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Welcome ladies gentlemen and everyone inbetween to the very first episode of GFW! Tonight history will be made as a groundbreaking interview show will kick off and place itself into the annals of the SFA(LOL). Every week one of the SFA’s finest will go toe to toe with The Filthy One as we discuss their career to date, their plans for the future and the latest goings on in the Sweet FA. It should be a beauty so let’s get stuck into it shall we?
My inaugural guest is at the top of his game at the moment. Coming off the back of a 30 possession game going head to head against the reigning Mobbs Medalist with a goal to boot, he was apart of the Wonders' demolition of the Gumbies and he joins me here tonight. Please give a warm Filthy welcome to the ever charming Wise Guy Sam.
Filthy! Great to see you. Hope you’re well and thanks for having me on your show. I really like that your green room is actual red and white and has plastic tables, chairs and this ‘rustic’ lady with unwashed hair gave me some chicken. Is this the one where I drive a reasonably priced car?
Well Sam with the way you’re going you can have anything you want, I mean where to start? Number 1 in Gee Dub's prestigious Power Rankings. A fantastic start to the year for both yourself and the Wonders, huge acclaim for your season preview (particularly from Mobbs himself), and people forget that you are only entering your second season in the SFA. Tell me, what do you put down as the main factor, to your undeniable early success in the Sweet FA?
I honestly think I’ve been very lucky so far with my career. I do credit my early success to simple hard work and a slightly relaxed approach. I work hard to keep up with the best and push myself on and of the field in the SFA. You get a lot of different types in the league and the media will always favour some more than others, but at the same time the media can be fickle, my current status can easily change if I don’t keep performing to the high standard I’ve set for myself. I’ve been lucky that the tabloids have responded well to my easy going approach and I’m being rewarded for a strong preseason.
My current early form is a credit to ShuanDuggan’s captaining. Last season I cemented a role in the midfield as an outside player and I played my role but I wasn’t overly damaging and my skills often let me down. As will happen to a lot of 1st year players. Duggan has toughed me up and as a result seen fit for me to play as an extractor of the ball with some line breaking pace in the middle and it’s paying off.
Confidence in my own game and indeed at the club is sky high after our round 1 win. There is nothing better than starting the season off strong but internally we know that there are a lot of games ahead of us. Sure, we believe we need to plan for finals football now and only a fool takes a season 1 week at a time but if I or anyone at the club gets complacent we might end up like the Dragons last season. I think being confident is fine, and we are currently enjoying our success. Arrogance however is a problem and arrogance however is a problem, the Hawks got to far ahead of themselves last season as a group and it was disastrous. With the recent attention I've had I'll have to make sure I don't get drawn into my own hype and the Wonders will be doing the same.
Well you never have been short for words have you Sam?
On average women say 7,000 words per day. Men manage just over 2000. Wise Guy Sam however averages closer to 18,000.
Is that so? Well I did pick up on a few particular words you just spoke then; you mentioned the media and how well you've been recieved, evident by your recent win in the People's Champ Polls. However you still don't have that hard edge in your game that other SFA Elites like IMS depend on. Tell me then, why are you rated so highly while a guy like Gibbsy who also produces quality is ridiculed for being a "soft player." What separates you from Gibbsy? Is Gibbsy underrated, or are you overrated?
Sledging is a part of footy and a good psych out is legendary in the SFA. From “ya mum gave me aids” to “look at the score board” a good sledge can be as various as the sledger.
In my opinion Gibbsy. is a good team poster, in fact I tried to lure him to the Wonders as I can see the value in having him playing a role in the team. He is a solid contributor and his presence can create more activity. Like me Gibbsy., isn’t an aggressive bull. His attacks aren’t common and when he does attack someone its usually clever instead of hurtful. In the official power rankings he comes in at 30, which is proven to be relatively accurate and 30 sounds about right. Sure he isn’t a bully but a good clubman, does his bit to enhance the league with the SFA wiki and is a likeable character.
It’s often said I’m a nice guy and I think that comes from my off field persona and probably explains my current popularity over the offseason where on field aggression is obviously not prominent. However on the field I’ve started to develop more steel to my game. I use my quick wit and creativity to belittle my opponents but occasionally my efforts go straight over the head of a typical SFA player. I have started to be more straightforward but I will not compromise the way I play just so I can be like the masses. I don’t expect to remain number 1 now that the season is under way but I will continue to work hard with my media commitments, I will continue to strengthen the Wonders brand after I completed my goals of a new logo, playing kit and home ground and I will continue to improve my leadership skills as I learn under ShaunDuggan and of course ClarkeM and Croweater (as well as a few people outside the club).
