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When it comes to matters football on this website I often feel like that bloke from The Corrs.
We all know why the Pies official website continues to be, quoting Magpie legend Mark Bayliss, “numero uno” and it is definitely not me.
You, yes you, the Collingwood punter want truth and honesty. You want accountability and most of all you want believability.
And I know I fall very short on all of these fronts. In fact I strive to.
You could say the only thing I do bring to the table comes with chips and salad.
But what I like to think I do understand, playing competitive sport myself, is the nature of sport.
Which is why I just can’t get my head around the way the Pies battling win is being reported in the print and electronic media. It is as if the Woods were lucky to win.
Just like a Chinese audience I say CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!
A lucky win is when Shagger Grant misses the goal from point blank range which would have put the Kangaroos in front with seconds left on the clock (we’ll forget about the soft 50 metre penalty paid against Heater!)
On Friday night Collingwood smashed the Demons in the first half, and then got smashed by the Demons in the third quarter before, like the great Ron Jeremy, holding firm in the last term. At no stage were the Pies headed. That, dear Spudsters, is not a ‘lucky’ win.
It’s by no means a glamorous win, but it definitely wasn’t lucky.
And don’t get me started on all the ‘Demons had no interchange bench left’ waffle. To do it without our number one ruck against the statistically second ranked ruckman in the comp, with our own underdone number one inside mid (aka Pendles) running out of steam quicker than an a fat man’s sauna and get out of the game with no more injuries WAS A FREAKIN GOOD RESULT!!!!
But it’s hardly surprising the way things get ‘reported’ given the whole Shakegate saga with many in the media elevating the weekend warriors to some sort of spiritual higher plain as sportsmen. It’s Chinese audience time again!
The idea that you would show an opponent mutual respect before a match before entering into a red hot contest with him apparently baffles many hinting that it can be perceived as a mental weakness.
Tell that to the zillions of Martial Artists out there who BOW to their opponent before trying to decapitate them.
Tell that to a boxer. It’s physically impossible to shake hands with gloves the size of watermelons on but at least they have a crack at it!!!
Some people appear to have forgotten what sport actually is. Usually it’s just the umpires!
It does raise some serious questions my fellow Spudsters.
Does this mean if he or other likeminded sportsmen go to the loo before a game they don’t shake?
I am, however, a little disappointed that the Pies decided to ignore my Three Point Peace Plan and instead opted to try and secure a Top Four spot for Williamstown. Now we are faced with the humiliating prospect of Bucks being DROPPED for Williamstown’s next game!!!!
DROPPED!!!!!!!!!
Is there no end to the pain and suffering of Williamstown’s famous number three?
And he played such a blinder!!!!!
But with the Swans New Age midfielder Brett Kirk back to his best as also appears their entire midfield grind house the stage is set for these two great Captains to lock horns again.
The Alpha Male versus The Alfalfa Male.
I bet they shake hands!
Please note: the views expressed in the above article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Collingwood Football Club or employees of the club. The Collingwood Football Club would like to acknowledge the tireless work of its supporters who contribute to collingwoodfc.com.au.
When it comes to matters football on this website I often feel like that bloke from The Corrs.
We all know why the Pies official website continues to be, quoting Magpie legend Mark Bayliss, “numero uno” and it is definitely not me.
You, yes you, the Collingwood punter want truth and honesty. You want accountability and most of all you want believability.
And I know I fall very short on all of these fronts. In fact I strive to.
You could say the only thing I do bring to the table comes with chips and salad.
But what I like to think I do understand, playing competitive sport myself, is the nature of sport.
Which is why I just can’t get my head around the way the Pies battling win is being reported in the print and electronic media. It is as if the Woods were lucky to win.
Just like a Chinese audience I say CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!
A lucky win is when Shagger Grant misses the goal from point blank range which would have put the Kangaroos in front with seconds left on the clock (we’ll forget about the soft 50 metre penalty paid against Heater!)
On Friday night Collingwood smashed the Demons in the first half, and then got smashed by the Demons in the third quarter before, like the great Ron Jeremy, holding firm in the last term. At no stage were the Pies headed. That, dear Spudsters, is not a ‘lucky’ win.
It’s by no means a glamorous win, but it definitely wasn’t lucky.
And don’t get me started on all the ‘Demons had no interchange bench left’ waffle. To do it without our number one ruck against the statistically second ranked ruckman in the comp, with our own underdone number one inside mid (aka Pendles) running out of steam quicker than an a fat man’s sauna and get out of the game with no more injuries WAS A FREAKIN GOOD RESULT!!!!
But it’s hardly surprising the way things get ‘reported’ given the whole Shakegate saga with many in the media elevating the weekend warriors to some sort of spiritual higher plain as sportsmen. It’s Chinese audience time again!
The idea that you would show an opponent mutual respect before a match before entering into a red hot contest with him apparently baffles many hinting that it can be perceived as a mental weakness.
Tell that to the zillions of Martial Artists out there who BOW to their opponent before trying to decapitate them.
Tell that to a boxer. It’s physically impossible to shake hands with gloves the size of watermelons on but at least they have a crack at it!!!
Some people appear to have forgotten what sport actually is. Usually it’s just the umpires!
It does raise some serious questions my fellow Spudsters.
Does this mean if he or other likeminded sportsmen go to the loo before a game they don’t shake?
I am, however, a little disappointed that the Pies decided to ignore my Three Point Peace Plan and instead opted to try and secure a Top Four spot for Williamstown. Now we are faced with the humiliating prospect of Bucks being DROPPED for Williamstown’s next game!!!!
DROPPED!!!!!!!!!
Is there no end to the pain and suffering of Williamstown’s famous number three?
And he played such a blinder!!!!!
But with the Swans New Age midfielder Brett Kirk back to his best as also appears their entire midfield grind house the stage is set for these two great Captains to lock horns again.
The Alpha Male versus The Alfalfa Male.
I bet they shake hands!
Please note: the views expressed in the above article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Collingwood Football Club or employees of the club. The Collingwood Football Club would like to acknowledge the tireless work of its supporters who contribute to collingwoodfc.com.au.
