the club. Get angry, think of Bonts, rant to loved ones who don't really care, think of Bonts, get blocked by my new swear filter but stick with us. I am a bit stuck as to why but I guess you have your reasons if you have made it this far.
If you have made it this far, thank you for reading/sorry for wasting your time. I am off to do something more fitting of this beautiful day.

[azabob]

So im think Rocco didn't read the thread before posting?

[KT31]

Mabo......nothings been the same since Mabo

It's justice, it's law, it's the vibe, and, uh ... no, that's it.
It's the vibe.

[KT31]

The Hyde Street Band tuba player, finally getting revenge for all those coins that got tossed in his direction.

[EasternWest]

There's some gold in this thread. AndrewP6 is the clubhouse leader thus far.

[The Underdog]

The 1961 Footscray grand final team. (They gave up their lead at half time v the Hawks.)

I blame the 54 premiership team. If they had of lost we wouldn't have become so complacent. Mediocrity was accepted from 1955 onwards.

[ledge]

I blame all the other teams in the competition, if they weren't around we would have won a heap.

[comrade]

Darren Jarman's beer gut.

[Rocco Jones]

So im think Rocco didn't read the thread before posting?

Hahaha I sure didn't. Was looking for a place to dump it and needed to catch a train!!!

[chef]

Tony Modra's knee.

[LostDoggy]

The cold war

[mighty_west]

I blame Shane Loveless for getting our hopes up.

[bornadog]

Grinter for breaking Wallets jaw.

[mighty_west]

Scott Clayton's love affair for project players, athletic type's and upside.

[Hotdog60]

Kevin Costner making Waterworld

[always right]

I was in love with this girl when I was 13. For two damn years i worshipped her from afar. I finally got up the courage to pour my heart out to her, and WHAM! She tells me she isn't ready for a relationship. It's been downhill ever since.

Is your sister younger or older than you?

[AndrewP6]

Is your sister younger or older than you?

Now that's just mean:) I don't even have a sister!

[LostDoggy]

Fluoridation of the water supply!

[GVGjr]

I think this has now run it's race so I'll close it.