Radio The SEN Thread 9

[yaco55]

KB is terrible.
It's bad enough having to put up with senile people in general day to day life, but giving them a radio slot to speak / air their opinions is even worse.

Love KB.

Best all-round sporting knowledge of any presenter at SEN.

Good grasp of a variety of sports, articulate, can construct an argument and sometimes funny.

Have seen perform live outside of SEN and he is even better.

 

[Dan Moody]

KB is terrible.
It's bad enough having to put up with senile people in general day to day life, but giving them a radio slot to speak / air their opinions is even worse.

Rubbish, best presenter on radio.
His repartee with Turfie is the best I've ever heard.
Give us your opinion of someone you think is a great presenter ?

 

[bedford]

A new week and no Matt Thompson, you f ing beauty

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

Bedford , You can always follow Matty on twitter @mattthompsonAFL

 

[bedford]

haha well done. Next on the hit list is Shebeci. And i'm sure by the end of the footy season Robert Walls and David King will be added

 

[paul scholes]

Can someone get that Patrick Smith "Moron button"when Cranbournes moron Dave gets on. Trivialized the whole racism issue . "Big Deal" says the gimp from Cranbourne

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Can someone get that..."Moron button"

Does the moron button do anything, other than make Pattie Smith look like the absolute patronizing c*** that he is? That's three Mondays in a row I've listened where he and KB have banged on about nothing in a mock heated argument. I'd much rather bedford turn up at 9am to c*** on about how motorsport isn't a sport.

Slowly, but surely, SEN is developing. A few years ago, that douche who Harf replaced was gone, then it was Leach, now Matt Thompson . Let go of Schibeci, that d******* with KB on thurs/fri mornings, that b**** on fri afternoons and the two douches on TRH and we're flying! Is Mark Allen, for all that he goes on about golf, good enough to get on the seniors tour, therefore leave the station?

 

[peternorth]

Does the moron button do anything, other than make Pattie Smith look like the absolute patronizing c*** that he is? That's three Mondays in a row I've listened where he and KB have banged on about nothing in a mock heated argument. I'd much rather bedford turn up at 9am to c*** on about how motorsport isn't a sport.

i think you're referring to car racing?

 

[imadodgyumpire]

"Motor racing" is more appropriate. I'm assuming bedford isn't into bike racing as well.

edit:"motor" bike racing that is.

 

[Simple Jack]

Or aeroplane racing....

 

[montybrasco]

Hungry for Manic Monday​

Besides the myriad thrilling women’s golf championships there has been some great stoushes such as the Rumble in the Jungle, the Thriller in Manilla, Showdown in Motown, and Anytime Downtown Athens to name just a few. With a six-gal playoff in the Women’s Australian Open, Putz is sure to be full of baloney fronting KB who will no doubt, dodge, weave, bob, jab and jab and jab, until Putz pulls out the global warming scam-like defences such as the declaration that he, is just right because he knows better.

“The best time, to seek if you will, revenge, to seek redemption - is maybe when your opponent least expects it”
Play-by-play announcer, Showdown in Motown

His Royal King Putz vs. The Great KB

KB vs. Putz CCLXXIX
Tail of The tape:
Official Head to Head: KB leads 271-7
KB ..................................................... Putz Smith
Status: Legend………………………………. Status: Belligerent Baloney-selling Oaf
Mentor: Tom Hafey……………………….. Mentor: Noam Chomsky (Linguistic Lefty double speak)
Weight: Scraps above his weight…... Weight: Oaf-ish
Height: Reaches above his height….. Height: Cumbersome
Best Trait: Never quits……………………. Best Trait: Not applicable
Worst Trait: Handball…………………….. Worst Trait: Hypocrite
Sporting Careers:
KB: In a nutshell – 27 possessions and 3 goals in ’67 Grand Final and then 21 possessions and 7 goals, a lazy thirteen years later in 1980 premiership win. Whippet-like on-field quickness.
Putz: Fast-ish bowler with a dodgy action who once ripped through Ashwood’s batting line-up in ‘68/69 season. Wow! Played district cricket for Prahran where he once ran through a batsman earning him a two-week suspension. Nasty on-field disposition.

