Toast Farewell Mike Pyke

[RW]

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Retired.
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

This is beautiful.

We'll miss you Pykey, you are living proof that you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it.

Now to find SF51 a new favourite player

 

[robbieando]

This is beautiful.

We'll miss you Pykey, you are living proof that you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it.

Now to find SF51 a new favourite player

I think its time he really shows off his true love

 

[The King!]

I think its time he really shows off his true love

we sure that swansfan is not actually Kinnear? never see them together

 

[swansfan51]

we sure that swansfan is not actually Kinnear? never see them together

The pain is still raw, no need for that horrible comment

 

[Dangas]

Best. Canadian. Ever.

 

[The King!]

The pain is still raw, no need for that horrible comment

I do deserve a card for that sorry

 

[RW]

I do deserve a card for that sorry

Don't tempt me!

 

[Punts]

Didn't retire ?
Close thread

 

[The King!]

Did swansfan51 talk him out of it or offer a knee transplant?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Did the Age just make it up?

 

[RW]

Did the AGE just make it up?

I didn't see that part of the stream but did he address the issue at all?

 

[The King!]

I didn't see that part of the stream but did he address the issue at all?

Not at all

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

I didn't see that part of the stream but did he address the issue at all?

Nup nothing has been said at all, you would of thought the club would of mentioned it and gave thanks to Pyke for his contributions like they did for Shaw, Goodes.

 

[RW]

Weird. I'll leave the thread open with a question mark, we'll find out soon enough I guess.

 

[Kennedy Parker]

So is Pyke not retiring?

 

[The King!]

Nup nothing has been said at all, you would of thought the club would of mentioned it and gave thanks to Pyke for his contributions like they did for Shaw, Goodes.

I thought they would at least ask him about the article

 

[The King!]

Weird. I'll leave the thread open with a question mark, we'll find out soon enough I guess.

Champagne back in the bottle everyone

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

So is Pyke not retiring?

We dont know.

 

[grimlock]

Must have read The Age report and realised he was giving up $300k.

Welcome back Pykey!

 

[Cadsky]

More likely he is waiting to see if we manage to pick up another ruck or not.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

If you look at his finance profle.

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-pyke/66/221/405?trk=pub-pbmap

Has 2009 - September 2015

 

[J_Moore]

His manager told trade radio he was "likely" to call it a day.


Will pack it in, I reckon. Just wanted to keep the night about the winners/Goodesy

 

[tizzay7]

No concrete news yet at all. If he goes then farewell pyke you are a champion. May you have all the best we will all miss you.

If not then i hope he plays a relief ruck role and sort of coach to the younger rucks. Just like what hudson had done for like 5 years.

 

[The Swans Blog]

Damn, we're an easily baited lot even I believed it

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Champagne back in the bottle everyone

Well this is awkward for everyone isn't it?