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Hojuman said:
Saw a snippet on the tube the other night but didn't listen KG.

What's the story ?
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He basically seems to have had a ponsi scam worth maybe 100 million, alot of well none people likely to lose millions.
He was president of North and tried to sell us to Carlton.
 
Yep, heard Andrew Rule was on to the Adams NMFC link a few days ago. What he has written about the NMFC ( highlighted by Kanga Glory) is spot on. We were perilously close to being the Reserves side for Elliott's Carlton. Adams tainted the family legacy at North.
 

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czero said:
Its difficult to be worried about accuracy so early in his career. I'm looking forward to his next few seasons.
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Look I agree, but it's not exactly a question of accuracy - he has zero technique at all and is obviously extremely uncomfortable with taking set shots even from 20-30m out. He has to be at the least unafraid in those situations. Time to sort it out obviously.
 
Orange Peanut said:
Sick of hearing people talking of it as a takeover. It was a merger FFS. The new club would be called the Carlton Blues, wear a navy jersey and play at Princess Park. I can't believe we passed it up tbh.
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My greatest ever football sledge... Trevor Marmalade was hosting John Elliott at the G not long after the merge bid had failed. They were sitting in the AFL members area about 3 rows back from us (obviously, aquainting themselves with the riff-raff). Carlton were threatening to win the game, and I think it was midway through the last quarter, Dorovic was lining up from a gettable distance for a goal that would have put his team ahead. He stubbed the ground and muffed the kick which allowed North to clear and I think we may have even got a rebound goal.

Anyway, I reached into my pocket, and there it was, a five dollar note.

I waved the $5 note at Elliott and yelled out, Hey John, can we buy Dorra? Hey, has anybody got change for this five dollars?

Somebody a couple or seats aways yelled back that he had two 2's and a one!

Elliott left, and Trev gave a huge bug-eyed frown as he followed.
 
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DEVO said:
The same Patrick Smith who thought we were stupid for not taking the money and running to the Gold Coast?
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Yeah, him. Now I feel bad about chanting "Fatprick's a w***er" at Dallas Brooks Hall.

Oh wait, I actually don't feel bad about that. Not for a second.
 
DEVO said:
The same Patrick Smith who thought we were stupid for not taking the money and running to the Gold Coast?
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LuvtheKangas said:
Yeah, him. Now I feel bad about chanting "Fatprick's a w***er" at Dallas Brooks Hall.

Oh wait, I actually don't feel bad about that. Not for a second.
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The same Patrick Smith who showed up to face the music. Respect, then and now.
 
Kanga Glory said:
He basically seems to have had a ponsi scam worth maybe 100 million, alot of well none people likely to lose millions.
He was president of North and tried to sell us to Carlton.
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Jack Adams (President 1962-65) is the man in the centre of the photo. The man on his right is son John Adams who is alleged to have run the scams.
 
Hearts to hearts said:
The same Patrick Smith who showed up to face the music. Respect, then and now.
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Yes he did and I generally enjoyed his banter with KB each morning but he was terrible during the whole Gold Coast saga. His badgering and bullying of our WANM spokesman (Dave?) in an interview on SEN was a disgrace and a low point in his journalistic career. Despite that did have respect for him so RIP Pat
 
Groucho said:
Yes he did and I generally enjoyed his banter with KB each morning but he was terrible during the whole Gold Coast saga. His badgering and bullying of our WANM spokesman (Dave?) in an interview on SEN was a disgrace and a low point in his journalistic career. Despite that did have respect for him so RIP Pat
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I set that interview up after Smith had espoused some absolute garbage about the relocation. He lost it with Dave who remained calm and on point the whole interview. One of Dave's finest moments.

I agree with the respect for him showing up at the rally - Caro had said on 3AW she would be there but didn't have the guts to show.
 
gokangas said:
I set that interview up after Smith had espoused some absolute garbage about the relocation. He lost it with Dave who remained calm and on point the whole interview. One of Dave's finest moments.

I agree with the respect for him showing up at the rally - Caro had said on 3AW she would be there but didn't have the guts to show.
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Oh yes Dave was brilliant and in no way deserved the barrage of yelling and interruptions that Smith threw at him that day.
 
Hearts to hearts said:
The same Patrick Smith who showed up to face the music. Respect, then and now.
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Yes, he earned respect for being there, unlike a certain other disgraceful North hater who was conspicuous by her absence.

Doesn't mean the chant was wrong or inappropriate.
 
LuvtheKangas said:
Yeah, him. Now I feel bad about chanting "Fatprick's a w***er" at Dallas Brooks Hall.

Oh wait, I actually don't feel bad about that. Not for a second.
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Every time I see Tony Jones on the dots I’m taken back to Dallas Brooks Hall for memories of a similar chant.
 
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