#12 Matt Scharenberg

[RudeBoy]

But that's just it, Rudi, it's gone beyond that to something obsessive, bordering psychotic.



Ok, maybe psychotic is overplaying it a touch.

it's not like rudie to be obsessive about anything. so out of character. schazza's re-signing, cloke's re-signing and the trading of cloke are just examples of aberrations.

Aberrations my arse! I proudly wear my heart on my sleeve and use Nicks to express my unbridled and completely irrational and obsessive love of Collingwood. My professional life, as an academic, is devoted to calm, careful and balanced research, always grounded on sound theory and evidenced based data. However, when it comes to all things Collingwood, I have to jettison this approach completely. I embrace Collingwood wholeheartedly, without question and am proudly obsessive, emotional, and single-mindedly loyal to the black and white cause. So when I post on Nicks, I don't do this from the perspective of an objective, rational and logical commentator, I do so as a one-eyed servant to the cause of Collingwood. Does this mean that I am sometimes/often way off the mark in my analysis/pronouncements? You bet it does. Does this mean that the mood of my postings swing up and down with Collingwood's fortunes on the field? You bet it does.

Finally, there are a couple of regular Nicksters whose commentary is almost always sober, measured, rational and objective. I feel sorry for them. If I want to be really objective, rational and sober in my feelings about Collingwood, I wouldn't even follow the Pies. After all, all football clubs, including Collingwood, are now corporate/franchise entities, run by men in grey suits, for the purpose of building their own empires. Even the players are mainly doing it for the money. So if I was to be really honest with myself, I'd probably give up following collingwood completely, knowing that it now has no real connection to its working class roots, where generations of my family came from. However, I choose to ignore these facts. I choose to be deluded and swept along by the romance of Collingwood. I know it's superficial and the 'opiate of the masses', but nevertheless I embrace it 100 per cent. So feel free to disagree with my opinions or pronouncements, after all, I often do so myself, shortly after posting them. But do not dare to attack me for being overly emotional, irrational or lacking in objectivity. Those who do can stick their unemotional, rational, sober and objective analysis up their arse. I'm a Collingwood man and proud of it.

[John Wren]

But that's just it, Rudi, it's gone beyond that to something obsessive, bordering psychotic.



Ok, maybe psychotic is overplaying it a touch.

it's not like rudie to be obsessive about anything. so out of character. schazza's re-signing, cloke's re-signing and the trading of cloke are just examples of aberrations.

Aberrations my arse! I proudly wear my heart on my sleeve and use Nicks to express my unbridled and completely irrational and obsessive love of Collingwood. My professional life, as an academic, is devoted to calm, careful and balanced research, always grounded on sound theory and evidenced based data. However, when it comes to all things Collingwood, I have to jettison this approach completely. I embrace Collingwood wholeheartedly, without question and am proudly obsessive, emotional, and single-mindedly loyal to the black and white cause. So when I post on Nicks, I don't do this from the perspective of an objective, rational and logical commentator, I do so as a one-eyed servant to the cause of Collingwood. Does this mean that I am sometimes/often way off the mark in my analysis/pronouncements? You bet it does. Does this mean that the mood of my postings swing up and down with Collingwood's fortunes on the field? You bet it does.

Finally, there are a couple of regular Nicksters whose commentary is almost always sober, measured, rational and objective. I feel sorry for them. If I want to be really objective, rational and sober in my feelings about Collingwood, I wouldn't even follow the Pies. After all, all football clubs, including Collingwood, are now corporate/franchise entities, run by men in grey suits, for the purpose of building their own empires. Even the players are mainly doing it for the money. So if I was to be really honest with myself, I'd probably give up following collingwood completely, knowing that it now has no real connection to its working class roots, where generations of my family came from. However, I choose to ignore these facts. I choose to be deluded and swept along by the romance of Collingwood. I know it's superficial and the 'opiate of the masses', but nevertheless I embrace it 100 per cent. So feel free to disagree with my opinions or pronouncements, after all, I often do so myself, shortly after posting them. But do not dare to attack me for being overly emotional, irrational or lacking in objectivity. Those who do can stick their unemotional, rational, sober and objective analysis up their arse. I'm a Collingwood man and proud of it.

he's been hobbled. someone has got to him.

