Fanatical Richmond fan Sam Bretton has purchased a 2016 membership just days after swearing off the Tigers for life.
Co-worker Sara Li said Bretton had bailed her up for twenty minutes on Monday morning saying he had ‘given up watching the Tigers and footy forever.’
“He wasn’t in a good space. He’s eyes, I’ll never forget his eyes, they were haunted. I haven’t seen a look like that since last year when Sam said the exact same things.
“He then sobbed in the tea room for about 45 minutes. It was kind of hard to watch but also hard to look away.”
Sam’s boss Linda Helpman said she’d even given Sam Tuesday off with compassionate leave.
“I’m a Hawthorn supporter so I can’t even begin to imagine what he’s going through. It must be awful.”
“Some say these people choose to be Richmond fans and we shouldn’t help them but it’s an addiction and many of these people are born into this cycle of hope and despair.”
On Tuesday night however, after several Wild Turkey’s, Bretton began thinking of Jack Riewoldt’s cheeky smile, Ivan Maric’s luscious locks and Alex Rance’s jaw line.
“I don’t know exactly what moment it happened but suddenly I’d gone onto the Richmond website and renewed my membership. It felt good but then the shame rushed over me.”
Asked how he felt the morning after, Bretton said he was drawing strength from a lifetime of managing disappointment.
“This might be the worst thing that’s ever happened to me but at least I’ve gone through it every single year of my life, I know I can get through.”
“Plus, the side is looking pretty good for next year, just need a few pieces in the off season and 2016 can totally be our year. Yellow and Black!”
COMMENTS
Robert McKenna
Sep 16, 2015
Tom Morgan you
Tom Morgan
Sep 16, 2015
This is 100% accurate.
Brett Wilson
Sep 16, 2015
Matt Maurel tiger tuff
Jai Niland
Sep 16, 2015
Better off flushing the cash down the toilet.
Michael Towers
Sep 16, 2015
Eh, we all do it.
Josh Irish
Sep 16, 2015
Me Evan Irish
Judy Johns
Sep 16, 2015
Cameron Johns Spot on!
jeffwortman14
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily guilty.
tigerfaithful47
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily Macca1728 sound familiar? Chooka all over!!
simonwa11ace
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily I thought you did satire? That ain't it. That's me
iseedumbpe0ple
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily I just have my membership on auto renewal. They take my money and then punish me for it. It's gotta be Stockholm syndrome
Offamaw
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily thanks for changing my name for confidentiality #gotiges
James Kent
Sep 16, 2015
Clare Monagle confirm/deny
Lindsay Gannon
Sep 16, 2015
Sounds like myself but at the long suffering Lions
Seamus Barker
Sep 16, 2015
I refuse to respond on the grounds that I may incriminate myself
Hannah Barry
Sep 16, 2015
Paul Murphy you made the news
Aimee Coles
Sep 16, 2015
Alana Stanley true supporter
Rodger Clark
Sep 16, 2015
The first step in recovering was admitting we had a problem
TyEsler
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily "I wish I knew how to quit you"
Artie Jones
Sep 16, 2015
Bray, Titus is the Everyman. Nailed it
Lyall McClure
Sep 16, 2015
Ben Mcdonald,Lisa McDonald Ewan was so upset when the tigers lost, I tried to soothe him by saying get used to it!
Rob Stewart
Sep 16, 2015
Lachlan Stewart, has your old housemate rad this?
Andrew Pagnucco
Sep 16, 2015
Pretty much hahaha
Anton Boudaher
Sep 16, 2015
Tbh we've all done it. And if we haven't we all will
Cameron Popovski
Sep 16, 2015
Yeah... This sounds about right.
Josh Quigley
Sep 16, 2015
2016 year of the tiger
Anton Boudaher
Sep 16, 2015
Andrew. 0/4 in finals or finish 9th. Pick one. GO
Chris Gleeson
Sep 16, 2015
Tracey Gleeson-Sim give this a read U0001f602
Nikita Priestley
Sep 16, 2015
Didn't even bother swearing off them this time
Karl White
Sep 16, 2015
Sounds like every Richmond fan myself included. You hate the club as much as you love it but you'd never change it for anything!!!
Lisa McDonald
Sep 16, 2015
Character building we say! It's easy to win! Anyone can be those fans! Only those of superior fortitude can support the Tiges! U0001f61c
Kim Seagrim
Sep 16, 2015
Titus nails it again, Carly!
Kiel Pumpa
Sep 16, 2015
Rhys Craig T Mason Dangerlander Chris Douglas it wasn't one of us, there must be some other idiot out there
Luke Westwick
Sep 16, 2015
Gold!U0001f606U0001f42f Matt Lammeretz Thomas Michael Deveson
Chris Thornton
Sep 16, 2015
Tim Craig Chris Josh Steve Dan Anthony Geoff Liam Cj Darren Travis Jed Matt Sime
Every single year....