I’m a classier player than Gibbsy. with more upside and I'm a harder worker, as best seen in my mid season survey, hosting the peoples choice awards and the S15 preview. And that’s probably one of the main reasons that I’m rated differently to Gibbsy and why I’m currently rated number 1.
Taking the high road I see Sam, when you were talking about outwitting opponents I couldn't help but think of StFly. The master of bamboozleing his opponents to give the Gumbies an edge. After getting to see StFly up close in the season 15 opener, do you liken yourself to his style? Is he the type of poster you would like to mould yourself into?
Taking the high road I see Sam, when you were talking about outwitting opponents I couldn't help but think of StFly. The master of bamboozleing his opponents to give the Gumbies an edge. After getting to see StFly up close in the season 15 opener, do you liken yourself to his style? Is he the type of poster you would like to mould yourself into?
I do not liken myself to StFly nor do I wish to be like him (except for his position as captain). Fly is an individual but he confuses more than he outwits and he does so in absolute style. But that’s his style. Personally I’d rather be my own man and not someone else. Sure I’ve borrowed ideas from others, my preview thread was based on BILC’s own preview from the season before (with a reference to his work in the OP) but borrowing ideas is not the same as borrowing personality traits. Any banter that is missed by my target is somewhat wasted as it halts the flow of conversation unless a 3rd party gets involved and explains my genius to my dim target and I feel that’s the only similarity I share with StFly.
Fair enough, but you would like to be captain. I'm going to assume you mean of the Wonders and not the Gumbies. Is this something you feel quite strongly about? Should Duggan be concerned? You certainly have the popularity amoungst the SFA ranks to pull off a coup.
Duggan knows he doesn’t have a malcontent vice captain in his ranks ala the Demons situation with Deddy (He isn’t a VC but close enough). I could perhaps get by as a stand in captain of a side now if I really had to but I know I need a lot more experience before I could do a great job. Whilst I have a keen aspiration to lead a team, preferably the Wonders I don’t want to burden myself with the top job until I’m a veteran of the league, I’d rather enjoy my footy and support my captain whilst my career is young. Besides even if I did think I was ready there would be no real reason to dethrone Duggan, he is doing a very good job and it’s my intention to stay at the Wonders as his Vice Captain.
My VC role keeps me busy, The rebranding was huge, I’ve got a weekly club newsletter that encourages activity, media commitments and I’m also the teams admin officer. It’s my job to keep the team sheet and thread in order and that’s what I’ll do to a high standard as part of my apprenticeship as a leader.
The only thing that could change my current position on waiting for captaincy is necessity, if Duggan gets a long term injury and he needed me to step up until he can return or if it was for the betterment of the league, ie co captain an expansion team if it was insisted I was involved.
So you'd strongly consider leaving the Wonders if expansion meant you captaining a new team? The big question mark on expansion seems to lie within whether they could gather enough marquee talent to brand themselves with. Obviously you would now be one of these talents that expansion would rely on. After the failure of the trolls, would you be willing to be apart of a new club and help create its' identity?
I’m a Wonders player and happy to be one. However the league is ready to grow and I now support that. If Boncer or someone similar was to approach me and ask would I be interested in assisting the league and making history than I would have to consider it, there is a lot of charm in that scenario. But only if his reasons for me helping were justified and I felt the Wonders could cover the loss. The way I post and the way I play would probably be valuable to a new franchise (and the extra $$$ would be great) but maybe that’s just my ego talking up my self worth. I’d be just as happy for someone else (most likely far more suited to the role) to be tasked with that responsibility.
The Trolls were very unlikely to happen and if they had I doubt they would have worked. No experience and no idea, they would have failed and that would have turned the league off the possibility for an expansion side being managed properly. Jobe and a few rookies were not going to attract some stronger players and we would not of being able to properly compete with the established teams. The way I see it, the Trolls never failed, they never actually started. I was only affiliated with them because I didn’t understand the proper recruitment process and how to best approach a team. The Trolls were spurred by just a few whilst the masses has little idea and were not asked or informed on the ‘teams’ desire to establish itself. Poor leadership saw some good posters quit the league before they had even started.
We’ll here more from Sam on the other side of the break, but first a look at next week’s show.
