Don't boo Kingy

[OldStyle2007]

Come on people, he's not Leigh Colbert

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24305684-19742,00.html
Don't boo Kingy, says Costa

Glenn McFarlane | September 07, 2008 12:00am


GEELONG president Frank Costa has urged Cats supporters not to boo former captain Steven King in today's qualifying final against St Kilda at the MCG.
Traded to the Saints soon after playing a key role in the Cats' Grand Final win last season, King was hurt at being booed when the teams met in Round 4.
Costa has implored Cats fans to not make the same mistake this afternoon.
"Steven King was a fantastic servant of the club for a long time," he said. "He was a best and fairest winner and a captain of the club.
"Supporters have to understand that it was not his decision to leave the club. Geelong was delisting him.
"It's great to see that Steven has had an extension of his career.
"If he had've stayed, he would have played in the reserves virtually for the whole season, because Mark Blake was the improving youngster and Brad Ottens was the established ruckman.
"I certainly hope we beat St Kilda (today) and that Ottens and Blake beat Kingy in the ruck because that's what football is all about.
"But from Kingy's point of view, I hope he finishes his career off with St Kilda on a very high note, because he is a very good person and was a great servant of Geelong."
Costa said he was in little doubt that Geelong had made the right call, with the decision to release King coming down to the fact that he was almost seven years older than Blake.

 

[SJ]

Agree with this. I like that Costa comes out with this, meanwhile last year Joffa comes out and tells the Collingwood supporters to boo Tarrant.

Don't boo Kingy, but love it when Blakey beats him.

 

[catempire]

Spot on.

 

[Big Nasty]

I had a poor attitude towards Kingy in round 4. But considering he didn't wanna leave the club and was on his way to being delisted, I hope that nobody booes him.

In saying that - Go Blakey, smash him to pieces.

 

[BlueOyster]

i thought in round 4 people booed him because he started a scrap with blakey.

 

[Big Nasty]

i thought in round 4 people booed him because he started a scrap with blakey.

Maybe so, but Blake did shove King first.

 

[Pettas]

Article says nothing about Charlie.......

He'll be getting a cheer from me anyway

 

[Ablett2Selwood]

King was only Booed earlier in the season when he had an unnecessary go at Blakey during the game.

 

[catempire]

King was only Booed earlier in the season when he had an unnecessary go at Blakey during the game.

There was booing before that. It was poor form.

 

[JUBJUB]

boo who ?

 

[Geelong2k9]

boo who ?

boo-yrnes.......

 

[R Man]

boo-yrnes.......

 

[didak04]

Agree with this. I like that Costa comes out with this, meanwhile last year Joffa comes out and tells the Collingwood supporters to boo Tarrant.

Don't boo Kingy, but love it when Blakey beats him.

Yes because joffa is our club president isn't he

 

[SJ]

Yes because joffa is our club president isn't he

Never said that. Obviously their roles are different.

Jeff Corfe often comes out as 'the voice of Collingwood' with his 'calls to arms' involving red flags, gold jackets, booing players. I didn't notice McGuire suggesting Collingwood supporters not boo Tarrant at the time though.

Costa is just setting a great standard.

 

[didak04]

Never said that. Obviously their roles are different.

Jeff Corfe often comes out as 'the voice of Collingwood' with his 'calls to arms' involving red flags, gold jackets, booing players. I didn't notice McGuire suggesting Collingwood supporters not boo Tarrant at the time though.

Costa is just setting a great standard.

Joffa is a tool everybody knows that. After Costa's comments i am sure there'll still be plenty of Cats fans booing King.

If interviewed any president would say the same thing about one of their former players.

 

[PoidaCat]

Why would I boo him? He never walked out on the club...

We dumped him...

 

[cats2rise]

I wont boo King, but I may laugh at Charlie Gardiner.

 

[Sean Sheep]

It still breaks my heart to see Kingy playing for another club.. but I realise it had to be done.

 

[rocker_oz33]

l wouldn't poo kingy as less he did sum thing worth while to poo at like start a fight etc he didn't leave the club but l think he could of stayed on less money? any way l hope blakey plays well on him ..........GO CATS

 

[vealesy]

boo-yrnes.......

i was saying Boo-urns

 

[Meow]

How bout' Leigh Colbert and Cameron Thurley?
Traders!
To all those bagging Kingy, we are not Collingwood and their supporters!
Leigh Colbert and Cameron Thurley walked out on the club and were brainwashed by North Melbourne into their arrogant, cocky, sucky culture.
Poor old Kingy was given the flick, a bit carelessly!
Give him a break peoples!

 

[darren forssman]

did blake give him the cold shoulder at the end of the game??

 

[FoxC]

Heard on MMM after the match that Mooney gave the finger to some Geelong supporter (and rightly so) for abusing King after the game.

 

[chapmanmagic35]

did blake give him the cold shoulder at the end of the game??

Yep, they don't shake hands.

King has admitted their "relationship suffered" last year.

A polite way of saying they don't get along.

 

[Brasil2007]

Heard on MMM after the match that Mooney gave the finger to some Geelong supporter (and rightly so) for abusing King after the game.

Really? The guys did love King, I know that, but they all knew the score too. I think Scarlett said a couple of things to him though which may have been less than complimentary.