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[chiwigi]

A very deliberate choice of words. What a FW. Roo will eventually be exposed for the c*cksucker his is

After reading his article in the free Advertiser last night I have decided he is a completely despicable twat.

To paraphrase 'we were ROBBBED of Walsh'. - No Roo, you robbed Prt of him, but that's fine, just don't cry like that.
Another comment that they 'discovered and I epmphasise discovered' PHIL Walsh - no you didn't ****ing discover him, he was already a coach with us and WCE.

 

[bomberclifford]

What the ...

Great Aftermath!?

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[bomberclifford]

After reading his article in the free Advertiser last night I have decided he is a completely despicable twat.

To paraphrase 'we were ROBBBED of Walsh'. - No Roo, you robbed Prt of him, but that's fine, just don't cry like that.
Another comment that they 'discovered and I epmphasise discovered' PHIL Walsh - no you didn't ******* discover him, he was already a coach with us and WCE.

Yeah thought that was a bit weird.

IIRC Port went hard for Walsh as our senior coach before Hinkley got the gig and WC upped his $$ to keep him, apparently without either club knowing how good he was.

 

[Portmanteau]

Like everyone who has stumbled over awkward words during this time, I think Ricciuto deserves the benefit of the doubt, particularly given the immediate tweet prior cheering us on.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

The respect didn't even last a week from Roo to a number of flogs on the Adelaide board starting to show their true colours

 

[chiwigi]

Like everyone who has stumbled over awkward words during this time, I think Ricciuto deserves the benefit of the doubt, particularly given the immediate tweet prior cheering us on.

As has been pointed out, he's made a number of similar statements this week. Too many coincidence are not a coincidence.

 

[Portmanteau]

As has been pointed out, he's made a number of similar statements this week. Too many coincidence are not a coincidence.

From what I've seen, this has not been the case. A few people seem a bit trigger happy to take the moral high ground over any perceived slight from a club that they have previously hated. Vitriol is the easy way out. Showing a bit of understanding is tougher but appropriate given this unprecedented situation there isn't really a roadmap for how to act.

(As an aside, I was a bit disappointed that the pre-game tribute didn't include any Crows-related pictures of Walshy. Then I reflected on KT's comments that we would be guided by the Crows in terms of paying respect, so I thought it would be fair enough to cut them some slack on this. Well, we all saw the post game. I think everyone involved in this situation just deserves a bit of leeway.)

 

[Forzaport]

Roo's tweet was a poor choice of words but I'll let it slide. Corporate buzz words such as "marketing" and "customer" are so heavily ingrained at West Lakes it must distort their reality.

FWIW I liked his tweet because I wanted to think it was in the right spirit.

 

[El Zorro]

What the ...

I used to respect this guy. Respect that has been eroding over the years since retirement. I had the opportunity of meeting him in person for work and let's say that the last shreds of respect I had for him evaporated then.

 

[Grandaddy J]

Deliberate dig that he'll half-heartedly apologise for and blame on poor choice of words. Just bizarre.

 

[PA88]

From what I've seen, this has not been the case. A few people seem a bit trigger happy to take the moral high ground over any perceived slight from a club that they have previously hated. Vitriol is the easy way out. Showing a bit of understanding is tougher but appropriate given this unprecedented situation there isn't really a roadmap for how to act.

(As an aside, I was a bit disappointed that the pre-game tribute didn't include any Crows-related pictures of Walshy. Then I reflected on KT's comments that we would be guided by the Crows in terms of paying respect, so I thought it would be fair enough to cut them some slack on this. Well, we all saw the post game. I think everyone involved in this situation just deserves a bit of leeway.)

Yes it did. Several.

 

[Portmanteau]

Yes it did. Several.

Are you sure? I had my eyes fixed to the screen for the entire time and didn't see a single one, let alone several. This has been corroborated by other posters. I stand to be corrected. Anyway, the point is it doesn't need to have a big deal made about it. We would have consulted with the Crows about how we were going to do things. Any benefit of the doubt should be given.

 

[Stryke]

Absolute non-issue.

Choice of words isn't great but Roo is a footballer not a poet, the tone of the message is positive and congratulatory and the marketing team probably did come up with it (and he wanted to give them a wrap).

He was probably pretty emotional too.

 

[PA88]

Are you sure? I had my eyes fixed to the screen for the entire time and didn't see a single one, let alone several. This has been corroborated by other posters. I stand to be corrected. Anyway, the point is it doesn't need to have a big deal made about it. We would have consulted with the Crows about how we were going to do things. Any benefit of the doubt should be given.

Definitely. The montage before the game. 2 or 3 pics in the slower slides and another 2 to 3 in the quick slides.

