Is Jabso about? Just made a fair contribution on SEN regarding this issue (it's being discussed as part of the "Huddle" segment with Bulldog Shaun Higgins).
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Players told not to read Bigfooty & other fan websites - Herald Sun
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What was said?
TelkoTheGreat
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Pippa Grange rofl
This is probably all coming from the Nick Stevens camp...still upset we called him straughnie.
heyy...it worked though
You've come into some great form since then Nick
Nick Stevens is a prime example of how a website can work wonders for a player. Without public criticism he could be languishing in the two's.
heyy...it worked though
You've come into some great form since then Nick
Nick Stevens is a prime example of how a website can work wonders for a player. Without public criticism he could be languishing in the two's.
Hawthorn United
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Reckon it was Tuesday with Terry.
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I'll get on SEN about this when they're next doing talkback... Love having a chat to Mark.
SJ
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I don't think that was on yesterday - isn't he talking today to promote the Dream Time match?
Wallace: "Hey Richard, have you seen that thread on Bigfooty? The one that says you're gay, as soft as butter, a hack, an underachiever, not fit to shine Franklin's boots, not a footballer's arseh*le, trade bait and a disgrace to the Richmond jumper?"
Tambling: "Um ... no?"
Wallace: "Oh OK, just seeing if you were aware of it. I was concerned it could affect your confidence. Well, see ya!"
Some of the things said on this site can go overboard at time, though most are valid.
I couldn't help but notice the irony in the article that a bunch of Jocks are getting upset that thousands of nerds behind computers, are saying negative things about them
I couldn't help but notice the irony in the article that a bunch of Jocks are getting upset that thousands of nerds behind computers, are saying negative things about them
^ Exclusively "jocks" play sports, and exclusively "nerds" use computers?
What are you, a 17-year-old American boy trapped in 1991?
What are you, a 17-year-old American boy trapped in 1991?
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I think this is the doing of Terry Wallace personally...
Harvey wouldnt give a crap about this type of thing. If I was a AFL player id be much more upset about Robinson writing articles trying to get me traded then anything a fan said about my performances. Ones directly trying to effect their personal lives and the other is a opinion
Talk about being a hypocrite
Harvey wouldnt give a crap about this type of thing. If I was a AFL player id be much more upset about Robinson writing articles trying to get me traded then anything a fan said about my performances. Ones directly trying to effect their personal lives and the other is a opinion
Talk about being a hypocrite
goalpie
Premiership Player
Which club is going to sack people for leaking info. I think some clubs should stop having meetings in cafes, its amazing the little bits of info you can pick especially when they go to the same place all the time. Collingwood ones are always gossiping to each other in public.
You might even say that both are opinions, the only difference being that Robinson's is paid for.
The walls have ears.
The next time Guy McKenna visits a Lygon St cafe with Derek Hine he should say: "I'm gonna chop you up, Robinson. Chop chop chop chop."
The next time Guy McKenna visits a Lygon St cafe with Derek Hine he should say: "I'm gonna chop you up, Robinson. Chop chop chop chop."
^ Exclusively "jocks" play sports, and exclusively "nerds" use computers?
What are you, a 17-year-old American boy trapped in 1991?
1991 I wish! Parachute pants and undercuts were all the rage...
More to the point I think they're being a little precious, don't you think? And more so the article is written by Robinson who on numerous occasions is bagged on this very forum. Think he might be trying to get one back...
To those of you saying 'They're professional sportsmen - they should be able to handle it', let me just say - you are idiots!
It would be one thing opening the Sun and reading a beat-up by clowns like Mike Sheahan who are paid to write garbage. Anyone can see that it isn't worth worrying about.
BUT to read comments from the very people you think are supporting you - your 'supporters' - ridiculing you and saying you should be dropped would be extremely hard to take for a lot of people. Especially young players who are still not fully matured - imagine reading from your own 'supporters' that you never should have been drafted to your club because you aren't 'tough enough' at the ball or that you 'were nowhere near as good as player x, y, z who was drafted after you'.
To all of you keyboard heroes, I'd like to see how you would react if you opened a thread with 100 people saying you were useless at your job...
It would be one thing opening the Sun and reading a beat-up by clowns like Mike Sheahan who are paid to write garbage. Anyone can see that it isn't worth worrying about.
BUT to read comments from the very people you think are supporting you - your 'supporters' - ridiculing you and saying you should be dropped would be extremely hard to take for a lot of people. Especially young players who are still not fully matured - imagine reading from your own 'supporters' that you never should have been drafted to your club because you aren't 'tough enough' at the ball or that you 'were nowhere near as good as player x, y, z who was drafted after you'.
To all of you keyboard heroes, I'd like to see how you would react if you opened a thread with 100 people saying you were useless at your job...
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Both are opinions yes but I know which one has the bigger influence on a players psychology. Not sure how Scott Lucas would of felt picking up the paper with someone trying to farm him off to Sydney
In related news, players are to wear protective earmuffs whilst playing, to protect them from hurtful commentary hurled from beyond the fence by fans.
Also, between games and training sessions, players are to be kept in concrete bunkers 100 metres underground and given only Enid Blyton novels to read.
Also, between games and training sessions, players are to be kept in concrete bunkers 100 metres underground and given only Enid Blyton novels to read.
Ant_
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Bloggers are a tough lot banging away on the keyboard and hiding behind the computer in their geeky manner. Keyboard heros.
Apparently, Bigfooty is now bannedfooty.
Apparently, Bigfooty is now bannedfooty.
Monty Burns
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Some of the things said on this site can go overboard at time, though most are valid.
I couldn't help but notice the irony in the article that a bunch of Jocks are getting upset that thousands of nerds behind computers, are saying negative things about them
One of the funniest things I've read for ages
I would suggest that negative comments from Herald Sun "experts" are more widely read than forum sites and would be more hurtful to a player.
A player might just happen to see a negative headline while perusing the paper.....but he would have to actually log onto BigFooty to see any negative comments written about him. More than likely it'd be the former.
Also - does it really matter that we're anonymous????? Talkback callers are anonymous and radio stations would be out of existence without them.
I've heard some pretty scathing attacks on players from the media. Would Dal Santo, Gehrig or Harvey feel any better about the attacks on them this year from radio stations or newspapers than they do about attacks from BigFooty? The attacks from the media might be worded nicer than anything written here, but they are still saying things that could be extremely upsetting to the players. In fact you could argue the critisism from mainstream media, most likely written by experienced journalists or respected ex-players and published to be read by thousands, would cut much deeper than any exaggerated critisism from some nerd on the internet.
