the honeymoon is over...

the honeymoon period is over folks, yes indeed. let me ask you this question. are you having a love affair with port adelaide or are you married to the club? if you answered love affair then perhaps there are those of you feeling the temptation to jump into bed with a new and exciting team. personally i would advise against it. once the thrill wears off you may end up being worse off. just ask those exes out there, for some i know that is true, hee,hee. but moi? i am married to the club. make that... we the lady army are married to the club. and just like a great marriage in the beginning it seems to be all roses, excitement, you are contsantly on a high and in good spirits. perhaps that is how it seemed the past few years where port has resurrected itself from basket case to the ride that everyone wanted to catch. but after those past two performances i doubt many are putting their hand up for a lift. but if like me you are married to the club you will see them through the good and the bad. hopefully you will stick around long enough to know that the lows will somehow transform themselves into highs or perhaps strike a good balance between the two. i don't know. i can only speak for myself and the hardcore lady army followers!!!

     oh my frigging footballs, my sms line was indeed running hot through the course of the power/lions game. it seemed as though i was the first port of call as friends texted me in disbelief. can you believe it? can you believe that? OMG what is happening? where have the power gone? mm, perhaps it was a team of imposters i replied. i certainly earnt my mantle of footy counsellor. after a few messges i just responded...hello this is the footy fan in pain hotline. please wait a few minutes as the lady army commander is on another text comforting a fellow fan who is about to implode. you will be attended to at the soonest convenience. ps you are currently in the queue and with 60,000 members the lady army commander may be slightly delayed!!! lol. make that double, no triple friggin footballs, it was a long night and yes fellow fans i understand your pain. but i do not control the outcome of the power games...the players do, simple as that. 

      i hope this is just a glitch in the radar. that burgo really does have a masterplan and at this point in time seems somewhat crazy and defies all sporting logic but will reap rewards...yes,yes,yes he does. (well Lewie doesn't seem to think so) what else can i say viewers? personally i reverted to the do your housework strategy in the hope that checking the scores from time to time would show me the footy. alas it did not but i certainly had a sparkling clean house. vacuuming done, dishes washed, dusting done, bathroom floor scrubbed. ( true, i had to give lovie a pair of sunglasses to wear before she came in the door so she would not be blinded). in the end son number two turned on the tv and said...mum you have to watch your team and i did. and i did just get a glimmer of hope with those two goals in the third but then it just went pear shaped from there. OMG who would have picked brisbane? not me folks ( although i did say...see blog below that richmond would probably win. should have stuck to my gut instinct...drats could have gained one!!!)

     all i can say from embarrassment will come improvement. having made my debut at arndale shopping centre as a ten year old in the talent quest and scoring 4/10 for trying; i then developed into somewhat of a fine singer, hee,hee. but that was for having the guts to try. to some of us it looked as though the guys were not even trying. smashed at the stoppages, ( come back ollie!!!) our famous run nowhere to be seen. inaccuracy at goal plus the inability to stamp our auhtority on the game led to a huge short circuiting equalling a power failure. no disrespect to brisbane because obviously they were the better side but seriously guys this is not what we have come to expect. these are the games you need to put in the bank or guess what? you will be playing catch up football and kissing your finals chances adios. what on earth is going on? you must stand up regardless of players injured or missing or i warn you there will be a fans arrest!!! that's right i will be issuing lady army warrants for your immediate arrest. (can't you see i am resorting to humour to mask the deep undeniable pain i feel at seeing your opportunity to make headway into the eight?)

     whatever it is or whatever others speculate we do not know. have to agree with ken's assessment. time for another reality check, coz guess what? there is a new young and exciting team in afl town stealing your thunder. go back and watch some footage of this team and see yourselves once again because this is where you came from...and remember actions speak louder than words. a huge game coming up against another rival coming off of a win. they will like to think that you are now beatable. you have much to prove and more importantly you have someone to prove it to. think of team, think of kane and send him off in the way in which he deserves. we will bring the noise, you bring the play!!!

ps (i am available for inspiring speech writing in cae you need it, hee,hee)

PPS nothing more to say, we lost, end of story.

