How Collingwood has changed for the worse

Harrysz · Joined: 15 Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne

That's the way RudeBoy feels and he shared it with us. That's fair enough.
We all love Collingwood - that's what counts.

Rd10.1998_11.1#36 · Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 11:28 am

This thread probably belongs in the Vic Park Tavern, but I'm glad it's not, because it's an opportunity to remind people about the heritage of the Collingwood Football Club, and what football meant to the people of the suburb of Collingwood once upon a time, when your team winning on Saturday afternoon was the highlight of an otherwise pretty shitty week.

Thanks to the Glorious Leaders at the AFL, our game has become popular all over Australia, and beyond, but also more homogenised and very different both on and off the field from those days.

Not so many generations ago, you didn't choose a football club to support - it chose you, because of where you grew up. Those days will never return and no cheer squad banner will every support one political party exclusively again.

Now we have loyal fans all over Melbourne, all over the country and all over the world.

But for the fans today that chose to support Collingwood for whatever reason, and become part of the Magpie Army, you should still respect the roots of our club no matter what other affiliations you choose to hold. That's our history and part of what made our club what it is today.

Johnno75 · Joined: 07 Oct 2010 Location: Wantirna

The bloke knifed Rudd and Gillard, that was enough for me to vote for anyone else.

doriswilgus · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Location: the great southern land

It's not just Collingwood that has changed for the worse,it's the whole country.Poor fellow my country indeed.

Woods · Joined: 21 Aug 2013 Location: Melbourne

Damien · Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 7:12 pm

Scomo likes his rugby league and good on him for it. I’m glad he didn’t do a Keating and adopt an AFL team as some cheap stunt to appease Melburnians.

Frank Galbally was top end of town (as shorten would put it) and was also died in the wool Collingwood.

Shorten reckons he’s a serious Pies man.

It takes all types to make a footy club.

Our president prides himself on his Broady upbringing yet resides in Toorak. One thing I will give him though, he’s done a great job with our club’s community work with the salvos etc. to make sure Collingwood does it’s bit for those who need it.

Not sure our club has changed for the worse as the title says. But that’s one mans opinion and we live in a free country so he’s entitled to express it.

stui magpie · Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 7:54 pm

Everyone is entitled to hold their own opinion, usually informed by their life experiences. My story is different to Rudies so I don't feel the same way as he does, but he's entitled to hold and express it. Some will agree, some won't.

I grew up in country NSW, never had the opportunity to grow up watching games at Vic Park as a child and I don't relate politics to the club in any way.

Every Collingwood supporter has their own story and their own views and feelings as well as political opinions and religious beliefs. What we have in common is Collingwood and that's enough for me.