Tippett's Gone - READ RULES BEFORE POSTING

[FAITH]

yes he can, he is on the Adelaide Board, we are so desperate to be thought of as open and inclusive we don't ban trolls.

he crossed the line, disgraceful comment..

 

[Wood_Duck]

And it has nothing to do with being tough, how old are you?

Too old to know what a troll is, clearly.

 

[SydCrow]

we need the trolls if this thread is going to get to 40K

 

[fabs33]

Too old to know what a troll is, clearly.

It's a red and white monster commonly found hiding beneath Adelaide board bridges, and they tend to come out of the woodwork after winning premierships.

 

[Tex Support]

Haha this thing just keeps going doesnt it...

I wonder how many posts it will be up to on the day Tippett retires?

 

[subaru]

We all need to realise that its very cool to be a Swans supporter at the moment. They just won the premiership and just inherited our highest paid player for nothing. Its not unreasonable to expect a sudden blip in support for the Swans. League fans and Bum Sniffers are clearly flocking to AFL and have become overnight experts.

Adelaide supporters just need to be patient. Sydney supporters will disappear just as quickly as they emerged, Tippett will continue to be a very erratic footballer, the remainder of Sydney fans will begin to hate him as they realise he is not worth the money, Sydney players will be targeted by other clubs because they are not earning what they could elsewhere. The frustrating bit is, that Adelaide will move on, we are an enormous chance of a premiership in the next few years and the same flogs we have had to endure for the last 2 months will be nowhere to be seen.

My gripe is they fail to see hypocritical when it is "right in front of them" (so to speak) . They criticise us for not binning Trigg, but they actively recruit the Curt.

I don't get it.

 

[SydCrow]

there are some Swans supporters who are not happy with the decision to recruit Kurs

could be the end of the Kulcha as well as the No D*ckheads policy

 

[jenny61_99]

Too old to know what a troll is, clearly.

Lol. Made me laugh. I disagree with you on this one, thought the guy had clearly crossed the line. There have been some tremendous Sydney posters in here over the whole saga, and I've enjoyed reading their views. This guy was completely disrespectful, even after he'd been given a fairly wide scope by the mods. Pushed it once too often IMO.

 

[Tex Support]

there are some Swans supporters who are not happy with the decision to recruit Kurs

could be the end of the Kulcha as well as the No D*ckheads policy

They're only saying that to be non-confrontational haha...

Just quietly I think the over-whelming majority of Swans fans would be stoked about getting Tippett.

I would be.

 

[cmndstab]

I think we've had enough of a discussion on what constitutes a troll now. I'm always happy to have further discussions via PM but let's not do it here.

 

[Smoooothy]

speaking of moderators and trolls etc, wheres Vader? haven't seen him around for a week or so

(no, not calling vader a troll )

 

[SydCrow]

Don't know if this has been discussed yet but looking at Kurt's statement again:

"I pleaded guilty to the two charges on advice without any admission of liability and despite being assured there were valid defences available to me in respect to both charges."
Just what are these defences? That he didn't know what he was signing?

 

[Woodie99]

Why the AFL has not intervened to stop Tippett avoiding his punishment is beyound me. Why the AFL has not cited the Swans about helping Tippett avoid his punishment. If Tippett was to get $800K for his first year thats OK. Given he cam only play half the season Tippett should have been required to nominate his Salary as only $400K for 2013.

The AFL can't/wont stop a club from paying a player as per their contract, players who get suspended still get paid, they just don't get match payments.

From what I understand Tippett will be paid less in the 2nd year, somewhere in the 500k - 600k range.

 

[jenny61_99]

The AFL can't/wont stop a club from paying a player as per their contract, players who get suspended still get paid, they just don't get match payments.

From what I understand Tippett will be paid less in the 2nd year, somewhere in the 500k - 600k range.

Seems to me he would have earned more if he stayed with us. Serves him right. Can't play for half a season, and earns less. Works for me.

 

[jenny61_99]

Don't know if this has been discussed yet but looking at Kurt's statement again:

"I pleaded guilty to the two charges on advice without any admission of liability and despite being assured there were valid defences available to me in respect to both charges."
Just what are these defences? That he didn't know what he was signing?