KB starts things off via his Take and then only hijinks ensue:
The Australian women’s golf championship produced great theatre and drama yesterday; a six-way play-off is rare. Jessica Korda, a winner at eighteen years of age is a good story in itself, add the fact that her father, Peter, won the Australian Open Tennis Championship makes it an even a better story. Now I love watching women’s golf, and I never expect the top women to play as well as the top men. So Yeon Ryu dropped shots on the final hole to throw away the tournament. And all the girls missed opportunities to win the play-off. [Putz] Smith whacked me last week when I had the temerity to argue his point that the women were as good as the men once you get 150 metres out from the pin. Now I think Luke Donald, [Putz], would have won the play-off yesterday.
I’m KB, That’s My Take.

KB: [Putz], good morning
Putz: Good morning, Kevin. Them’s fighting words.
KB: No, no, I think it was a great tournament. It was a fantastic tournament to watch. I enjoyed it immensely because I love watching women play golf because, you know, they’re not as big as men and you can see how well they can hit the ball and it makes you think, well, maybe I shouldn’t be trying to over-muscle the ball ourselves because we’re only hackers. But I think it did show, [Putz] that on really, really tough golf courses and some of the best golf courses, that irrespective of how good the girls are, your theory last week that from 150 out that they are as good as the men – was folly!
Putz: What, what are you suggesting, that Luke Donald plays off the men’s tee and would have won the play-off?
KB: Ohh yes. I think-
Putz: So he would have birdied immediately would he?
KB: I think so. I think he would have won the tournament.
Putz: He would have to birdie immediately to win it.
KB: Well he would have done that, [Putz] he would have been that far in front anyway
Putz: What a stupid thing to say. Kevin, your whole argument is so corrupt and stupid; uh, the last time an Australian Open was played on a composite course at Royal Melbourne, ah, I think was ’91 Australian Open for men, the winning score was three under. Wayne Riley who sunk a 40 metre put on the last, and three men broke par. At least nine women broke par here. So your argument once again is just ripped and shredded and falls apart before your eyes.
(SEN’s Rowan Dammit! said last week: The women’s tour is not set up the same as the men’s. The golf courses are not as difficult, they play on courses which are obviously shorter. …)

KB: No it’s not. Every tournament has its own difficulties in terms of weather and speed of greens and things of that nature, [Putz], but-
Putz: Were you out at the course, Kevin?
KB: No, I watched it on television, [Putz].
Putz: Were you out at the course, did you see the wind-
KB: No, I just said I watched it on television!
Putz: Well then you don’t know what you are talking about, Kevin. And you wouldn’t even know, you wouldn’t even remember what the circumstances were like back in ’91.
KB: What I know, what I do know is that 150 metres out no matter what, that Luke Donald would have won the play-off yesterday, [Putz].
Putz: What I think we’ve discovered Kevin is that you’re a sexist.
KB: [LOL] No I’m not.
Putz: Of course you are. ‘Cause you can’t raise a rational argument of why the women are not as good as the men
KB: Well, no-one can tell me why they’re not as good, [Putz]. I’d love them to be as good; I don’t know whether it’s physiology, I don’t know whether it’s strength, core strength, I don’t know whether it’s balance; whatever it is, I don’t know, [Putz]. But what I do know is, and you should know this too, that if women play sport and men play sport, that the men will always be better than the women! Now that’s not being sexist, that’s just being honest, [Putz].
Putz: Who’s a better 400 metre runner, Kevin? John Steffensen or Kathy Freeman?
KB: Nah, Kathy Freeman is easily-
Putz: But she runs slower, Kevin.
KB: She does run slower, [Putz].
Putz: So what is your point? You just said men will always be better. And now you’re saying Kathy Freeman is better John Steffensen
KB: I didn’t say that Kathy Freeman is better than John Steffensen
Putz: No but you said men will always better than women.
KB: You’re saying that the women golfers are better than the men. I’m saying NO-
Putz: Are you sorry you even brought this up? So bankrupt is your argument for logic.
KB: It’s not bankrupt at all. You’re trying to tell me-
Putz: [Bully Smith continues to talk over KB replies] So John Steffensen is a better runner than Kathy Freeman because he’s a male.
KB: No, no – well he can beat Kathy Freeman but I don’t regard him as being better because you’ve got to isolate the two of them, [Putz]. But you didn’t isolate the two of them last week. You went out on a limb and said that the girls from 150 metres out can hit the ball as well as the men. And I said well that’s folly, [Putz]. That won’t happen. They’re not as good as the men from 150 metres out. They’re not as good from 100 metres out; they’re not as good from 20 feet out.
Putz: Kevin, how much women’s golf have you watched?
KB: I’ve watched more women’s golf than anyone in the world [Putz].
Putz: I don’t think; you’ve seen very little live women’s golf. You’ve seen very little of how well they strike the ball
KB: I’ve been to the Australian Open. I played in pro-ams alongside with Karrie Webb, [Putz].
Putz: This is the most ignorant you’ve ever sounded in your 40 years of broadcasting. It really is, Kevin.
KB: [Putz],No, but, you’re-
Putz: I’m not going to discuss it anymore, Kevin, because you’re out of your depth. (A-ha, No. 2 Lefty defence: hubris)
KB: [LOL] No I’m not out of my depth at all-
Putz: And you are arguing from a very bigoted, sexist position! (A-ha No. 3. Feminist catch-words)
KB: No, you’re trying to tell us last week that virtually Kathy Freeman was better than Jon Stepheson. Now what I’m-
Putz: Well no; wait a sec, Kevin. You’ve admitted that.
KB: No
Putz: You’ve admitted that Kathy Freeman is better than Jon Stepheson. You’ve just said that on the program
KB: Well she’s better than Jon Stepheson-
Putz: Thank you.
KB: In the context that she’s a woman running 400 metres and winning gold medals and running very, very fast time and she’s the best of the female brigade.
Putz: Kevin, should we watch women’s sport?
KB: YES! I love it.
Putz: [sarcastically] Why, there not as good as men?
KB: I enjoy it-
Putz: You raised an argument last week
KB: Not as good as men. They’re the best at what they can be.
Putz: You raised an argument last week that Australians don’t watch the best competition.
KB: They don’t. They don’t. It’s a big step down
Putz: Then why do you watch women’s golf. Why did you cheer Kathy Freeman?
KB: Because it’s the best-
Putz: Because you know Jon Steffensen could do better?
KB: It’s the best. You’ve got to isolate males and females, [Putz].

