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Update: clemency denied by Supreme Court. Yesssssss! Do I have perspective or what! 
Interesting to see how many moves are happening in morning radio as stations refuse to sit on what they consider poor returns. And that pretty much holds for other timeslots as well.
But when it comes to sport it’s evident things are vastly different. There has only been a modicum of change at SEN over the last few years with Brownless leaving full-time to do part-time, some night shift changes, shuffling of regular guests, and, not much else. Oh, and of course, Steve Salisbury, whom I assure you is a really good bloke from what I know. His itinerary for attending sports events upon his return to the US makes it kind of sad we in Australia are left with just cricket (not on SEN) and the alphabet league in soccer. Nup, NBL doesn’t count with several NBA games on cable and OneHD. Tiger will be in and out faster than Mark-oh Allen’s birdies fly.
One come only assume SEN management understand, or believe, that sport is a niche market and ratings can’t be expected to improve much more than they have been. Or it is simply down to economics and some incumbent hosts working cheap, really cheap. Possibly like, sayyyyy, Mark Doran?
There’s a heap of never ending posts deriding the oiled one of afternoon goodness and information, here and the Fourth Estate thread that carries his name. In fairness it must be difficult to host a daily four-hour show, keeping it fresh, informative, and entertaining. Especially when, well, ya don’t know jack about much of anything.
The hate theme gets thrown around a lot in regards to some hosts and shows. Even one poster recently stated that he “despised” Born In The USA without even stating why. I believe most people try to accept most hosts if not like them, as evidenced by avid SEN listener, Manbearpig outing countless mistakes and laziness by Doran over the last couple of years until he apparently gave up listening to him. Some posters think others “hate” certain hosts simply because those others criticise particular styles or personalities.
Remember, this thread for critiquing SEN - good or bad, albeit with the latter having serious stroke over the former.
Hate is not for this thread, it’s for Islamofascists, Richard Ramirezes, and Dennis Fergusons.
Then again, bouts of contempt for Doran are unavoidable and make one constantly wonder why SEN continue with His Oilyness and his bumbling and stumbling through his shift. Or at least give him some help. Mutt Thompson, by the way doesn’t count as help. Unless you count a player’s alleged dodgy hamstring reported with the emotion and alarm of another 9/11.
Having personally banished You Blokes (except the Wednesday Turf time), Doran is mostly only sampled during car travel by myself.
I’m almost down to 1116TURF instead of 1116SEN.
Personally, it’s good to hear more of Doctor Turf if only for one glaring reason - he never sits on the fence regarding any topic, and he loathes PC.
As for Doran, while driving home one day listening to the Good One doing an interview with a guest, he fired up a little while discussing a topic. Doran thought he’d found a perfect cause and effect relationship for Collingwood’s demise in the 2009 season. The dismissal of Brad Scott from the Pies’ coaching staff on the eve of the finals. To back up his theory he referenced Port Adelaide’s removal of Alistair Clarkson from their staff in 2007 and the thrashing Port consequently received at the hands of the Cats.
Now, you don’t have to be a neurologist or even a bit-time footy fan to realize Doran just made Clarkson a premiership winning rookie coach in 2008. This kind of very poor work would not be tolerated on most radio here or abroad. The error is compounded by the fact that if he got the year correct he would have actually brought up the perfect counter point against his own argument. Port dismissed Clarkson in 2004 and actually went on to win their first ever flag. One can only shake their head listening to this goofball.
Later on before going to a break, Doran while indulging in banter with Mutt, and apparently after a barrage of text messages, made the correction not by retraction of his Pinheadness but by a sarcastic apology to Mark Williams (as if he’d be listening) for his getting the facts wrong. Then he quickly bailed to that break. SEN - Sports Embarrassment Network. Australia’s only sports station and they can’t get rights to our national sport.
Come on SEN, unless you’re competitive in the ratings it’s time to get Doctor Turf a daily gig; where’s Damien Fleming? Go and poach Dunstall or BT. Time for some change at SEN! Other stations are making changes - get with the program. And don’t worry about Mark Doran’s future, I can get him appropriate employment selling magazines at Southern Cross station.
Now, back to needle watch for the Washington sniper. It’s getting close. In the words of Marv Albert: Yesssssss!
Reserve your hate for those who deserve it.
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