What do you guys think of Rucci?

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Re: We're not developing a persecution complex are we?

Originally posted by beenreal
Typical, the one shining light in this town's Crowcentric media has all the Fruit Tingles supporters in a tissy. If anyone dares to criticise the Adelaide Football Corporation for being the bunch of over-rated hacks that they currently are and everyone throws a K G.

There is not one sports writer outside this state that actually rates The Cows chances this season. Do some homework and look it up!

By the way, Rucci's never criticised Port Adelaide has he!
Rucci is a Knob. He's not the only one around here either.
typical nonsensical port feral.
 

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Personally, have no respect for the man. His articles continue to have factual/statistical errors - if you are going to quote facts/stats - make sure they are right. Too numerous to mention last year and obviously off to a wrong start in 2004.

As we all agree and from our postings we criticise the Crows where deserved but Rucci is over the top. For christs sakes, Rucci, the season has even started yet. Personally, I wished he stayed in bloody northern Italy. Perhaps we should tell Customs he is a terrorist next time.
 

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Originally posted by macca23
Michelangelo Rucci has reached a new level in biased reporting and lack of objectivity this football season.

He is a disgrace to his profession. He is singlehandedly trying to talk Port Adelaide up in every article he writes about them, and simultaneously assassinating the Crows at every attempt.

The Advertiser MUST replace this self-appointed Port Power propoganda machine and appoint a chief football writer who can write with objectivity, be that praise or criticism.

Rucci retains none of those qualities or virtues. He has to go!!
Macca, I dont like him either - he was only hired to be a ****stirrer and thats all he has ever done. They wont sack him as being a stirrer is his main gig - ethics, consistancy and ability dont come in to it.

In terms of the presentation of the AFC and Port's pre season's in print and TV (I only listen to 5AA on game day) thus far, consider this:

Port havent (and may not) won every preseason match.

What they have done however is give the media and the fans something new to talk about. Cornes at CHB and the new game plan.

They are trialling new ideas - not just going into the new year with the same old thing. It might seem overhyped but at least they have reacted to their critics. They may continue to lose but they can say they've addressed their previous faults.

The players are backing it up and supporting it. How they have been training is reflected in their playing style.

In short - its all good PR from Port and it takes pressure off them before round 1.

They'll have plenty of pressure on them from July - but for now their preperation and presentation this year has been pretty smart. The media may have overhyped it - but look beyond it and you have to say Port have fronted up alright thus far.

Then there is us - we've started with some really dumb football. We've done very little to address the concerns from last year.

The players have not backed up the talk of a new gameplan, or their training on the field. It doesnt look like we've learnt anything.

From the reactions of the Coach since Saturday, its clear they are not happy with our form.

When confronted with these problems the coach has looked angry on TV and in print, and statements from people at the club dont paint a good picture - it looks like there is a communication problem down there. Not saying there is but thats how it can be portrayed.

No matter where or how we start or finish we will cop a serve from someone during the pre season.

In short, they way we have played and responded to our performances this week has made us easy targets for the local press esp Rucci. The story's in todays paper were predictable, and we've set ourselves up for it.

If we'd been losing but testing out a straighter gameplan, or hitting targets and kicking goals, they wouldnt get stuck into us half as much. We've given them far too much free ammo.
 

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#30
Originally posted by Macca19
Hes just about the only writer there that will say anything negative about the Crows.
You're right - he will. Whether it's justified or not.

Originally posted by Macca19
You are all on drugs if you think he is overly biased towards Port Adelaide. Ive read more venemous, spiteful, vicious tripe come out of his articles towards Port Adelaide than any other writer ive read in the Advertiser or other newspapers and thats a fact.
Macca, you generally make very good sense, but this time not totally.

Do you feel strongly about Port Adelaide, Macca?? Yes, you do, but you're just a drop in the ocean compared to Rucci. I've had the unfortunate experience of hearing first hand from him what he REALLY feels about the two clubs. He hates Adelaide with a passion!! He was given his current job for exactly that reason - to stop the press fawning over the Crows - because HE will bag the living crap out of the Crows with no regard to accuracy.