Caller Ian who caddied for Jodi Ewart at the Open:
Says girls can’t use club-head speed to spin the ball as much as the men can … a handful can [claims Ewart up there with big hitters] … just not enough speed for undulating greens to stop the ball.
KB: I can understand that, [Putz], and I don’t know why you don’t understand that, [Putz].
Putz: Ian, I think that’s a folly because that was expressed in the press room that the women wouldn’t be able to get spin on the greens. They consistently got spin on the greens. So I dismiss that. There’s an element to what you’re saying but I dismiss it-
Caller Ian: I think you’re full of it, to be honest. I was on the bag watching these girls do it. Listening to these girls on the practice green saying this is the hardest course they will play all year including their majors.
Putz: Oh, no, we accept that. I mean, you play Royal Melbourne, and the men will say that so that seems a silly thing to say. I think, I’d, I’d look for the moron button, Kevin (A-ha No. 1 Saul Alinsky offence: shut down your dissenters)
KB: NO, no, Ian, thank-you Ian, for someone who was actually-
Putz: [bristling] Ian has; you’re; Ian; you’re saying Ian’s fantastic because the girls said this is the toughest course we’ll play. THEY ARE PLAYING ROYAL MELBOURNE.
KB: No, I said Ian was fantastic because he was out on the course, [Putz]. He was there and can hear the sound of the ball and he’s talking to the players. He knows what they’re thinking.
Putz: What do you think the media’s doing, Kevin? (Ah, yes, the expert media!)
KB: Ahhh, I don’t know.
Putz: They’re out watching the players. They talk to the players. They talk to the coaches.
KB: He’s standing three feet from where they hit the ball, [Putz].
Putz: So that’s better than five feet, Kevin?
KB: Ian, thank-you
Putz: You moron!