PPPS time to end fan pain coz i don't have enough time to man the hotline.

love FFFandF XXX

the letdown... i thought it was a myth...BOO HOO!!!

letdown shmetdown, i thought it was a myth. i thought it was time we broke the cycle. i thought it was time for the boys to say shove your myth up your bum bums but oh no...myth is really at this point reality. for god sakes it was mumma's day! how very dare you guys??? shame, shame, shame. i was feeling surely this one was gonna be in the bag, playing for your mumma's, playing for a spot in the eight. oh my frigging footyballs it looked as though you had all been cursed and your mojo depleted. and to lose at the portress, the pain, the pain, my fantasy mothers day destroyed, oh the pain, the pain and even more pain...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHBOO HOOOOOOO POOO!!! ok i'm over it now.

     seriously folks the weather had been kind, no rain, thanks footy gods. chilly evening but have to admit even i was lacking some of my own mojo. ( that's what happens when you are responsible for baking your best friends daughters wedding cake and have been on the slivovitz the night before...srum te bilo to me too.) the only explanation i have is that 1) the boys have had a pretty brutal start to the season  which has aready made a dent in their tanks 2) we were simply outplayed by a better team on the night who were hungry for victory and were hunting for trophy rights... the conquering of the portress. damn you eagles!!! my request was for a bunch of canaries to turn up. perhaps my favours with the footy gods are beginning to run thin. blah, blah, blah, bah humbug!

     as such i had to ride home on the train of footy disappointment. my only consolation being that son number two came home with me holding my hand all the way coz it was mumma's day. bless him. but i have sucked it up with a few slabs of chocolate cake leftovers, teamed with chocolate ganache and a dollop of vanilla icing. make that double shame on me, no probably triple shame is more fitting. yes the tuth lies betweeen the two, no excuses, tough draw but that is how it goes. and if one wants to be a serious contender then digging deep is required. a ten point loss when a 17 point buffer zone was had at half time. i anticipated a build upon the score. at no time did i seem fazed but watching that third quarter, the mistakes, the turnovers, the abscence of their usual daring and run. what happened guys? you seemed to be playing it safe. yes the inside 50's needed to be contained but at the expense of your game...learn from this and redeem yourselves!!! i implore you...

     i have said it once and i will say it again. it is a long season folks but with this long season must come enough wins to secure ones finals berth. the power  i am sure will be aiming to crack the top four this year. there is still enough time to do it but the wins must be convincing, brutal and ruthless when called for to turbo boost a poor percentage. yes indeed one does not need to be a footy expert to know that. and one does not need to be a footy expert to participate in tipping either. what a round for tipping. how many of your tips went to cuca too? four for me viewers, crapola but many of you would be feeling the same tipping pain unless you possess a crytsal ball. so on to the next round viewers, here comes number seven which would make it slightly under a third of the season. already injuries have prevailed, sloane from the crows, a huge out and bobby...man where has that chocolate cake gone? pass me the slivovitz instead. kane cornes has announced his retirement which has sent some of you into a tizzy. for goodness sakes leave the poor bloke alone. 300 games of excellent service, fine achievement and a proud moment for the club to acknowledge and celebrate. leave him be. selfish? i think not. this was on the cards and he certainly deserves to bow out on a high and the guys waiting in the wings are ready to take the next step. elevate krakouer i say. seriously that guy is a gun, love the way he plays. a great story and achievement to bounce back from fatties unfit land and to make it back to the elite level. and for that i will have one more slivovitz in his honour...ZIVOLI!!!

PS my tips for this week are bombers by 15 ( they have to rise to the occassion after WADA announced they would be appealing) for footballs sake can we not move on from this??? crows, hawks, gws, swans, eagles, dockers, pies and port. knowing my luck richmond will probably win.

settle into round seven viewers, until next blog, keep your guchas on!!

love FFFandF XXX

PPS i have made a replica wedding cake to be sent to brisbane for the players to eat before the game, hee,hee...

