Player movements and rumours

Discussion in 'The Cesspit: Rugby League Discussion' started by Julian, Apr 7, 2009.

  1. Magic AJ Parker

    Disagree, they're different. Lodge and the Broncos didn't handle it well at all but they at least still presented the narative that he was remorseful and is trying to be a better man having apologised for his mistakes etc etc.

    Folau has since doubled down on his comments and stands by them having never offered up an apology or shown any remorse.

    100% Lodge is the worse human being in this comparison but if you look at the optics of it there are enough people willing to give him a 2nd chance since he has apologised.

    In this instance scale is important too, Lodge is a no-name to anyone who doesn't follow League. Folau is a house hold name.
     
  2. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Irrelevant now. Drags pussied out.
     
  3. Julian BJ Taylor

    While it’s a good thing....

    imagine telling a 1980s rugby league fan that a player with a gay porno would be pitied and supported while someone who said something homophobic would be completely shunned by the game
     
  4. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Reading your posts in the past, Benny, i find it hard to believe you ever even played football. Nice to be back tho. lol
     
  5. Toolman TR Man

    forwards just run it and stand in line to tackle, they have no idea otherwise what's going on
     
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  6. Benny BS Read

    You can both get fucked
     
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  7. Benny BS Read

    Also @Toolman thank you for taking the blame for my spew 12/13 years ago. Much appreciated.
     
  8. morgieb MC Burridge

    So Cameron Smith is now officially retired.
     
  9. Magic AJ Parker

    Twat!

    Noticeably made the call as public perception started to changed.
     
  10. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    What? Public perception on him has always been negative. No matter when he made the decision, he was always gonna cop shit. I'm glad he didn't tell the media anything.
     
  11. Magic AJ Parker

    I don't think the general public really have a shit at the back end of last year. Mainly just some rugby league journalists who were getting their knickers in a knot because they didn't know what was happening and felt entitled to the information.

    I didn't see any issue with him delaying a decision until after the grand final. However he was well and truly dragging it on by leaving it until a few days before the season kicked off. Not unlike his retirement from Origin footy.

    As a Melbourne fan it must be such a shit way to see a legend of your club go out like that.
     
  12. Tartmaster AJ James

    I do think he's handled it poorly, but I don't think he's a twat because of it and I don't think it had jack to do with public perception.
    And I don't see what had changed with said perception since a few months ago
     
  13. Magic AJ Parker

    He's 100% a twat for the way he played it out.

    When it became clear he had no interest in the Titans or Broncos there was a clear shift from the neutral to just announce what was clear as day and stop fucking around. Show some respect to the club and supporters who gave you the platform to be who you are and earn the living you did.
     
  14. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    The whole things been so odd. Was he just holding out on the off chance Grant and the cheese both did their ACLs in pre season or something?
     
  15. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Possibly doing it to fuck with Titans and Broncos on behalf of the Storm. You gotta feel Storm knew about it a long time ago.
     
  16. Qwerty HD Roberts

    Nah who gives a fuck? Let the guy do what he wants. I reckon it was kind of funny.
     
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  17. Jake A Pimpkins

    I was hoping he'd just ride off into the sunset without announcing anything.
     
  18. Magic AJ Parker

    Did you not read my post? The supporters would give a fuck.

    And I'm not saying he can't do what he wants, be a twat it's a free country..
     
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  19. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    The supporters? Supporters of who?
     
  20. Magic AJ Parker

    Melbourne Storm..
     

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