I believe there were valid defences for the afc too. It all came down to the risk of taking the afl commission on.

 

[Boston tiger]

I believe there were valid defences for the afc too. It all came down to the risk of taking the afl commission on.

And the valid defences are.....drum roll.....

 

[SpeciousArgument]

And the valid defences are.....drum roll.....

Tippettdidit

 

[jenny61_99]

And the valid defences are.....drum roll.....

That breaches of the TPPs were of a technical nature. We had affidavits from those involved confirming the club had not organized or funnelled the payments or companies to the players. We did have emails confirming conversations that were seen to be against the rules, however the affidavits clarified these.

 

[BrissyCrow]

The AFL can't/wont stop a club from paying a player as per their contract, players who get suspended still get paid, they just don't get match payments.

From what I understand Tippett will be paid less in the 2nd year, somewhere in the 500k - 600k range.

I prefer this response to the other from your fellow Swans supporter.

I guess I am whinging a bit. Just like so many other crows supporters we are upset/pissed off with the manner of how KT left the crows.


To tell me I am an absolute joke .....well I have been called worse but the biggest joke is really Tippett and the way he has handled himself....and that is not just from AFC supporters it from across most AFL supporters. Even non AFL jernos see him as a twit. Now this bobbobbert has joined the list of twits with his immature comment.

I can't stand any supporter who is so one eyed that he can't see both sides....when there are clearly two sides. If any Sydney supporter cant understand how we feel about this entire saga then all I can say is that they must be extremely immature morons. I can understand why Sydney supporters are gloating. They won the flag and good on them I was cheering them on. I went to a lot of trouble to see the GF as I was holidaying overseas. Yes they have Tippett and they must feel like they have won another fight. One day this process will be used against the Swans and they will not be amused. Many feel that Sydney have lost credibility over this trade. They used to have a good reputation. So gloat all you like. Whats goes around comes around.

 

[SydCrow]

That breaches of the TPPs were of a technical nature. We had affidavits from those involved confirming the club had not organized or funnelled the payments or companies to the players. We did have emails confirming conversations that were seen to be against the rules, however the affidavits clarified these.

were they the ones that ended "delete this email"?

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

speaking of moderators and trolls etc, wheres Vader? haven't seen him around for a week or so

(no, not calling vader a troll )

On the Death Star

 

[Cap]

You know, you can get a Lego death star!

 

[Huntercrow]

Even noting your location, I think you are strongly over estimating the Sydney media's interest in AFL, let alone that of Sydneysiders. I thought Melbournians were bananas about AFL but after spending some short stints in Adelaide I was quite amazed (perhaps even an understatement) at how it dominates the media there. I'd be surprised if in a years time anyone here (other than the 30,000 or odd regular game attendees) would even know who Kurt Tippett is, no matter how good or bad he ends up playing. The only Swan anyone in the general public here can readily recall would be Adam Goodes - people in Adelaide probably know more Swans players than that.

I know from my last 12 years living in Newy that the amount of AFL reported in the Local press up here has increased dramatically mostly since the emergence of the second Sydney side and the traitorous Folau heading to GWS. The Telly in Sydney tried to ignore AFL as it was a stake holder in the NRL and saw them as a threat but have been obvious in their turn around due to the growing interest of the sport in Sydney with Sheedy becoming the local ambassador for the game and recently after the Swans GF win and of course that Knob Jockey from the Gold Coast who now calls himself a New South Welshman. It may not be Melbourne standard just yet but the Footy media in NSW are getting hungrier for the likes of Skurt loser from Knobville.

 

[scottwade]

You know, you can get a Lego death star!

Bet it doesn't have 3.3 million Lego bricks like James May's double storey Lego House.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214729/James-May-size-Lego-house-wants.html

PS No idea where the sauce was stored.

 

[fairfooty]

Bet it doesn't have 3.3 million Lego bricks like James May's double storey Lego House.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214729/James-May-size-Lego-house-wants.html

PS No idea where the sauce was stored.

In the pantry of course - except if you live in Darwin and then its in the fridge with everything else!! Boy you Sydney supporters are slow learners of valuable lessons from this thread...