Comments on: If this is a white elephant then I’m a monkey’s uncle http://www.victoryinmelbourne.com/2010/04/if-this-is-a-white-elephant-then-im-a-monkeys-uncle/ View and News on Melbourne Victory and Football Fri, 18 May 2012 16:37:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: chris http://www.victoryinmelbourne.com/2010/04/if-this-is-a-white-elephant-then-im-a-monkeys-uncle/#comment-1455 chris Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:53:27 +0000 http://www.victoryinmelbourne.com/?p=255#comment-1455 Eddie MaGuires a friggin toss Eddie MaGuires a friggin toss

]]> By: Justin http://www.victoryinmelbourne.com/2010/04/if-this-is-a-white-elephant-then-im-a-monkeys-uncle/#comment-1454 Justin Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:22:21 +0000 http://www.victoryinmelbourne.com/?p=255#comment-1454 Great read Neil - spot on. So firstly Eddie has a dig at the storm for having a trophy cabinet with 1 trophy for the past 13 years. whilst on the other hand, over the last 13 years, collingwood have just been raking in the trophies, haven't they? when was their last one, 1990? and how many do the victory have for the last 13 years, given we've been around for only 5 of those years? 2 premierships, 2 championships, 1 pre-season cup is it? that's a hit rate of one trophy per season, whilst collingwood languish at one trophy per twenty, and the storm sit in the middle at 1 (or 3 depending on how you look at it) per thirteen. as the old saying goes, 'people in glass houses...' Secondly, 'barely established'. Seriously Eddie, get your head out of your arse. You cannot compare club 'establishment' levels between a league that has been around for 113 years versus one that has been around for 5 years, especially when the AFL was formed at a time when competing codes didn't exist, or existed on a very small scale compared to today. given a similar armchair ride, it'd be expected that any code should prosper. Great read Neil - spot on.

So firstly Eddie has a dig at the storm for having a trophy cabinet with 1 trophy for the past 13 years. whilst on the other hand, over the last 13 years, collingwood have just been raking in the trophies, haven’t they? when was their last one, 1990?

and how many do the victory have for the last 13 years, given we’ve been around for only 5 of those years? 2 premierships, 2 championships, 1 pre-season cup is it? that’s a hit rate of one trophy per season, whilst collingwood languish at one trophy per twenty, and the storm sit in the middle at 1 (or 3 depending on how you look at it) per thirteen. as the old saying goes, ‘people in glass houses…’

Secondly, ‘barely established’. Seriously Eddie, get your head out of your arse. You cannot compare club ‘establishment’ levels between a league that has been around for 113 years versus one that has been around for 5 years, especially when the AFL was formed at a time when competing codes didn’t exist, or existed on a very small scale compared to today. given a similar armchair ride, it’d be expected that any code should prosper.

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