Caller Barry “probably” agrees with Putz and suggests a mixed open and the girls would be competitive.
[…]
KB: To be honest, [Putz], you’re talking about the top in the world against the top men in the world. I don’t think they’d even win a putting competition, [Putz].
Putz: And why’s that, Kevin?
KB: Because the men somehow, [Putz], I don’t know the reason-
Putz: They play harder do they?
KB: They have better touch. Why is it men are better at making dresses (uh-oh) than women, [Putz]. I don’t know!
[Silent pause]
Putz: Hmmm. Do you think the argument has gone in interesting direction now, Kevin?
KB: Why have the top designers in the world; why are they men? I don’t know, [Putz].
Putz [LOL] Kevin! This is a ridiculous argument.
KB: All the big fashion houses, [Putz]-
Putz: And SEN ought to step in now and just take you off air because you’re embarrassing the station
KB: I’m trying to point out to you, [Putz] that-
Putz: Men are better putters because they’re better dress makers. That’s a tough one to win, Kevin.
KB: You think about it, [Putz] while we go to a break.

Putz hammers KB on the dresses references for minutes as he still doesn’t get the futility of the comparison:
KB: I tell you one part of the female breed that did very well was Black Caviar [Silent pause] You happy with Black Caviar?
Putz: She’s a horse, Kevin. Has she ever made a dress?
KB: I don’t know?
[…]
Caller Paz from Broady: Listen, KB, does that moron button apply to [Putz] as well as the callers, or just us?
KB: He says we’re not allowed to use the moron button for [Putz]. He’s are-
Putz: I control the moron button, Paz (Refer to Napoleon in Animal Farm)
KB: He controls it, you see.
Caller Paz: O.K., well listen I was watching that yesterday on the tele; I wasn’t there, [Putz] so I can’t have an opinion but I was-
Putz: No you can’t have an opinion on the conditions, that’s all, Paz. Tell us what you’ve got on your mind.
Caller Paz: I listened to the interview with Peter Thompson and [he] said they slowed the greens down for the women and he’s glad they did.
Putz: [moment of silence as Putz’s argument goes into a deep bunker] Yep.
Caller Paz: None of those women would have come in under par if they had of been fast greens like they had for the men.
Putz: Agh, they seem to; it was interesting, I was wondering where they were going to put the pin placements, too. They seem to have a mix of 50/50 where they put them for the men’s championships and then they had them, ‘em them, some awm, um ( Gibberish of the Week?), convenient if you like, places for the rest (voice tails off). Peter Thompson, if you want to quote Peter Thompson, Peter Thompson said the best golfer Australia’s ever had is Karrie Webb. And as a good a ball striker as Greg Norman, so I’m happy for you to keep on quoting Peter Thompson.
(Um’d and ah’d to three PT’s in one sentence and he addressed a different Thompson quote)

[…]
Caller Pete: I’ve caddied for both pros, men and women at the highest level when they come out to Australia and the women hit it straighter, their distance control is better (support for Putz) but to suggest that their short game is anywhere near the men’s is absolute folly (spoke too soon). You’ve really got to get a reality check, [Putz]. You are so wrong on this-
Putz: Peter, just describe the short game. What do you specifically mean by the short game?
Caller Pete: Anything inside 100 metres. Anytime when you don’t take a full swing. Even with a wedge, that’s what the girls define as the short game. Girls I’ve caddied for would’ve died to have been able to hit and put and pitch like a man.
Putz: Riiight. And what’s the difference?
Caller – [Stan the Caddy]: How many times do you have to be told, they spin it more!
Putz: [Arrogantly] Mmmm-hm. Does that make them better golfers? That’s the interesting thing.
Caller Pete: No it doesn’t, [Putz]. It just makes them better at the short game.
Putz: It makes; it; the point is if they physically can’t do it, it doesn’t detract from them as golfers. It’s like trying to say Kathy Freeman was not a good runner because she couldn’t run with the- (WTF with Kathy Freeman?)
KB: But that’s not the argument, [Putz], we’re not arguing that. We’re saying they’re fantastic golfers. It’s only your stupid comment suggesting-
Putz: You’re changing your argument
KB: No it’s not. I’m not changing mine, you’re changing yours.
Putz: How have I changed it?
KB: Well all of a sudden you’re trying to tell us that they’re terrific golfers and we know they’re terrific golfers but they’re not as good as the men. Peter has just told you the reason why. The short game inside 100 metres; they cannot match the men. You’re trying to tell us they can.
Putz: Now Peter’s rung up and he’s one person who’s rung up, Kevin (and into the water hazard goes Putz). That’s one caller. That does not-
KB: We had a caddie on the weekend actually.
Putz: No he wasn’t. Peter didn’t caddie-
KB: No, Ian did, the first caller who came through.
Putz: Yep
KB: Well, he was saying that too, [Putz].
Putz: Well I’m saying opposite; lots of people say opposite (lots?); lots of good golfers say opposite (men and/or women?), Peter Thompson says opposite ( PT only quoted today by caller as slowing the greens down) so there are two sides to it, Kevin. Just because you thump the table (no he didn’t) and said Kathy Freeman couldn’t run (didn’t say that either), doesn’t make the argument.
KB: We’ll take a break. … Just delete that last comment.

