Can we f'ing get someone in the media to fight for us?

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Reading the Jobe/Sheehan thread, got me thinking..

I want to have an unbridled, biased, one eyed Essendon media commentator.

Sick of all these other teams having 'experts' but when it comes to Essendon, we seem to have not one..

Matthew Lloyd, it is time to stop taking aim and saying it how it is, and turn into a soft frilly unbanished Essendon fan.
 

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isnt robbo a bomber fan?

he always seems to write stories about us too but seems a little hard on us.. like a parent coaching their child trying to cover any biases
 

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Can I ask what it is that the swear filter is attempting to accomplish if a mod simply phonetically spells out f.u.c.k.i.n.g in the thread title?

I never realised that it was the appearance of the word that was so offensive. For some reason I always assumed it was the sound of the words (given that when these words were developed as profanity they would hardly have been written if at all - they were developed in the context of casual speech). You kind of hear the sound every time you read a phonetically spelt word, it is the whole point.

In any event at every turn there are journos that are sympathetic to our cause if not Essendon fans or ex-players and I would not based anything (whatsoever) on the opinion of Mike Sheehan. I'd much rather the continued and realistic assessment (even if it is slightly too negative) than the some of the sh1t that Dermie comes out with. Did you guys know that every Hawthorn player is an A grader?
 

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Robbo is a bombers supporter but he tries too hard to make people believe he is completely without bias.
Rohan connolly is as far as i know, an Essendon fan, but he *usually* likes to keep things under wraps.

I prefer no-one to be supporting us. Will make it all the more enjoyable when we have the chance to rub their noses in it. Besides i am struggling to find journos that i respect these days.

Anyone that you guys particularly like?
 

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We shouldn't need media acknowledgement to feel good about ourselves. Let people keep being so surprised how we keep winning, and let them keep using comments like "wow where did Jobe come from". "Crameri is quick isn't he, never realised"

I fully expect in 3 years time and Hooker still keeping most of his opponents goalless the media will "wonder where he came from"
 

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Robbo is a bombers supporter but he tries too hard to make people believe he is completely without bias.
Rohan connolly is as far as i know, an Essendon fan, but he *usually* likes to keep things under wraps.

I prefer no-one to be supporting us. Will make it all the more enjoyable when we have the chance to rub their noses in it. Besides i am struggling to find journos that i respect these days.

Anyone that you guys particularly like?
Rob Wa- Nah, no-one.
 

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isnt robbo a bomber fan?

he always seems to write stories about us too but seems a little hard on us.. like a parent coaching their child trying to cover any biases
Yep, big Bomber. Last night on AFL360. - he turned to Bomber and said about Goddard; "well he isn't playing against us anyway"!
 

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I think Essendon gets a decent run TBH. Either way I don't care that much as on-field performances are what matters and will speak for themselves.
 

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We shouldn't need media acknowledgement to feel good about ourselves. Let people keep being so surprised how we keep winning, and let them keep using comments like "wow where did Jobe come from". "Crameri is quick isn't he, never realised"

I fully expect in 3 years time and Hooker still keeping most of his opponents goalless the media will "wonder where he came from"
I was sitting there on Friday night and wondering when the media will cotton on to how good Hibberd is. I reckon that one might take a while a while as well.
 

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I don't think having a legion of noisome sycophants cupping everyone's nuts and ignoring any faults & failings really does any good in the long run.
Cough, Carlton, cough (Throbbie, Tim Lane, Before the Carlton Game etc).

Look @ the Hawks, there has been some genuine animosity between the club & their most visible pundit Brereton; I think that sort of individual voice is going to carry a lot more weight both with punters, and influential people within the club. Does anyone pay any attention to what Wallsy says?


We all love the genuine Bombers people, but I'd far prefer they didn't feel the need to tell us exactly how good the Bombers are 12 times a week. Understated is far more classy, and keeps the lid somewhere in the vicinity (if not actually on)!
 
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