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I thought Joe Gutnick's and Ian Dicker's comments in the recent TV rights debacle were spot on. But Patrick Smith in the age has done a piece today running them down as much as he can. Why ?
At least Patrick has resisted the Jewish stuff about Joe but why this intimely tirade ?
My personal thoughts are that while the Press (and Radio, TV for that matter) are in, boots and all for the sensationalism, when an Issue gets to the point (which in my opinion is the ineptitude and lack of integrity of the AFL commission, Management) they about face and denigrate the other side, or ignore it completely. Could it be they are will happily bite the hand that feeds them but would stop at the elbow then got back to being an AFL 'guard dog'
A similar theme runs true when the Sun published 'Ego ratings' for all the presidents, yet no similar ratings of AFL personnell or, unsurprisingly, Media commentators
In one article he:
Reminds us about the salary cap problems at melbourne (which Gutnick himself instigated)
Claims Hawthorn's membership figures have been inflated for 15 years
Claimed Dicker is hypocritical in first fighting for waverley park, and then giving in and moving, forgets that hawthorn was that close to litigation over the matter and the press fought for waverley park for a full two weeks before capitulating
Claims Dicker is whining about The move yet cut a deal with the AFL to underwrite membership. He is merely acting in hawthorn member's wishes to never again trust the AFL but get every last thing in writing. In any case a franchise is entitled to huge compensation if it moves it's main place of business some 35km at head office's bidding, especially when there was a 30 year contract in place
Nice one patrick, we know the other rag is in bed with colonial but we expect better from the Age
At least Patrick has resisted the Jewish stuff about Joe but why this intimely tirade ?
My personal thoughts are that while the Press (and Radio, TV for that matter) are in, boots and all for the sensationalism, when an Issue gets to the point (which in my opinion is the ineptitude and lack of integrity of the AFL commission, Management) they about face and denigrate the other side, or ignore it completely. Could it be they are will happily bite the hand that feeds them but would stop at the elbow then got back to being an AFL 'guard dog'
A similar theme runs true when the Sun published 'Ego ratings' for all the presidents, yet no similar ratings of AFL personnell or, unsurprisingly, Media commentators
In one article he:
Reminds us about the salary cap problems at melbourne (which Gutnick himself instigated)
Claims Hawthorn's membership figures have been inflated for 15 years
Claimed Dicker is hypocritical in first fighting for waverley park, and then giving in and moving, forgets that hawthorn was that close to litigation over the matter and the press fought for waverley park for a full two weeks before capitulating
Claims Dicker is whining about The move yet cut a deal with the AFL to underwrite membership. He is merely acting in hawthorn member's wishes to never again trust the AFL but get every last thing in writing. In any case a franchise is entitled to huge compensation if it moves it's main place of business some 35km at head office's bidding, especially when there was a 30 year contract in place
Nice one patrick, we know the other rag is in bed with colonial but we expect better from the Age