What would you sacrifice for a Premiership?

linz · Post: # 509268Post **linz** » Fri 11 Jan 2008 10:52pm

This must have been discussed before & if so apologies.

A close friend of mine and I have been going to the football together (both Social Club Members) since the late '70's. We've been through the highs and lows together (mostly lows). Thank you beer.

I asked him last year what sacrifices he would be prepared to make if those sacrifices guaranteed us winning a flag.

As he is doing a higher degree course at Uni; he said he would repeat a year of study if it meant we would be Premiers.

I said I would sacrifice my yearly earnings (well above dole) for the same reason.

Mmmm the Incas come to mind. Maybe my youngest son can be sacrificed on the alter.

esaint66 · Post: # 509273Post **esaint66** » Fri 11 Jan 2008 11:05pm

i have a friend whos a richomnd supporter and we were in his basement watching the tigers getting slauttered by the cats and the conversation of premierships came up and my friends starts talking about how great it was to have 10 premierships in the trophey case all though he wasnt alive to see any of them but i kept that small fact to myself and then he said stkilda havent won a premiership in a while and i said ah no and hes said would you take a premiership for stkilda next season over 1 million dollars and i said yes and he thought i was mad but thats just what the stkilda football club does to you

carn the saints in '08

asiu · Post: # 509291Post **asiu** » Fri 11 Jan 2008 11:51pm

it would be heartbreaking ....but , i would sacrifice my wife for a flag

Goody · Post: # 509302Post **Goody** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 12:09am

If we won a premiership, I'd get off the grog for 2 full years.
That would be my sacrifice, it'd probably add 2 full years to my life as well, but I'd take it for the team

I'm ready to do it boys, just raise that cup and after a week of self indulgance, thats it, no p!ss for 2009-10.

CUB and the home brew shop wont like it but my poor poor liver would love it

GO SAINTS

Halo-9 · Post: # 509303Post **Halo-9** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 12:12am

gazrat wrote:it would be heartbreaking ....but , i would sacrifice my wife for a flag

Haha,yeah amazing the saints can do that to people..im not sure what i would sacrifice,but probably almost everything especially if i could be there in the ground as well to see the drought broken and the mighty saints go top.

I`m sure the MCG would have flash flood warnings at 5:45pm when we do it given all the heartbreak and sheer waiting through all these years.

Oh When the Saints · Sat 12 Jan 2008 12:17am

gazrat wrote:it would be heartbreaking ....but , i would sacrifice my wife for a flag

I take it your separated/divorced gaz?

If not, your wife's car keys have probably disappeared from the basket near the front door, and the registrar of the local magistrates court has been called in for an after hours lodgement of divorce papers.

asiu · Post: # 509328Post **asiu** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 2:03am

she divorced me

left me debt , took my two triumphs , my will to work and used the kids as a bargaining tool (imo)

hated/loved her for five years

been back together , nearly 7 years ....still divorced but

rose bay girls.....

anyways...
it was always about the right mum for the kids .....and she's definately that

StSteven · Post: # 509332Post **StSteven** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 5:44am

Already sacrificed thousands of dollars on Memberships, seats, memorabilia, gear etc etc.

NO more....they owe me!

bigmicka · Post: # 509336Post **bigmicka** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 9:19am

My left Nad.

mic

Beej · Post: # 509337Post **Beej** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 9:21am

My future first and second born and my future mother-in-law.

Goody wrote:If we won a premiership, I'd get off the grog for 2 full years.

Way over the top IMO.

TimeToShineFellas · Sat 12 Jan 2008 9:36am

bigmicka wrote:My left Nad.

mic

I'll give my right one...... we should donate them to the trophy cabinet down at Linton Street - at least it would be a matching pair!

Zed · Post: # 509341Post **Zed** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 9:38am

Its an interesting question.. I was a football club member in 97 (not a social club member) and the ticket window for grand final tickets shut with 6 people left in the queue in front of me. I never got a ticket for the 97 GF - which in hindsight I'm thankful for (I'm still devasted we lost).

Anyway, every year since 98 I have bought a social club ticket as well so that I could get a seat at the GF if we made it. In 02 I moved the family to Adelaide and still continue to buy a full membership for myself and the family as well as Social Club tickets for all as well.

I normally renew pre-Xmas every year, but due to financial squeeze of ever more expensive Xmas presents for the kids , last year I decided to leave renewal until now.