Smith then slaps the Roos: “no expertise, no experience, and no respect for Majik Daw” … “Luis Suarez is a pig of a man” … Saints’ coach, Scott Watters continues to get hammered … Guus of the Week from Smith goes to Jessica Korda in a huge shock.
Goose of the Week nominees are Kangas and Luis Suarez but the award goes to Kevin Bartlett.
KB: No, I can’t be nominated.
Putz: Nah, I’ve changed the rules.
KB: I can’t be nominated, [Putz].
Putz: My competition; I’ve changed the rules.
KB: You said I couldn’t be nominated-
Putz: I’ve changed the rules.
KB: And nor could you
Putz: I’ve changed; I can’t, you can. (Some media are more equal then others) Kevin Bartlett for saying on radio on the 13th of February that men are better putters because they can design strapless dresses. (Never said that at all) Now anybody who would try and dispute that that it not worthy of Goose of the Week … [KB] will be in last three for Goose of the Year.
Conversation goes from the absurd, to KB cheekily querying why men seem to be the top chefs, to the ridiculous. A Bit of salt and a bit of olive oil says KB who continues to jab and jab, and Smith gets frustrated and irritated again and again for the rest of the hour.

And with that points win KB moves to 272 wins over Putz mostly because the damn thing started by Putz over why men don’t go to the women’s golf, not whether one is equal or better than the other.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

The most graphic example where men are better in sport than women, is where Kathy Freeman was acknowledged as a better sprinter than John Stephenson, but Stephenson runs quicker times than Freeman. Pat Smith is a try-hard d*******. I don't know why he tries so hard to make an argument when it's clear to understand the point KB is making.

 

[bedford]

Or aeroplane racing....

Who would

 

[bedford]

"Motor racing" is more appropriate. I'm assuming bedford isn't into bike racing as well.

edit:"motor" bike racing that is.

Ah bike racing, much more interesting than F1 and at least we have a champion rider not like that would be overated flog in Webber.

 

[beez]

Footy's almost back, I can't wait until you guys get stuck into Robert Walls, we'll at least have something different to read about in here.

 

[bedford]

I'm sure we will, he's a bad choice

 

[peternorth]

watson's back, and already bombarding us with essendon stuff

 

[montybrasco]

Curmudgeon Tuesday
Where’s Wally? Brian Waldron is one sports most talented administrators. No one I can ever think of has been CEO of an AFL club, a rugby league club, and a rugby union club. That alone tells us his skills are exceptional. Sport in this country needs administrators yet Waldron remains an outcast after being dubbed king rat by News Limited. It’s time to forgive Waldron and give him a second chance. Plenty of AFL administrators cheated salary caps; most were saved by an AFL moratorium. We pride ourselves on giving people a second chance. Ben Cousins and Andrew Krakouer come to mind instantly.
I’m KB, That’s My Take.

Putz says News Limited went after Waldron for embarrassing them … damaged so badly by News Limited’s King Rat headline he might not return to sports … Savagery of attack is unparalleled in sporting coverage that Putz can remember … love the new AFL ruck rule and says it one of the best rules in a long time … KB thinks AFL clubs may be handing out the team captaincy too easily … Putz calls out the AFL for not “having the courage or gumption to move against” Richard Pratt for his activities. “AFL has no backbone, no courage!” … KB suggests Waldron was a decent young footy player at De La Salle and may have been the Brendan Fevola of amateur football; Putz thinks that my not help his cause… He dismisses the Malthouse claim of journalists having club preferences … Caller Nick adds to the growing of SEN listeners who would like to see Putz win his own award for Goose of the Year but a loud humming noise ends his call with KB making accusations of the moron button somehow being used by Putz. Putz hopes he rings back to find out why he’s a moron.