GFW goes international next week as we fly our guest in all the way from Baghdad. He's one of the young Bombers who played in that fantastic premiership team in Season 14. He loves his Bombers and he loves his Puppets. Next week Chez gets Filthy with ThePuppetMaster!
My inaugural guest is at the top of his game at the moment. Coming off the back of a 30 possession game going head to head against the reigning Mobbs Medalist with a goal to boot, he was apart of the Wonders' demolition of the Gumbies and he joins me here tonight. Please give a warm Filthy welcome to the ever charming Wise Guy Sam.
Filthy! Great to see you. Hope you’re well and thanks for having me on your show. I really like that your green room is actual red and white and has plastic tables, chairs and this ‘rustic’ lady with unwashed hair gave me some chicken. Is this the one where I drive a reasonably priced car?
Well Sam with the way you’re going you can have anything you want, I mean where to start? Number 1 in Gee Dub's prestigious Power Rankings. A fantastic start to the year for both yourself and the Wonders, huge acclaim for your season preview (particularly from Mobbs himself), and people forget that you are only entering your second season in the SFA. Tell me, what do you put down as the main factor, to your undeniable early success in the Sweet FA?
I honestly think I’ve been very lucky so far with my career. I do credit my early success to simple hard work and a slightly relaxed approach. I work hard to keep up with the best and push myself on and of the field in the SFA. You get a lot of different types in the league and the media will always favour some more than others, but at the same time the media can be fickle, my current status can easily change if I don’t keep performing to the high standard I’ve set for myself. I’ve been lucky that the tabloids have responded well to my easy going approach and I’m being rewarded for a strong preseason.
My current early form is a credit to ShuanDuggan’s captaining. Last season I cemented a role in the midfield as an outside player and I played my role but I wasn’t overly damaging and my skills often let me down. As will happen to a lot of 1st year players. Duggan has toughed me up and as a result seen fit for me to play as an extractor of the ball with some line breaking pace in the middle and it’s paying off.
Confidence in my own game and indeed at the club is sky high after our round 1 win. There is nothing better than starting the season off strong but internally we know that there are a lot of games ahead of us. Sure, we believe we need to plan for finals football now and only a fool takes a season 1 week at a time but if I or anyone at the club gets complacent we might end up like the Dragons last season. I think being confident is fine, and we are currently enjoying our success. Arrogance however is a problem and arrogance however is a problem, the Hawks got to far ahead of themselves last season as a group and it was disastrous. With the recent attention I've had I'll have to make sure I don't get drawn into my own hype and the Wonders will be doing the same.
Well you never have been short for words have you Sam?
On average women say 7,000 words per day. Men manage just over 2000. Wise Guy Sam however averages closer to 18,000.
Is that so? Well I did pick up on a few particular words you just spoke then; you mentioned the media and how well you've been recieved, evident by your recent win in the People's Champ Polls. However you still don't have that hard edge in your game that other SFA Elites like IMS depend on. Tell me then, why are you rated so highly while a guy like Gibbsy who also produces quality is ridiculed for being a "soft player." What separates you from Gibbsy? Is Gibbsy underrated, or are you overrated?
Sledging is a part of footy and a good psych out is legendary in the SFA. From “ya mum gave me aids” to “look at the score board” a good sledge can be as various as the sledger.
In my opinion Gibbsy. is a good team poster, in fact I tried to lure him to the Wonders as I can see the value in having him playing a role in the team. He is a solid contributor and his presence can create more activity. Like me Gibbsy., isn’t an aggressive bull. His attacks aren’t common and when he does attack someone its usually clever instead of hurtful. In the official power rankings he comes in at 30, which is proven to be relatively accurate and 30 sounds about right. Sure he isn’t a bully but a good clubman, does his bit to enhance the league with the SFA wiki and is a likeable character.
It’s often said I’m a nice guy and I think that comes from my off field persona and probably explains my current popularity over the offseason where on field aggression is obviously not prominent. However on the field I’ve started to develop more steel to my game. I use my quick wit and creativity to belittle my opponents but occasionally my efforts go straight over the head of a typical SFA player. I have started to be more straightforward but I will not compromise the way I play just so I can be like the masses. I don’t expect to remain number 1 now that the season is under way but I will continue to work hard with my media commitments, I will continue to strengthen the Wonders brand after I completed my goals of a new logo, playing kit and home ground and I will continue to improve my leadership skills as I learn under ShaunDuggan and of course ClarkeM and Croweater (as well as a few people outside the club).
