I have been perusing the posts on PRE for the last 6 months so I thought it was time I introduced myself.
I am a 28yo third generation Tiger supporter currently living in the UK. The last game I attended (before I left Australia to explore the world) was Rd1 2002 when the Tigers smashed the hapless Pies. I recall Stafford playing his first game for the Y&B and selling a lovely little dummy on the boundary to set up a goal for the Tiges. I remember thinking (given the efforts of the previous year) that we were going a long way. I was seriously contemplating how I was going to afford flying back to Melbourne when the Tigers made the Granny. Silly Boy!
I enjoy the banter and the info you get on PRE but I am generally unable to join in given the time difference here in the UK. I love that I can catch up on the ‘Tiger Talk’ especially given the fact I live with a Sydneysider whose Idea of sport is to watch a bunch of Neanderthals ram each other head-on for 80 minutes. In a moment of delusion I went along with him to a RL international (the ticket was free!) and have never seen a bigger bunch of sub-humans go feral in all my life. The players weren’t much better either!
Well I have recovered from this escapade and despite trying to convert him from the Dark Side am left to fly the Tiger's flag alone. That’s why I like the support PRE offers a suffering Richmond supporter in this barren (near arctic) land. There’s little room over here for pontificating the merits of Richo out to CHF or how the Rodent gets a game?
I am looking forward to getting involved (posting) on the PRE this year. Mum sent over the Tigers stubby holder for Xmas, along with my signed No.30 jumper (I still love ya Freezer! Oh, you too Mum!) and listening to the net broadcast/replay, beer in hand, cheering on the lads with a little post game dissection on the PRE.
While I am looking forward to the year ahead I must make a small admission. I would not be completely devastated if the Tigers struggled in the results again this year providing they were still competitive. It’s a selfish reason in that it would again allow them the pick of the crop in the draft so when I get back home in 2006/07, I can watch them live going all the way and ushering in a new Golden Era.
That said, I would be more than happy to see the Mighty Tigers ‘smash em all’ in 2005. If they do you will definitely hear the MightyRoar all the way form the UK. Go on, Eat em Alive!
I am a 28yo third generation Tiger supporter currently living in the UK. The last game I attended (before I left Australia to explore the world) was Rd1 2002 when the Tigers smashed the hapless Pies. I recall Stafford playing his first game for the Y&B and selling a lovely little dummy on the boundary to set up a goal for the Tiges. I remember thinking (given the efforts of the previous year) that we were going a long way. I was seriously contemplating how I was going to afford flying back to Melbourne when the Tigers made the Granny. Silly Boy!
I enjoy the banter and the info you get on PRE but I am generally unable to join in given the time difference here in the UK. I love that I can catch up on the ‘Tiger Talk’ especially given the fact I live with a Sydneysider whose Idea of sport is to watch a bunch of Neanderthals ram each other head-on for 80 minutes. In a moment of delusion I went along with him to a RL international (the ticket was free!) and have never seen a bigger bunch of sub-humans go feral in all my life. The players weren’t much better either!
Well I have recovered from this escapade and despite trying to convert him from the Dark Side am left to fly the Tiger's flag alone. That’s why I like the support PRE offers a suffering Richmond supporter in this barren (near arctic) land. There’s little room over here for pontificating the merits of Richo out to CHF or how the Rodent gets a game?
I am looking forward to getting involved (posting) on the PRE this year. Mum sent over the Tigers stubby holder for Xmas, along with my signed No.30 jumper (I still love ya Freezer! Oh, you too Mum!) and listening to the net broadcast/replay, beer in hand, cheering on the lads with a little post game dissection on the PRE.
While I am looking forward to the year ahead I must make a small admission. I would not be completely devastated if the Tigers struggled in the results again this year providing they were still competitive. It’s a selfish reason in that it would again allow them the pick of the crop in the draft so when I get back home in 2006/07, I can watch them live going all the way and ushering in a new Golden Era.
That said, I would be more than happy to see the Mighty Tigers ‘smash em all’ in 2005. If they do you will definitely hear the MightyRoar all the way form the UK. Go on, Eat em Alive!