Gibberish of the Week
Putz nominates Luke Hodge for The Age article saying the anguish of last year’s preliminary final has spurred the players on for a solid pre-season then in the next paragraph writes what happened last year, we’ve forgotten about.

Caller Nick is back.

Putz: I’m a moron. Now why?
Caller Nick: You’re a moron because you got me to watch the golf all weekend. Maybe I’m the moron because I watched the ladies golf for three days and it was boring! The women were emotionless, the coverage was slow, the commentary was annoying, the course was shortened severely; it was par 73-
Putz: three hundred metres shorter than the President’s Cup.
Caller Nick: It was par 73.

Putz: I’m saying, it was three hundred metres-
Caller Nick: So that’s another couple of shots there, [Putz]. So I went and did some stats of my own instead of the ones you cherry picked. On the US tour last year the fiftieth best women averaged about, I think 73.1 and the equivalent in the men’s tour was 70.5. So about two and a half shots per round which equates to 10 per tournament and that’s taking into account that the women play on the shortened courses with the easier greens. So, I think you’re the moron, [Putz] if you actually think that women’s golf compares to the men’s.

Putz: Well, I’ve never argued the depth of women’s golf. I’ve never said that the eightieth woman golfer is the equivalent to the eightieth man’s golfer. I’ve argued the top women’s golfers are as good as the top men. Because there’s simply not the depth in women’s golf because it’s not encouraged. People like yourself ring up and ridicule it which is not going to help people want to play it. It’s not an easily accessible sport for women because of the stupid club atmosphere of the private clubs. I think to suggest that they shortened Royal Melbourne; of course they shortened it because the women don’t hit it as far. And it would be a ridiculous contest to put women over a men’s course when they can’t hit it as far.
KB: I don’t think they were emotionless, though. I disagree with [Putz], I agree with you, Nick, Patrick was nominated moron, no doubt about that with his comments last week; he called me a bigot even but they’re certainly not emotionless.
Putz: Sexist.
[…]

Uh-huh. A reminder of what this big Oaf wrote last week, as quoted by KB: “not as many people will go and watch the Women’s Open at Royal Melbourne this week as would if it was a men’s event when this field that has come to Melbourne for the Women’s Open is stronger than any individual event the men have ever held in Australia. And unfortunately, men, in particular, are bigots and won’t go and watch these women even though they’re so superior to most of the men who play golf, and they would learn so much but it’s a chauvinistic thing …” That, I do declare, is actually an argument for something called depth, and, the above bold emphasis just may indicate this show’s much used word - gibberish!

Next caller, Michael nominates the dynamic duo for Gibberish of the week for Monday’s first thirty minutes of scintillating Australian sports radio. … Oh no, please, why did he have to bring it up? No! Unfortunately here we go again.

Putz: Kevin, you’re responsible for the gibberish yesterday.
KB: No, no, I was pointing out, [Putz], yesterday there was no-
Putz: You were pointing out cooks and-
KB: No, there was no gibberish yesterday, [Putz], I was just pointing out to you; you said to me, why are men better than women? I said I don’t know … I’m just going on historical facts that when men do things along side women, for some reason they do it better. That’s not gibberish. (No but it may have Elizabeth Broderick in her jackboot feminist fatigues now hunting the one and only KB with prejudice)
Putz: [LOL] You actually said – this is embarrassing to raise it for you, I know – you actually said men are better putters coz they’re better cooks.
KB: We’ll take a break.

Phew: The 10:00 news.

They never touched on what makes men bigots, sexists, and chauvinists, as alleged by Smith but there can be an argument made that women are greatly responsible for making men act the way they do:

Why did he want a black Porsche? Because he never saw an ugly woman get out of one.
-Dr Warren Farrell, Ph.D., Why Men Are the Way They Are

Sophie Sandolo releases a calendar every year.

 

[montybrasco]

Wednesday’s Hungry for Sport​

In the studio on Wednesdays is Monsieur Jon LeBaron-Ralph to no doubt be roper-doped to defeat as usual by SEN’s gifted verbal pugilist, KB.

Now Robert Doyle, the Mayor of Melbourne got it right last year. Mick Malthouse was a great choice as King of Moomba. A Victorian and a great Melbourne person, someone the locals could identify with. Now this year’s king, Harry Kewell is a great soccer player and an Australian star on the world’s stage but he’s not a Melbournian and he has spent little time here. Playing as a marquee player for Melbourne Victory is not enough association with this town for him to wear the crown.
I’m KB, That’s My Take.

