Note: Today's Smother has been postponed and replaced by the below press release in support of a very important cause.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
16/04/2014 - MELBOURNE
Thousands of football fans are expected to flock to a controversial campaign to restore integrity to the code by relegating one of the leagues founding teams. The Carlton Football Club have been part of the AFL (formerly VFL) since 1864, but that is long enough according to the group behind the campaign.
Horatio J. Smother, columnist for the immensely successful AFL blog The Smother who have launched the campaign, says the removal of Carlton would help to restore 'honesty and dignity' to the league. 'What we have seen in the past few seasons is a team without promise who have all but stopped trying to win', said Mr. Smother, 'this goes beyond tanking because tanking is an attempt to win in the long run, Carlton have shown no interest in either long or short term success'.
Mr Smother has also made controversial allegations of impropriety among the board of the AFL, suggesting a cover up over the decision to include Carlton in the 2014 season. 'That this club has been a basket case for years has been no secret, yet not a word has been spoken publicly about their admittance. I mean, not even Jeff Kennett, who is medically unable to keep his mouth shut on anything that might get him in the papers has been silent on this', he said. 'it is obviously an attempt to retain the profits that the AFL make off rival fans who will pay anything to watch their team beat Carlton'.
The Facebook Page for the campaign was launched yesterday and has garnered increasing support, including members of existing VFL clubs who Mr. Smother says deserve promotion. 'The Casey Scorpions, for example, Williamstown, Sandringham, Frankston. Teams who aren't all that good but at least try. Is it too ridiculous to suggest admitting the Collingwood reserves and have Collingwood A? This league needs fresh thinking'.
Like Relegate Carlton on Facebook
Supporters are encouraged to use the hashtag #RelegateCarlton or join the Facebook campaign at https://www.facebook.com/carltontotheVFL. The Smother are planning to deliver a petition to the AFL.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Horatio Smother c/o thesmotherafl@gmail.com
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