Pay attention Roos

[Sanecow]

I'm not in love with Bomber Thompson but Roos could learn a bit from this:

"Cam's back and he's going to play," Thompson said.

"We thought about not playing him, we really seriously did but it would harm our chances of winning this game and it's a pretty important game," Thompson said.

"He's been reported three times and copped a couple of weeks every time and he's hurt the club.

"Unfortunately I don't have a lot control on Cam but he's got to realise his behavior ? we just want him to play footy."

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Use the media to send an open message to a player, maximize your chances of winning and avoid a media beat up. "We just want him to play football". Amen.

[Matt79]

Re: Pay attention Roos

Originally posted by Sanecow
I'm not in love with Bomber Thompson but Roos could learn a bit from this:



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Use the media to send an open message to a player, maximize your chances of winning and avoid a media beat up.

That's why Geelong has not won a premiership in how many years?

Sides that accept that individual players are bigger than the team usually have limited success.

[Sanecow]

Re: Re: Pay attention Roos

Originally posted by Matt79
That's why Geelong has not won a premiership in how many years?

Sides that accept that individual players are bigger than the team usually have limited success.

I hardly think that one premiership in over 70 years exactly makes Swans supporters experts in the matter.

[Sanecow]

And more to the point, Geelong have won a Premiership more recently than the Swans!

[ROK Lobster]

Re: Re: Pay attention Roos

Originally posted by Matt79
That's why Geelong has not won a premiership in how many years?
Sides that accept that individual players are bigger than the team usually have limited success.

Sydney have won 1 in 73 years. If not for some individual brilliance against Geelong it would be 0. Just because the club won a premiership last season does not make Roos or his lackeys infallible.

[giant]

It would have been so much better if Roosy had just taken the easy cop-out.

Wouldn't have had all this bleating from Davis apologists for a start.

[Matt79]

Originally posted by Sanecow
And more to the point, Geelong have won a Premiership more recently than the Swans!

Once again if Geelong wants to accept 2nd best and bask in the glory of a Pre season premiership then good for them.

However, I have seen more rewards in falling out first round in the pre season comp and preparing meaningfully for season proper than Geelong have reaped for a pre-season cup.

[Matt79]

Re: Re: Re: Pay attention Roos

Originally posted by Sanecow
I hardly think that one premiership in over 70 years exactly makes Swans supporters experts in the matter.

No sorry not my point. But perhaps if Roos and the match committee did not take such a hard line in discipline and team rules when he took over the club we possibly would NOT have won any premierships.

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by Matt79
Once again if Geelong wants to accept 2nd best and bask in the glory of a Pre season premiership then good for them.

However, I have seen more rewards in falling out first round in the pre season comp and preparing meaningfully for season proper than Geelong have reaped for a pre-season cup.

Of course, who could forget the glorious season of success that followed this:

http://redandwhiteonline.com/content.php?page=2004/wizround01.php

[Matt79]

Originally posted by Sanecow
Of course, who could forget the glorious season of success that followed this:

http://redandwhiteonline.com/content...wizround01.php

We lost to the Bulldogs round 1 last year in the pre season cup and if my memory serves me correctly, I think we won something major on the last Saturday in September.

[i'm-uninformed2]

With all the lovin' going on down Geelong this week, they seem to be bonding closely - much like a first wives' club . . .

[NMWBloods]

Re: Re: Re: Pay attention Roos

Originally posted by ROK Lobster
Sydney have won 1 in 73 years. If not for some individual brilliance against Geelong it would be 0. Just because the club won a premiership last season does not make Roos or his lackeys infallible.

Amazing isn't it...

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by Matt79
We lost to the Bulldogs round 1 last year in the pre season cup and if my memory serves me correctly, I think we won something major on the last Saturday in September.

I think you'll find that deliberately bombing out in the first round of the pre-season (to protect those individual players you see as bigger than the team, incidentally) rarely translates into a premiership.

[Matt79]

Originally posted by Sanecow
I think you'll find that deliberately bombing out in the first round of the pre-season (to protect those individual players you see as bigger than the team, incidentally) rarely translates into a premiership.

Where did I say deliberately bombing out?

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by Matt79
Where did I say deliberately bombing out?

If it was accidental you don't have any point at all.