I guess this constitutes as Monsieur Jon’s Take:
Ahhh, hello mate, you’ve really tapped into big issues today. I love it. You do make a good point though. So is this what we stand for when we elevate Harry Kewell to this pantheon? Ya hold out for more cash in your contract discussions; you whinge when ya don’t get to take the penalties from your team-mates, and ya take off, probably, at year-end of your contract, KB. Funny decision isn’t it?

KB likes Robert Doyle for a number of reasons and states them … LeBaron-Ralph is quick to call KB for talking from his hip pocket … “I’ve got credibility” says KB, “well I’m a former King of Moomba” he continues. … “I knighted 3,752 people in one day with my sceptre, walking down the street with my robe on, my purple robe, and my crown.” … JLR thinks Mr. Doyle would like to appoint himself … Kewell shouldn’t even be on the list according to KB who says Doyle “just stuffed up” … JLR changes to southpaw and jabs KB with cheeky Brynne Edelsten possibility as the queen, and demands “an adequate replacement before the hour is out” from the bobbing and weaving and ducking KB, … Juddy nominated by JLR for “recycling at heart , champion of game, humble” (all irrelevant when he’s already got the speed, skill, medals, a flag, money, little Oscar, and most importantly, hitched to the girl in the red dress. He don’t need no stinkin’ Moomba crown.) … JLR lands haymaker with “are you looking to solve world peace next, KB, after you tackle this big issue.”

Upset brewing as well rested JLR well ahead on points early as defensive KB bails for the Mensa Talkback Society for answers after the break. This can only go downhill.

JLR hints that Kewell may well be substituted halfway up Bourke Street and he won’t be happy … Fist time caller, Linda has other things on her mind as somewhere in Melbourne a punch-drunk, recovering Putz Smith pulls the doona back over his head. “I’m more interested in the slow play of the ladies golf on Sunday at Royal Melbourne,” says Linda who went with her girlfriends. “Took 45 minutes to play the first two holes.” … KB says it’s a flaw in both genders game and throws our brothers Bob Crane and Rory Sabbatini under the bus (point deducted for blow below the belt) … Cadell Evans, Eric Bana, Shane Crawford, Jim Stynes are all nominated for Moomba, with the latter hailed by KB who also says “Harry Kewell doesn’t even make the list!” Father Bob McGuire gets a nod. (Maybe he could help “Popeye” Doyle with shuffling some City finances) … Molly Meldrum in a cart being pulled by Black Caviar is a somewhat lowbrow suggestion from one stirrer. KB bristles at Doyle again for having already given the gong to Meldrum a second time.

KB’s chuffed that Eddie J. McGuire and SEN’s David Klung are pro night for a grand final … KB’s beginning to rally here, stating the plethora of pluses for a night GF; JLR counters with “it’s all about smoke and mirrors and if you haven’t got smoke and you haven’t got mirrors because you can’t see them during the day, you can’t do it,” quoting El Presidente from Collingwood. Calls for serious discussion claiming Andrew Demetriou will say “not on my watch, it won’t happen.” Broadcasters would love it, AFL could sell it better into northern markets, players wouldn’t care about it, great quality and drama at night footy argues JLR. Amazing spectacle, maybe a TAC Cup GF at 2:00pm, 6pm start to GF, “something totally special,” continues JLR. … “Other sports coming; time for AFL to hit back.”

A little audio from Bombers’ Paul Hamilton about Michael Hurley and KB and LeBaron-Ralph tee off on the propaganda door-stop, “we’re in talks, but we’ll sort those things out as we go through” waffling of club town criers like Hamilton. … Hurley expected to do media that was nipped in bud by club … LeBaron-Ralph calls Dons’ move censorship, “how can [Hurley] not speak for himself?”… Rails on club leadership qualities: GWS’s O’’hAilpin not much of a leader for foot- khybering Cam Cloke; “Is Chad Cornes a leader?” … Rhys Palmer? Tom Scully? Thinks Phil Davis “oozes” leadership. (point deducted for picking on soft target far, far away) Also nominates Mark Rubbinson at the Hun as example of real leadership. (Of course, that’s a complete lie I just made up)

Then, clearly risking harm for himself, Lebaron-Ralph says the following: “Every time Dean Brogan steps on to the field he makes a fool of himself. … On the field he carries on like a pork chop.” Mr. Lebaron-Ralph better remember that Mr. Brogan is also known for stepping into parks and airports and making a fist full of knuckles for the mushes of those that would badmouth him unfairly. I’ll personally make sure he gets the above quote.