On the other hand, Port Adelaide is his true love. Even love affairs turn sour at times.

As for the venemous, spiteful, vicious articles towards Port Adelaide - yes, there certainly have been cycles of this. He is such an arrogant c*ck head that at times he becomes "persona non grata" - a person not wanted - even down at Alberton. When that happens, he hoes into his own team with great gusto and no restraint.

Lovely chap, isn't he? :rolleyes:
 
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I ignore his stuff now, too many times i've read it and got grumpy... but heck its the advertiser/sunday mail what can you expect, all it basically is, is "new idea" daily... its always full of crap... Last week they made me laugh, the sports section was covered in "Crows Won't Make Eight" etc, etc, and then the next day "they" were having a go at the "media" for saying that :rolleyes:
 

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It's good when all the sports journalists don't support the same team, so that you get both perspectives, but that tool Rucci just takes it too far with the trash that he writes.
 

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Originally posted by Crow-mosone
you are aware that Rucci is a publicly avowed Port Adelaide supporter?
I didn't realise until now that some people were unaware.
Yes i know this and if youve read most of his articles over the years you'd realise that he is more critical and has written more spiteful, hate filled articles towards Port Adelaide than any other writer.
 

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Originally posted by Macca19
Yes i know this and if youve read most of his articles over the years you'd realise that he is more critical and has written more spiteful, hate filled articles towards Port Adelaide than any other writer.
A lot of that came from his spat wiht Cahill though.

Plus he is the only writer who cares enough about Port to give them a serve in any case.
 

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Originally posted by macca23

Macca, you generally make very good sense, but this time not totally.

Do you feel strongly about Port Adelaide, Macca?? Yes, you do, but you're just a drop in the ocean compared to Rucci. I've had the unfortunate experience of hearing first hand from him what he REALLY feels about the two clubs. He hates Adelaide with a passion!! He was given his current job for exactly that reason - to stop the press fawning over the Crows - because HE will bag the living crap out of the Crows with no regard to accuracy.

On the other hand, Port Adelaide is his true love. Even love affairs turn sour at times.

As for the venemous, spiteful, vicious articles towards Port Adelaide - yes, there certainly have been cycles of this. He is such an arrogant c*ck head that at times he becomes "persona non grata" - a person not wanted - even down at Alberton. When that happens, he hoes into his own team with great gusto and no restraint.

Lovely chap, isn't he? :rolleyes:
macca23 once again you have hit the nail fair & square right on the head with the above so i wont bother putting my 2 bobs worth in regarding Mr Rucci & his lack of ethics.
 

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#39
Originally posted by Macca19
Yes i know this and if youve read most of his articles over the years you'd realise that he is more critical and has written more spiteful, hate filled articles towards Port Adelaide than any other writer.

Most of Ruccis negative Port Power articles only come about when the club does not live up to his high expectations of success & glory in the AFL & then does he get the poison pen out or what? the guys carefully chosen sarcasm knows no bounds what so ever.
 

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Originally posted by macca23
Further examples. On the Saturday Sports show after the Glenelg and Norwood trial matches, when asked by KG to comment on them, he refused to make any comment on them whatsoever, as he said they revealed nothing and it was like dancing with your sister.

BUT 2 days later he wrote a glowing report in the 'tiser on Port Power's INTERNAL trial and all the things that revealed about the Power for 2004. HYPOCRITE!!

When the Power lost to Geelong in the Wizzer, I nearly fell over when I read his article. It was such a glowing report about the Power you would have thought that they won by 22 goals rather than lost.
Rucci probably has a poor relationship with the AFC, as he is a known Port supporter. Being known to support a club is questionable as a journo, but at the end of the day probably inescapable. But if that is the case, and your allegiance is widely known, you must work harder than ever to keep a good relationship with opposition clubs, particularly in a two-horse town. He would appear not to have succeeded at this. Thus the AFC give him nothing, and he refuses to comment. Not a good situation.

That notwithstanding, it's fine that he commented on Port's loss to Geelong in a positive way. It's the preseason, and winning or losing is not the point. Game plans, young players, new players, players returning from injury - these are the points of interest. I don't have a problem with Rucci's approach in this case.