So the question came up at lunch on New Years day - would I be prepared to NOT buy a membership if it meant that the Saints would make the GF ? .. what a dilemma !! ........

I would give anything to see the Saints win a premiership - but would the hurt of not being at the winning GF in person be worth it ? ..

GrumpyOne · Post: # 509374Post **GrumpyOne** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 1:03pm

I'd sacrifice my Mother In Law for just about anything, but for a Saints premiership I'd dance with the Devil in the pale moonlight.

Come to think of it....... I've already danced with my MIL.

Come On Sainters.... You owe me!

markp · Post: # 509392Post **markp** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 3:33pm

My liver... in the celebrations!

Another testing question... would you (honestly) take one flag in the next 5 years or two in the following 5?? ...or how bout three in !0-15 years???

TimeToShineFellas · Sat 12 Jan 2008 4:18pm

markp wrote:My liver... in the celebrations!

Another testing question... would you (honestly) take one flag in the next 5 years or two in the following 5?? ...or how bout three in !0-15 years???

The heart says 1 in the next 5 years.

The head and common sense says 3 in 10-15 years time.

Can I have both the heart's and the head's wishes?

busso mick · Post: # 509398Post **busso mick** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 4:19pm

GrumpyOne wrote:I'd sacrifice my Mother In Law for just about anything, but for a Saints premiership I'd dance with the Devil in the pale moonlight.

Come to think of it....... I've already danced with my MIL.

Come On Sainters.... You owe me!

Did you know that Woman Hitler is an anagram of Mother in Law?

I don't know what I would sacrifice if we won the flag, but I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous.

markp · Post: # 509400Post **markp** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 4:29pm

TimeToShineFellas wrote:
markp wrote:My liver... in the celebrations!

Another testing question... would you (honestly) take one flag in the next 5 years or two in the following 5?? ...or how bout three in !0-15 years???
The heart says 1 in the next 5 years.

The head and common sense says 3 in 10-15 years time.

Can I have both the heart's and the head's wishes?

Awww go on then! Take one now and three later....

I cant wait 10 years... well I may have to but I don't wanna know if it's the case! Bit like knowing when you're gonna die, I'd rather not know.

casey scorp · Sat 12 Jan 2008 4:50pm

I'd definitely take 2 flags in the period 2013 to 2017. I'd sacrifice 1 in the next 5 years for 2 in the following 5 years [but want one of those in Year 6], but wouldn't be prepared to wait 10-15 years.

ttufc7 · Post: # 509410Post **ttufc7** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 5:02pm

If we won a premiership, I'd get off the grog for 2 full years.

If we won a premiership i'd GET ON The grog for 2 full years

|Andy| · Post: # 509413Post **|Andy|** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 5:08pm

casey scorp wrote:I'd definitely take 2 flags in the period 2013 to 2017. I'd sacrifice 1 in the next 5 years for 2 in the following 5 years [but want one of those in Year 6], but wouldn't be prepared to wait 10-15 years.

or what about 15 premierships in the last 16 yrs of your life? catch is, you get wooden spoon on the last yr of your life.

HSVKing · Post: # 509415Post **HSVKing** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 5:09pm

ttufc7 wrote:
If we won a premiership, I'd get off the grog for 2 full years.
If we won a premiership i'd GET ON The grog for 2 full years

Exactly what I was thinking

Eastern · Post: # 509420Post **Eastern** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 5:17pm

HSVKing wrote:
ttufc7 wrote:
If we won a premiership, I'd get off the grog for 2 full years.
If we won a premiership i'd GET ON The grog for 2 full years
Exactly what I was thinking

You're silly enough without it

!!

stinger · Post: # 509455Post **stinger** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 7:57pm

gazrat wrote:it would be heartbreaking ....but , i would sacrifice my wife for a flag

....wot a man....

linz · Post: # 509515Post **linz** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 11:14pm

markp wrote:My liver... in the celebrations!

Another testing question... would you (honestly) take one flag in the next 5 years or two in the following 5?? ...or how bout three in !0-15 years???

I would just take the 1 now & I would be happy for another 10 years. And then I would sober up.

esaint66 · Post: # 509519Post **esaint66** » Sat 12 Jan 2008 11:37pm

if geelong can win one before us and weve been above them pretty much the whole time then who knows ours must be coming soon