The Swans made the back page...

[monopoly19]

...of the Tele and this board copped a serve from Jeff Wells. We're on fire!

[penga]

any e-copies available??? ie of jeff wells...

[BAM_BAM]

and to think I defended him

[Charlie]

Can't find this Wells article... any of you kind souls in Sydney want to tell us what it is?

[NMWBloods]

Any chance of further info?

[Bron]

I've just got a copy, I've scanned it, but can't get it small enough to attach here and still be readable. Send me an email and I'll send it back to you. [email protected]

[Charlie]

Thanks Bron!

[bricon]

The article was a typical Jeff Wells rant, big on bull**** and short on substance. The particular section of his article that deals with us is:

I was alerted to them on a Swans fans website, where I have copped a hammering for daring to criticise anything about the lovely little Swannies.

Since the mid-?80s, when Tom Hafey had the team and only 6000 blood-stained wretches came to the games, in Sydney papers I have given the Swans hectares of space that would have gone to rugby league, because I desperately wanted the code to flourish.

What a waste of time and effort on so many boofheads. Some are just plonkers who can?t distinguish a column from a news report. But for the seriously twisted and over-caffinated turkeys the Swans are now beyond criticism, even when they disappoint their coach.

They get applauded for losing quarters. One hard word and the chat rats rant, you have no RIGHT to be given space in a newspaper. You know nothing about the game. You must be a News Limited rugby league stooge hired to put Aussie rules down.

These drongos ought to try being a rugby league fan in Melbourne and see how many pages a week they get in the press. But at the risk of deluding these clowns even further, can Sydney match up to St Kilda right now?

Wells then goes on to actually discuss the foerthcoming match, discussing various strengths and weaknesses of the teams; he then concludes his article with the following:

...can Sydney clamp down on a team which has kicked 419 more points and let in 81 less. If they do the chat rats will have a field day. Sack any media moron who suggested it might never happen.

I have a copy of the complete article saved as an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file, if anyone would like a copy I can send it as an email attachment; PM me if you would like a copy.

[Damien]

Wow, this man doesn't like being disagreed with!!!

Bow to the almighty hey.....hmmmm.

I do agree with him that some fans hate the team being bagged out and live in fairy land as football club supporters, but I still don't his like his writing style, criticise or compliment the swans as much as he likes, it doesn't change what I think of him!

(Thanks for the article Brian)

[CureTheSane]

I agree with most of what he said actually.

I find all the doom and gloom threads, bagging umpire threads, and especially bagging journalist thread quite boring.
So I choose not to open them.
Simple.

BUT

Having read what he said, I shall start a thread just for him

[Charlie]

I can't use PDF...

From what Bricon posted though, this is absolutely hilarious!

[Bron]

Charlie, you can download adobe acrobat reader free at www.adobe.com. OR I have a jpg which you should be able to read, send me an email.

[Brit]

Roos Swans double page spread in Herald Sun too!

[robbieando]

You must be a News Limited rugby league stooge hired to put Aussie rules down.

If he got that idea from this messageboard, than I hope he doesn't read leagueunlimited.com because they have him down as a Victorian Plant to put down league. I suppose he'll use his article next week to bag them then