Who Wants an Albatross?
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Listen, I can’t offer much as a supporter except certainty that my club will consistently underperform, lose its best players to freak injuries and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in infuriating ways.
But in these desperate times, I’ve got to support a club that’s competing. So about 1/5th of you are going to have me hanging round your neck bringing misfortune.
Right now I’m afraid Chief’s fans are for it. It isn’t based on much:
Ardron is the only Canadian in the comp (I think?)
I loved watching Luaki destroy the blues one glorious night in 04
For reasons I can’t really explain Stephenson is my favourite Kiwi outside back and Webber is the only Kiwi halfback who doesn’t grate my carrot.
Sir Pinetree.Now’s your chance avert catastrophe and curse your nemesis. Convince me to support those 1st5 thieving Blues, the one-eyed Cantabs, affamydavit swearing Highlanders or if you’re seriously persuasive the Canes.
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@Smuts said in Who Wants an Albatross?:
Listen, I can’t offer much as a supporter except certainty that my club will consistently underperform, lose its best players to freak injuries and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in infuriating ways.
But in these desperate times, I’ve got to support a club that’s competing. So about 1/5th of you are going to have me hanging round your neck bringing misfortune.
Right now I’m afraid Chief’s fans are for it. It isn’t based on much:
Ardron is the only Canadian in the comp (I think?)
I loved watching Luaki destroy the blues one glorious night in 04
For reasons I can’t really explain Stephenson is my favourite Kiwi outside back and Webber is the only Kiwi halfback who doesn’t grate my carrot.
Sir Pinetree.Now’s your chance avert catastrophe and curse your nemesis. Convince me to support those 1st5 thieving Blues, the one-eyed Cantabs, affamydavit swearing Highlanders or if you’re seriously persuasive the Canes.
'God save thee, ancient Mariner!
From the fiends, that plague thee thus!—
Why look'st thou so?'—With my cross-bow
I shot the ALBATROSS. -
A suitably downbeat, shrug-of-the-shoulders, piece of music for when your team loses...
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@Smuts said in Who Wants an Albatross?:
Listen, I can’t offer much as a supporter except certainty that my club will consistently underperform, lose its best players to freak injuries and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in infuriating ways.
Sounds like a natural Blues fan of the last 17 years. If you love having your heart ripped out, see bone headed plays from talented players, watch people consistently underperform, you've probably missed the boat, but there's always a fear we'll regress.
Despite the great press, we haven't actually done much of note yet. Don't get me wrong, we're clearly vastly improved, but it's a long tough road to winning anything meaningful.
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the moral of this story is what not to do if a bird shits on you...
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@antipodean thank you
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@Machpants strong recommendation. Can’t get over them basically being NZ’s equivalent of the Sharks. Even have a du Plessis. And for reasons I don’t now really remember, I can’t stand Riccitelli.
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@Smuts said in Who Wants an Albatross?:
@Machpants strong recommendation. Can’t get over them basically being NZ’s equivalent of the Sharks. Even have a du Plessis. And for reasons I don’t now really remember, I can’t stand Riccitelli.
supporting the canes is only for people who love the idea of a wank, enjoy the wank, but then stop before they finish and walk away ultimately unsatisfied.
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@Bones there’s some strong arguments being made for the blues. If they lose in an agonizing way this weekend, you’ll know that I convinced myself that Michael Jones and Zinzan neutralized the corruption of Fitzpatrick, Robin Brook, Flavell etc. Etc etc.
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