Well Said Dyer & Angie... A true Supporter does exactly that........ SUPPORTS ... i live in Adelaide as the nic gives away tehe.. and a day wouldnt go by with out going on RFC website and finding out as much info as I can.. heck im 38 and if its yellow and black i buy it.... Get over regularly to games.. remember My mum & dad listening to 1980 GF on radio from over here.. I would love a dollar for every time I have copped it for following The Tiges i always defend them .. and have also infect my 2 sons hehe... I look forward to a year when have something to do in Sept... GO U TIGES ... Will be there in the colors this week 2 screaming my heart out ..
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R the fans deserting?
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Probably, I know I'm pretty fed up with supporting what seems to be a losing cause and being laughed at or pitied by friends that follow better performing clubs.
Given the geriatic forward line structure we're going to see play this weekend, I won't be surprised to see a few members reconsider their options for 2010 and beyond.
Until they start playing the young kids that are on the list and give them game time and a taste of what AFL is all about, you really can't blame either members or supporters for "giving" up, given the absolute shambles that RFC has become.
Until they start playing the young kids that are on the list and give them game time and a taste of what AFL is all about, you really can't blame either members or supporters for "giving" up, given the absolute shambles that RFC has become.
I am a mad supporter, my calendar revolves around the tiger games and my wife knows not to organise anything unless she checks the schedule. But right now I'm over it, it's getting to the stage where I don't even listen to the game, the Carlton game had me depressed for weeks.
I had so much hope for this season and it was gone in a flash.
Somebody just *smile* lift.
I had so much hope for this season and it was gone in a flash.
Somebody just *smile* lift.
davidrodan said:
Beautifully put.
Who did Collins kick those goals against, on debut?
I said after the second one, "That's made it worth it for me"
Easily pleased?
Yes. When the Tiges are involved.
Richo is usually worth the money in my opinion.
God help us if we actually win anything.
I won't ever stop being a supporter in the financial sense, but my interest in obsessively video analyzing every game will go down the deeper our gameplan goes into the dark hole that it is currently in.
I am also less than inspired by the 2009 group of 'generation next' in Couburg.
I am also less than inspired by the 2009 group of 'generation next' in Couburg.
Not support the Tigers - it will never happen for me. I may be disappointed beyond belief but I live in hope that things will change soon. There is not a week that goes by that I don't think we will win. It hurts so much more when we lose as I never think it will happen in the first place.
I will never - repeat never stop loving my Tigers and will never stop supporting them and defending them but the feeling of hopelessness so early in the season kind of makes you not want to go to watch it live now. I hate crying in front of opposition fans so I stay away just in case it happens. Yes, I get that emotional when we lose. I literally wear my heart on my sleeve for my Tigers.
I have supported this club since I was 5 (yes, a lot of years) and I have seen some very good times but it seems that I mostly I remember bad ones as they have gone on for so long now. If we continue in this vein for much longer we risk losing our supporter numbers - not from us current supporters as we will support the club no matter what - but our ability to attract new supporters. Why would anyone choose to follow the Tigers in their present state?
I will still watch and support the Tigers no matter what - but maybe from the sanctity of my home where I can let my emotions run free. I may disown them week after week but Im back there feeling the pain again the next week - I could never desert them even though I sometimes feel like it. That is not an option - I am a Tiger supporter.
I hope that change is not far away - but to have that we need to have a strong team leading the way. Let's hope that is just around the corner. Go Tigers!
I will never - repeat never stop loving my Tigers and will never stop supporting them and defending them but the feeling of hopelessness so early in the season kind of makes you not want to go to watch it live now. I hate crying in front of opposition fans so I stay away just in case it happens. Yes, I get that emotional when we lose. I literally wear my heart on my sleeve for my Tigers.
I have supported this club since I was 5 (yes, a lot of years) and I have seen some very good times but it seems that I mostly I remember bad ones as they have gone on for so long now. If we continue in this vein for much longer we risk losing our supporter numbers - not from us current supporters as we will support the club no matter what - but our ability to attract new supporters. Why would anyone choose to follow the Tigers in their present state?
I will still watch and support the Tigers no matter what - but maybe from the sanctity of my home where I can let my emotions run free. I may disown them week after week but Im back there feeling the pain again the next week - I could never desert them even though I sometimes feel like it. That is not an option - I am a Tiger supporter.
I hope that change is not far away - but to have that we need to have a strong team leading the way. Let's hope that is just around the corner. Go Tigers!
Dyer Disciple said:There are always minority percentage of supporters who will support a side through thick and thin, good and bad, year in and out.
I've noticed attendances in various ways waning this year at Tiger Games, I've also felt these boards at times have been like they can be in the off season at times, but I think it's all pretty understandable.
I live, eat and breathe the RFC but often on the weekend after attending coburg and RFC games, I occassionally need to "switch" off just from the emotional investment for a day or two from football in general.
The boards i can especially understand because it's just added punishment and wallowing and a lot of mass hysteria and over reactions that make the ugly reality even more unpleasant.
Yet there are those of us who will always keep on plugging along. This year I have really started to hear myself when I say "I would never ever support another club, RFC is still the best club in the league, no matter how bad they get"
I often wonder if I am nuts, and I'm not delusional enough to think we are in truth better as in form, talent or management wise.
I guess it all comes down to degrees of dedication and loyalty. Once you sprinkle lifestyles and people who have family obligations, financial concerns, careers, health matters etc on top, you get a fair indication of how some people just can't handle further RFC exposure in tough times.
I can only speak for myself and just feel a) a longing to know what is happening at the club I love b) wanting to support them in hard and good times c) wanting to be a part of the INEVITABLE () regeneration.
Despite waiting all my adult life for the RFC to become great again and truly take back the mantle of a "Big Four" club, my sleeves are rolled up and I'm here as a supporter week in, week out, no matter what until death do us part.
Maybe it will be the death of some of us. :hihi
Good post DD. Stop yer wondering mate, yer bloody nuts allright :crazy :hihi
We'd all have to be.
Not delusional? Geez yer lucky, some of are/have been/still are
I agree with you though mate. Sometimes the emotions of it all get to us.
Still, we keep hoping.
I'm here to stay.
tigerlee said:
Good post Lee. I reckon most of us share the pain. But we still hang in there. My concern, like yours is our ability to attract the next generation of supporters.
Geez we're going to need the right coach to turn this around
Im not deserting. I confided in my shed-based counseller (a rugby league officianado who tries to understand my richmond pathology over a glass of red some friday evenings) that I am in fact addicted to pain and misery. Its a bit like a gambling addiction (which I have had too), its mostly pain and misery, but ocasionally you get a win and a dram of euphoria. Strangely enough, the more pain and misery you experience, the more euphoric you get when a win comes. I lived in Brisbane during their reign and I noticed that the supporters didnt really get that wound up when they won. They expected them to win week in week out and so didnt really experience the euphoria of victory like I did. This might sound strange, but I felt a bit sorry for them. They supported a powerful club and possibly the greatest side ever to take to the field BUT, they didnt have the family history, the stories, the passion, the culture that I had. I reckon a few of them would scoff at the tigers, but deep down, they envied the passion and culture of our club. I feel very fortunate that my grandfather decided (after his cousin, a bloke named jack Dyer signed with the club), to barrack for tigers, and so established a family tiger-supporting dynasty that has spanned 4 generations and 6 premierships. All the supporters whining about decades of underacheivment (i do this too, its part of being a tiger supporter), spare a thought for saints and dogs supporters. 1 flag each. Go tigers.