How I long for them!
I started going to the Swans matches when they first moved to Sydney, not as a supporter as I followed a different team in those days, but because it was just great to go to the footy.
It took me a few years to convert & convert I did.
Though the 80's & 90's,with the exception of the aberration of 96,it was great. I had no expectations & if they had a win it was like winning a premiership.
Most of the time I was happy if they put up a decent fight. Probably the highlights of that era was the win to break the 23 game losing streak.
The celebrations at the end of that match are what I assumed successful club followers were used to.
Then the most successful era in the clubs history arrives & with it a complete perception change.
Now I expect them to win every match & when, like last night, they lose I'm bloody well devastated!
I hate it! I feel totally helpless & this leaves me mentally exhausted.
Why can't it be like it was. Accepting both defeats & victories with a serene calmness.
I remember wishing back then how great it would be if we were one of the power clubs of the comp.
Well you know what they say. Be careful what you wish for you may just get it!
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