[HAL]

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[Lazza]

Aberrations my arse! I proudly wear my heart on my sleeve and use Nicks to express my unbridled and completely irrational and obsessive love of Collingwood. My professional life, as an academic, is devoted to calm, careful and balanced research, always grounded on sound theory and evidenced based data. However, when it comes to all things Collingwood, I have to jettison this approach completely. I embrace Collingwood wholeheartedly, without question and am proudly obsessive, emotional, and single-mindedly loyal to the black and white cause. So when I post on Nicks, I don't do this from the perspective of an objective, rational and logical commentator, I do so as a one-eyed servant to the cause of Collingwood. Does this mean that I am sometimes/often way off the mark in my analysis/pronouncements? You bet it does. Does this mean that the mood of my postings swing up and down with Collingwood's fortunes on the field? You bet it does.

Finally, there are a couple of regular Nicksters whose commentary is almost always sober, measured, rational and objective. I feel sorry for them. If I want to be really objective, rational and sober in my feelings about Collingwood, I wouldn't even follow the Pies. After all, all football clubs, including Collingwood, are now corporate/franchise entities, run by men in grey suits, for the purpose of building their own empires. Even the players are mainly doing it for the money. So if I was to be really honest with myself, I'd probably give up following collingwood completely, knowing that it now has no real connection to its working class roots, where generations of my family came from. However, I choose to ignore these facts. I choose to be deluded and swept along by the romance of Collingwood. I know it's superficial and the 'opiate of the masses', but nevertheless I embrace it 100 per cent. So feel free to disagree with my opinions or pronouncements, after all, I often do so myself, shortly after posting them. But do not dare to attack me for being overly emotional, irrational or lacking in objectivity. Those who do can stick their unemotional, rational, sober and objective analysis up their arse. I'm a Collingwood man and proud of it.

THIS is the reason I have always loved your posts RB. Never change mate to merely please others who lack your incredible passion for Collingwood. That is NOT your problem and you cant solve their's.

[Member 7167]

But that's just it, Rudi, it's gone beyond that to something obsessive, bordering psychotic.



Ok, maybe psychotic is overplaying it a touch.

it's not like rudie to be obsessive about anything. so out of character. schazza's re-signing, cloke's re-signing and the trading of cloke are just examples of aberrations.

Aberrations my arse! I proudly wear my heart on my sleeve and use Nicks to express my unbridled and completely irrational and obsessive love of Collingwood. My professional life, as an academic, is devoted to calm, careful and balanced research, always grounded on sound theory and evidenced based data. However, when it comes to all things Collingwood, I have to jettison this approach completely. I embrace Collingwood wholeheartedly, without question and am proudly obsessive, emotional, and single-mindedly loyal to the black and white cause. So when I post on Nicks, I don't do this from the perspective of an objective, rational and logical commentator, I do so as a one-eyed servant to the cause of Collingwood. Does this mean that I am sometimes/often way off the mark in my analysis/pronouncements? You bet it does. Does this mean that the mood of my postings swing up and down with Collingwood's fortunes on the field? You bet it does.

Finally, there are a couple of regular Nicksters whose commentary is almost always sober, measured, rational and objective. I feel sorry for them. If I want to be really objective, rational and sober in my feelings about Collingwood, I wouldn't even follow the Pies. After all, all football clubs, including Collingwood, are now corporate/franchise entities, run by men in grey suits, for the purpose of building their own empires. Even the players are mainly doing it for the money. So if I was to be really honest with myself, I'd probably give up following collingwood completely, knowing that it now has no real connection to its working class roots, where generations of my family came from. However, I choose to ignore these facts. I choose to be deluded and swept along by the romance of Collingwood. I know it's superficial and the 'opiate of the masses', but nevertheless I embrace it 100 per cent. So feel free to disagree with my opinions or pronouncements, after all, I often do so myself, shortly after posting them. But do not dare to attack me for being overly emotional, irrational or lacking in objectivity. Those who do can stick their unemotional, rational, sober and objective analysis up their arse. I'm a Collingwood man and proud of it.

