Roast The media....*Shakes Head* Part 4

[finbarr]

The thing is, how much money does the SANFL need? Rucci has said repeatedly that there's more than enough money coming out of Adelaide Oval for everyone, which seems obvious. Basically the SANFL needs to stop viewing itself as a business that exists to make profits. You can't buy shares in the SANFL, and they have no natural competitor in the market like the two AFL clubs do. Once the SANFL has covered its costs and fulfilled its obligations to game development or whatever else it claims to do, that should be it.
But the SANFL does see itself as a big player in the market. It views itself as a competitor, an alternative to the AFL, which makes the two AFL clubs the opponent. The SANFL operates so far outside of its public mandate it's ridiculous. They should exist as a non-profit organisation, not like a collection of Wall Street bankers.

 

[finbarr]

And all this from an organisation that forcibly stripped us of our junior zones.
Junior development, pls.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Cornes obviously enjoys reading other people's mail. How else would he know what was in a CEO update to PAFC Members?

Not too sure how Norwood and Centrals come into things. Were they also lent $16.2M ?

Cornes cheap shot about Keith Thomas and his Norwood connection was pretty disgusting.

Lower than low, Cornsey.

 

[Trewth]

Accusing Port of propaganda whilst writing a propaganda piece. A for effort, D- for execution.

 

[Steve Dore]

Grandpa Cornes, official ambassador of the Adelaide Football Corporation, writes an anti-Port article. Who'da thunk it.

The thing is, how much money does the SANFL need?......

Their is no bounds to the amount of money the SNAFL "needs". Propping up egos and paying megabucks to incompetent cronies is a very expensive business.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Accusing Port of propaganda whilst writing a propaganda piece. A for effort, D- for execution.

A+ for effrontery.

 

[Steve Dore]

Cornes obviously enjoys reading other people's mail. How else would he know what was in a CEO update to PAFC Members? .......

He would have just read it on the PAFC website.

http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2014-12-12/from-the-ceo-12-December

After all he does spend a lot of time on the website looking for ideas.

 

[Duck Farmer]

x2. He says facebook shows KT has lost respect at Norwood. No, Graham, a few Norwood supporters are pissed off at KT for going to Port. Finding disgruntled people on facebook is the work of a second. And quite often they may even be the same person.

Facebook says Graham Cornes is a campaigner. QED.

 

[pastmyprimus]

With the sanfl, need is synonymous with greed.

 

[raptalia]

He would have just read it on the PAFC website.

http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2014-12-12/from-the-ceo-12-December

After all he does spend a lot of time on the website looking for ideas.

Yes but that is for PAFC Members only.

You have feel sorry for Kane don't you? I often wonder how he must feel when his father peddles vitriol against the Club he has given his guts to.

 

[mic59]

Facebook says Graham Cornes is a campaigner. QED.

Although it may not necessarily be using that euphemism.

 

[OneGreatClub]

My only joy out of his rubbish article is that it reinforces to me how his heart and hopes must have sunk the day that Chad, and later Kane, were recruited to the club he despises most in the world. The tone of the article suggests that he is probably not man enough, nor father enough, to get over it and move on.

 

[Grave Danger]

You have feel sorry for Kane don't you?

YES!

 

[OneGreatClub]

YES!

I often wonder if he mixes socially like the other PAFC parents do. Or does he spurn them too?

 

[Asgardian]

I often wonder if he mixes socially like the other PAFC parents do. Or does he spurn them too?

Jane Wines would kick his arse

 

[Steve Dore]

Jane Wines would kick his arse

Jane Wines probably wouldn't have a clue who he is. From my experience of bumping into Wrinkles at non-footy events that would really piss him off.

 

[Garibaldi Red]

The wrinkled one says that other sides were involved in drawing crowds to the games that KT mentioned. He is right of course but the common denominator is the Port Adelaide Football Club. Can he tell us the crowd sizes when any of the other 2 played each other and how they compare to our figures? Of course he can but why would he, it would devalue his argument.

 

[Byrons Firen]

Guys don't give the nasty old troll any more oxygen.
He's wrong again, doesn't realise he's wrong and if he did
he wouldn't care.
The sort of sanctimonious old $ANFL stooge that's past his use by
date. He'd insist on having the last word to an echo.
Sure I read the article and just thought.....here we go again......yawn.

 

[Grave Danger]

A few Christmas gift ideas for Kane to give his old man...


Something to keep his toes warm?

(or to 'put a sock in it')


Something for the history buff?

Some memorabilia?

Or perhaps something a bit more practical?

 

[Rankor]

x2. He says facebook shows KT has lost respect at Norwood. No, Graham, a few Norwood supporters are pissed off at KT for going to Port. Finding disgruntled people on facebook is the work of a second. And quite often they may even be the same person.

cRowie is probably the norwood facebook user who has lower respect for KT, stupid and senile work well together.

 

[Phhht]

A few Christmas gift ideas for Kane to give his old man...

Edited for suitability

 

[Hooligan87]

Of all the things I could want in the world all I want is to attend a BBQ at the Cornes household with Kane, Chad and GraGra all in attendance. It would be awesome.

And yes, i would have a crack at GraGra's daughter and wife at the BBQ.

 

[tribey]

Of all the things I could want in the world all I want is to attend a BBQ at the Cornes household with Kane, Chad and GraGra all in attendance. It would be awesome.

And yes, i would have a crack at GraGra's daughter and wife at the BBQ.

At this point it's genuinely perplexing as to whether Graham truly believes everything he says and writes or whether it's a case of being the champion of SA Great/SANFL/Port's Fault for so long he feels obligated to the point of parody not unlike Sam Newman's persona.

What with Chad and Kane - and the latter's playful mocking of everything anti-Port that comes out of his mouth - it's hard not to believe there is a part of Graham that can look at things on balance and think we are getting the shaft.

Sympathy towards Port wouldn't sell papers, get him back for guest spots on 5AA and ultimately pay the bills though, would it.

 

[afl2004]

Guess who's back?

http://mobile.news.com.au/sport/afl...es-graham-cornes/story-fnelctok-1227162054798

Port Adelaide’s chief executive Keith Thomas must have felt he was losing the propaganda battle last week as he emailed his version of the truth to his 50,000 odd members.

 

[Jim Dixon]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-12-29/new-years-resolutions

One Ben Collins is the intern in residence at afl.com.au this week. He has filed the above, a poor attempt at humour.

Caroline Wilson doesn't do comedy, Ben, and neither should you. Dreadfully unfunny and I'm amazed it's been published.