Mike asked about his net worth 53 seconds into the show. 17 seconds of that was intro.
Good watch otherwise.
Good watch otherwise.
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Genuinely wouldn’t have surprised me if Mike asked hutch if he could chop him out a couple of million. Makes me lol every time he brings up money, salaries etc
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he is playing a character on FC.
If you listen to him on a Sat morning he seems like a decent bloke.
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I thought it was the strongest Open Mike in ages.
Mike Sheahan lifted his game for someone with whom he has clearly had a difficult relationship - and there's a lot of professional pride in being able to make a fellow scribe squirm. Open Mike thrives when the guests are opinionated and don't get on with the host.
I find Hutchy, Eddie and some of the other self-made and self-directed media moguls really interesting. I don't necessarily like them, but they have great back stories and strong opinions.
Mike Sheahan lifted his game for someone with whom he has clearly had a difficult relationship - and there's a lot of professional pride in being able to make a fellow scribe squirm. Open Mike thrives when the guests are opinionated and don't get on with the host.
I find Hutchy, Eddie and some of the other self-made and self-directed media moguls really interesting. I don't necessarily like them, but they have great back stories and strong opinions.
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It was ok.
When talking about Ben Cousins, would have been a good opportunity to discuss more about whats fair game for media in the modern age?
How much privacy or lack thereof are players allowed?
If a player goes out and is photogaphed by someone with a smartphone, is that news?
Apart from that, Mike should have used it as a chance to talk more about the role of journalism today. Online vs print.
How having to report every day and nothing to write about creates these ridiculous news cycles ie Melbourne are great, Melbourne are not so great, St Kilda suck, Gold Coast Suck, St Kilda suck some more, Clarko had coffee, etc
10 minutes on him firing some guys? Who cares.
When talking about Ben Cousins, would have been a good opportunity to discuss more about whats fair game for media in the modern age?
How much privacy or lack thereof are players allowed?
If a player goes out and is photogaphed by someone with a smartphone, is that news?
Apart from that, Mike should have used it as a chance to talk more about the role of journalism today. Online vs print.
How having to report every day and nothing to write about creates these ridiculous news cycles ie Melbourne are great, Melbourne are not so great, St Kilda suck, Gold Coast Suck, St Kilda suck some more, Clarko had coffee, etc
10 minutes on him firing some guys? Who cares.
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I wish some of these interviews were that in-depth, they're just glorified Wikipedia articles at this point.
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10 mins on firing some guys? For starters it was about 4 mins and when one is the chief football writter and the other was a good mate who was potentially suing him for a million dollars, thats a decent story.
Much more of a story that questioning him on his opinions of ethics in the media
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I stopped watching Open Mike some time ago, but glad I stayed subscribed to this thread so that I didn't miss out on the Hutchy interview (thanks for the vid 00Stinger ).
Refreshingly honest/candid (and somewhat cathartic?) from Hutchy.
Still felt though that a Sheahan interview is almost like a survey, going down a list of questions, whereas the best practitioners turn it into a conversation.
At the end I had a more rounded opinion of Hutchy, but just feel he had more to give, but time and Sheahan's lack of craft left much on the table.
Refreshingly honest/candid (and somewhat cathartic?) from Hutchy.
Still felt though that a Sheahan interview is almost like a survey, going down a list of questions, whereas the best practitioners turn it into a conversation.
At the end I had a more rounded opinion of Hutchy, but just feel he had more to give, but time and Sheahan's lack of craft left much on the table.
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At least he put it to Hutchy that he was worth 50 million. Took him all of about 2.5 minutes too. Think Mike was losing interest after that.
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I am the same. I would not have looked at it but thanks to 00Stinger I did. Your last paragraph is spot on. So many paths to head down.
Hutchy all but admitted he paid money and Mike ignored the lie to get to the next agenda item. I thought more on the personal price he has paid might have made Hutchy more rounded as a person. You see a glimpse when he talks about his gf and seeing her son play football as the one time he feels normal. More of that please
It was alluded to early on without being specified - but it appeared there was discomfort on both sides as to whether Mike helped Hutchy out during his cadetship.
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I got the feeling and all mine no knowledge that Hutchy felt Mike was a dinosaur and brushed him on his way to the top at 20 years of age
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Pretty sure Craig Hutchison broke the Wayne Carey Anthony Stevens controversy from early 2002. I'm surprised Mike didn't ask him about that story.
Mike just said on SEN that open mike has been put on the shelve for 8 weeks to make way for Bob Murphy’s show.
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also said he reckons this years episodes were his best. Deluded
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Juan Antonio Sheahan.
That will be six weeks too many, Bob riding around in an old shitbox with a dog, probably listening to some Bob Dylan wank on his car stereo.
Sounds thrilling
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Damn. I was looking forward to Mike's interviews with Jon Ralph, Sam Maclure and Joffa Corfe
Followed by Tony Sheahan and Kate Sheahan.
Just a diplomatic way of saying the show has run its race and it will get a few token efforts come finals.
“So you’re saying mum paid you pocket money for putting the bins out? What’s a ‘good price’, Tony? Are you prepared to put a number on it?”