A fantastic post Rude Boy. I love your passion and you contribution as a whole. Certainly at times we take a different approach and I suppose I am one of those sober types who takes a more conservative approach. (You wouldn't think that if you were sitting next to me at a game) For many of us what we do to make a crust influences the way we think and whist I very emotional and excitable about the Pies, I attempt to put a positive spin on most posts and try to build and not destroy which is my natural position on most things.

There are some on here that I read all the time and others I generally ignore. Your posts are always interesting, passionate and enjoyable to read.

And yeh - I think the Berg will stay.

[RudeBoy]

it's not like rudie to be obsessive about anything. so out of character. schazza's re-signing, cloke's re-signing and the trading of cloke are just examples of aberrations.

Aberrations my arse! I proudly wear my heart on my sleeve and use Nicks to express my unbridled and completely irrational and obsessive love of Collingwood. My professional life, as an academic, is devoted to calm, careful and balanced research, always grounded on sound theory and evidenced based data. However, when it comes to all things Collingwood, I have to jettison this approach completely. I embrace Collingwood wholeheartedly, without question and am proudly obsessive, emotional, and single-mindedly loyal to the black and white cause. So when I post on Nicks, I don't do this from the perspective of an objective, rational and logical commentator, I do so as a one-eyed servant to the cause of Collingwood. Does this mean that I am sometimes/often way off the mark in my analysis/pronouncements? You bet it does. Does this mean that the mood of my postings swing up and down with Collingwood's fortunes on the field? You bet it does.

Finally, there are a couple of regular Nicksters whose commentary is almost always sober, measured, rational and objective. I feel sorry for them. If I want to be really objective, rational and sober in my feelings about Collingwood, I wouldn't even follow the Pies. After all, all football clubs, including Collingwood, are now corporate/franchise entities, run by men in grey suits, for the purpose of building their own empires. Even the players are mainly doing it for the money. So if I was to be really honest with myself, I'd probably give up following collingwood completely, knowing that it now has no real connection to its working class roots, where generations of my family came from. However, I choose to ignore these facts. I choose to be deluded and swept along by the romance of Collingwood. I know it's superficial and the 'opiate of the masses', but nevertheless I embrace it 100 per cent. So feel free to disagree with my opinions or pronouncements, after all, I often do so myself, shortly after posting them. But do not dare to attack me for being overly emotional, irrational or lacking in objectivity. Those who do can stick their unemotional, rational, sober and objective analysis up their arse. I'm a Collingwood man and proud of it.

A fantastic post Rude Boy. I love your passion and you contribution as a whole. Certainly at times we take a different approach and I suppose I am one of those sober types who takes a more conservative approach. (You wouldn't think that if you were sitting next to me at a game) For many of us what we do to make a crust influences the way we think and whist I very emotional and excitable about the Pies, I attempt to put a positive spin on most posts and try to build and not destroy which is my natural position on most things.

There are some on here that I read all the time and others I generally ignore. Your posts are always interesting, passionate and enjoyable to read.

And yeh - I think the Berg will stay.

Thanks mate. FWIW, I always take notice of your posts, even if I disagree with them. Mostly, I post the same way Jack Kerouac wrote novels - as a stream of consciousness. Often I look back in horror at what I've posted, but then just have a laugh and post something else. Anyway, I hope you're right re the Bergermaster, but I can't for the life of me see why if he was going to stay, that he wouldn't at least have indicated that preference to the club long before now. After all the club has wanted his signature for over 18 months now. We'll all know soon enough.