 

[proman_x]

I actually like the idea of a percentage of their wage rather than an arbitrary amount. Because fines like $10,000.00 to someone like Buddy do not mean the same as they do to some kid on one-tenth of his wage

Interesting concept PG. Toby Greene is basically from what have seen, a spoilt little grub. For anyone who has seen this footage of this little penile smoker and his mate laying into a 50+ security guard. Don't know about you, but I am pretty sick and tired of these megalomaniac sports ''stars'' getting away with crap so lightly.

In the very least this guy and others like him need to be made to do community services in places like head injury wards, look at what booze and associated aspects do when things go wrong!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-13/player-charged

 

[Lou Zyffer]

The respect didn't even last a week from Roo to a number of flogs on the Adelaide board starting to show their true colours

Credit to a large portion of Adelaide FC posters recently but you're spot on. No points for guessing who's already spewing the most bile. The burning must come from the ulcer he gives himself hating on Port.

 

[mic59]

You don't need to be some kind of poet laureate to say the right thing and know that using the word "marketing" when connected with a tribute to someone's passing is disrespectful to the club. Would Roo have talked of Adelaide's marketing if they'd had the Thursday night game. I think not. I don't know whether he is the sharpest tool in the shed but most people know when they've said the wrong thing, especially at emotional times.

 

[Janus]

Love how some are making excuses for Roo as if he's some sort of three year old who, when typing a tweet (ie he had the time to consider his words and the way they could be interpreted) makes such a crass statement as if we had somehow hijacked his club's suffering with our "marketing".

Could have said "your tribute was first class" or any other iteration of that, but deliberately implied that it wasn't a tribute but a stage managed cash in on a tragedy that saw our club lose a Port Adelaide life member and coach of our club for 11 years. He had been with the Crows for 8 months. Pretty sure our club would never call what we put together "marketing".

Even if it's not what he meant, you just don't say that sort of thing for the connotations it brings up. The new Nigel Smart.

 

[Lou Zyffer]

Love how some are making excuses for Roo as if he's some sort of three year old who, when typing a tweet (ie he had the time to consider his words and the way they could be interpreted) makes such a crass statement as if we had somehow hijacked his club's suffering with our "marketing".

Could have said "your tribute was first class" or any other iteration of that, but deliberately implied that it wasn't a tribute but a stage managed cash in on a tragedy that saw our club lose a Port Adelaide life member and coach of our club for 11 years. He had been with the Crows for 8 months. Pretty sure our club would never call what we put together "marketing".

Even if it's not what he meant, you just don't say that sort of thing for the connotations it brings up. The new Nigel Smart.

Yeah, here's a question for ya Roo you genius. If we were "marketing", what the hell are we supposedly selling???

 

[El Zorro]

Are you sure? I had my eyes fixed to the screen for the entire time and didn't see a single one, let alone several. This has been corroborated by other posters. I stand to be corrected. Anyway, the point is it doesn't need to have a big deal made about it. We would have consulted with the Crows about how we were going to do things. Any benefit of the doubt should be given.

I am pretty sure there was at least one or two. I remember thinking that it was a touch of class to have some photos of Walsh in Crows colours. We could've been petty and only show him in our colours but we didn't. Also mentioned the Adelaide Crows a couple of times prior to the moment of silence.

 

[El Zorro]

Absolute non-issue.

Choice of words isn't great but Roo is a footballer not a poet, the tone of the message is positive and congratulatory and the marketing team probably did come up with it (and he wanted to give them a wrap).

He was probably pretty emotional too.

He is a director of the AFC and a media personality.

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

caveman twat

 

[chiwigi]

Deliberate dig that he'll half-heartedly apologise for and blame on poor choice of words. Just bizarre.

Totally deliberate.

He thinks our marketing gets things like that and NTUA right.

No Roo, you can't buy it, it's not marketing, it's called a soul.

 

[chiwigi]

Are you sure? I had my eyes fixed to the screen for the entire time and didn't see a single one, let alone several. This has been corroborated by other posters. I stand to be corrected. Anyway, the point is it doesn't need to have a big deal made about it. We would have consulted with the Crows about how we were going to do things. Any benefit of the doubt should be given.

Yes it did and he was also described every time as the coach of the Adelaide Crows.

 

[Alberton Proud]

Whatever your cup of tea, Gibbs is like unwrapping the remote control car you asked for on 1980's Christmas morning only to find both your parents forgot to buy batteries.

Who'd have thought that after all the hullabaloo Adelaide actually dodged a bullet by missing out on him on the father-son.

Would have been a perfect fit at the Tingles