Hall on MMM

[ScottH]

Good to see Hall addressing the players before the game last night.
Ball and a couple of other former swans were in there to.

[Jewels]

I like Barry Hall, I think he has been put through a bit of a hard time by the club however he did just that to Nick Davis in 2006 when he was a captain of the club and took his turn to speak up about how dissapointed he was in Davis' behaviour- for him then to complain about club captains hanging people out to dry in the media is a bit rich to me.... keep in mind as well that he was speaking to the media about a guy who had voiced his dissapointment in being dropped, not a guy who had just clocked someone after having served 6/7/whatever weeks the year before for the same thing.

Very good point and one of which I had forgotten.

I watched him walk down the aisle last night with so many of the swans legends, form a spectacular lineup with them, all who were then presented with a Swannies scarf, I couldnt help but notice that he was the only person in that lineup who didnt put the damn thing on.

I noticed that and was very disappointed. I imagine his justification is that he wanted to honour the 3 without honouring the club
I thought it was very, very poor form.

[mcs]

Very good point and one of which I had forgotten.


I noticed that and was very disappointed. I imagine his justification is that he wanted to honour the 3 without honouring the club
I thought it was very, very poor form.

Hall is going to have a legacy that will be very much divided among the fans. Some will see him as being harshly treated, some as getting what he deserved. I think the club did make the right decision, the buck had to stop somewhere. I'm going to forget his misdemeanours of the last few years and simply remember his great performances for the club. No matter what he has done wrong in more recent history, he gave the club an awful lot in his time there and without him, there is little doubt in my mind we would still be searching for an elusive premiership.

[Reggi]

Hall is going to have a legacy that will be very much divided among the fans. Some will see him as being harshly treated, some as getting what he deserved. I think the club did make the right decision, the buck had to stop somewhere. I'm going to forget his misdemeanours of the last few years and simply remember his great performances for the club. No matter what he has done wrong in more recent history, he gave the club an awful lot in his time there and without him, there is little doubt in my mind we would still be searching for an elusive premiership.

Will be quickly forgotten,and we will remember him as a star who lead us to a premiership

[goswannie14]

I imagine his justification is that he wanted to honour the 3 without honouring the club
I thought it was very, very poor form.

I think your "imagining" is very poor form. You have absolutely no idea what he is thinking.

To quote Felix out of the Odd Couple, "When you assume, you make an ass out of u and me."

[hudsta]

I watched him walk down the aisle last night with so many of the swans legends, form a spectacular lineup with them, all who were then presented with a Swannies scarf, I couldnt help but notice that he was the only person in that lineup who didnt put the damn thing on.

I was standing right there in Bay 27 and i watched him give his scarf to a small kid.

Hally has always been great with the kids and supporters.

[hot potato]

Hally turned up (did Plugger? I couldn't find him) maybe he just felt a bit embarrassed atm to wear the scarf, poor cove, he had NOT A CLUE were to shove the bloody thing!!

HP

[ernie koala]

I noticed that and was very disappointed. I imagine his justification is that he wanted to honour the 3 without honouring the club
I thought it was very, very poor form.

No, as someone else has noted, he gave it to a young fan before joining the honour guard..... great form from a great bloke.

[RedRosie]

No, as someone else has noted, he gave it to a young fan before joining the honour guard..... great form from a great bloke.

Actually someone else noted that he gave it to a young fan but I believe that was on his way back up to the stands.

[Jewels]

I think your "imagining" is very poor form. You have absolutely no idea what he is thinking.

To quote Felix out of the Odd Couple, "When you assume, you make an ass out of u and me."

Hence why I said IMAGINE instead of ASSUME.
Perhaps you could use a dictionary to define the difference so that you don't ASSUME my meaning and make an ASS out of U (not) ME.

[AnnieH]

Hally turned up (did Plugger? I couldn't find him) maybe he just felt a bit embarrassed atm to wear the scarf, poor cove, he had NOT A CLUE were to shove the bloody thing!!

HP

It was sad not to see Plugger there. I was hoping against all hope that he would come out of hiding for his mate Micky.

Come back to the fold Plugger. I'll appoint you forwards coach.

[goswannie14]

Hence why I said IMAGINE instead of ASSUME.
Perhaps you could use a dictionary to define the difference so that you don't ASSUME my meaning and make an ASS out of U (not) ME.

Now you're back pedalling quicker than an Italian tank in WW2.

[ROK Lobster]

Now you're back pedalling quicker than an Italian tank in WW2.

From the rules:

It is not acceptable for members to use terminology in describing race or gender in a derogatory manner.

[swannymum]

I fully support Kirky and Roos - it would have been difficult to have said what they said in public and they didn't do it lightly.

I would much rather their approach than some Clubs who keep putting up with behaviour detrimental to the team just because someone is a "star". It comes back to bite you later.

I have appreciated Hall's efforts over the years, but it had reached the stage where the coach and captain had to make a stand. There were a number of games where we had the momentum, then Barry had a brain explosion and the ball went down the other end and the opposition goaled. The momentum was lost and then players started dropping their heads. I had enough of it in the end and was glad to see him go. Disappointed to see him go, but at the same time it was healthier for the club.

[BSA5]

From the rules:

He was referring to the army, not the race.