On-field Credibility and Experience
Gritty Gutsy Dean Brogan: AFL premiership and NBL championship winner entering his 14th year as a pro.
Debonair Jon Lebaron-Ralph: Apparently a once underachieving ruckman for the Uni Blacks in the VAFA.

Barass, Skilts, and Sheeds nominated for Moomba King. JLB cites Cam Smith or even Sharelle McMahon for Queen even though she’s pregnant. KB scores a point by reminding LeBaron-Ralphy that queens can also have children. … JLB fires numerous entertainment artist names at KB who’s up against the ropes here. Pop culture-savvy JLR’s Gotye and Hill Top Hoods references send the staggering and clueless KB down for an eight-count. Tigers talk may not save KB – Richmond for 8 to 10 finish this season. … Some more beat-down for the Roos/Daw Non-Affair … Caller Pete wants a “nobody” to be Moomba King every two years. (Oh dear) … Shawn from North Dandy thinks footy clubs shouldn’t have to answer to the media … next caller thinks we’ll all be too exhausted by night time for a GF as the always-downhill slide of the SEN Mensa Talkback Society is finally exhausted as the 10 O’clock news arrives.

Definitely a shock upset Wednesday points win for JLR. Hopefully a cage match with the Brogan Brawler is in the future.

KB recovers from defeat for a solid two more hours with Malcolm Conn (cricket leadership, ODIs, TV, Tendulkar), Nigel Purchase (NBL, a KB cheap shot or two at Andrew Gaze; Jeremy Linsanity), the always value Stevie Salisbury (US sports), Marg Long (on the dish lickers), great leaders in sport as well as well nice blokes in sports. Such a nice fella, that KB.

Humour of the Day:
So Russell Crowe can’t make a decision. Once he sat in the grand stand, put a thumb up and a thumb down and now he can’t make a decision.
-KB on South Sydney having five captains.

Kewell may well be substituted halfway up Bourke Street and he won’t be happy.
-LeBaron-Ralphy on Harry Kewell being King of Moomba

Quote of the Day:
But the broadcasters love it. It’s a full day and lots of ads. And Channel Nine keep insisting that they get millions watching the game. They told me that game at Melbourne they got less than thirty thousand which was rain affected earlier in the series had a peak audience of like 2.5 million around the country which is very, very strong ratings figures. So clearly people are quite happy to tune in but not as happy to go and fork out large money to watch a one-day game when they can get the Big Bash for a cheaper price. (Bring on that AFL live against the gate!)
Malcom Conn on ODIs

 

[lionel_luthor]

I've given up listening to the GBU Crew. Zanners and Milney were mildy amusing when they first started, and now with Finey, turned into a pack of annoying hoons.

 

[bedford]

Who is malcom conn ? another big mouth journo who is crickets answer to Greg Denham.

 

[paul scholes]

Who is malcom conn ? another big mouth journo who is crickets answer to Greg Denham.

One is a good operator the other is Greg Venim and Lace.

 

[montybrasco]

Hungry For The Take​

Now the footy rumour mill has circled several names as prime targets for GWS. It’s expected that the Giants will prize one big name from the pack. Now the three names that have a bullseye on their back are Brendon Goddard, Scott Pendlebury, and Michael Hurley. All three have played the game beautifully at the moment by acknowledging, they’re out of contract, will weigh up their options, would like to be a one-club player, and have had no contract with Sheedy’s mob. Shades of Tom Scully and Gary Ablett. Now if I was Sheedy I’d be hoping the Giants’ pot of gold is enough to lure Brendon Goddard to Breakfast Creek.
[You Know Who I Am – So Take That]

 

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Anyone else get a weird log in pop up when they access this thread?

 

[peternorth]

Anyone else get a weird log in pop up when they access this thread?

is it pr0n?

if not then....um....

*awkwardly leaves thread*