In general I find his style interesting, but it usually lacks clear evidence, and is mere opinion. This is where he falls down as a journo. In a football hungry town like Adelaide though, where people like us are scanning sources for all things 'football' to read, he has a responsibility to pump out volumes of text which are in reality probably not warranted. So there's bound to be an inordinate amount of fluff.

Pred's Rucci Scorecard:

Credibility: 5/10
Engaging the reader (me): 7/10
Factual info provided: 6/10
Relationship with Port: 7.5/10
Relationship with AFC: 4/10

Overall: 6/10

Most people would rate him lower. Perhaps it's because he and I are Port supporters ;)
 

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I think for the first time in my life I am agreeing with Pred:p

Originally posted by Pred
That notwithstanding, it's fine that he commented on Port's loss to Geelong in a positive way. It's the preseason, and winning or losing is not the point. Game plans, young players, new players, players returning from injury - these are the points of interest. I don't have a problem with Rucci's approach in this case.
Again no argument with this BUT if its OK to comment on Port in that fashion why not for Adelaide.

From his articles so far this season it comes across that Port are experiencing and final score is not important BUT he wrties completely opposite on Adelaide. We also are testing our new structures, we also are playing youngsters who are showing some really good signs (especially Hentschel and Reilly) yet we cop a lot of crap from him.

Why?????? Thats what gets up my nose. Both teams are using these trials to try out some new things and see if they work and if they will be usefull come season proper yet Adelaide cops flack for this while Port gets encouragment.
 

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Rucci can write whatever he likes for all I care. I've stopped buying The Advertiser as it is a complete and utter gutter rag. The whole paper is an example of why there needs to be more competition in the media. Any article even remotely worth reading can be accessed from their website anyway. The Age is a much better paper and whilst some of their journos are also knobs, you at least get differing opinions and a balanced coverage.

Rucci's first three loves are Hockey, Soccer and Port in that order, so we shouldn't be all that surprised about his lack of football knowledge and constant errors in fact. I can't understand why 5AA would have put him on the panel, for the controversy I guess, but it just makes me switch off when I've had enough of his "holier than though" attitude to callers. I don't think that he is any worse to the AFC than the PAFC, but this is simply because Rucci wants everyone to think that he's a hard man. The truth is that he is a very insecure dweeb with a slim grip on reality. Is it true that he was going to sue John Cahill for calling him "Ferret Head", if so that is hilarious as it is the most apt description I have ever heard.:D
 

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Originally posted by afc9798
Is it true that he was going to sue John Cahill for calling him "Ferret Head", if so that is hilarious as it is the most apt description I have ever heard.:D
The truth hurts :)
 

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Originally posted by Stiffy_18
Again no argument with this BUT if its OK to comment on Port in that fashion why not for Adelaide.

From his articles so far this season it comes across that Port are experiencing and final score is not important BUT he wrties completely opposite on Adelaide. We also are testing our new structures, we also are playing youngsters who are showing some really good signs (especially Hentschel and Reilly) yet we cop a lot of crap from him.

Why?????? Thats what gets up my nose. Both teams are using these trials to try out some new things and see if they work and if they will be usefull come season proper yet Adelaide cops flack for this while Port gets encouragment.
I think what Jerome wrote was close to spot on.

Port are playing youngsters that most likely wont play this year. Weve played all our draft picks, played plenty of players in different positions, a new gameplan and tried to take a care free approach this year.

Crows have played youngsters, but mainly players that are you expect to be around the first 22 anyway (Reilly, Hentschel, Schuback), no real experienced player experimentation like the Cornes trial, a new gameplan that has come under extensive attack for being wasteful and prone to mistakes, and the Crows seem on the surface quite shaken and very defensive on their pre season and low predictions by media personalities.

Thats the difference. In my opinion the media is taking the Crows defensiveness for a ride as what the media has written and predicted this year has seemed to rattle them. They have been extremely defensive and on the back foot in interviews and are quick to defend and even have a go at the media for it.
 
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