My genuine hope it's that Walker is not in the top two goal kickers for the crows next year, let alone winning the Coleman.
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NO TROLLS Taylor Walker racial slur
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FR0GGY
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Let’s hope he’s in the race for the Coleman but not in the top two goal kickers for the crows.
Eddie has stated Tex will give it 110%!
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Pays not to take the "success" part to seriously when supporting the Crows I find
I thought he did a good job today. Not admitting it straight away certainly made it worse. I still think from a club perspective it would be better if he retired as I think this will be a massive distraction but if he wants to play on then I think he can win back the trust of most of the group.
You can’t feed the beast assuming it will eventually be sated
there should have been no press conference and it’s time for the club to rally around him and close ranks
he’s done a bad, stupid thing and been punished accordingly.
its done now.
it will never be over until we say it’s over
there should have been no press conference and it’s time for the club to rally around him and close ranks
he’s done a bad, stupid thing and been punished accordingly.
its done now.
it will never be over until we say it’s over
GameofSloanes
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Yes that is what he said. The remark it was in response to is rumoured to be significantly worse than about texs ears and if true should've resulted in scrutiny as well. Nor was it about tex. Doesn't excuse what tex said though
Gtowncrow
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I liked in his presser that he was rightly prioritising the hurt he has caused rather than his football. If the primary issue is able to get resolved, the football issue will at least be possible.
I hope for both...
Gtowncrow
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Big year for Rowe coming up then.
You didn't mishear, he said that, unless I misheard it....
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Yes
Sloane got the day wrong apparently
Isn’t it great there are so many perfect people in our supporter contingent !
I stated this before, how many times Tex have said a racial slur in the past isn’t productive in the overall scheme of a resolution. The main points should really be:
- can Tex show remorse and change and rid of racial slurs?
- can Robbie and the Indigenous players move on with Tex and still play with or against him?
If redemption can be settled with the parties above, Tex’s past then shouldn’t matter.
MatthewB
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i was surprised no one from the club was there at the press conference, he may be getting support behind closed doors, but doesn't hurt to show that support publicly , especially yesterday, it looks like the club don't want anything to do with him at the moment
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Exactly what was said by tex, crouch, young and the other lad (aparently another one of the North lads was involved in the grubby war of words) will come out eventually.. it always does.
Rumours were that Young was saying some foul sexually explicit crap about what he was going to do to mcrouch’s missus.. Rumours are there was insults thrown around about Tex’s ears.
All rumours and none of which is acceptable if true.. and is just really childish, youre grown men for f%&ks sake. Pull ya heads in.
But what Tex said is next level.. in bring race into it he crossed the next line. Totally and utterly unacceptable and he’s rightly paying for it. It serves him right. I feel no pity for him for where he finds himself and what he’s currently going through.
However, he has now apologised to Robbie, both clubs, his team mates and guys like Eddie Betts and he seems, from the outside, to be owning this and guenuinely remorseful.
Will he play again?.. that remains to be seen. He’s still got a fair way to go yet imo..
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No one at the club would want to be associated with this. One positive out of this is that the likelihood of another player doing the same thing would be pretty slim.
Rachel Nichols who hosted some basketball shows on ESPN just got sacked for stating that they were making decisions based on the company wanting to appear more diverse.
"Earlier this summer, the New York Times reported a leaked recording of a private conversation from the 2020 NBA bubble in which Nichols, who is white, said that Maria Taylor, who is black, was chosen to be the head of last year’s NBA Finals coverage because the company felt pressured to make diversity a priority.
Nichols apologised on air following the bombshell report, but she was ultimately removed from the sidelines."
During the interview, he strongly reinforced that it was his responsibility. He'd be acutely aware of the shit-show that AFC has been over the last couple of years and might simply be trying to avoid maring the club's handling of it part of the story. It could've even been his decision to have no AFC staff in the presser alongside of him.
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People that are saying no one from the club was there, yes there was, silvers and nicks were there confirmed by the club..just not in the picture
Crowmurder
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There's a big difference in being in the room and actually sitting next to him. This was piss poor by the club. You cannot 100% distance yourself from him as a club. A quote often used by Nick Reiwoldt that he took from Ross Lyon: 'Challenge the behavior, support the individual' We are publicly not supporting the individual which is nothing more than a PR stunt
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It would have been directed by Walker or a commercial decision by the club. Likely there is an agreement with sponsors that the club and by extension sponsors would not be associated with this incident. Internally Walker would be strongly supported by the club.
I think the club is upping their PR game. The Tex media meet was handled quite well. I liked the attention to detail; No club rep within screen view, Tex not wearing club colours, and ended at the right time. Well done AFC.
Assuming Gaz and Nicky were telling the truth re timing. Just as likely they'd been banging for ages. Not that it matters, it's a crap act either way. You don't hook up with your mate's ex partners, unless you're prepared to burn that friendship.
Fair enough to have your view.
I've been around and seen enough to understand that relationships are never as clear cut as we'd think. Who knows what goes on inside of them except the protaganists. I really got annoyed with Billy at the time talking about his wife like she was his possession.
Perhaps a discussion for a different thread.