I’m a classier player than Gibbsy. with more upside and I'm a harder worker, as best seen in my mid season survey, hosting the peoples choice awards and the S15 preview. And that’s probably one of the main reasons that I’m rated differently to Gibbsy and why I’m currently rated number 1.
Taking the high road I see Sam, when you were talking about outwitting opponents I couldn't help but think of StFly. The master of bamboozleing his opponents to give the Gumbies an edge. After getting to see StFly up close in the season 15 opener, do you liken yourself to his style? Is he the type of poster you would like to mould yourself into?
Taking the high road I see Sam, when you were talking about outwitting opponents I couldn't help but think of StFly. The master of bamboozleing his opponents to give the Gumbies an edge. After getting to see StFly up close in the season 15 opener, do you liken yourself to his style? Is he the type of poster you would like to mould yourself into?
I do not liken myself to StFly nor do I wish to be like him (except for his position as captain). Fly is an individual but he confuses more than he outwits and he does so in absolute style. But that’s his style. Personally I’d rather be my own man and not someone else. Sure I’ve borrowed ideas from others, my preview thread was based on BILC’s own preview from the season before (with a reference to his work in the OP) but borrowing ideas is not the same as borrowing personality traits. Any banter that is missed by my target is somewhat wasted as it halts the flow of conversation unless a 3rd party gets involved and explains my genius to my dim target and I feel that’s the only similarity I share with StFly.
Fair enough, but you would like to be captain. I'm going to assume you mean of the Wonders and not the Gumbies. Is this something you feel quite strongly about? Should Duggan be concerned? You certainly have the popularity amoungst the SFA ranks to pull off a coup.
Duggan knows he doesn’t have a malcontent vice captain in his ranks ala the Demons situation with Deddy (He isn’t a VC but close enough). I could perhaps get by as a stand in captain of a side now if I really had to but I know I need a lot more experience before I could do a great job. Whilst I have a keen aspiration to lead a team, preferably the Wonders I don’t want to burden myself with the top job until I’m a veteran of the league, I’d rather enjoy my footy and support my captain whilst my career is young. Besides even if I did think I was ready there would be no real reason to dethrone Duggan, he is doing a very good job and it’s my intention to stay at the Wonders as his Vice Captain.
My VC role keeps me busy, The rebranding was huge, I’ve got a weekly club newsletter that encourages activity, media commitments and I’m also the teams admin officer. It’s my job to keep the team sheet and thread in order and that’s what I’ll do to a high standard as part of my apprenticeship as a leader.
The only thing that could change my current position on waiting for captaincy is necessity, if Duggan gets a long term injury and he needed me to step up until he can return or if it was for the betterment of the league, ie co captain an expansion team if it was insisted I was involved.
So you'd strongly consider leaving the Wonders if expansion meant you captaining a new team? The big question mark on expansion seems to lie within whether they could gather enough marquee talent to brand themselves with. Obviously you would now be one of these talents that expansion would rely on. After the failure of the trolls, would you be willing to be apart of a new club and help create its' identity?
I’m a Wonders player and happy to be one. However the league is ready to grow and I now support that. If Boncer or someone similar was to approach me and ask would I be interested in assisting the league and making history than I would have to consider it, there is a lot of charm in that scenario. But only if his reasons for me helping were justified and I felt the Wonders could cover the loss. The way I post and the way I play would probably be valuable to a new franchise (and the extra $$$ would be great) but maybe that’s just my ego talking up my self worth. I’d be just as happy for someone else (most likely far more suited to the role) to be tasked with that responsibility.
The Trolls were very unlikely to happen and if they had I doubt they would have worked. No experience and no idea, they would have failed and that would have turned the league off the possibility for an expansion side being managed properly. Jobe and a few rookies were not going to attract some stronger players and we would not of being able to properly compete with the established teams. The way I see it, the Trolls never failed, they never actually started. I was only affiliated with them because I didn’t understand the proper recruitment process and how to best approach a team. The Trolls were spurred by just a few whilst the masses has little idea and were not asked or informed on the ‘teams’ desire to establish itself. Poor leadership saw some good posters quit the league before they had even started.
We’ll here more from Sam on the other side of the break, but first a look at next week’s show.
GFW goes international next week as we fly our guest in all the way from Baghdad. He's one of the young Bombers who played in that fantastic premiership team in Season 14. He loves his Bombers and he loves his Puppets. Next week Chez gets Filthy with ThePuppetMaster!