June Arnott
Sep 16, 2015
Never give up on MY club
Craig Ridley
Sep 16, 2015
Love it... Been a tough week gutted and copped a fair flogging from every 2nd person but at end of the day we won 15 games beat carlscum bombers and pies twice and beat port freo swans n hawks on road. Pretty decent year... im happy. But wont take next step without 2 of the following..a gun ruck. A gun small forward. Another big back. Another tough inside mid. Hopefully tge kids take next step !
Bonjour_Pippy
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily Masochists & loving it
Shane Goodall
Sep 16, 2015
Caleb Helmore Poole Shaun Surtees, us....
Dimi Vlahos
Sep 16, 2015
Jordan reckon that's you, me and Con in the top corner there!!!
katinka_c
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily *live tweets my boyfriend's Mad Monday*
Xmas_Grinch
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily raineoo5 hahahahhahaha
Macca1728
Sep 16, 2015
tigerfaithful47 TitusOReily haha thats chooka all over!!
Aaron Grogs
Sep 16, 2015
long suffering haha, good joke
YBFever
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily you should get on board too.
Brett McDonald
Sep 16, 2015
Lions won three in a row a bit over a decade ago...you nuts?
Stephen Bray
Sep 16, 2015
Luckily some of us are ancient enough to remember the Golden Era
Andrew Corcoran
Sep 16, 2015
Johnny Caruana lol
Wayne Ogston
Sep 16, 2015
Richmond fans are the most feral of all. Spitting on coaches and booing a star like Richo! Need i say more. lol Not all i should add. Take away the 70,000 extra they had at the game the other day and then you have the real Richmond supporters.
Wayne Ogston
Sep 16, 2015
Would be good to see a comment here rather than a thousand blue names (tagged) . Hey its a Richmond post what more would you expect.
EdgarSlosh
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily took out a $500 centrelink loan
72nivek
Sep 16, 2015
EdgarSlosh TitusOReily better than when port were sponsored by cash converters. At least we don't need to barricade our houses.
EdgarSlosh
Sep 16, 2015
72nivek TitusOReily Yet!
SamFenno96
Sep 16, 2015
TitusOReily NicJones9 brendugan9
Liam Beattie
Sep 16, 2015
Jean-Pierre running a pseudonym?
Johnny Caruana
Sep 16, 2015
Sounds like me lol
Paul McDowell
Sep 16, 2015
Who else could I love - not wearing horizontal blue and white hoops
Rodney Sims
Sep 16, 2015
Go the hoops!
Jean-Pierre Girardin
Sep 16, 2015
They give you just enough hope. Next year is our year
Serge Bortoli
Sep 16, 2015
Reads very familiar
Mary Kavanagh
Sep 16, 2015
I used to tell my kids this Lisa. Now the youngest is 35. He was born the day we won the flag in1980. They are all still loyal to the Tigers, I'm proud to say
Brett Mannion
Sep 16, 2015
I've been waiting for some sort of comment. Well done !
James Staples
Sep 16, 2015
Anthony Trent the west is ours
Kelvin McKinnon
Sep 16, 2015
I'd thought I would give you some time to grieve
Stephanie Adele Csobán
Sep 16, 2015
Daniel Fisher haha
Anthony Trent
Sep 16, 2015
We're getting omeara, bennel, redden, pendlebury .. book the bus U0001f68dU0001f68d
Daniel Fisher
Sep 16, 2015
I'm pretty sure this article was written about me... I called Richmond last night to renew for 16 it was automatically rolling over though which made it easy
Go tiges
Louis Stathopoulos
Sep 17, 2015
I'm a tiger fan never give up they will bounce back hopefully with a few good new recruits for 2016 ps pie fans are more feral i believe
Mark Holcombe
Sep 17, 2015
Its hard after a massive loss, but as a swannies fan i managed..
coulda_been
Sep 17, 2015
TitusOReily Richmond fans...living in hope, dying in despair... could be worse #melbournefans #dogsfans
Wade Richards
Sep 17, 2015
Lol that's hilarious
Chris Shaw
Sep 17, 2015
SHattering Rids. Still shattered. Onwards and upwards next season hopefully .AS far as I am concerned it is cricket season now.
Jonathan Agar
Sep 17, 2015
surely u are used to it by now chris Chris Shaw
InteriorsAvenue
Sep 18, 2015
SpaceGhost72 TitusOReily Tigers Fans are the most loveable and loyal! Says me. Lol
Chris Shaw
Sep 18, 2015
Getting used to finals series' Jonny however still not getting used to losing them in the first week. Call it progress legend. Hope you are well.
Lachie Wills
Sep 18, 2015
very accurate, already looking forward to making finals in 2016 and exiting straight away #2017
Styx Braithmaite
Sep 18, 2015
Don't talk to me
Hayley Nulley
Sep 18, 2015
Haha show this to dad. Christine