PPS i have laced it with a bottle of slivovitz...triple hee,hee.

we may have lost the game but  we won the wedding cake stakes!!!

the day has arrived...who will claim bragging rights?

i have to admit viewers my energy levels are a bit low. my usual enthusiasm and gusto for the showdown has dissipated. but i think being united with my feralinas as the lady army may lift my spirits, somehow, some way i will find my battle voice and  we will support our beloved power. to be continued...
     our plans to make our way to the club or to the alberton hotel took a detour. in the end we put our roots down at feralina headquarters. feralinas times 3, brother in law, 2 nieces and son number two made up our viewing audience. and can you believe at this very moment it is the last quarter and i have run away to update my blog? cowardice? nope. superstition? perhaps. it seems that every time i have disappeared to do a job in the guise of keeping busy and wasting time, whatever dent the crows make we keep on keeping on. logical? nuh but hey one must do whatever it takes to make it work. first time i went back home to hang up my washing amidst the protest of the feralinas. second time i have come home to take off my make-up and make the boys sandwiches for school. but now with time running out, i doubt there will be a third time. as i type the power maintain a 13 point lead but still is it enough? i say bring on polec and activate the afterburners. so now i shall go to my shrine dedicated to my little bro and say a prayer that we keep on keeping on....to be continued.
      i returned to feralina headquarters to cop a berating from my fellow feralinas for deserting them. once i explained my logic, all was forgiven. we enjoyed the last few minutes united in victory because by then it was assured...#weplayasone...hee,hee. nothing tastes as good as beating the crows, well maybe the chicken curry, thanks little sista! yes at feralina headquarters we were celebrating, feeling more than jubilant. we made an effort to rid ourselves of any smugness or temptation to taunt feralina's hubby and son who returned to collect her still wearing their crows gear and their yellow caps ( so much for marketing, lol). still we love them and there are only some of a few who hold concession passes in the prescence of the lady army. chicken curry, football analysis but at the end of the day scoreboard conversion told the tale. and as much as i may have been tempted to return to work in my full power regalia, i resisted. i resisted because even i... one devoted, passionate, footy fan still has some wisdom in reserve. it's a long season folks and just as well coz the power are yet to come into full force. they have yet to play their best four quarters of footy. and that folks is what i look forward to.
cheers...FFFandF XXX.

cheers from the lady army...

PS btw i was taunted by mr.kravitz ( my neighbour) who just so happens to be a crows supporter. this can be verified by my fellow feralina who was in my presence at the time of taunting. gotta say he is lucky...coz after a decent consumption of bubbles we did consider marching to his house with the flag...ba ha ha ha ha. GO THE POWER!!!

round five...IS THERE A SHOWDOWN?

mm, round five now, those who are sitting 4-0 are off to a great start and we all know that can make a huge difference come september. well another huge game for the POWER but to be perfectly honest i seem to have lost my mojo...maybe it has been all that you tube watching! i am creating a wedding cake, so if you thought the pressure was on re: the showdon well i have news for you...wedding cake pressure if not handled correctly can lead to disaster!!! but i won't be allowing that to happen viewers. i have an extraordinary defensive cake team on tap and an array of tools and besides when you have the passion for something it shines through.

     so i am gonna make this short and sweet. i have a first time guest tipster who has approached his tips in a rather creative way. my tips for this week are pies by 33, cats, sydney, lions for my roughie, hawks to fly back into form, westcoast but won't be surprised if gws outrun them, bombers and the mighty power. i think the lobbe/ryder combo will do some damage as well as our height advantage in the forward line.

     AS is the tipster for this round, have a read and see whether you can discern his winners from his outstanding haiku effort...LOL.

Having provided my tips in the last two weeks to my group in the form of a cryptic crossword clues and then an homage tot he Man From Snowy River, I was challenged to do Haiku.

Here are my round 5 tips then

Silver fox smashes
McHale’s seven fourteen but
Won’t get the wobbles

At the MCG
Tiger, tiger burning bright?
Gosh! Lengthy! To win!

Winston C’s canines
Will not bridge the coathanger
Nor Manly Ferry

Q Clash not too brash
Il cote d’or, sur la verd floor
Rex roars, Rockcliiff soars

In seventh heaven
Golden browns, texture like sun
Flung Kangaroo dung

And at the Domain
West of Perth or Syd-er-ney
Nick Nat Paddy whacks

No Reamin’ demons
And no shocker for dockers
Dock Sir Roos four points

Was Dick’s kid overheard?
Little jim, in water he fell
Said “We rolled, Re wolled”

Flying as one they
Will always tear them apart
Showed up at Showdown

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