[magpieazza]

Aberrations my arse! I proudly wear my heart on my sleeve and use Nicks to express my unbridled and completely irrational and obsessive love of Collingwood. My professional life, as an academic, is devoted to calm, careful and balanced research, always grounded on sound theory and evidenced based data. However, when it comes to all things Collingwood, I have to jettison this approach completely. I embrace Collingwood wholeheartedly, without question and am proudly obsessive, emotional, and single-mindedly loyal to the black and white cause. So when I post on Nicks, I don't do this from the perspective of an objective, rational and logical commentator, I do so as a one-eyed servant to the cause of Collingwood. Does this mean that I am sometimes/often way off the mark in my analysis/pronouncements? You bet it does. Does this mean that the mood of my postings swing up and down with Collingwood's fortunes on the field? You bet it does.

Finally, there are a couple of regular Nicksters whose commentary is almost always sober, measured, rational and objective. I feel sorry for them. If I want to be really objective, rational and sober in my feelings about Collingwood, I wouldn't even follow the Pies. After all, all football clubs, including Collingwood, are now corporate/franchise entities, run by men in grey suits, for the purpose of building their own empires. Even the players are mainly doing it for the money. So if I was to be really honest with myself, I'd probably give up following collingwood completely, knowing that it now has no real connection to its working class roots, where generations of my family came from. However, I choose to ignore these facts. I choose to be deluded and swept along by the romance of Collingwood. I know it's superficial and the 'opiate of the masses', but nevertheless I embrace it 100 per cent. So feel free to disagree with my opinions or pronouncements, after all, I often do so myself, shortly after posting them. But do not dare to attack me for being overly emotional, irrational or lacking in objectivity. Those who do can stick their unemotional, rational, sober and objective analysis up their arse. I'm a Collingwood man and proud of it.

THIS is the reason I have always loved your posts RB. Never change mate to merely please others who lack your incredible passion for Collingwood. That is NOT your problem and you cant solve their's.

Firstly I would like to say, ffffffaaaaaark yeeeaaaaaah . you f#$%ing beauty, rrraaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!!.... that's the best thing I have fff@#$%ing read in a long time.


Secondly, well written ol chap!!

[Member 7167]

Thanks mate. FWIW, I always take notice of your posts, even if I disagree with them. Mostly, I post the same way Jack Kerouac wrote novels - as a stream of consciousness. Often I look back in horror at what I've posted, but then just have a laugh and post something else. Anyway, I hope you're right re the Bergermaster, but I can't for the life of me see why if he was going to stay, that he wouldn't at least have indicated that preference to the club long before now. After all the club has wanted his signature for over 18 months now. We'll all know soon enough.

I would like to think that we agree on some of my contributions

[John Wren]

oh the irony in this thread turning into a lovefest.

[RudeBoy]

Thanks mate. FWIW, I always take notice of your posts, even if I disagree with them. Mostly, I post the same way Jack Kerouac wrote novels - as a stream of consciousness. Often I look back in horror at what I've posted, but then just have a laugh and post something else. Anyway, I hope you're right re the Bergermaster, but I can't for the life of me see why if he was going to stay, that he wouldn't at least have indicated that preference to the club long before now. After all the club has wanted his signature for over 18 months now. We'll all know soon enough.

I would like to think that we agree on some of my contributions

I should have said "...even when I sometimes disagree with them..."

[RudeBoy]

While we're on this subject, has anyone heard if Scharenberg has expressed any desire to remain a Magpie today?.....Just asking.

[John Wren]

has he said he doesn't want to be? given lachie henderson's utterances i am still waiting for a host of players to say they no longer want to be where they are.

[Culprit]

has he said he doesn't want to be? given lachie henderson's utterances i am still waiting for a host of players to say they no longer want to be where they are.

This season may see the biggest trade period in a long time JW.

[John Wren]

has he said he doesn't want to be? given lachie henderson's utterances i am still waiting for a host of players to say they no longer want to be where they are.

This season may see the biggest trade period in a long time JW.

in a way i hope so. they always promise so much but we get doughnuts in the trade period.

[Culprit]

Recruiting on Potential is always fraught with danger. It's hit and miss in many cases. You can get a good run then a crap run.